The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-04
BLACK PAGER
SURPRISES
He Travels a Mile
In Close to
2:l6.
.OUARTETTE FROM
KAUAI NOW HERE
Jockey Ross Has Left hoIIinger
lago is in Town A
Fast Pony.


ing, recently owned by George Carter.
is certainly the most sensational korse
! in the Islands today
A year ago, almost to a day, Steam
plough, candidate, for the gentle
mems driving race. was discovered To
have a badly blistered leg. BY whom
| the blister was applied remained
mystery, but rumors of foul play were
very prevalent Disguised at the Incl
dent, Mr.. Carter withdrew his horse
| from the race; the other entrants did
the same, and the event fell through.
| Nothing was heard of Steamplough
until few weeks ago. when he came
into the hands of c. II. Judd 10 train
for the gentlemens driving raGe.
| The black PAGER has aIways been re
ported to be a fair horse, but nothing
wonderful was expected Of him, as he
| is a green customer, never having
won a race Great was the surprise
of the horsemen then, when a couple
of weeks ago he stepped mile In 2:zS.
and another In 2:19
Yesterday, however, he fairly as
founded those at the track by putting
| in heats in 2:21 and 2:161h. The Arst
half Of the last heat was travereed
| in 1:07&, and the horse could have
worked second and a half better had
| it been required of him. C. II. Judd
| held the reins.
1t was stated by Mr. Carter hast
night that he had sold Steamplough
to John Ouderkirk. Asked as to the
| reason for his action, he said:
Il have never been to the track to
see my horse work, but I felt that he
was too popular to win. I am firmly
convinced that had I entered him In a
race he would have been the hero or
| an incident similar to, or worse, than
that which took place last year. There
| fore I decided to dispose of him.
The price paid for Steamplough is
said to have been $3.50.
| Steam plough now figures as having
a very decided chance to beat Waldo
in the free-for-all, especially IL the
| white ghost" be not himself next
Tuesday. Anyway, he looks to be well
| worth the sum paid for him, for he
should be able TO run through the
slow and 2:14 classes, and come near
getting back the money expended on
| him, in purses alone.
| In appearance he is anything but a
| beauty, but is one of the rough and
ready customers whom work can't kill.
and who will race until they drop.
| Yesterday Mesquite worked heats In
2:251a, 2:25, 2:27
/ Edna C worked miles in 2.32, 2:z5
| lola put in miles in 2:2S, 2:25, 2:3215-
In the last heat she went dead lame
in the stretch, and came near going
/ down. A tendon was found to have
given away.
Judd has had hard luck with his
horses. He started with goodly
string, and with fair prospects of win
ming races One by one they dropped
out. Wayboy was turned over to Jim
Quinn, Irish Lassie and Faro Bank
proved useless for racing purposes, and
now lola has gone down. Violin ana
iSteamplough are now all that are left
/ Octoroon was opened up for her
work today.
vioris worked a half in :5sh. ana
IpulIed up very lame
Watossa galloped six furiongs in
l1:22k
Billy McCluskey ran a mile In 1:511k.
The above trio worked together, and
finished lengths apart.
Abbey was sent quarter In :255s.
General Cronje put in a half In :551k.
Socialist galloped five furlongs In
lib
| Amethyst WdS lltTOQuce0- 10 the
track.
L. c. Starr, now at the track, Is a
capable reinsman, and will drive sew
eral races next week. Starr has driv-
en- a good deal on the Coast tracks pre-
vious to the last four years, during
which period he has been engaged in
breaking horses.
Jim Cornwell brought likely look
ing Hawaiian bred pony to the track
yesterday. The horse, which comes
from Mark Robinson's rancn, Is a
black filly of Waterford stock, and
demonstrated her quality by chasing a
quarter in rs fiat.
Tom Leper, who last January fought
a four-round draw with Young Re
mus IN Hilo, is trying to arrange a
match with Buck Burns, the jockey.
Leper had all the best of the Hilo ar
gument, but by previous agreement the
bout was called draw.
Socialist, in race for gentleman
riders on the Oakland track, once ran
a mile in 1:44, with IT'S pounds up
! Amaranth, Amethyst, Defender and
Lady O'Mandy. Colonel Spauiding
string of runners. have arrived from
Kauai The quartet are fun brothers
and sisters to Amarino.
Amaranth is bay mare, and once