The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-19
THINKS PROSPECTS BAD SPEEDWAY DGEnHO BATTLE WITH RATS WARREN STRIKES ROCK
LOCAL HORSE OWNERS AND
CYCLISTS TO UNITE.
Shaded Avenue Projected for an Ex-
tension Of King Street to Kapiolani
Park.


There has for a long time been lamen-
tatiOn among the owners Of fast horses
i'm Honolulu that the present condition
Of the roads practically prohibit all in
dulgence i'm their favorite pastime.
Those who have horsehesh that can
trOtaor race in anything under three
minutes, have as their only resource the
Kapiolani park track which is a con-
siderable distance from town. Unless
the hores is kept at the race stables
there remain several miles of bad road
over which the animal must be almost
walked to ensure against lameness. The
fair companions of the local horse low
ers are many of them fond of a brush
on the road and do not care to watch
the horses being merely sent around the
track. What is wanted is a speedway
where the trotter and PAGER can be let
out a link" i'm friendly rivalry or the
sheer enjoyment of travelling behind a
swiftly moving horse.
The roads al present are condemned
as too risky to drive a valuable animal
over, except on tip toe so to speak. King
street for example has on the makad
side no surface left whatever, nothing
but bed rock while the mauka side is
almost as bad. Other roads are prac-
small portion of the beach road is the
only one available for speeding pur-
poses.
Veterinaries claim that ii is impossi-
BILE to avoid serious damage to the de-
licate mechanism of a horses lower
leg, below the ankle, and hoof, when
driving it over the springless cause
ways that at present constitute Homo
lulu's available roads. Every step is a
fR hot hslr. fl Til 4 Ion M
nourish SPAWN and ringbone and ag-
gravate thrush and similar diseases. A
perefct hoof would be a paradox in Ho-
nolulu.
There are few places that afford such
delights for those who care for driving.
There are few afternoons and evenings
when weather prevents the enjoyment
and the evening breeze and the scenic
accompaniments of the various drives
renders the condition underfoOt all the
more deplorable by comparison.
To remove the ban that keeps many
good horses in their stable or under
medical care, to encourage the ship
ping of first class horses down here, to
add to the tourist attractions of the city
and naturally first and foremost for the
personSl pleasure of the promoters, an
elaborate scheme has been placed on
foot to provide the city with a shaded
speedway and bicycle path.
Nearly every town of prominence In
the states has a bicycle path nowadays,
which proves one of the principal at
fractions to such cities as Portland,
Seattle, Spokane and San Francisco. All
too have their speed ways and roads
good enough to be used as such.
Mountainous as Oahu is there is
much of it that can be enjoyed by the
cyclists who constitute quite a per-
nf nrbn
would undoubtedly hail the idea of a
path with delight.
The proposition which has already
been quietly laid out as to detail and
placed in the hands of financiers, pro-
jects the continuation of King street
beyond the Waikiki turn. The extern
sion will run straight into Kapiolani
park and constitute a speedway and
bicycle path.
The latter will run down the center
of the road with trees on either side and
beyond them to right and left will be a
speed way with trees again on the sides
The two speedways will of course be
used only by vehicles going in one di-
rection the makai side being reserved
for those driving WaikiHward and the
mauka side for those returning to the
city The speedway will be laid out
with regard to making a perfect road
anu w III bt h0pN III BtIltNb NOllhiNi'ii ~
the syndicate. The same care will be
exercised with regard to the cycle path
which will also be in two sections tC
| prevent any possible collision.
1t is understood that owners of valu'
able horses, property owners at Waikiki
including the hotels will all subscribe
| towards the desired result. Cyclists
will be asked to subscribe with all those
| interested in the path or the beautify'
of
will be met by the annual subscrip-
| tions.
While this is esteemed a needed steI
i'm the improvements of the city the ad
dition of a speedway and cycle path is
nothing new for a tourist resort and il
! luxury generally INDUCED in by sucf
| places.