The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-02

practiced mimic war and there games
of ali kinds, as spear throwing, bat
Ting with war clubs wrestling, etc,
We're conducted. My boyhood recollec-
lions of the chiefs was that they We're
very numerous and mostly very large
men. The King was not over the av-
erage in height but was very supple.
and strong. He had curly hair and a
light color and very genial pleasant
manner and drunk or sober 1 never
saw him out of temper. In speaking
of the sports some of the chiefs excell-
ed in a marvellous manner. 1 have
seen Paki father of the late Mrs. Pau
ahi Bishop who was a very large and
powerful man, both throwing spears
and allowing from four to six men
throw at him. He would catch one
and with that ward off the others, or
dodge them, for he was as agile as a
cat. He was quite d temperate man
and lived TO a good age, dying in 1850
l once saw the King throw his spear
at the target which it pierced and was
driven into the tree behind. The spear,
made OF kauwila, was broken off and
he gave me a fragment of it from
which l had cane made and will al
ways keep in his memory. Kauwila is
hardness and heavy weight. on which
account the natives preferred it for
making spears, mallets for beating
kappa, and other tools. 1t is found on
the dry slopes on the leeward of all
the islands but is not plentiful except
at Waimea. Kauai, where it is the
highest OF all trees.
The chiefs affected white clothing
and they looked we'll on the green
sward with the forest for a back
ground. They would do some of the
most daredevil feats and sometimes
when holly engaged in a contest, and
perhaps heated by wine, the sport be-
came the real thing and friends were
forced to interfere. All of those splen-
did men have passed away and prob
ably if 1 had acquired drinking habits
L would be with them today.
Kinau, the kings sister, was married
to NJ. Kekuanaoa by whom she had
large family all of whom were of my
grade of age. L knew the Princes
Moses, Lot Alexander. and the Prin-
cess Victoria Kamamalu. L have seen
Moses ride his horse up the steps in
side the fort, about where Hackfeld'S
is now, and compel him to leap from
the top of the wall, height of from
twelve TO sixteen feet. AT UlukOu, at
Waikiki, where the Moana now stands,
was an assembling place for aquatic
sports. 1t is not possible to judge of
the skill of the chiefs in that line by
what is seen nowadays as in those
days swimming, surfing, canoeing, etc,
We're taught and practiced from in
fancy and there was great emulation
amongst them in those sports.
WHEN HORSES CAME
The first horse was landed here in
1903 and they multiplied both by sue
cessive importations and breeding until
they became very numerous, every per-
son owning one and some having very
many. Kamehameha III. had some fine
animals and was splendid horseman
and drunk or sober rode up the valley
and over the then perilous pail road.
Once 1 saw his horse fall with him in
coming up and we expected to see him
dashed over the precipice but he re-
covered and striking his horse he COM
PEELED it to get up and bring him safe
ly to the top.
My mother. Kaumakaokane. was
high chiefess and the king and his
court were frequently entertained at
our houses both at Ahipuu and in the
town house. At Ahipuu they often in