The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-08
FOURTH 1T HILO
WIS 4 SUCCESS.
Weather Fine and the
Town Full of
People.
H00LULu OPERA HOUSE OPENED.
SUCCESSFUL DANCE HELD IN
NEW PAVILION At
TIE PARK.
Several Thousand People Witness
a Long and Interesting Rae
ing Program Items
OF Local News

The glorious Fourth this year va
more glorious than usual in Hilo OWNS
~ The absence Of our usual amount o
moisture. which only fits in well viii
the swimming matches From sunris.
20 sunset there was hardly 3 cloud In
the sky. and the people from Honolulu
who brought umbrellas to keep on the
rain found their only use vas TO guard
against sunstroke.
Hilo adopted quite a metropolitan
appearance. and svarmed with the
denizens % Hamakua, Puma, Rohala
and Honolulu. beside the regular resi-
dents Of the burg. Patriotism did not
display Itself so much as at times
through the medium Of the 1recrackers
and other obnoxious explosives. but
there was very general decoration OF
buildings both public and private. With
flags and bunting. and the population
migrated In a body TO HColulu PARK.
which IS a candidate for admission to
the Society Of Seven Wonders OF the
World as soon as there is a vacancy.
This combination Of racerack, athletic
field and opera boufe ballroom is at
present Hilo's especial pride. and &C
counts for any symptoms OF swell
head" which our friends may notice.
Its construction, carried on with such
rapidity and completed so satisfacto-
rily on the very eve OF the great holi-
day. reflects great credit upon the Vol
cano Stables and Transportation Com
pany and its manager, J. r. Wilson.
Never in the annals Of Hilos eventful
Fourths has there ever been such a glo-
rious one. Never have the Hilo theater-
goers been RECALLED with a comic opera
equal to the Romeo and Juliet" which
not only opened the celebration but the
Hoolulu Opera House as we'll
When the curtain slightly detained
by the inability OF everyone TO get into
the same hack, went up at o'clock, a
crowded and fashionable audience
greeted the actors OF the Peck Opera
Troupe
Hilo has been famous for years for |
the success OF her Fourth-of- July |
dances. and the one this year was even |
more charming and successful than its |
predecessors. The dance was held in
the new pavilion az Hoolulu Park Il |
is an ideal ballroom in that ii is very
large and has a magnificent floor Be 4
ing open on three sides with graceful 1
arches. e not only permits the mauka 4
breeze's entrance. but Il also lends it 1
self most readily 20 artistic decora-
tiou, And Jne committee quick to seize
the advantage, madeNthe room very at
tractive with flags and ferns. The
beauty OF the hall was further en-
HANGED by the stage and its accessories.
The music. which was unusually good,
was given by q happy combination OF
the klondike Glee Club and Charlie
Roses SeStette.
Some $50 people were present. and
among them were the following visit
DTS from outlying plantations; Mr. and
Mrs. George Ross. Mr.. Mckenzie and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Patten of Haka-
au: Mr'and Mrs. Fraser OF Mahukona,
Mr. and Mrs. Walker OF 0okala. Mr.
md Mrs. Colin McLennan and Mr.. A.
:, Palfrey OF Laupahoehoe. Mr.. and
Mrs, Haley. Mr. and Mrs. Robert More
md Mr.. Hartman of Papaikou Mr. and
Yrs. Albert Horner. Mr.. Robert Hor-
Ter. Miss A. Horner OF Kukaiau; Mr.
hamilton OF Honomu. Mr. and Mrs
iivens OF 0laa, Mr.. w H. C. Campbell
md Miss Rycruft from Puma: Mrs I
Miss Lishman, Miss Alice I
iShman, Miss Daisy Lishman and {
Hiss McLain were visitors from Homo
alu
At o'clock commenced a series of =
aoing events which was witnessed by 8
everal thousand people. and which
as conducted in 4 manner satisfac-
lry 20 all.
The first OF them was the srotting :
ace. three-minute class, best two in
lree hots This was won by Admiral y
lewey. owned by w. Vannata, in the s
rst and second heats, the time being I
sc and s:s7, respectively. The Ad- I
liral was in ine form and won with y
az eIort lie was the fayorite OF those
no had seen his famous sprint down
street one day few weeks d
go. after he had dumped his owner. e
no was taking him for a soeiable "
rive. Daisy Bell. entered oy ]. K
rilson. took second honors- Hector's ,,
,ckey WAS barred ont on the first heat y
u being under weight and Queen, II
gned by r. T. Guard. was thrown out p
II breaking in the same heat. =,
In the half-mile dash the entries
ere Antidote, owned by George Ro- :,
elk. and Beauty and Iago. both from =
orner's ranch. IRgo won in o:5S.
here a large amount OF the coin Of
q realm changed its place Of resi- ~
nee. Antidote received second place =
the bulletin.
In the one-mile. free for all. the en-
les were watossa, Portuguese Racing "a
nb: Zlnfandei. Horner's Ranch u
aples and Everett. J. Il. Wilson; IN az
, True. George Rodiek. Again Hor- Sc
RS ranch played merry Ned wit the r
orts. as Zinfandel came in in l.o5is.
lcle True holding down the second
Dice
For the trotting race. q class,
rse $500. the entries were: cnteas'.
+ Eacan. Silas. S. W. Cunningham.