The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-04
RARE SPORT AT
THE RACE TRACK
Four Harness and Five Running
Events are Brought off in
First-Class Style at Kapiolani.

A holiday crowd packed the grand
stand at Kapiolani Park yesterday af-
ternoon to witness the holiday program
Of races. 1t is improbable that there
has ever been a larger gathering at the
local racetrack. The fact that the en-
trance to the enclosure was free un-
had much to do with the
record gate. The racing was very fair,
the short time given horse
owners and trainers to get their charges
into condition.
The meeting, which was held under
the auspices of the newly formed Ho-
nolulu Driving Association, was
gentlemens affair. rather than pro-
counts for the diffidence of the occu-
pants of the judges box in giving
prompt decisions in one or two in
stances. Taken as a whole, however,
the meeting passed Off verys pleasantly
and the spectators appeared to be well
pleased with the show, which is the
main thing.
PROGRAM TOO LONG.
The combined program OF racing and
athletic sports was far too long, and it
looked at times as IL 1t would not be
finished by nightfall. The labor people
however took hold Of matters with a
vim, and brought off their events with
commendable despatch. 1t is safe to
predict, however, that the experiment
of sandwiching athletic events and
horse races will not be repeated.
The day was not lacking in incidents
of an exciting nature, and In two of
these the principal actors narrowly es-
capped serious injury. The first contre-
temps occurred in the three-eights of
mile match race between Manuleli
and Mystery. There was considerable
betting on the race, probably more
than on all the other events COM
bined. Richardson was to have ridden
Manuleli, but the Mystery people pro-
tested to the judges, and Nichols was
substituted The horses went to the
post, and shortly after the flag had
fallen Manuleli's jockey broke a stirrup
and fell to the ground, receiving sew
eral nasty bruises as a result of his
fall.
DECLARED NO RACE.
Donohue, who was on Mystery, rode
the race out and reported to, the judges
in the customary manner. Meanwhile
the riderless Manuleli, who raced neck
and neck with Mystery to the wire
continued his circuit of the track. A
tinguish himself chased the little pony
and finally caught him near the six
furlongs pole. Meanwhile, the crowd
clamored for judges decision which
was not forthcoming until after two
hours earnest discussion had ensued
1t was finally decided to call 1t no race
and declare all bets off. This decision
appeared to give general dissatisfac-
ton, the opinion of two out of every
three practical horsemen being that
when once started race is a race even
If one Of the contestants drops dead.
The judges based their rulings on the
ground that the race was started by
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withstanding that c. H. Judd. who
welded the flag, was the approved
choice of both owners, and that the
race was a private affair for a private
purse, and was not colored on the Of.
fetal program.
Mishap number two occurred In the
first heat Of the 2:4o class. Fred Fro.
was driven by Jim Quinn, who. while
scoring broke a line. This horse started
running at terrific clip, and 1t looked
as If Quinn's neck was In very consid
cradle danger. Jim kept his nerve ad
mirably. however, and pluckily crawlet
out of his sulky on to the horses bacl
in an endeavor to reach his head. Tn
mounted patrolman who had figured II
the Manulel incident thought he saw
another short cut to fame and starte'
off in vehement pursuit. Just as Free
Eros was slowing up Of his own accor'
the policeman came laundering alonl
and ran the runaway into the fence
smashing the sulky and upsetting tn
driver, who narrowly escaped deaf
under the hoofs of the patrolman'
horse.
QUINN WAS HURT.
AS II was, Quinn was badly bruise
and cut up. 1t was a miracle he wa
not seriously injured. When the ONCE