The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-26
NARRATIVE OF THE DOUBLE-JOINTED
"HUNCH"

| 1t is regretfully acknowledged that
not all of these narratives of horse
| racing lunches are capable of abso-
| lutte verification. But the one that fol-
| lows is. The bunch had its inception
and outcome in and around Washing
ton. The beneficiary of the bunch was
Washington man who is known to
great many Washington people He is
committee clerk at the Capitol. The
bunch happened to him a year ago last
spring, but the correct story thereof
has never been printed.
The bunch gathered in the committee
clerk one morning, before the regular
eastern racing season had begun, when
he picked up a paper and caught sight
of the name of the horse Honolulu
entered for the Kentucky Club handi-
cap, an event to be run that day at
the opening of the race track at Hot
Springs, Arkansas. The committee
clerk knew that old mud runner, and
had cleaned up on him several times
But, in addition to his liking for the
horse Honolulu, the following reasons
were quickly borne in upon him why
he should play Honolulu that day:
l. The horse Honolulu wae famous
mud lark, and the report from Hot
Springs stated that it was raining hard
there for the opening day, and that
the track would be deep and sloppy
>. Honolulu was to run in the Ken
lucky Club handicap. and the commit
tee clerk was from Kentucky.
3. The committee clerk had soldiered
with the volunteer army at Honolulu
after the Spanish war, and liked Ho-
nolulu better than any place he had
ever seen, barring Washington. :
4. He has a brother living in Homo
lulu.
). Only the day before he had re-
ceived a letter from his brother, with
the Honolulu postmark. stating that
the most remarkable rainstorm ever
known in Honolulu had taken place
the week before, and that it had rain
ed only a fraction less than eight
inches within a few hours. C'Big rain
at Honolulu, raining at Hot Springs,
where Honolulu's going to rum guess
hats bad" figured out the committee
Jerk, exuItingly)
8. At a vaudeville show on the previ-
,us night the committee clerk had lis
ened TO the music of five male Kanaka
singers. with taro- patch fddles, sing
ng the Hawaiian folk-songs.
:. Prince cupid" the delegate from
Hawaii had that morning entered for
he first time since his arrival in Wash
lgton the committee room in which the
nan upon whom all of these variations
f bunch Were swooping is employed
Turing the session of the Congress.
Thus the committee clerks bunch on
he horse Honolulu had grown by ac-
retion and he resolved to have a bet
n the mud lark.
The clerk made a hasty tabulation of
hese cheerful auguries. and benevo- /
entity passed the tabulation around
mong his pals at the Capitol. How
yer. none of them could see it as he
id. The bunch thing had been sweep
lg through the Capitol for some time.
My a few days before a sad thing O
the bunch line had denied large
lumber of enthusiasts employed under a
lie great white dome. An Alaska mine
vner had beer showing a large mug {
It of gold around among people he met
it'll up at the Capitol On the day Il
lat he did this the bunch players |
nong the employees on the House side |
upon looking at the entries. d
AT Our Nugget was slated to go at |
ew Orleans that afternoon. and Our
ugget had easily won her previous
ce All hands. consequently. chipped
to the Old Nugget POOL and one of
EN- was sent to the ID st. Asaph D
,ol room - string the money across II
e board on the mare. Our Nugget a
II in the race, after leading for most