The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-20
COLUMN FOR
SPORSTMEN
News of the Turf and
Ring.
RACES FOR LABOR DAY
Fatty" Cunha Expected to Arrive in
Honolulu Shortly From
Frisco.

A meeting Of the Honolulu Driving As
ISOLATION was held last Saturday evening
in the Hawaiian Hote.. On account of the
small number present the only business
done consisted OF a motion to adjourn I'M
til tomorrow evening at go o'clock. when
the work Of organization will be taken
In hand. Everybody interested in the
promotion of legitimate sport in the ISL
ands should make an effort to be present.
series OF races for Labor Day, Sep
TENDER Sd. Is being talked of. The follow
ing classes and entrants have been pro-
posed and a program containing them
should draw a mammoth crowd to the
park:
Free for all-vionn. Octoroon and Irish
Lassie.
2:24 class-Albert NJ. and Directress.
2:30 class-Albert NJ, Silas s., Lustre
and Dan Mccarthy.
There IL no reason why few good
horse races should not be arranged 70;
Labor Day. The labor unions are promot-
Ing an attractive athletic program and a
combination OF the two would undoubted-
ly prove an immense drawing card.
Lady Lightfcot, who was driven in the
three-minute class race last Saturday
made her debut on a race track.
Labor Day will be the last chance for
local athletes to run for "a piece of mon
y.
October. n rigid enquiry will be made into
the amateur status OF every entrant in
athletic events held in Honolulu. as re-
quired by the laws of the American Ath-
letic Union.
The half mile foot race scheduled for
Saturday did not come off on account of
the sloppy condition of the track. 1t will
probably take place next Saturday after
neon.
The weekly training run of the Male
lima Athletic Association will take place
next Wednesday evening at 1870 o'clock
from the corner of Vineyard and Emma
Streets.
Aleck Hansen. the pugilist, left for the
Coast on the Mariposa last Friday night.
He has been in poor health recently and
expects to return to Honolulu inside OF
three months.
Charlie Bellina says that he used to
could run fifty yards some" but that SIC
is all he cares to run for just now
IL looks as IL there would be a big race
meeting at Hoolulu Park next January.
A four days festival is the talk down Hilo
way.
Sport in Hilo has suffered a serious re-
larse and the only. events left for the Hi
lloites to speculate on Is the arrival of the
Kinau and the weekly tournaments OF
the Hilo Bumblepuppy Club.
Domingo Ferreira is to the front with
ar original proposal He says that he
Will match Brock against Colonel Corn.
wells green one, but that the race mus
be decided by the time made by each
horse separately. Otherwise, he says n,
may win the race and yet lose the purse
on account OF his having ridden while un
reirstated. He says Brock can beat tbs
new arrival sure. but that one horse mus
race a quarter of mile and the other OF,
race against the time made. Ills
great head Domingo has on his shoulders
indade. indadet
The Bonnie Dundee, the Myrtle and tn,
IAbbie NJ. made run to Koko Head yes
terday.
Fatty" Cunha. who has gained som
r Reputation as an athlete in the States. 4
Expected in Honolulu on a visit, shortly.
~ The Healanis are thinking seriously o
going into training quarters at Pearl Har
Dor next Saturday. Their Senior boat vii
7 probably be Messrs. Jarrett, Renear, Da
: mon and either 4lhodes or Waterhouse
/ The Junior crew may be Messrs. Gleason
, Williams, Boisse and Walcott. The usus
! practice was INDUCED in yesterday morn
/ ing.
i The yacht Leowa has been abandone
n by her owners, who have come to tn
e conclusion that her condition win nc
{ warrant further money being expended o
y her.