The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-08

wood and canvas and the fires which
| we're to give verisimilitude to the
| painted mountain were to be Matched
and kept alive in a furnace within. But
the best laid plans, etc. The men who
had the fire to start and keep UP used
kerosene upon it and used it too lib
orally. The result was that there was
| quickly formed a mass of fire on the
bed of the wagon and then the points
touched the canvas and quickly the
volcano was in eruption, the men get
ting out and off and taking the horses
away, so that the total of the destruc-
ton was of the float. The bearing
wagon was not badly injured in the
course of the blaze, but it was out of
commission and had to be retired from
the affair
One of the most attractive features
of the parade was the good feeling
which was evidenced all along the way
as the drivers and those taking part
generally joined in the bad;nage and
light rejoinder which followed their
appearance. The marching of the jap
anese tots from Honomu was excellent
and they won deserved applause along
the line. The parade doubled and was
reviewed at the court house, where 1t
was dismissed, the men going to the
pavilion in the hotel grounds for the
purpose of taking part in the literary
exercises.
Chairman Carl Smith introduced John
McTagEart as a naturaliZed American
who would read the Declaration CT In
dependence, and Colonel Fitch as one
who had fought long for official regu-,
larity Fitch spoke at length, the at,
dience being still 10th to let him go,
when his peroration was reached. The
singing Of the Star Spangled Banner 1
was the last event of the day and
everyone Joined in voicing the lines of
the anthem. These concluded the reg
ular exercises and the afternoon was
given over to the racing at Hoolulu
Park, where there were better races
than ordinarily seen in the Islands.
AT night there was a great bail in
the pavilion in the hotel grounds. with
a supper in the hotel which reflected
credit on Manager Austin and Assist |
ant Dankey, and which seemed to be
enjoyed universally. The rain came
down in torrents, but the people here
do not mind little thing like rain and
they danced and flirted as gayly and
as if there was a Honolulu
night instead. The festivities brought
to the city large number of the plan
tation people from the various sections
iEnQ ifle result was me getting tOSetnert
of representatives of the most of the
society of the big island. And as be-
came them they danced until long after
midnight to get ali the pleasure which
was their due.
Today there was a series of sport
ng events. The general sports of the =
Fourth had resulted as follows. and
hey proved forerunner of coed base
oall and polo.
First-Half mile walk, H. N. Ayers
irst, r. Burns second; time 4:3O.
Second-ie0 yard dash, Thomas Ma
liwa first, Shimada second.
Third-Throwing is pound hammer
George Cruickshank first, A. Horner
econd. 20 feet Z inches.
Fourth-Hop. step and jump, c. E.
Iapai first, c. Bend second. "a feet 9
inches.
Fifth-Running broad jump, c. E
Iapai first, T Nahiwa second. 10 feet.
Il inches.
Sixth-25O yard dash-T. Nahiwa first. {
hinada second. 5
Seventh-Throwing 2s-pound weight, c
i. Horner first. SIS feet.
Eighth-Putting is pound shot, w.
Srien first. A. Horner second, 50 feet. :
Ninth-10o yard fat mans race, Shaw
rst. Brown second. :
The baseball game was between a ;
licked team from Honolulu, captained :
y T1iIey and for which two men here 7
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