The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-16

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A. member Of the Royal Hawaii
Yacht Cub got off good one the other
day. On account of indisposition. II
waS thought that Clarence Macfarfane
might not be well enough 10 sail his
yacht to San Francisco in person. One
yachtsman suggested that profess
sionaI sailor might be entrusted with
La Palora. but the others. with whom
he was discussing the matter were OF
the opinion that. for the credit Of the
club, the boat would have 10 be sailed
by an amateur
Wen. what's the matter with max
ing a. member Of the club and
Letting him take the boat to the
Coast?" queried the first speaker.
That's all well and good replied
another local Corinthian, but however
would we get him out of the club
again."
Two things about La Paloma's de-
parture, which caused the tongues OF
the crowd 10 wag. were that she didn't
fly the American flag and took no
small boat along with her.
Pretty fix they'll be in. remarked
one sea-lawyer. If a man happens 10
be lost overheard
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It's passing strange that a baseball
crank should be called z fan, when he
can't be shut up
sss
I am told that certain locar
editress has placed her photograph on
sale, at a local curio store. price .
cents each. Her example has. 1 hear,
been followed by my impecunious
A. nd the sporting editor OF the Adj
yertiser, who goes his sister of the
Fourth Estate several better, By
slaughtering the price (count em)
cents. autogra phing the photo and
throwing in. for good measure, d
double-distilled. triple-extract tip for
the Hilo Derby
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The announcement recently appeared
in a local paper. that the Kameha-
meha Schools Athletic Club had cele-
brated its recent field day victory.
surely The last word is printers
error!
Tonight viii see the Hibernians'
shindig. Plenty of punch but no
punching" is the excellent motto of
The committee on arrangements.
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Ex-Comuodore Hebron was discuss
ing with Skipper Macfariane the best
way OF transferring the log of the
first twenty-four hours from La Pa
Iona TO the Gladys
Put il in a medicine bottle and
chuck it overheard" suggested Hob
ron
4 hope I won't have q medicine
bottle empty by that time replied the
master of the cup racer.
We'll. put it in beer bottle ex-
claimed Hebron: -there'u be no such
difficulty experienced with that"
Macfdrlane kokuaedi
So HIIo is 10 have an old-tine race
meeting in July, two days Of excellent
sport being promised. The Kinau VIII
be run as an excursion boat and sleepy
little Hno town viii be en- fete 10 re-
ceive visitors from far and wide.
What fun was TO be had at the semi
annual meetings at HooIulu Park, five
years ago: Prices would go up IN
HiIo as soon as the Kinau was tele-
phoned from Laupahoehoe, IT is true,
but that did not cut any ice. The
boys from Honolulu were out for a
good time. and a little thing like A
hundred per cent. raise in hotel rates
wasn't going To prevent them from
having it.
There was racing under the auspices
Of Jack Wilson, Jim Quinn. Billy Gun |
1ingham Mike Costello, Domingo Fer |
reira, Billy and Jack Lucas. 'Bonny"
Judd and other turf purists.and il was !
good to watch. if not exactly the brand /
that a conservative bettor cares 10 |
wager or.
In the evening. provided Sheriff An
1rews was IN compIacent humor, |
pools were sold over the Volcano sta |
oies- There was lots Of money float |
ng about in those days and il came in I!
from the plantations in chunks and |
xads, anxious and eager TO be bet on /
anything with four legs and a rider up. |
it was taken back.
Pool selling over. the crowd would /
'lay poker. shoot craps or g 70 lHaus
lEtI post time for the first race. oc-
,asionany excursions would be taken
o the wiIGs Of Wa5akea where inter
sting phases Of native life could be
tudied in ali their primitive sim
,licTty
The crowd gave the Hilo police the
me OF their lives. The curfew law
vas then enforced in HiIo and any
tranger seen on the streets after dark
vas Swallowed by bicycle policeman
lho followed his man until the latter
OF tired of the monotony Of the tnlng
nd gave him drink or some othei
title keepsake 70 get I'D OF him 4
3 plain Of police once warned me that
I attempted 10 purchase q drink at
,enostEenes' Cafe on q sunday I not (
eng a guest Of the house at the time.
9 would be compelled ID do his duty
7uch as il would grieye him and place
e under arrest That was in Hilo's
a.cyon days I am given 10 under
-aRd that things have changed sadly
= the worse since then
On the trip home the click Of tAe
rap dice and The T77oa ming Of the maj