The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-07-12

desired and the weather was made for
the day. The celebration began with
a procession by Company d, n. G.. H.,
Captain Fetter in command.
Shortly after the close of the drill
the crowd, or as many as could be
seated, went to the pavilion where the
literary exercises were held. E. n.
Holmes announced the numbers. the
first being n prayer by the Rev. S. l..
Desha. Then came a selection by the
Hilo band which was followed by the
reading of the Declaration of indie
pendence by the Rev. Curtis T.. Shields.
Under the leadership of Mrs. Jarrett T.
Lewis a quartet. composed of that lady.
Miss Lilinoe Hapai, A. H. Jackson and
w. H. Beers, sang America and then
Mr.. Holmes introduced Chas. NJ. Lee
Blond as the orator of the day.
Directly literary exercises were fin
ished the crowd proceeded to the Brug-
helli Field where the athletic sports
were to come Off. 1t was not long until
every point of vantage was taken and
the tardy visitors were deprived Of
chance to witness the fun. The prog
ram was very long one and 1t was
three hours before the end was reached.
Some of the numbers were very anus
ing, both to the participants and the
spectators.
crowd to watch the baseball match
and the races. The races were slow
but the ball game made up for any
shortcomings in that line. The Unions
believed they would win hands down
from the Railroad team and it looked
for time that they might do so, but
at the end the score was favorable to
the latter and the purse of fifty dollars
went by agreement to the league COM
mittee.
The Union team was strengthened by
the addition of Tootsy Cunha, one of
the crack Honolulu players, but even
he could not win the game from team
that allows nothing to interfere with
regular practice.
THE HORSE RACES.
/. Three-eighths mile dash. So So,
1; Defender, 2; time. SO.
2. Half mile dash. Egyptian Prin-
cess, 1; So So, 2; time, SLY.
8. Half mile Hawaiian bred. G. II.
R., 1; Kauluhinano, 2; time. 53h.
4. Ponies under IA hands. half mile.
Niger, /; Sweet Pea, 2; time, ssh.
5. Mile and quarter. Defender, /;
Dixie Land. 2; time. 2:1sh
6. Japanese. Niger, l. Miss Toxic.
2; time, 1:O1.
Z. Three-quarter mile. Egyptian,
Princess, 1; Defender. 2; time, lis.
8. Gentlemens riding, half mile.
Birmingham with Kaulahinano.
9. Relay race, three horses each rider,
three miles, each horse to be ridden
twice. Demattius, /; John Ferreiro, 2.
BASEBALL MATCH.
Union Specials-Quni and P. Lewis,
IT,; Bento, 3D.; Cunha, h.; Espinda.
RI; Mccain, c.; Vannatta, CT: Me-
deiros, p.; Ragsdale, 3d.; Keanohou, IS.
Runs, s.
Hilo Railroad-W. Ioka, rf.: G. Pa
hio, CT; Kaluhikawa, IT,; T. Nahiwa,
3d.; A. Naeole, h.; c. Green, 2b.; j.
Mahelona, S.; j. Williams, p.; II. Ii
likane, C. Runs, Z.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
A three days tennis tournament for
the championship of the island of Ha-
wall ended on July 4. The gentlemen's
singles were won by DR.. F. Irwin, TAX
ing the e. N. Holmes cup, which has
to be won three times. Mrs. III. Patten
won the ladies' singles. carrying the
Hilo Tennis Club cup, to be won three
times. The gentlemen's doubles We're
won by DIR. j. Grace and j. Il. Metcalfe,
and the mixed doubles by Mrs. Patten
and DR.. Irwin.
FOURTH AT VOLCANO,
The Fourth at the Volcano House
opened early with the booming of a
cannon and the sharp explosions of
firecrackers. Early IN the forenoon the
sun broke through the clouds and soon
the guests at the hotel We're planning
trips to the crater, the fern forest the
koa grove and the many other places
of interest and beauty In the vicinity
of kiauea, During the day the hotel
was the scene of parties leaving for or
returning from their excursions, The
hotel had been decorated for the ocoa-
sion, It's corridors and lunals were
lined with leaves NJ the tree form ana
feslooned with the national colors,
Afler dinner combining Hawaiian
luau with American cookery, the guests
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