The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-19
.TRoT1IHe RACES IT
KiPIOIHI PARK.
GOOD SPORT THERE YESTEE.
DAY FOR The LOVERS
OF THE HORSE.
Iudd's Mongoose Wins the Two
Forty Class and the Same
Drivers Pat Takes
the Other Race.

| day afternoon was the best that hai
/! been Witnessed there since the Jun:
| race meeting The horses broke oai
few times during the races. but uu
| luckily these breaks cane Just al th'
wrong time.
The first race vas for gentlemen'i
rosdstsrs Of the . class. one mile
best two IN three. Three horses wers
| entered in this eyeat-Nongooss
driven BIZ Judd. Billy. driven By Digs
and Sadie. driven by Bellina.
After two or three trials good star,
was made The racing was pretty even
10 the first quarter, Moongoose lead
ing Billy by about two lengths and
Sadie beginning to drop away like
water from an icicle when the sun
strikes it In the second quarter Billy
began to crawl up, and by the time
the half was reached had almost
caught the leader but just at this
point he broke badly, losing the rae,
through this fault Sadie decided e
take rest, while Bellina had lunch.
At the third quarter Mongoose still
led. but owing TO Billys break ha5
increased her lead to four lengths
Billy now showed wonderful tenacit1
and against serious ODDS fought camel!
10 the finish. making up half of the
lost ground. Mongoose crossed III
line first in 2:4s, finishing two lengths
ahead Of Billy. Sadie came in after
the other two horses .had gone TO 'he
stable.
The second race was the race of tn
rr-Or T,
was mile affair for three minut,
class Lady Lightfoot, a Christmas
tree horse, was driven by Bellina, Pal
was driven by Judd, Bones by Decker
Jr, and Charley by Doc Monsarrat.
After some fiddling the horses go,
away in good style. They had barely
started before some one attempted
stunt that ended fatally for a sulkey
a driver and the hopes OF the bettine
aggregation who had their money o.
the unfortunate horse. Bones had The
pole, with Pat next and Charley No. i
In some way Charley was forced be
hind and in trying to place himse..
nearer the pole ran square into Deck
er's sulky. Decker got clear, but the
left wheel Of the doctors rig, withou
consulting anybody's feelings in tn,
matter, had the impudence TO give way
throwing the rider TO the ground. The
other three went on without waiting l.
help their crippled companion, the do
tor returning to the stables. In from
of the judges stand Doc waXed elo
quent in his wrath and said severn
things that are only put in printing |.
the form of blanks. The grand sCaa
went wild and called for an encot
which was Immediately forthcomIn
with such an effect that several ladle-
in the audience were heard to remal-
now cool 1t was. In the meantime In
remaining horses were well away. Pa
had passed the first quarter tive
lengths ahead of Bones, who led Lady
Lightfoot by four lengths. The naL
was reached in the same order, the dis
lance between them remaining th,
same. Bones now began to crawl Gi
and by the time the third quarter wa
reached was but very little to the bad
By this time Lady Lightfoot haC
ceased to be in it. They entered tn
stretch in full swing, but the las
squirt had been too much for Bone
although he hung to it in game fast
ion He broke just before the inisa
Pat passing under the wire an eaS,.
winner by two lengths. Time Psi.
Mongoose and Billy were the onl!
horses to enter the second heat of III,
2: 40 class This was the prettiest rae
of the day. The horses got away vi
the first trial At the first furloni
they were neck and neck. At the quar-
ter Judd's horse led by a neck. From
this point on to the five-eights pole tn
positions remained unchanged. In TIT
sixth furlong Digs began to urge nj
animal a trifle, so that by the time
the three-Quarters was reached theH
were neck and neck again, and at thu
seven-eights post Digs had opened II
a lead of half length. Just at III,
point Billy went into the air and b
fore he was under way again the "a
was sure thing for Mongoose. We
crossed the line three lengths ahead
2::36 ga.
The last race was in the nature Of
procession. Bones withdrew and Lad,
Lightfoot entered so that in case any
thing was dropped by the other tw
she might pick it up for them. Pa
started of leading Charley by tvs
lengths In this way they travelled I'm
Ill the third quarter was reached. wher
the distance diminished to length
They swept into the stretch well To
gether. when one of those inevitabl
breaks gave the race to Pat, whc
crossed the line in $50. three lengths