The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-03
SPORTING NEWS
OF HONOLULU
Interesting Figures Of the Local
Records-.-Myrtles Will
Smoke and Sing.

The three-team polo tourney OF the Ga
hu Polo Club will occur on the 18th inst
instead of on the 7th. as previously an
nounced. The purpose of the tourna-
ment is to decide the team which will
play against Maui on the 10th inst
Inc Myrtle Boat Club will give d
smoking concert two weeks from mex
be the auctioning off of the privilege Of
naming the clubs two new boats, one O.
which is a six-oared gig recently pur-
chased from the Government, while the
other is the pair-oar shell which has JUS
arrived from Germany. Harry Armitag g,
has kindly consented to act as auction
eer. The bidding will be open 20 clut
members. No precedent exists N The
club for the naming of boats. and the
auctioning scheme seems to be an excel
lent solution of the difficulty.
W. W. Harris. A. A. Wilder and \. F
Judd are the Myrtle smoker commit
tee
The Myrtle Club will start preliminary
rowing work Immediately after Easter.
Swimming and driving continue to be
star attractions at the Healani boat
house and the new trapeze and high dive
developing several very good perform
ers. Preliminary boat work will not be
started upon by the club until the be-
ginning of May.
DR.. Posey has taken his filly, Ahui
Manu-, 70 New York. The horse has
been renamed Quicksilver.
On Thursday next the Icarus football
ers will play against the English team
and are expected to prove victorious. The
game will give the visitors some much
needed practice for their game against
the League on Saturday, which should
prove a f1rst-class encounter.
Kaulukou OF Punahou said yesterday
that he finished second in the 220-yard
dash last Saturday. Many spectators are
of the same opinion. The judges placed
Akana second and Kaulukou third.
1t is rumored around town that local
athletic association will shortly be form
ed which will affiliate with the Amateur
Athletic Association of America. If
this is done board of governors will be
elected. to whom appeals or protests
against the official decisions must be
taken. A referee will also be provided,
whose powers are higher than the
judges and whose decision shall be final
and subject only to the action Of the
board of governors.
The three-mile race of the Male
lima Athletic Club, from the Moana Ho-
tel to the Opera House, has been chang
ed to relay race. Two teams at least
will compete and the distance will be
divided into thirds.
The Hawaiian record for 100 yards IS
:1Oik, and was made by J. L. Torbert on
March II, 1891. The timekeepers were re-
liable and two of them caught the time
at 10 2-5, while the third man stopped
his watch at 10 3-5. The difference was
split, and the record stands today.
]. L. Torbert also holds the Island rec
ord for an hours run having covered
10 1-3 miles In that time on October 10
1886. The track was twenty-three laps to
the mile, which makes Mr.. Torberts
performance the more remarkable.
The mile record is minutes 12 sec
onds, made In 1854 by Cannon, who beat
Sims in a race for $1,000 a side. The
loser sold out to Cannon and walked IN.
This record has not been beaten, and
stands today. Some of the men running
at present should go IN 4:5o or better.