The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-08
.H|LO'S NEW
YEAR. RACES
Getting Ready for
the Holiday
Meet.

HILO. Dec. 4.-Defender is coming
back to town. Defender is the snap
py little black that was heavily back
Rejected. His owner. Mr.. Carly, Of
Papaaloa, has parted with him to a
company of Hilo gentlemen who will
train him for all he Is worth for the
New Year races. The Hilo hui is
composed of .dessrs. O'Rourke. Riley,
Holmes. Wright, Easton and Moses.
1t is said they paid $500 for the cele-
! brated runner. Defender has q fine
record on the Bay District track, and
for long time held the record on the
! Fresno track.
There are a number Of horses at the
track at Hoolulu Park training for the
coming races. Mr.. O'Rourke is look
ing after Dixie Land, Carter Harrison
and Rejected. He says Dixie went
| mile one day this week two seconds
better than his Hilo track record. Re-
jected never was SO good as he Is to-
day. and Carter Harrison Is working
WE'LL
A side purse Of $500 has been made
up for Carter Harrison, Dixie Land
and Racine Murphy and any others
that will come in. 1t is not known
whether Racine Murphy will go
| against these other two or not.
Five Japanese have already come
in with their horses and this branch
of the New Year races promises to be
livelier than ever before.
Mr.. Brughelli has dispensed with all
trainers and is working his little sor-
ed better than at the present.
The program for the New Year race
meet is published elsewhere, together
with the conditions and purses
Tribune.
THOS. C. MCPHERSON DEAD.
Thos. c. MCPHERSON, the only mono
genarian in Hilo, came to his death
suddenly last Tuesday at his home on
Volcano street. The old gentleman
was painting his cottage and fell from
the ladder on which he was standing
to the ground. The shock was more
than he could stand and he breathed
his last shortly after being picked up
The funeral was held Wednesday from
Brown residence adjoining the cottage
where the old man had spent his last
years. Rev. Mr.. Baptiste made
short funeral address.
Mcpherson was one Of the quaint
and lovable characters of Hilo. His
varied life in many lands made his
mind a storehouse of "reminiscences.
Born at Inverness. Scotland, about
1872, he came of the sturdiest Scotch
ancestry and carried inviolate through
his long life the highest sense of hon
or and sterling honesty. He served
in the Crimean war. He was a sailor
before the mast and became a captain.
He spent about forty years of his life
in the Hawaiian Islands and one time
was CAPTAIN of the schooner Fannie
which piled between Honolulu and San
Francisco. He was also a contractor
and mechanic at one time.
For the past seven years he has been
with J. d. nennedy the jeweller, work
ing in various capacities. He left a
will, naming C. C. Kennedy as execu-
tor.-Tribune.
KILAUEA BOOMING.
The activity at the Kilauea crater is
on the increase. Large number of
visitors are at the Volcano House and
they all report magnificent sight in
! -alemaumau. The Hilo people who
prefer to stay at home have been
favored with splendid views of Maui
ma Loa this week. Mokuaweoweo
doing herself proud, having been con-
t.nuously active for two months.
The lava lake in the bottom of Hale
is now 300 by 1913 feet in size /
and is not more than $50 feet from the !
surface. The lake is kept in commo-
ton by one fountain, which works
steadily. At times second fountain
plays.
Manager Bidgood has Just made new
of the circumference Of
He finds that II now
measures 1891 feet, whereas a year
ago it was only a little more than
5000. This increase in size is caused
by falling of the walls. The debris
in the bottom, with the present out
pouring of lava, has filled up space |
Of about 200 feet. The weather at the
House yesterday was bright |
and clear. There will probably be an
excursion at popular rates Saturday.
Tribune.