The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-08-08
MAUI GONE
ON TENNIS

MAUI. August 4.-L.ast Saturday and
Sunday George H. Perkins of Burling-
ton. Vermont. and Rob. c. Barrows OF
Haverford, Penn. visited the crater OF
Haleakala and were especially delight
ed with their trip. Mr., Perkins is
professor of biology in the University
of Vermont and state geologist of Yer
mont. Mr.. Barrows is the nephew of
DIR. Hitchcock, the we'll known
scientist. now on Hawaii. Prof. Perkins,
in describing the view from Haleakala,
stated that the cloud effect in conjunc-
ton with the crater and the sea was
unequaled anywhere in the world and
that no language could describe the
beauty of the scene presented. The
two gentlemen returned to Honolulu by
the Mauna Loa, having visited both
Kilauea and Haleakala.
TENNIS EXCITEMENT.
AS the 18th approaches the enthusi-
asm for tennis increases-in truth.
nothing is talked of on central Maui
excepting tennis. Eighteen couples-36
players-from the center of the island
have entered the present cup tourna-
ment and there are certainly as many
more who for various reasons did not
enter, and then there are quite num-
Der of tennis experts in Lahaina, the
members of formerly flourishing club.
There are perhaps altogether 100 men
and women players on the island and
these with proper management should
cause tennis to become the most popu-
lar Maui sport excepting only the ma
tional game of baseball.
Apropos of the coming tournament,
it is generally conceded that Messrs.
Krumbhaar and Basata will be win
ners, though there are several couples
who will make the contest close one.
Last Saturday, on the tennis court
at the Haiku residence of Hon. c. H.
Dickey, w. w Westcott of Puunene
threw his knee out Of joint. The doc
tor states that Mr.. westcott will be.
unable to play on August II.
Thursday afternoon-seven of the
ladies of the Makawao Tennis Club by
invitation played on the fine new court
at Kahului. They left Paia by the
regular afternoon train and returned in
a special by the courtesy of H. b.
Weller.
POLO ITEMS.
Kauai will probably not send team
to the September polo tournament In
Honolulu, owing to the report that the
Rice brothers will be unable to play
Charles having injured his shoulder and
Arthur being Ill.
lab
large stables on it's Paia grounds and
a dozen and more ponies are now in
the hands of regular horse-trainer,
who lives at the polo stables and is
putting the animals into fine condition
for the September contest. The play
ers for the Honolulu game have not
all been selected, though the quartet
will be much as follows:
No. /, G. w. Wilbur or H. A. Bald
win.
No. 2, Fred Baldwin.
No. 8, F. F.. Baldwin (captain).
No. 4, d. T. Fleming.
There is some uncertainty as yet as
to No. /, but the other positions will
probably be filled as above mentioned.
WAILUKU, August 5.-With the sell
ling and razing of the buildings, plants
and fixtures of the taro factory of
the Hawaiian Fruit & Taro Co., dis
appears one of Mauis pioneer industrial
landmarks. The taro factory was built
somewhere in the neighborhood of thir-
ty years ago, and was used for the
manufacture of taroena, vegetable
food product which is being advertised
in the monthly magazines. Last year
a quantity was made up and shipped
to New York, and at that time there
was some talk of continuing operating
the factory, but sufficient quantity of
taro which would warrant making up
into taro -four could not be had with
out paying prohibitory price. Thos.
w. Hebron of Honolulu bought the
machinery, and w. T. Robinson the
building. The ground will revert to
the government and will be used for
an armory for Company l.