The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-10
READY FOR
THE RACING
Horses and People
Prepare for
Holiday.


~ stands, a few touches to the gowns
and hats. ana preparations FOR the race
nee, OF kamehamsha day viii be pau.
And II promises 10 be In more ways
han one a record breaking day, too.
There viii be a greater crowd. prettier
gowns and girls in them. newer equip
ages and gayer parties In the quarter
stretch. all for the enjoyment OF rarer
sport than has been seen here for years
The class of the horses Is above any
thing ever before reached.
There remains little to be added to
the reports which have been made OF
the preparations for the day. The
horses are even better than before
There were no hard workouts yester-
day, excepting perhaps some OF the
bangtails which had to go a good clip,
but these gave no new lines To the
railbirds who have spent the past three
weeks i'm getting their dope fixed upon
the probable winners of the events. AL
together the great day approaches
without a sensation in sight, though
the Hio folk think they will be able
10 get out one IL the stars are in con-
junction.
The unprecedented thing about the
arrangements is that there is not a
single thing in the way of betting to
record, and this the very day before
the events. Perhaps much of this Is
due to the fact that the Jockey club
obIigingiy held the entries open for a
longer time than usual to accommo-
date the Hilo contingent, which has
left the people In the dark as to what
is going, and another. the usual COM
plant, that there is not the money
that there was a year ago. Perhaps 1t
would be as well to add, too. that there
is Just a little degree OF uncertainty as
to the capacities OF the new horses to
take the measure of the old favorites.
for all are in the very pink of condl-
ton.
The greatest interest is felt in the
Weller races, for the reason that there
have been murmurlngs that there will
he a surprise uncorked for the delec-
tation of ~the people who think the
Princes sprinter good enough to turn
any trick that may be wanted. There
has been no betting that can be traced
and found absolute, but there viii be
some of the wise money go on the Ha-
wall entries against Weller. The races
all filed: there was not one which had
to be let off because of the failure to
find three horses to put into IL.
After this the free-for-all VIII at
tract the most attention. 1t will be a
hard-fought race, and there is deal
of talking being done. Among the wise
lads last evening there seemed to be a
Wayboy bunch out, but 1t could not be
traced to anything tangible. Neither
could there be found any one who was
being made III by the thought that he
could not land a speculation. The talk
ers made Wayboy the favorite, but
they were not betting the way they
talked. The race should be a good one
with every horse in it having a chance
for hook in on the money. The same
is true of the 2:l5 class.
Steamplough is ruling favorite in the
gossip for the gentlemens driving race
but as before there is not any money
back of the beliefs of the advocates of
the shavetaiI wonder. They think he
viii win. They don't know why they
do so but they do-oo-oo. Likewise
Abdine's adherents are confident of the
capacity of their favorite to take the
black into camp. There will be a race
in the driving event, but it will be the
struggle for third place. There is an
open money there and there will be a
prettier race for 1t according to the
present outlook than for any first
money.
While the horse owners have been
making ready for their end of the
days sport the people have been none
the less active. There will be more
driving to the races this year and the
quarter stretch promises to be a thing
OF beauty. There will be two or three
automobile parties. Prince and Princess
kawananakoa being in one of them,
and Norman Halstead having several
guests for another. The latest thing
in carriages will be on parade, Paul
Isenberg being ready to show a new
wagon, and several others having carts
which will make "A sensation.
The club house proper will be the
scene of much merrymakng. The
guests of the club will there hold sway
and the usual blind pool betting and
the ordinary customary luncheon par
ties will mark the day and it's pass
ing.
Seven of the boxes on the ground
floor have been taken. The one at the
end of the stretch where one may see
the last eighth has gone to Carl T.
Holloway. and that at the wire to
George Kluegel. Other box holders will
be Frank Armstrong, A. A. Young,
Vivian Richardson, f. d. Tenney and
Prince cupid. The other boxes will be
taken today.
There viii be no regular pool selling
this year, neither will there be refresh
ments at the track. The order has
gone forth that there shall be no such
things in the way of the refreshment
or the inner man as was the rule last
year, and the consequence will be more
frequent excursions down the road to
the hotels, which promise to do a big
business during the day. Several
luncheon parties at the Moans have
neen arranged and persons Twin. in
the vicinity win entertain friends
While the stoa,,ar ty.,o.. 49, i,