The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-06
BLUE BLOOD
IS COMING
Fast Racing Stock For
Honolulu.
ROCKERS COMM S|0NS
He viii Bring Back Some Good
Steeds for Lovers Of the
Sport Of Kings.

Mr. a. f. Rocker the well known
horseman OF San Francisco. who has
been staying for several months past in
Hiio. returned to the Coast on the Aus
tralia. Mr.. Rocker is engaged in the
business Of shipping cattle. driving
teams, mules and racing stock to these
Islands 1t will be remembered that he
was the importer of Naples, Everett,
watassa, Uncle True. Dixie Land.
Blooming Chance, Billy McCluskey.
virgie A, and several other well known
racers. Mr.. ]. r. Wilson, the proprie-
tor Of the Volcano Stables at Hilo,
leaves for San Francisco on the Rio de
Janeiro, where he will join Mr.. Rocker,
and the two will then proceed up
country in search OF choice stock for
their new ranch on Hawaii.
Mr.. Wilson viii return in time for
the New Year race meeting at Hilo. and
intends to follow the races around San
Francisco during his stay.
Rocker says that he has many COM
missions from the different Islands for
fast horses. and thinks that with the
new blood which is constantly arriving
the prospects of local racing are very
good indeed, provided the sport Is only
kept clean.
McManus, well known here as the
former handler of Our Boy and Loupe,
is doing well in Hilo. The Wilson
Rocker stable. consisting Of Billy Nc
Closkey, Watassa, Nirgie ~ and Coast
Range OF General Cronje, as he was
renamed, has been turned over TO him.
lie has also in his charge a very fas;
two-year-old PAGER named Jasper. the
Inr of "a
him TO Mac" TO be gated. Mr.. Ken
nedy has turned his horses over to him
and he Is also looking after Guards
Queen, a mare that is coming on re-
markably well. Altogether he has quite
a nice string.
Mr.. Rocker declared himself well sat
isfied with Mondays racing, but said
that Honolulu with its fine track, would
have to play second fiddle TO Hilo witt
its little haif-InI-e circuit IL interest II
the sport was allowed to languish.
The Hilo track Is reported to bC
greatly improved, and Is said TO b'
quite fast. y fresh facing OF clay ant
sand has been applied and well watere.
, and packed down. The gradients have
; also been reduced, particularly on the
run In. The center field has beer
cleaned and leveled and planted Will
cut sOds. Ii is intended TO make al
attractive park at the back OF tn
has already begun.
The Rejected has been sold to Mr.
McLennan of Laupahoehoe for $50.
J. X. Horner OF the Kukaiau rancl
has placed a large order for racing an,
breeding stock. and intends to patron
+ lie the sport still more extensively thai
. In the past.
Uncle True IS now in town. GeOrg
Rodiek of Hilo Is going 10 Europe mex
month, and has disposed Of the hurdl
i racer. Van Wagner. to DR.. Reed, VIII
u IS at present using his as hack. Coas
Range. late CrOnje, and Watassa ar
reported TO have been completely cure
r of their legs" and MIR. Rocker enter
:, q ms a very good opinion of the forme
II animal.
A meeting of the Honolulu Drivin
Association will be held next Frida
le evening at 1880 o'clock at the Hawaia
Hotel, to arrange for q race meetin
- for November 10Th.
Manulen and Mystery have bee
matched at three-eighths Of a mile fc
\ 800 "a side; each must carry 40 pound
~ y threc-COrnere1 race is being talke
Of between Dan Mccarthy, Mongoos
and Walter +.
= Mr.. l.. II. Dee's many friends will II
greet To hear that he was rather severed
kicked yesterday afternoon by his hor.
Albert NJ. while looking him over /;
the track.
Mr.. l.. II. Dee wants to see a three
cornered race n month hence betwee
~ Mongoose. Dan Mccarthy and Artie v
DO He says that he will put up $1UO al
take Captain Soule's horse. only I
must know quick II 1t is TO be.