The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-20

CHANGE IN
CONDITIONS
Amateurs Only to
Drive for
Cup.

Hotel last nirht ana. gst iug right
down 20 wofk. transacted considerable
business OF an important nature per-
tanning 10 the forthcoming race meet
inc.
President CornweH was IN the chair.
Vivian Richardson ana Llewellyn
Gay were elected members Of the club.
After spirited discussion IL was de-
oIded 90 change the conditions OF the
Etntlemcn's driving race. which for
merly called for owners I'D drive, and
IN the framing of which nothing was
originally said about the contestants
having to be amateurs.
The conditions of the race as defined
at last nights meeting are as follows;
Gentlemen's driving raCe-Open to
members of the Jockey club who have
never driven for a purse; owners to
drive. Trophy, $50 cup; distance. one
mile heat.
In addition to the cup offered by the
Jockey Club for the amateur event, n
buggy, a cart and set of harness
have been put up for competition by
business houses i'm the city. making the
event the most valuable on the pro-
gram.
The vote on the motion was 16 to Q.
1t was decided to write to San Fran
cisco in order to ascertain from COM
petent authorities just what constitutes
an amateur and a professional driver.
4 great deal of doubt exists locally up
on this point though why this should
be SO is hard to tell. A professional
driver is man who has at any time
competed for a purse hung up by an
association. Whether he won or not
is immaterial. the fact that he has
,Dnpptp1 for plpnaN .ffaatnaliNy dam
aging his amateur status.
Should the gentlemen's driving race
have been driven under it's original
conditions, admitting professional
reinsmen, and Should an amateur driv-
er have competed with a professional
in this race, he would cease to be an
amateur. Notwithstanding the fact that
the prize was trophy and not of
monetary nature.
r.. DAILY, the caterer, offered $50 cup
for the gentlemen's driving race last
night providing that only road horses
and not race horses were allowed to
enter. AS this condition was impossi-
bic ON the face of it. AIR. Daily stated
that he would give the cup for race
TO be run at the. next meeting of the
Jockey Club.
Secretary Crabbe stated that he had
'''tiNch IL from W. d.
mond. secretary of the Merchants As
ISOLATION, stating that If the Jockey
Club would give meeting during the
fiesta to be held in July, the associa-
ton would be willing to contribute $500
in purses
The matter was left to the executive
committee of the club and Secretary
Crabbe was instructed TO notify the
Merchants Association that ii was the
sense OF the meeting that the club
should have races in jury, but that
nothing definite should be done in the
matter until the June meeting was
over.
July % was mentioned as the best
date for the fiesta races, that day sand |
wiching comfortably between the meet !
ing at Hilo on July ana Waikiki
races on August II.
IL was decided to add new race for
Hawaiian bred running horses to the
program. A cup was recently discov- |
cred in sale in the city which was |
offered several years ago by the Ocean |
ic Steamship Company for connection |
Mt six furiongs by Hawaiian bred |
horses This cup had to be won twice. |
once Ballentyne's Amarino won II and |
IN another race VOTERS Antidote man |
aged to get leg in it. OF recent !
years II seems to have been entirely |
overlooked. Amarino will compete |
again FOR It this year. his only antagon-
ist, from the present outlook. being
Alta Stacy. daughter of Amarino. at
present being trained by George Thorn
as.
Jim Quinn wanted the free-for-a,l
changed from a three In five to a two
IN three heat race. This caused w Al
cunningham to arise and say that he
might have two horses in the freezer
All himself, which would be a race that
quinn would have reason to remember
long after the 18th of June.
"An right" said Quinn; Pm very
slad TO hear that the free for-all is 60
ing tn be race and I withdraw my
notion"
c. j. Mccarthy. the donor of the free
for-all cup, stated that the race which
nad formerly been two in three heats
had been changed at the instigation of
certain people, and said very decidedly
mat III his judgment the existing con-
dltlons should remain unchanged
II was the sense of the meeting that
delays IN the saddlng paddock be not
countenanced and that the offenders
IN this respect be fined.
IL was decided that entries should
close ON Saturday, June T. or as in pre-
Vious years two or three days before
Inc races. Entries may be made to the
secretary who will be on hand To re-
eelye them at Collins harness shop.
After some discussion as to refresh
ment privileges the meeting adjourned,
subject to the call of the chair.
Little was moving at faster than an
exercise gait yesterday morning at the
track with the exception of Socialist
VINO worked mile in 1:4s
This morning Costello will work AL
bert NJ and Burns win give General
crcnje, Nullah and Del Vista stiff gall :
lops
Time Center, @. s. McKenzie's run I
ner' which recently hit his leg is exer-
clsmg on the track again, having re-
covered from the effects OF his injury. :
The Hawaiian bred pacing record is {
2:2sl2, made by Judah about five years
ago Margaret II. took heat in 2:2lh
against Violin on July 4. 1898. She was ,