The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-07
STILL The
BLISTER
Aftermath of the Track
Episode.
SPEEDING THE HORSES
Duchess Goes Fast and AggravatioD
and Antidote--Hiio Wants
Weeks Races.

There are practically no new develop
ments in the Cocoa" blistering case.
The affair was the principal topic OF
conversation among horsemen yester-
Gay and there is a growing tendency to
regard the horses injury as the result
Of an accidental administration of some
clustering preparation, rather than as
due to an act of malice.
Jack Gibson had no conversation With
Mr.. Carter on Sunday about caring for
his horse after the workout, and the
animal was entrusted to one OF Glib
sons assistants named Sullivan, by Mr..
Carter himself.
Sullivan volunteered for the job of
rubbing the horse. as business about
the stables was slack and the man was
anxious to make a dollar or so on the
side The horse was under Sullivan's
supervision all the time and he declares
that it was absolutely impossible for
| anyone to have tempered with the ami
NAL without his knowledge.
AS far as can be ascertained, the
amount bet on Cocoa was not more than
$50, which fact tends to render the the
DRY of foul play untenable. Had the in
jury been sustained by a favorlte for
one of the big events, on Wnom a load
of money was likely to be bet, foul play
wouio naturally be suspected, but Ii
this case nothing of the kind was PROB
able. The race was the outcome OF a
discussion as to the relative merits OF
horses owned by four gentlemen, anG
this method was chosen to settle the
question.
" EXPRESSED
day that the injury was more or less nc
titious and that Cocoa's owner was anx
iouS to withdraw from the race on &C
count of reports as to the time made BY
his opponents horses.
Mr.. Carter, on being interviewed yes
terday, emphaticaly denied this AM
said that he was willing to go ahea'
with the race as scheduled, but tina
MesSrS. Nichols, Wider and Gilman
We're opposed to such a proceeding AM
insisted on withdrawing from the even
unless it was satisfactorily proved tina
the affair was accidental. They wer
also Influenced in this decision by be
ing unwilling to take advantage of tn
! injury sustained by Mr.. Carriers horse
Mr.. Carter is exceedingly disguste
with the whole matter, and particul ar
ly so because this is the first instanc
of the kind to occur on the local track
which has hitherto enjoyed perfec
immunity from suspicion of foul play
Mr.. Carriers coachman declares tina
after applying bandage to the horse
leg a smell of balsam was distinctly no
ticeable. and that while the horse ap
peared to be hungry, he mouthed nj
| oats but did not eat them acting as
his mouth were sore. He thinks bal
sam was applied to the mouth also.
1t is quite possible one of the stabl
boys anxious to earn tip got hold {
a bottle containing balsam by mistak
and did not discover his error until hi
hand began to hurt and then, fearing
reprimand, held his peace
Much regret is felt in town that til
race has been abandoned, for, from
J. spectacular point of view, it shoul
have proved the best on the card.
q Yesterdays work was as follows
Antidote and Allegro worked five ful
longs together in 1:061a; the latter we
" all out.
The sorrel horse from Hilo went
II mile in 1:51k; he can't go much bette
than this.
The bay mare from Hilo negotiate
five furlongs in 1:061a.
u Venus and Manu- 9alloped slow mile
Vioris and Sir CaSsimir did usef,
work on the track.
Weller, Amarino, Flamerif, Gener
Cron1e and Garterline were oHt in tt
+ park.
Aggravation worked a good half
81.
The Lord Brock colt worked a qua
m ter; he Is of little present. account, b,
will win races next year If we'll take
care of.
Fred. Eros went a heat or two, Il
first of which was made in $3.50; la
n half 1:13; he is an honest horse
Directress worked three heats, Il
best in 2:26k
Bob" Burns. who came from Hi
with two runners, says he does not e,
III pect to win a race, but came over
- help the meeting; he hopes that Hon
lulu owners will reciprocate and ser
their horses to Hilo.
}. X. Wilson says that IL the H;
!, meeting is a success and owners w
support the movement there is like
to be a weeks racing in the Rair
City
= Maurice Mcmahon made his appea
F, ance on the track yesterday: he WEI
well and looks in the pink of condition
the Hilo runner will have to go som
however, to take that medal back wit
him.
The Hilo executive committee has O
fered a gold medal for a mile waikiki
race between Mcmahon and a loo
man, the race to take place in Hilo
July 4th.
Entries closed yesterday for the a
preaching races.
AntedateS civilization.