The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-11-19
TURF
ACTIVITY
is
Doing on
Hawaii.

a o-months' trip to California, and ar
rived with perfected plans FOR racing at
Hooluulu Park. There will be racing on
Thanksgiving and Mr.. Mckenzie brings
word that the Honolulu owners and turf
lovers will be here in body. The
Thanksgiving races while they are ex-
pccted to be up to the standard, are yet
In IA measure, but forerunner for the
big New Years meet that has been al
ready scheduled. The first meet viii In
duce the owners to shape their horses
for the stakes ut the beginning OF the
year.
The program for the Thanksgiving
races is as follows:
/. Trotting ana pacing, ego class, purse
800.
g Half-mile DASH free for all, purse
500.
3. l1alf-mle dash, Japanese-owncd
horses, purse so.
1. Five furlongs dash, free for all.
purse SIS.
S. Six furlongs dash, free for all, purse
| 800.
c. one mile DASH free for all, purse
500.
I. Half-mlle DASH Japanesc-owncd
horses, purse SO
| s. one mile hurdle race, purse SIS.
| 9. Thrce-cIghth mile dash, Hawaiian
bred. purse so
| The conditions of the races call for
| three horses to enter, ana three to start.
| Horses finishing second will save en-
trance money, which will come ont of
| the purse. The races will commence at
/ o'clock
Entries for the Thanksgiving races
close at the Volcano Stables Office at IL
o'clock. Tuesday, November &c; ten per
cent of purse money to accompany the
lcntry. Entry blanks may be procured
lat the Volcano Stables.
The officers Of the day are as follows:
Albert Horner. starter; J. 4. NOR Peter
Lee and w. II. Campbell, judges; Jack
Easton, clerk of the course; I. B. Schoen,
cleIk of the scales; J. u. Kennedy and
S. H. Webb. timekcepers.
| Molly Connors and probably Nirgie A.
viii be brought down from Honolulu this
week by Bob Ballantyne. Jim McAuliffe,
lately returned from Australia, will bring
Prince David's Weller and George Davis
Cal Leonard and John Callahan will
come along, bringing Edna. While in
Honolulu, Mr.. Mckenzie met Prince
David and made an arrangement to run
Socialist against Weller on January l..
The race will be one mile and the win
ner takes the valuable trophy known as
the llilo Track Cup and a purse of $50.
This match will be followed at a later
date by race between the two kings
of the turf at Il distance of one and one
quarter miles. While at Honolulu. Mr..
Mckenzie arranged with the Wilder
Steamship Company for the Kinau to
leave Honolulu at IL o'clock neon on
Monday, December 30, and to return to
Honolulu at 10 o'clock on the morning OF
Friday, JANUARY Bird. This arrangement,
viii allow passengers to witness all the
tracing, and 10 have time to depart with
out being rushed. Excursion rates will
prevail; that is, one fare Will be charg-
ed for the round trip.
| Following are the programs for Janu-
AIRY | and 2:
NEW YEARS DAY
| /. TrottinE and pacing, PA class,
Holmes cup and purse of 500
>. one mile dash, free for all, lIilo
Track cup and purse of sl6o.
3. iialf-mile dash, free for all purse
iSlUo
I. Trotting ana pacing, 2:3S class, purse
$15,
.. Thrce-cghths mile dash. purse $50
| &. lialf-milc dash, japanese owned
horses, purse $50.
!. Six furlougs dash free for all purse
800
=. Five furlongs dash, free for all,
purse 800
?, Half-milc dash, Japanese owned
horses, purse $50,
10 one mile hurdle race, sx jumps.
purse s75.
JANUARY 2
l. Trotting and pacing 80 class. purse
500.
>. Half-milc dash, free for all, handl-
leap, purse 500.
! 3. Half-mile dash japanese owned
horses. purse s25
4. Five furlongs dash, free for all.
handicap, purse $50.
| .. one mile dash. free for all. Ililo
Mercantile cup and purse of 500
.. one and onc-quartrr mile hurdle
race, eight hurdles, purse S75.
Z Six furlongs dash, free for all
handicap, purse So.
s. Consolation race one mile purse
H5
The rubber barrier will be used TO start
IAN races. This has been experimental
with recently and found to work per-
!feCuy.
While at the Coast. Mr.. Mckenzie
bought number of horses. These ar
rived in good condition on the Falls of
clyde in charge OF Bob Burns. Among
them were several unbroken colts by
Nutwood, two Creighton and two Imp.
St Saviour colts. Del Vista, n four
year-old sorrel running mare by Delmar-
Playful, and three-year-old bay gelding
by George Kenney-Green. which also
came on the Falls of Clyde.
Barney Judd is handling n lot of colts
at he track which Were brought by Me
konzic from the Coast. They consist
chiefly OF high bred roadsters, among
= which are some fine ones.
9 The Union Feed cup won by Mollie
! ConnorS in the half-mile free for all at
Honolulu June II, was brought home by
q. ;. Mckenzie last week, and may be
i seen at the Volcano Stables office.
The heavy rains of the past week did
= no harm 10 the track at Hoolulu Park.
5 The track was never in better condition.
= Arrangements have been made to have
i the Hawaiian band at Hilo for the New
y Years races. Governor Dole readily
- assented to the proposition and kappel-
me!ster Berger was glad to embrace the
: opportunity OF again bringing his corps
of excellent musicians to the metropolis
= of Hawaii.
George Thomas, the well known jock
ey. came TO Hilo last week and is work.
ing horses for the Thank giving races.