Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-22
GIBBS WRITES
OF
CYCLONES RECORD

The following letter shows that the
sunny isles OF the Pacific are not cx-
empt from the depredations of the
manipulators of horses technically
known as ringers as it seems alto
gcther probable that Cyclone was not
tn green horse he was represented to
be.
| should be well pleased II could
be Of service in identifying him as
Joe Wheeler, but even If the horse
was before me should be reluctant
to state positively that 1t vas the
same horse | saw six years ngo.
Being greatly impressed with his
breeding, form and speed the descrip-
ton written at the time is far better
evidence than the recollection OF an
old mau who has seen hundreds of
horses worthy of high place among
the aristoCrats of the turf and track.
Not being a member Of the n. T. A.
hor A. 7. A.. an adequate penalty can
not be inflicted. though II may be that
the common law will protect as far as
to compel 4 restitution Of money oh
tanned through false pretcnses:
Honolulu, Aug. 2, 1903.
MI J. Cairn Simpson.-Dcar Sir:
take the liberty in writing YOU this
letter. knowing that you can do more
for me in the case than any other
man | know Of. | hardly expect YOU
to remember me. although I knew you
very well many years ago. when you
were training your two great cui'8.
"Anteeo" and "AntevOlo. on the old
Oakland race track. | was. at that
! time. with Charlie David better
known as Dutch Dave who, by the
way, Is at present here in the Islands.
: lie was handling at that time Mr.. 5.
brakes two young Admiral mares.
! 'Huntress' and Sister who after
wards developed into very fair cam
paigners. Then | worked for John a.
Goldsmith and rubbed Joe Arthurton'
his first year out. and for Billy Dona-
than and Lee Shancr and others. Any
of the old-time rubbers will remember
me. particularly Jack Groom. There
is another old-timer here who may 60
up to the coast on tho same steamer as
this letter. whom | think you know
! He is Jerry Broderick. II he does,
will ask him to call on you. Well
| finally drifted to the Islands some
eight years ago and kept at training
and driving harness horses ever since
with a good share of success, and to.
day enjoy the reputation OF being one
of the best among limited number OF
trainers in the Islands. Now comes
my tale of VICE. which will endeavoi
to make as brief as possible. To be-
gin with. we have very well organ
lied jockey club In Honolulu. the mem.
bership being composed of some Of tbs
wealthiest and most influential resi-
dents OF the Islands. and whose ain
is to have good. clean racing as far n!
lies in thir power b do so. They Civ,
an annual meeting on June 18th al
ways, which has been the great raCini
day here for many years. Well, OF
June 18th last year 1902) the program
contained a 2:30 class race for PAGER
and trotters, II being the slowest elias!
on the card. All the green horses wer'
entered that were in training. and fol
this country, very fair field OF horses
started-four in number-every on
having shown an ability to beat 2:3l
a long way Off. Among the field Il {
seal brown horse called Cyclone On
tered as a green horse, sire and dan
unknown. | drove horse in the rae
called Billy LCmps,' by MambrinC
Wilkes, dam by Dawn. This horse u
owned by Mr. s. |. Shaw and bough
by him in san Jose. Cyclone won tn,
first heat very easily in 2:27. Lem
being miXed-gaited horse and n III
Tie Eighty at the music and crowd. act
very badly and just beats the flag. II
the second heat Lemps acts good hnC
takes Cyclone to the half In l:lO an
forces him to do the mile in 1922 IL
winning the race, which was best tw'
In three. Lemps Is on his hptoes al
The way and taking all kinds of driv
ing, and Cyclone is jogging along jus
Ii length in front of him. | was sim
ply driving both horses. and beinl
right along with him the whole mil
and seeing the easy way in which h
did the trick, my suspicious wer
aroused | had not seen that kind of
green horse in many day, and "
are racing under the rules Of the \
4. A. This meeting extended TO tn
following Saturday-two days later
Cyclone being entered in 2;2i class
but in the warm-up just before tn
race, he blcd from the nose and wa
withdrawn nj the last moment. II
PAGES In hopplcs. ! felt like protest
ing the horse at the time, but | ha
no proof ut hand, SO I said nothing
and started in to find out all | coul,
II has tukcn a long time-Over II yea
but | think ! have landed him a
right, aud strangely enough. Mr.. Sim
son, through yourself, | obtained tn
first good clue to the Identification {
the horse, and | am no satisfied tn,
the said Cyclone Is none other tina
l.. Z.