The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-15
RACES ON
MAUrS BIG
HOLIDAY

MAUI VINO did not atttnu Nh'
" racing at spreckels Park on
August 12, the great holiday OF
the isle, but those who did numbered
in the thousands and the sport they
had was well worthy OF the day and
the crowd. Only one incident marred
the sport OF the day, but the ill-feeling
caused by the displacing. of n Homo
lulu horse which came in first. by rea-
son of a claim of foul, passed and from
that time the sports went off without
other than interesting and pleasing
features.
Carriages, train and saddle horses
carried the crowds OF spectators to the
park and before the races had been
called at ten o'clock in the morning
there was a greater number of people
within the enclosure and about its
fences than had been gathered in the
recollection OF the Oldest enthusiast.
The absence OF a band caused the waits
to seem longer but the people formed
more of family party than anything
else, and the way they enjoyed every
moment of the time made the day pass
without any dragging. There were
number of visitors, the Honolulu party
which made the trip for the purpose
of playing baseball with the Mauis
came in for entertainment at the hands
of the Mauites and Prince Cupid and
his party the central features of
grand stand coterie.
The day was nearly a perfect one, the
wind not being too strong for the COM
fort OF the visitors, and while the track
was trhe hard for speed the races
were in most part close and furnished
excellent sport The judges, w. r.
Pogue, C. b. Cottrell and T. NJ. Church
did not get the flyers out with any
great degree of rapidty and it was
after the appointed hour that the
horses which were to compete for the
first event, the three-eighths mile dash
were sent to the post. There was con-
siderable jockeying before they got
away, Black Bess in the lead with Maui
Rose who carried a load Of local money
close up. Jennie f. was at the pole
and going we'll in third position and
the light weight Starlight back With
in a few yards Of the start Black Bess
was pulled into the pole, crowding back
Jennie E., being never headed. won by
an easy length from Maui Rose the
others trailing. Thomas, on Jennie E.,
protested that he had been crowded by
Black Bess, and the starters giving the
same testimony, the judges set Black
Bess in fourth place, giving the race
to Maui Rose, Jennie f.. second
Immediately there was a roar De-
yauchelle owner of the disqualified
horse, kicked long and loud and Lucas,
who had an entry in the harness event
swore by all the straps and wheels
at the track that he would not start a
horse as the Honolulu men could not
get a square deal and tried to induce
others to draw out. Lahaina bar
keeper, Carlyle, who had some money
on the race also howled long and loud
and it was nearly an hour before the
next race could be brought off, the Ho-
nolulu drivers being hard to deal with.
Davis was asked to scratch Sambo, but
he with true sportsmanlike spirit re-
fused saying that he had come to race
and would do So Finally the other Ho-
nolulu men decided that they would go
out and did So
1t took two heats to decide the first
harness event. Faro Bank, Grandpa
and Mckinley faced the starter. Faro
Bank was sent out in front by Lucas
and held his lead to the three-eighths
pole where Mckinley, pacing like a
clock, WEI away and took the heat in
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