The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-23


, wagons will be passed over the race
course to Law the dust. With bands o
cowboys and scores of hoofs beating M
the soil, the dust of yesterday was any
thing but pleasant.
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The street car system was taxed tC
its utmost Yesterday Three cars were
run at time on King street and the
Punahou line ran out to Waikiki. De
spite the extra service the c~avvd col I
hardly be accommodated. The traffic
was almost unprecedented.
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Hardly a prettier spot for grouping
the automobiles for photographs could
have been selected by the Photographic
committee. 1t was in the midst of the
finished portion of Kapiolani Park wi h
coeoannt palms and algarobas for back
ground. 1t was an ideal place.
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The Promotion Committee auto.
driven by Archie Young, occupied the
head OF the line with Secretary Wood
and Fred L. Waldron occupying seats
therein. The Promotion Committee
was the mainstay of the whole show
and its members worked hard to make
the fiesta a success.
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A. Gartley, of the Promotion Com
mittee, who arranged most of the de-
tails of the parade, is to be cOngratu
lated on his excellent work. He had
Woodworking committee which stood
behind him throughout. But there
could be more strict management of the
moving of the procession.
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Acting Governor jack Atkinson
showed his democratic spirit yester-
day by mingling with the crowd ON the
race course in front of the grand stand.
He refused to sit in a box, saying that
he felt more at home among the
"boys.'' The "'boys' were glad to
welcome him in their midst.
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Almost the only accident that oc--
Cured during the day was that which
happened to Miss Bernice Cooke, one
of the pau riders, during the formation
of the parade at Thomas Square. She |
became dizzy, and her horse reared, en-
tangled the skirts of her pau in the
stirrups and Miss Cooke was thrown to
the ground. She was not badly hurt. /,
When the auto of Mr.. f. c. Chaplin. :
the New York millionaire, passed the
Moana hotel, its occupants were given
an ovation. The car itself was a beau :
tiful thing, the contrast between the
rich green of the hull and the delicate
tint of the pink roses forming the up
per works, made it conspicuously beau
tiful, and the trio of pretty women
gave added charm.
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Ex-Queen Liliuokalani occupied 4
seat of honor in the premises of Prince
Waikiki, and watched
the passing throng. She was sur
rounded by a numerous court of ladies
and gentlemen. All who passed in
decorated carriages. as well as the Ha-
waiian pau riders saluted the ex-Queen
and received a smile in return.
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\ party provided with seats in the
BOX adjoining the judges box by cOur
-esv of the general committee, com
prised Judge and Mrs. Sanford B. Dole,
Mr.. c. NJ Robinson, the park expert of
New York, and Mrs. Robinson, Presi-
lent and Mrs. A. F. Grifiths, of Oahu
College; Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Dodge,
Irs T. H Hosmer, Mr.. and Mrs. John
lucas, Mr.. f. $ Hosmer.
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\ runaway occurred Yesterday at !
LapioIani Park back of the grand :
tand during the Judging The bit fell
rom a horses mouth and the animal I
ashed along line of vehicles. =
Walter Dillingham; broke out from tho
ace track and with a heavy loaded
roper was about to deal the animal
blow on the nose, when a policeman
sed his club. The animal was quoted
own Immediately. 1t was drawing a
agon carrying Photographic supplies
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There were no better pleased recipi-
ITS of a prize in the parade than the
RECON girls in their tally-ho, FL Capt.
n The wagon was decorated in the
RECON colors as well as in the Ha
and green. Oregon was
,elled prettilv in lima leis The girls
ere all in white and waved American
.gs Were they pleased? Well, it
as particularly gratifying to them to
me three thousand miles to get d
ize in Hawaii
Many of the riders in the pau sec
IN failed to carry out the whole
heme of apparel, many lacking the
pc. which is a necessity to complete
e costume. The modern shirtwaists
Il pau skirts lost prizes to several.
RS. Kamakea Stillman, who won the
st prize. was picked out Mt once by
E crowd as a special prize winner.
though over 20 years of age, she sat
civ in the saddle and rode easily and
th considerable dignity. Her smile,
len she accepted the prize, was pleas