The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-01
PUNAHOU
VICTORIOUS
Defeated Kane
haneha by One
Point.
MANY RECORDS
ARE LOWERED
Kapiolani Park Track on Satur-
day Scene of Excellent
Athletics.
Wah-hoo-wah,
Wah-hOo-wah,
Punahou!
PunahOu,
Rahi Rah, Rah,
YAH oo-Wah,
W ah- hOo-wahi
Punahou,
Punahou,
Rah! RahI Rah,


A great crowd gathered at Kapiolani
park on Saturday afternoon to witness
! Oahu college defeat Kamehameha
J school by one solitary point in what
! was perhaps the closest athletic con-
test of its kind on record. 1t was a
sood-natured, enthusiastic and noisy
bright colored ribbons and armed with
horns, which We're brought into COM
! mission whenever the scoring of points
J warranted it.
Admirers of Punahou, gaily arrayed
in buff and blue favors, were perhaps
in the majority. but in this respect the
partizans of the school were not far
behind. The latter wore favOrs of blue
and white. Prominent in the crowd
. We're many we'll known citizens, old
} boys of both institutions, who gathered
J together between races and refought the
battles of their youth. The fair sex
} We're greatly in evidence and their di-
versity of costume made up really
brilliant scene,
The day was an ideal one for the oc-
casion and the temperature and track
admirably adapted TO the breaking Of
records. No less than three recognized
Hawaiian records We're shattered, the
events being $50 yards, putting the shot
and the 44O-yard run. Besides these
there is little doubt that the perform
II -, I
throwing the hammer We're the best
on record as far as the Islands are con-
i cerned, although heretofore no abso-
lutely authentic records in these events
have been preserved.
The time made in the 220-yard dash
lis also morally a record, for it is well
known fact that the old record of % 10
seconds was made over a course many
yards short. The discus distance will
stand as a record, for the discus used
last Saturday was regulation weight
having been made to order. In the only
previous contest of this kind the discus
was at least a pound too light.
on Saturday the distances and
weights We're authentic and the officials
reliable, perhaps for the first time in
the history of Hawaiian athletics and
lit would be eminently satisfactory if
local intercollegiate and Hawaiian rec
lords, the latter with the exception of
the 50-yard dash, 100-yard dash, high
jump, broad jump and pole vault,
should be made identical with Satur-
days performances.
Punahou started out with big lead
but half way down the card Kameha-
meha had drawn even. From then on
until the relay race the issue hung in
the balance, the score before the final
event reading. Kamehameha so, Puma
hou Sc The relay race swung the pen
dulum of victory in the direction of
Oahu college.
The low hurdles furnished a mild SEN
sation, Harbottle. who finished first,
Ibeing DISQUALIFIED for running through
his hurdles and the race given to Will
IIiamson. The Kamehamehas protested
vigorously. saying that Miller had been
guilty of a similar offense in the high
hurdles and had not suffered disquali-
fication. Miller certainly looked to run
through some OF his early hurdles, but
he jumps low and has habit of knock
ing down the obstacle with his back
knee which is deluding to the onlook-
ers.
In the pole vault two Oahuans and
one Kamehamehan tied at feet {
inches, and the Iatter's captain wanted
to jump it off, while the Punahou skip
per objected. The judges accordingly
gave six points to Oahu and three
points to Kamehameha, which was GER
tainly the only way out of the difficulty
Deverills win in the SS0-yard run was
a sterling performance and the best
thing that has been done on the loca
track for many moons. He has a very
useful stride and should develop &
couple of seconds faster.
Hardee is a wonderful pole-vaultel
for a fellow of his inches. He has 6
curious take-off but clears the bal
gracefully A brother of his holds the
Hawaiian record, but it won't be Ions
before the initials of the record-holdel
read differently,
Miller, one of the Oahu college facul'
Ity, was a revelation in the high hurdle:
and his showing was distinctly good
In the hammer Meyer was distinctly
a disappointment having thrown Owe
ITO feet in practice; this, however II
no measure detracts from the goo(
work of Richards.
Castle, unfortunately, got left in thu
100-yard dash. He was unprepared TO
the rapid firing of the gun after TIT
starter had uttered the word set.
The winner, Akana, peat Iile pistol o.
at least three yards.
Naeole of Kamehameha, added to hi.
= muscular reputation by putting tht
= shot 2 feet 5 inches further than tht
previous best.
In the broad jump Castle hurt hi
leg, and took no part In the 220-yarc
dash Campbell jumped nicely, ant
;. cleared 20 feet Y inch, which wa:
e good enough to win.
u Punahou furnished genuine sur
prise in the quarter, showing une xpect
ed STAYING powers This event wa