The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-25


ton, which held its annual meeting on
Monday, had read before 1t several i'm
portant papers on matters closely con-
nected with the development of the
cattle raising business. Three papers
have already been published in this
paper and three more come this morn
as followsa
HORSES OF THE ISLANDS. PAST AND
PRESENT.
When requested to write a paper on
the above subject, thought 1t would
be an easy matter to collect data, but
after 1 started I had to say, this is
no cinch."
Such kamaainas as Capt. Thomas
Cummins, Capt John Meek, Mr.. Moi
fit, j. I. Dowsett, c. H. and A. f.
Judd. Sr.. Jules Richardson, James
Campbell and a few others. who were
interested in horses, and their breed
ing, having passed away, 1t Is diff
cult matter to collect data on the early
horses OF the Islands. Thanks are due
to ]. A. Cummins and H. G. Crabbe,
about the only "old time" horsemen
left, for some of the facts contained
in this paper. Though it is far from
being complete, still the writer has en-
deavored to make it interesting.
One of the first stations, of whose
breeding anything definite is known
and who was well known throughout
the group, as sire of some of the fin
est saddle and cattle horses of his day,
was Oregon" thoroughbred) son of
"Diomed," imported from Oregon in
1915, by the late Thomas Cummins and
Young" John Meek, Oldest son of
Capt. Meek.
They had him at the big Tree" Lii
hue, Eva, Oahu. At the death of John
Meek. Jr., Oregon passed into the
hands of Capt. Meek, and was turned
out with a flock of mares at Lihue
where he sired some fine horses.
Cummins had "Oregon'' at
Oahu, for time, and his
blood was probably the foundation and
making of that ranch, once famous for
good saddle horses. l remember as a
boy, when good, honest horse racing
took place in Honolulu on the Plains,
near the spot where the former base
ball grounds We're, that the Waimanalo
horses captured a majority of the
prizes. Thomas Cummins and Capt.
Meek were great admirers of horses,
and took a great interest in their
good natured rivalry between these
to hn iva
qualities of their horses, and both
trained on manienie grass and oats at
a fabulous price.
When Capt. Cummins retired, his son
J. A. Cummins took up the game and
continued at it, so long as it remained
clean and honest. Among the many
horses bred on these ranches, and raced
when the writer was a boy, were "Bos-
ton," Jack of Dimonds," Young jim
mie," "Cruper' Charlotte" and Car
ry the News"
"Oregon" sired General Butler
dam, Lady Eleanor three-quarter
thoror shbred mare. General Butler"
was a very dark brown in color, with
one w lite eye, n most beautiful animal
under the saddle, but never a success
as stallion. General Grant" the
finest of Gorgeous" colts, was purchas
ed by Kamehameha V and sent to the
Molokai Ranch. Jupiter" dam Lady
Eleanor" was sold to Mr.. Moffitt and
taken TO Kahuku Ranch, on Oahu,
where he bred some useful animals.
capt. Carter" a son of General
Grant" bred by the Holt brothers, and
owned by the late Governor Dominis,
bred some of the finest saddle horses
seen on the streets of Honolulu. In
color most of Gorgeous" colts We're so:-
rels The old horse died in the early
7O's and his equal as producer of cat
tie horses has yet to be imported.
"Thompson," an Arabian stallion i'm
ported by a gentleman of that name,
produced some fine colts that were
priced as bullock horses, not SO much
for their speed, as their staying quail
ties and powers Of endurance, two very
essential things in the make up of a
There were a number of other stall
lions imported in early" days, that
are worthy of passing mention, but as
The writer has been unable to procure
data in regard to the date of their i'm
begins them as they came
10 mind. ~
"Waimanalo" thoroughbredD import
I'd by the late Capt. Cummins and used
IS a private stallion in his stud was a
good one" as the saying goes.
Laurel" 0horoughbredD was anoth-
.r imported horse, whose blood has
been. and is highly priced. In some of
he finest mares the blood Of Laurel
IAN be traced.
A pure black stallion, imported from
south< America by Vida, father of the
ate Dan" Vida. was a very snowy
animal, and his colts took after him In
his respect. The black stallion driven
by Prince Cupid is a descendant OF this
stallion. 1t has been impossible to get
my trace of this stations breeding.
Wonder uhoroughbred). was i'm
ported from Australia by the late
Ned" Boyd. father of ]. II. Boyd. and
alter sold to the late C. II. Judd, and
ised by him as a private stallion on
lis ranch at Kualoa, Oahu. WON
ier's" colts made fairly good cattle
lorses. and as saddle horses. were any
rood believe "Wonder" Is now