The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-07
BALLENTYNE
MAY RESIGN
Says Hawaiian Jockey
Club Has InsuIted
Him.

Today win b. the last workout day
at the race track and heats viii be
piled In fast and furious from sun up
until noon Several trainers have yet
10 ask their charges n stir question
and the chances are that this morning
viii develop some very fast work
George Mckenzie IL expected to ar
rive on the Kinau today with quite a
delegation Of horsemen and turf-lovers
from the large island
The entries In the harness events are
stiIs kept from the public by the Ha-
waiian Jockey Club. Notwithstanding
the fact that they closed n week ago.
This 10 quite In keeping with the noto-
riousiy grab-aii policy OF the club which
would rather earn a few extra dollars
by the sale OF programs than inform
the public. to whose patronage the club
owes It's very existence. Of entries
Dkout which 10 has a perfect right TO
81 made eosnizant.
Another matter which - stirring up
horsemeu considerably - the SIS purse
offered for the six-furIong dash for Ha-
waiian bred horses 1t - needless 20
say that the purse IL rfdicufousiy mad
sauafs. There are two Hawaiian breds
which would be entered provided de-
cent purse were hung up. but which
under existing conditions viii not BE-
seen under silk. The only entries for
the race as things are at present VIII
be Amarino and Alta Stacy. the lat
ter n daughter OF Bailentyne's game old
hOrw.
Hob HaiIentyne expressed himself 90
a reporter on the subject yesterday as
follows:
The club tells me that the race was
made to ooiige me and in order that j
might secure n cup on which my horse
Amsrino already has n leg. That may
all BE-. but 7 am a regular patron of
the local turf and consider the offer
OF q SIS purse. which / am supposed
To- be able 90 win. n downright insult.
I shall run my horse. but after the
race shall resign from the Jockey
club"
Here In an instance OF what IL costs
20 train. enter and run a horse for the
race In question. worth IS TO the win
ner. George Thomas Il paid $50 n
month to train one OF the entries Alta
stacy. The owner has to pay an en-
trance fee and SIS 20 his jockey II sue
cessfui. and II not. SO or SIS for rid
Owner - nj least SIS loser and In the
event Of n victory for his coiors IL con-
siderabiy out % pocket anyway.
The colors OF two popular owners
will be greatly missed when the curtain
rings up ON the meeting on "Wednesday.
Tom Hoi1inger's green and old gold and
W. ~. Cornweirs silver. gray and NAL
teSe cross will be nOticeably absent
The formers runners. AEgravation and
a Fs.W n
son. and the blacksmith's only repre-
sentative will be Leahi. the handsome
boue-bred PAGER. Colonel COrnwell -
aIso resting ON his laureis for sea
SON but will. 10 - said. re-enteT the
great game with a formidable string
next year-
Anoths.r absence will b. Colonel Spai-
ding. the Master OF Kealia." whose
purple and yeIIO~ has so often flashed
To the fore in former years w VOL
ters 10 another owner who has moth
inS to enter this year.
To Offset these losses which the local
turf has temporarily sustained. come
the entries Of Seeiey shaw. ID. II.
Lewis. =. OfROurk>. v. Richardson. w
r. smith. W. ~. Norton. J. A. McLsn-
nan and many others
Entries for the running races close
tonight and while the quantity will b.
less the quality Of the entries viii b.
higher than ever before. The harness
events have all hlied uucOmrucniy well
and promise Co b. the best of recent
years.
Edna q. H. entered in the free-for-ail
and s.24 class. but not in the gentle
mems driving race.
The following are the winners % the
I:Ssita challenge cup In recent years
ts9J-AmarinO. t:f5ts.
tsJG-LOrd Brock. 1876 Is.