The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-12
AGGRAVAHON AND
BROCK RACE TO-DAY
~AHE speedy Red Iron colt Brock
and Tom Hollinger's good mare

~AHE speedy Red Iron colt Brock
and Tom Hollinger's good mare
81 Aggravation viii race three
eighths of a mile at Kapiolani Park
this afternoon for $3.50 side. The race
starts at $3.50 o'clock.
The match has created much talk in
local sporting circles for various rea
sons Brock is an enigma. Owned by
Domingo Ferreira, six months ago he
was entered in a race for Hawaiian
breds. Being sick he did not start and
it was not long before strange stories
as to his parentage and breeding were
circulated. Now, it is generally known
that he is by Red Iron, out of imp.
Linsbock. Since arriving in the coun-
try Brock has run four minor races,
winning every one of them. The most
notable was his race against Manuleli.
from which horse he ran away. The
celebrated protest which followed this
race is still fresh in the memory of
race-goers. Since that race "Soldier'
ODonnei has acquired an interest in
Brock and the match against Aggrava-
ton is the result.
When it was told about that the
horses had been matched people We're
incredulous, for Aggravation's owner
and trainer have admitted that Brock
has shown them a quarter in :23 is
and an eighth in 10 2-5. How, then,
they reasoned, can Aggravation, who
has never displayed much speed, war
rant a match being made at three
eighths?
Others took different view of the
matter, however; they argued that as
John CulIom, Hollinger's trainer, han
died Brock before the Manuleli race,
he could have made no mistake as to
the merits of the horses, and threw in
a reminder that the blacksmith was
not noted for making bad matches.
During the past week extraordinary
tales have been launched to the effect
that when Brock made his fast quar-
ter the pole had been shifted by par
ties DESTROYS of showing Hollinger a
good performance by the colt, hoping
that race would thereby result. Such
a thing is, of course, extremely i'm
probable in these enlightened days.
Twenty years ago the practice was in
vogue, notably in the race when Wa
terford showed a golden pair of heels
TO an animal clocked to have travelled
the distance in trial two seconds
faster than the actual race was run.
Other dreamers insist that Tom has
got next to the speed-making device,
if such existed, but is keeping quiet
about his information, hence his ap-
parent readiness to lose his money.
One thing is certain, that John Cal
lan few months ago. was willing to
wager $500 that Brock could turn a
quarter in better than "a.
All this is little better than hearsay.
however,; the fact remains that the
race is to be run this afternoon. Ag-
gravation is in good shape. though not
thoroughly on edge. Brock is running
at the nose and has recently been Bills
tered around the jaw. The mare is
fair miller and may be a better sprint
er than is generally anticipated. She
don't need to be real good one to
beat % LIS for a quarter, anyway.
Brock may have done all that is said
about him, but he does not look right
and will not go to the post at his be-
Messrs O'Donnel and Ferreira are
past masters at making matches, but
the line Hollinger got on Brock and his
mare when he had them both in his
possession last fall should allow for no
mistake being made. Ferreira rides
the colt and McAuliffe is likely to have
the leg up on the mare. My vote goes
TO AGGRAVATION.