The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-16
COWBOYS IN
fine RACES
.Waimea Makes the
Holiday a
Feature.
MANY HEATS IN
EXCELLENT TIME
Range Men From Parker's Domain
Enjoy Their Own Sports on
Kamshameha Day.
Especial to The Advertiser.)

81 tspeciei % The Advertieer-)
,wAIMEA. 1.-THE great Ha-
waiian holt vas duly celebrated at
waimea. = with a race meet
Ing, ing. 81 Of tn. n. , S,. p, ws.
ranch. wHere the finest horses and the
''rear' cowboys OF Irish and American
descent can be found. The Jockeys in
the brilliant colors OF the Lindsey and
Purdy clans compared favorably with
the professionals on the Honolulu track
In riding. taking advantage and using
strong and expressive words In the
English Hawaiian language spoken on
all our local tracks. Colonel Sam Par
ker. the lord OF the manor. was In Ho-
noluiu and missed the dne exhibition
of the horses from his ranch. The
weather was calm and somewhat sui
try. owing to the recent antics or
Madam Peie. and q goodly crowd was
present, evidently enjoying themselves
l.. true. noisy Hawaiian fashion
The cowboys were on their good be-
havior, owing TO the strict temperance
rules OF the ranch management. and
the gathering had the resemblance OF
a Sunday school meeting. which would
have greatly surprised the progenitors
OF the inhabitants OF what once was
wild" waimea- The following 10 the
program:
Race Thomas Lindsey's grey horse
Prince defeated Sam Purdy's buckskin.
Hsnaiei. Time. 81 seconds
Race a-Sam Sp<ncer's bay pony de-
feated Dan Darts grey marc Mary and
Sam Purdy's sorrei Claudine. the iai-
ter not getting steam up In Tina.
Race a-The starters were Thomas
Lindsey's Keaonauia, Sam Purdy's
Fitxsimmons. George Lindsey's Mol.
and James Fay Lindsey's Halekalewa-
Keaonaula was a handsome winner In
% seconds and took the glory and the
purse.
h Race Ain this race the Lindsey
family was well represented. the fol-
lowing horses starting: Sam Purdy's
,JaIakika. j. +. Lindsey's Wahinenui.
George Lindsey's Biikiiua and Thomas
Lindsey's Uue. The last mentioned
won. time 2sh seconds. and the Lind
sey can cheered with a wall.
The fifth race had four starters. They
were ]. T. Iindsey's Uapalioalii. w.
Spencer's Maunahi. George Lindsey
Panaewa and Sam Purdy's Makee Is
land. Panaewa won In % seconds Who
ever heard OF "Makee Island" racing.
anyhow?
The starters in the sixth race had
names which would make any ordinary
horse weary. They were Kupele's
brown Ueu-o-ke-ko. A Kaana's buck
skin IIikini-ai-laau. Amo Koki's brown
Unknown. and w. Lindsey's sorrel Joe
Snow. The "IndIan-who-eat-me
which Is the translation OF Kaana's
horses name. gave the other starters
their medicine and won In u seconds.
The event closed with a match race
for = a side. which was won by
Thomas Lindsey's Prince In 2sh sec
onds. The real amount Is omitted ~
gambling Is strictly prohibited In Wal
mea-
After the meeting the crowd dispers-
ed. The clans gathered at Akona's ho-
tel. where a banquet was held. and dis
persed az a late hour after having cell
ebrated the eleventh in a true Hawa-
ian fashion. A few OF the boys who
objected 10 japanese sports in gen.
eral. and TO some OF that race at the
hotel especially were accommodated by
the Sheriff with sleeping quarters In
n public building until their excessive
steam had evaporated.
The exhibition OF the horses at the
track shows the excellence OF Hawaiian
bred horses. which in size and speed
are especially adapted TO the climate
and To ranch work.
EDMUND NoRRIE.