The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-14
WILSON OUT
N kENZ|E IN
Volcano Stables Change
Management.
BOOM FOR RACING HERE
New Man Noted California Horse
man and Has Plenty of
Money.

J. r. Wilson is no longer connected
with the Volcano Stables and Trans
portation Company, of Hilo; that is to
say, he will be no longer than is nee
essary to wind up his management and
introduce a new manager.
Wilson rendered his resignation to
the directors of the company a few
days ago, and it has been accepted.
Failing health and the close attention
demanded by his big stock ranch in
Nevada, are the reasons of the late
managers action.
Wilson has been connected with the
Volcano Stables, principally in the ca
pacity of manager, for the past twenty
years. G. S. Mckenzie will be Mr..
Wilson's successor. He is Scotch
Canadian by birth, and is well known
throughout the Islands as an importer
of live stock. Mckenzie halls from
Napa county, California, where he
originally engaged in the carriage and
general merchandise business. In 1888
he ran for sheriff of the county on the
Republican ticket. The office had been
held by a Democrat fourteen years.
Mckenzie proved successful, and filled
the office until 1898, when he decided to
withdraw from politics.
In 1897 he was selected by the sher-
ifs of California to go before the
State legislature in the interests of the
county government BILL which bill he
amended and was instrumental in put
ting through; that bill is in force to-
day. After retiring from politics Nc
Kenzie sold his ranch, which was one
of the largest in Napa county, and
commenced to ship his stock to these
Islands.
Mckenzie is extremely interested in
racing, and owns Socialist, which is
now running at the Coast tracks, and
recently ran a mile in 1:39&. He re-
fused $4,000 for the animal not long
ago, and may bring him here for the
June meeting and race him under his
own colors.
The new manager has purchased all
the stock in the concern held by ]. r.
Wilson, including his personal effects
directly connected with the business,
and his racing stable. He leaves for
the Coast next Friday to purchase new
stock and obtain efficient help, and will
return about the first of March. The
contract stipulates that he shall take
charge on or before April 1st.
The business of the Volcano Stables
is one of the largest in the Islands,
and includes livery stables, hack
stands, bus lines, the Honolulu race
track, draying, teaming, carriage man
ufacturing and painting, horseshoeing,
harnessmaking and trimming, and the
stage and mail routes of the Island.
Mckenzie will organize a big stock
yard independent of the Volcano Sta
bles. and will handle stock of all
kinds, paying especial attention to fast
running and driving horses. He has
also leased J. r. Wilson's land at Wal
amea, which he will devote to stock
purposes.
The racing policy of the new mana
ger will be radically different to that
of the old, for whereas, Wilson owned
a large number of race horses, his sue
cessor will have none, as he thinks
that in the best interest of sport, a
race track manager should not run
horses on the track he is handling. It
is his plan to get as many horses to
the Islands as possible, and to hold big
meetings twice year. Extensive ship
ments of stock will be made to the
Honolulu meetings provided the local
owners agree to reciprocate. If BUSH
ness justifies it, Mckenzie contemplates
the converting of the Hilo half-mile
track into one of a mile.
The following horses, lately the prop
erty of J. r. Wilson, are offered for
sale at the stated prices: Billy Nc
Closkey, C. h., aged, by Joe Hooker
Jessie r, $500; Virgie A, blk M, aged,
Ny IoS Ii itoii-ioiS oCi lhe1, Pooo' oSii-
eral Cronje Coast Range), b. g., aged,
by Martenhurst-Son 5000; Daisy
Belle (trotter), C. M, aged, $3.50. The
property of G.. S. Mckenzie: Water
falls, b. g., 4 years, by Watercress-G Gen
eva, $500; Grace Clark (2:2S), C. M, 6
years, by Nutwood, $3.50.
The retirement of ]. r. Wilson will
be very generally regretted, for he has
in large measure, been responsible for
the raising of the standard of Island
horses, and has been entirely SO for
the present fiourishing state of racing
on Hawaii. Consolation will be found,
however, in the reflection that in G.. S.
Mckenzie the best interests of Ha-
waiian racing have found conscien-
tious guardian and a devoted enthu-
siaSt.