The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-28
HORSES FIT
FOR RACING
Active Work Going on
at the Track.
CHANGES IN THE PROGRAM
Regular Gentlemen's Event Included
Mile Bicycle and Half Foot
Race Also.

\ only two weeks from the race. -,
ready may be noticed the resu,ts 90 81
various methods of training a.,
among the horse holders. Hare -,
seen an equine beauty with satin, -
beneath which quivers a networl 90 80
Giles; he looks 1T to race for bts no ..
moments notice, and pavs tb, a. -
ms oox in nervous manner which
points TO his trainer having his vvorle on,
out TO deliver his charge in ,into,, -
%, ,"c post TWO weeks from today.
mere may be seen the opposite tt,s
'i|''''r mas IDEAS of his own. and princi-
Pal among them is one that no mistalx,.
- made by allowing a horse 10 Keen 1tst,.
until two or three weeks befor. 60
the starter. His appearance today de7
notes an easy time up till now. but no
viii be hustled along in earnast fro,,, -.
on anu VIII look a different horse on ka
mehamcha Day '' Oi nd
stabbed In adjoining boxes are three
imported runners through whose ,,..irs
courses the most aristocratic LiooI '',i ?
I tut american turf They are neither too
hlEh IN flesh nor too finely drawn M
pI'stut tnat happy medium i'm appear
dnce which warrants their being on ode
when the flag falls VI '"ee
horses, like athletes. possess vastly diff
ttrtut constitutions, and work which il
i IN 81 Il
would Kill another The Question of ac-
clmation must also be- carefully reckon
ga win IN the case of the imported horses
. ,nl ~ AT present practically an expert
lhtut ahout which no two trainers enter
tnln corresponding opinion
This Is the record of Saturdays work.
Antdote and Flamerif galloped two
miles slowly. Allegro galloptd thre. sInv.
miles. Aggravation. after gaIIopiur some
and warming up, worked a half i'm III
Weller. Nioris and Sir Cassimire exercis-
r . on the road. General Cronje and Lo-
rene Z. galloped two miles and the for
mel worked useful five-eighths. Lahi
worked heat or two. Fred. Eros worked
three heats In 2.33. 2.32 and 2:2g IL Oast
halt l:l3 1-2l respectively.
Violin worked three heats i'm pa . 26 -
ana 2.32 LIZ CAST half l.05 1-2 last duar-
Ter Ter go i,2)' the last heat was a clinker
Time or two In 2.35 IL and 232 IL: she is
not "a second Loupe.
Albert NJ. showed two heats in 2:4O
Irish Lassie worked three heats i'm 2:37
self rapidly.
sunday was, as usual, a reception day.
and nothing serious was attempted.
Allegro galloped two easy miles and
trotted one, brushing through the final
eighth at two-minute gait. Leahi did
an exhibition heat. Sam Parker, Prince
David, Clarence Crabbe, John Ouderklrk
". Ottman, Dr. Posey. Capt. Hackett
lanes quinn. Tom Hollinger and num-
NVr OF Other hOrsemen were visitors at
headquarters yesterday. Commodous
press accommodations will be provided
tor the ensuing meeting.
The Jockey Club has decided to include
the regular gentlemen's race i'm their pro-
gram, conditions similar To- last year will
govern and entries will be accepted from
members Of the Jockey Club.
In Difference to public opinion, there
will be "a one-mile bicycle race on June
9th. first prize. "a bicycle presented by
Col Mccarthy. on Hamehameha Day
there will be "A half-mile foot race for the
amateur championship OF Honolulu both
events will be placed first on the pro-
gram.
me eighth poles will be placed back a
distance Of about ninety feet to conform
with the changed position Of the Judges
box This will be Of material advantage
20 the racers. as Il will give them more
l lime to get on their feet before rounding
the first turn, which is naturally an awk-
ward one. This innovation will not ap-
lreciably affect the run in. Hitherto
many a race has been lost at the turn
on account Of the angle being unsuited
to horses of particular conformation.
This trouble will be remedied in future,
however. and owners spared the chagrin
q seeing their cOlors left irretrievably in
the lurch In the hrst eighth OF distance
race.
the seating accommodation Of the new
grand stand will be about LOO. y scheme
s on foot to construct number OF pri-
vate boxes with "a sitting capacity or ten;
| The contemplated charge for this privt-
I logo Is s. n head.
The executive committee OF the Jockey
I club will meet today and decide the
| question Of purses and other details.