The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-06
IN
FINE FORM
FOR RACES

Not only a very different park, but
in some ways a better class of racing
! will be seen by the throngs which will
| attend the June IL events this year.
The changes being made in the park
have extended to the race track and
its surroundings, and there will be a
pleasing prospect for all who go to the
races, either to enter the enclosure or
to look in from the outside.
The thinning out of the trees, which
has been going on, has reduced the
fringe about the track perceptibly.
| Within the quarter stretch there has
been removed all the underbrush, so
that there will be nothing but the
clear way in view of the spectators.
The grass is kept in good shape by the
polo men and the stretch will be in
/ viting in the extreme.
All the old stands Waikiki from the
grand stand have been taken down, as
they had passed the limit of their use
| fulness, and they had to be torn out
or the danger of an accident from their
use would be too great to be contem-
| plated. This in itself has changed the
| outlook of the park materially, and
when race day comes the visitors will
find everything cleared up and made
to look inviting.
There will be some racing fit for a
king on the great day. Before the one
mile dash, as it now appears, all other
races for the distance in this county
will have to take a back seat. Already
there appears some little speculation
on thee event, and the outlook is that
each of the three horses will go to
Weller has somewhat surprised his
trainer thus far. He has stood the work
4 right we'll, despite the hard track.
His legs have bothered him only a lit
tie, and that quite recently. He has
not nae a hard tryout, the fastest mile
being in the neighborhood of AZ. Ra-
cine Murphy is going like a clock and
quite as easily. He is in the pink of
deal of him on the day. He should be
able to deliver the goods, but it seems
likely that to win he will not only
have to beat two older and better cam
4 nninnna-e HY,% -s1l how o. oa1-o -
mark for the track.
Just what is the condition of carter
Harrison will not be known unit. the
Kinau lands the Hilo crack and his
stable companion, Dixie Land, this af-
ternoon. They will have only four
days for work here, but it seems likely
! that the animals have been worked to
a finish by O'Rourke in Hilo and all
that they need is the acquaintance
with the track, which will come in the
polishing.
The mile and a half will be a good
race too. 1t is asking a deal of We'll
Ter, who was prepared for the mile, to
repeat, yet he may be able to do it If
his tendon does not bow after the
hard drive that he probably will have
TO stand in the dash. Dixie Land Is
a great long route animal, and will
give all a hard race.
The short distance dashes will be
between Bruner and Virgie A, bur
this will not in any way prevent them
from being close and exciting. The
longer ones will give Mollie Conner a
chance.
In the harness division there pro-
misses to be two at least as fine events
as have been seen here. The 2:30 class
race is anybody's as yet. Jim Jefries
and Lemp are going hard and fast,
while Oak Grove, in the hands Of Cum
bingham is an unknown quantity. Eva
NJ. may prove a surprise as well. In
the 2:1S class there are several good
ones and it will be a case Of going all
the way. Sambo, which is being han
died by Quinn, has not shown Just
right in the feet recently, and may
have only three legs. but it is safe to
say that the shavetail will be able r..
make them all go a brisk mile. The
Hawaiian bred ace promises to be as
good as is possible. and the driving
race will be full OF interest rs we'll.
1t is a great pity that Hollinger was
not able to get Waldo J. in shane for
n free for all. With the gray ready
it is safe % say hat the track record
would be broken. Cyclone, the big
black. is going East. a mile in 2:1e be-
ing a recent performance, indicating
that the race is his beyonl peradven-
ture Of a doubt. Tt is said that q.
Schuman viii donate the purse to the
leper's fund. as ii was cu- down cf:er
the horse had beer prepared for it. TO
a sum which will not meet tho train
ing expenses. 1t would no. surprise
any M If the track mark should be
notched.