The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-06
hELLER
!: WINNER
lakes Two Races
al at the Hilo
y Meeting.
sport GENERALLY
Z WAS VERY GOOD
rank S. Caught the Judges Eye
ID Thrice-James McAuliffe
Rode Well.

V HILO, January 3.-The first day of
e Hos winter racing meet was certainly
great success. The weather, which
aG been threatening. cleared up in
me TO harden the track and make
"a bod sport surety.
THE race of the day was the mile
hsh free for all. Not until the last
oment was the race decided. and then
Httle acAuliffe, who piloted Weller
~ bring the race. pulled the grand old
Bbrse under the wire in the nick of
ne.
n THE horses got off well together, and
N Teller who was on the outside. swung
Try quickly and took the pole. The
hips were piled vigorously coming
wn the stretch. but just at the last
oment when the race Stoned to be
y ones, McAuliffe landed his mount
fder the wire a length to the good in
0e phenomenal time of 1:45A This is
Hilo track record.
Frank S. showed that he was still in
business by winning the half mile
sh for the criterion cup in SOY quite
Buy.
Del Vista showed the crowd a trick
two in the six-eighths, by winning
ndily in 1:20A.
he five-eighths dash was the clos
4race of the day. Molly Connors led
@he way around.
Prank s. won the last race, a half
DE dash. quite easily, Princess Leota
IS rs me only other horse IN the run
FIRST DAYS EVENTS
The summary of the first days races
nt4as follows:
fhree-e.ghths mile dash:
Twinkle, m McAuliffe.
Philip. x. Cody.
Bushwhacker, h. Thomas
. fine -.
pne mile rash. free for all: Hilo Track
b:
Weller. n. McAuliffe
SYrarter Harrison, Jr., & Thomas.
Socialist, b h, Cody
eirue, 1:45I4: won driving by a length
Vista also ran; time IS new track
, tord
= Ialf mile dash. free for all. Criterion
III rank - Di x. acAunue.
ep Sullsh. m, Golden
Royal Fan. an. Cody.
Time. :50+4; won easily by half
hgth.
Dne mile dash, free for all: Hlo Mer-
9ntile Cup.
Dixie Land. bI h. Golden.
., fiero. br h, Cody.
IA aipheus. b n, McAuliffe.
Time, I:5Oi.; won easily by one and
ree-fourths lengths.
iaif mile dash for Japanese owned
frses; no time or names of horses TAX
Six furlongs dash. free for all.
pei Vista. IN. Golden.
tsejected hi &. Burns.
FierO. z, Vidi
Time. 1:2ols; won easily by three
81 Ingths
- Fve-furIongs dash, free for all.
Molly Connors. m, Leonard.
Eunah. b m. Cody.
Princess Leota. bl IN. McAuliffe.
Time. lo5; this race resulted in dead |
~ at between Molly Connors and Nui:ah. !
= the run Off NulIah was scratched and |
oiy went over the course alone.
o japanese haif-Dlile dash. no time or
trses taken
Aalf-mle dash free for all.
rank s.. bl g, McAuliffe.
v1neess Leota- bI m. Cody
ejected. bl <, Burns.
= 4iSs -, won easily Dy three iefiStnS-
Y The crowd at HooIulu Park on Thurs
II afternoon was much smaller than /
az OF the previous day. Owing TO |,
nety of circumstances the second
Us racing was disappointing. All of
; races scheduled were handicaps. |
cxs and disagreements were as rife as
squitoes IN Honolulu. no one being
usiied with the weights allotted TO the
ftses.
!, ne first race proved to be somewhat
disappointment to those who had
| Hed Molly Connors TO win the event.
. collision at the start between Molly