The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-10
HORSES At
P|OL.AN|
w. W. Woods Beaten
By Waldo }.
FRANK S, WAS THE VICTOR
Saturdays Racing Was Good and
an Enthusiastic Crowd Saw
the Events.
December sth.

The Advertisers s selections Tor sat
urday's races were successful in every
instance and the runners in the inter-
Island Sweepstakes were finished one,
two, three. I'm the order named. a
unique feat in prognostication.
The meeting of the Honolulu Driving
Association held last Saturday after
noon at Kapiolani Park was a marked
Improvement on its predecessors. both
in points of attendance and excellence.
The racing was. on the whole. good
The card was gone through without
hitch. The track, while not lightning
fast, was In good condition. as some Of
the times made will testify.
The features Of the afternoon We're
the time of Waldo Us second heat.
2.16. which is the fastest mile made Ia
competition in the Islands this year,
and Frank SIS excellent race of d half
mile in :501s.
THE PACING RACE.
First Heat-The two champions were
the targets for every eye as they emerg-
ed from the paddock. quinn wearing
mis- old green and white Jacket drove
Waldo J., and Gibson was behind W.
W. Woods. Both horses We're short of
wCrk and Waldo Us taking action Gre
ated a mild sensation among the crowd.
lie is a racing machine and a novelty
In hOrseflesh down here The betting
Oh the heat was even. For the race
Waldo j. was "A 2-1 favorite.
They scored twice. The, word was
given with Woods a trihe in the lead
The race started at "A furious clip, the
quarter being reached in :33, neck and
neck being the order. At the three
leighths ii was Waldo by a narrow mar
gin. The half pole was passed in 1:O5l1
with the grey still slightly ahead Soon
after passing the four furiOngs mari
Woods went off his feet and lost sever
lengths before he settled down again
Quinn. as soon as~he saw that he was
. out ~ danger. slowed up a bit and
though the bay recovered two or thre,
Lengths. passed under the wire the east
est Of winners in 2:22l2.
! The pace To the half killed Woods and
ne tired perceptibly from the effort.
\ Second Heat-Offers of 4OO-100 against
the Princes horse plentiful and fOunC
scene takers. AS before, the horses got
away well together on the third sCor-
ing. Quinn was. in a hurry again anC
went TO the eighth In IL the quarter
I in "a and the half in 1907. Woods wa.
three lengths behind at the eighth, foUi
az the quarter and six at the half. Wal
Dc J. continued 10 gain, and reached tbs
goal nine lengths in the lead. Time
I2:16. the fastest mile of the year. lIa.
Quinn wanted 20. there is no doubt tnaI
he could have beatert the track record
OF 2:i3ia. made I'm 1899 by Loupe.
SIX FURLONGS MATCH.
\ McKenzie's trainer advised him no
I % run Waterfall. as the colt had no
got over mis- bruising race of wtel
ago. The owner decided To keep faltl
with the Association aud the public
however. and the horse went 90 th'
post. Aggravation VAS savNTte ut 2 L
In. Waterfall carried six oOunGs over
weight. Aggravation got the best o
the start by a coupe of lengths an'
a. the haif was six lengths ahead: a
the five furlOngs she led by eigh
lengths: then Waterfall made up a 10
of ground and cut down his disadvan
tdge 20 four lengths. IN the stretcl
| Waterfall ceased to illw and Holm
gers mare won with ease in .:21R. Wa
terfan ran hooded AMI didn't seem 4
straighten out right after the race. IL
dcmurred strongly in the final eighth.
! INTER-ISLAND SWEEPSTAKES.
Frank s. was hot favorits. 70 TO 2
being freely offered against Venus anC
/ Str Cassimir coupled. Prince David, Corn
Iwels Parker * Co. played the long enc
as u 10 was all over. Before the race Z
PRO Csition was made. II is said, TO thC
/ I rank = people to Juy him for 500
| but q. :. Mckenzie refused TO throw
his friends down and promised tn,
block sprinter for that sum after lh'
rgte was run. Frank ). was the often
\ der In a number of breakaways, ant
the starter had his hands full. The f;ag
/ finally fell with Frank S. "A shade IL
the rear. He had the outside berth
however. and was two lengths IN th'
/ lead at the end of the first furlong
Venus lay second and Sir Cassimir hall
a length behind. At the three-quarter'
"a. Ii.
advantage. while Cassimir fell further
behind. II the stretch Venus made 4
game effort TO catch the leader bu
could only gain a length. Frank S. RAJ
/ n swell race to the end and won by q
couple of lengths in :5OIs.
/ REE-EIGHTHS MILE MATCH.
/ Abbey was a prominent favorite al
10 to T. lie had his race won all the
way and got home first by four length:
in 80.
! SUMMARY.
/ KAPIOLANI PARK. December s
Honolulu Driving Association.-Weath
er. fine. track, fast.
First Race-Pacing. two heats I'm three
Ipurse. $500:
waldo J. (s:os). &. &, aged ID
.................... Games QUINN L
w w Woods C2:OO, b. g.. aged 80.
/ ...................... (Jack Gibson)
/ Time. 2:22ih. 2:16; both heats wOi
with consummate ease. The White
Ghost" Is still one OF the great race
horses. Woods has gone back.
Second Race-Six furlongs; purse
$500:
Aggravation. b. m. years, 119 lbs.
| ........ ......... .......... Opiopio)
Waterfall. b. e., 3 years. ia lbs. Gear.
/ s lbs. overweighD ....... (Nichols)
Time. 1:21tA: fair start; owners agreed
20 go first breakaway: won easily, sec
ond eased up. Winner. T. HOllinger'!
b. m. by Brutus: winner good mar,
today. Waterfall out of kilter.