The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-12
KAMEHAMEHA DAY
RACES DRAW WELL
Great Crowds in Stand and Quarter Stretch
and Upon Rails See Some
Good Events.

From stand and rails. gathered in
carriages In the quarter stretch and on
the park roads mauka, crowds aggre-
eating more than the usual number of
spectators. saw yesterday at Kapiolani
Park races which pleased them and in
some instances aroused them to en-
thusiasm which reminded one of the
good old days. 1t was not the old times.
however, not the old horses or stables
which were represented, but withal the
people enjoyed the racing and made as
much of the day as possible.
1t was day which was made for rae
ing. there was warm streak and a
dash of rain. just enough to keep the
, dust down, the sun was bright most of
! the time and the people who attended
were able to make the most of the aft
ernoon, with luncheon parties in the
carriages and at the beach resorts. If
there could have been anything better
it might have been the absence of the
shower which marred the pleasures for
moment just after noon, but withal
there was nothing which took from the
enjoyment of the day as a whole, and
when it was over the crowds departed
we'll pleased.
AS for the sport it was sporty as was
the day. There were some good events
and others which might as we'll have
been kept off the program, as they
did not add in the slightest to the days
sport of pleasures. 1t was not either
one race day, for while the mile dash
was the event premier, there were other
races which proved as good sport and
which enticed the speculative to take
proved a damper on the day for many
hundreds. for Weller continues to be
the popular favorite. The victory of
Racine Murphy was squarely won. the
game SOlItl iulllAliS OF liiC nail wv
to his bad legs. and his owner sending
him back to the barn without making
him try for the mile and a half.
TRACK RECORD STILL STANDS.
The disappointment of the day. how
ever, came in the race against time. 1t
was known that the good black horse
Cyclone was good enough to scratch the
record, but the failure was due to mis-
apprehensions on all sides perhaps. The
figures given in the Advertiser as the
track record, 2:13 %, were those quoted
by horsemen at the Jockey Club meet
ing. 1t was dug up, however, yesterday
that only two years back Waldo J.,
driven by the man who piloted Cyclone,
had broken that mark. made by Loupe,
and set the place at 2:13 fat. The very
best that Cyclone could do was 2:15 Is.
This was upon the second trial too, and
after a mistake which meant much for
the local turf. On the first breakaway
Cyclone went to the half in los, and to
the seven-eighths in 1:55, which should
have meant home better than PIP, but
within the last furlong the game ami
NAL made a break and lost the stride,
coming under the wire in 2:17 Quinn
made a bold try the second time, and
was certain that he had beaten the
mark, his watch registering 2:1212. but
the judges made the official time the
slower one. However, as the try was
game and hard, the purse was split and
the owner gets $125, as the result of the
Dixie Land upheld the reputation of
the Hilo coast with a victory in the
long race. and Thelma won in hollow |
style in the Hawaiian breds, Sambo /
being able to take the 2:1S class in
straight heats, never disturbed. The
of Billy Lemp was hardly ex-
pected by some who had seen the in
dividual work, but Bellina held the
horse down we'll. Bruner was alone in
the spirits, Virgie a. being outclassed.
In addition to the regular program
Senator Woods drove Wait-aLittle for
a mile, beating Violin. piloted by Ku-
hio KaIanianaole. and Billy, driven by
c. F. Chillingworth. A race between
the Japanese-owned Jimmie, and Black
Bess was won by the latter, but the
Judges set the black back on account !
Of Vidas jockeying, and gave the vic
tory to the japanese. There were sew
eral other scrub races the names not
being given or known, but the days
sport was not affected by the contests.
CROWDS WELL DIVIDED.
The crowds in the club stand were not
so dense as previously, but the pri-
vate equipages were greater in number,
and more people enjoyed the day from
the inside. In the stands the crowds .