The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-01-07
WELLER
WINNER
Takes Two Races
at the HiIo
Meeting.

/ HtLO. January S.-The first day of
Hilo's winter racing meet was certainly
a great success. The weather, which
had been threatening, cleared up In
time to harden the track and make
good sport a surety.
The race of the day was the mile
dash, free for all. Not until the last
moment was the race decided, and then
little McAulffe. who piloted Weller
during the race, pulled the grand old
horse under the wire in the nick of
time.
! The horses got off well together, and /
Weller, who was on the outside, swung /
very quickly and took the pole. The |
whips We're piled vigorously coming |
down the stretch, but just at the last |
moment when the race Stoned to be |
any ones, McAuliffe landed his mount
under the wire a length to the good In
the phenomenal time of l:45A. This is /
the Hilo track recoru.
Frank $. showed that he was still in
the business by winning the half mile
dash for the criterion cup in :50& quite
easily.
Del Vista showed the crowd trick
or two in the six -eighths, by winning
handily in 1:20%.
| The fve-eighths dash was the clos
est race of the day. Molly Connors led
all the way around.
Frank S. won the last race, half !
mile dash. quite easily, Princess Leota
being the only other horse in the run
ming.
FIRST DAYS EVENTS
The summary of the first days races
| is as follows:
| Threc-c' ghths mile dash:
l. Twinkle, b m, McAuhfc.
2. Philip, $ e. Cody.
3. Bushwhacker, h, Thomas
Time 80
one mile rash, free for all; Hilo Track
Cup:
Weller, h, McAuirfe
| Carter Harrison, Jr, b T. Thomas
Socialist b h, Cody.
Time, li5A: won driving by n length |
y Del Vista also ran; time is new track
record
Half mile dash, free for all Criterion
Cup.
Frank s., bl * McAuliffe.
Nullah, b IN, Golden
Il Royal Fan, $ m, Cody.
Time, ;Jo2i; won easily by half
length.
One mile dash, free for all; Hilo Mcr-
camille Cup.
Dixie Land, bl H. Golden
Ficro, br h, Cody.
| Alpheus, b H. McAuliffe.
Time. 1:jOla; won easily by one and
Ithrco-fourths lengths
Half mile dash for Japanese owned
horses; no time or names Of horses talk
en-.
s.N furlongs dash. free for all.
Del Vista, m, Golden.
Rejected, bl =. Burns,
Zero, &, Nidi
Time, 1901; won easily by three
Lengths
Ftvc-furlongs dash, free for ALL
Molly Connors, m Leonard.
Nullah b m, Cody.
Princess Leota bl m. McAulime.
Time. los; this race resulted in Il dead .
heat between Molly Connors and Nui;ah. |
In the run off, Nullah was scratched ana |
Molly went over the course alone.
japanese half-mie dash. no time or
horses taken.
Half-mile DASH free for all
| Frank s., bl x, McAuliffe.
Princess Leota, bl m, Cody.
Rejected bl &, Burns.
| lime, :52; won easily by three lenGths. |
The crowd at Hoolulu Park on Thurs |
day afternoon was much smaller than /
that of the previous day. Owing TO a |
variety of circumstances the second |
days racing was disappointing. All of /
the races scheduled were handicaps. |
Kicks ana dsngroements were as rife as
mosquitoes in Honolulu, no one being
satisfied with the weights allotted to the
horses.
The first race proved TO be somewhat
of a Disappointment to those who had
picked Molly Counors to win the event.
\ collision at the start between Molly
and Frank S. fixed the mare. Frank s
came home well in hand in :5OH, with
Nulah driving n length behind.
t Tho most exciting race a lav e
the five furlongs dash Rejected was the
fayorite, hut was left at the pole through
his inability 10 get off with the others.
} Royal Fan ana Princess Leota ran neck
and neck. Not an inch separated the two
horses and thus they crcled the track
! At the half, Golden pulled the bat on
the Fan. hut McAuliffe was satisfied with
hand riding his mount. Together they
swept under the wire, but those who
were standing under the wire opposite
( the Judges stand, claim that the Prln
cess was a nose ahead II certainly look
Cd like the blacks race from the timers
box, but the Judges called the race a
dead heat. The time was .OGai.
In the ran off of the Princess Leota-
ROYAL Fan dead heat tho crowd came TO
their feet on the jump. It was a repeti-
tlou of the first race McAuliffe rode
home neck ahead. The time was
07.
The six furlonRs handicap was the race
about which most excitement ccntcred
Weller OPS pounds; Molly ConnOrs us
pounds; F'iero 200 pounds) Del Vista
or pounds: and Carter Harrison OH
poundsJ' were the horses which reached
the starters flag. The race was close
up to the first quarter when Carter Har-
rson blew up in the air and Weller took
the lead with Del Vista second. Thus
they went TO the wire. Weller opening up
the gap to two lengths. Del Vista Hn-
ished second by a neck. and Molly Con-
nors third. Time, 1:1sS.
The consolation race went TO Royal
7 an. There were but two other borscs
in the running. Alpheus and Fiero. Fiero