The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-25

The championship field day was a
success from many standpoints The
weather was perfect, the crowd large
and enthusiastic and the sport of the
keenest possible description.
Entries We're numerous in all the
events, the fields averaging dozen.
The track at the Boys Field was in
ffrst-class shape and reflected much
credit on the painstaking superintepG-
ence of Rev. E. B. Turner, the moving
spirit of the Boys Clubs, which the
proceeds of yesterdays meet will di-
rectly benefit
The program was run through with
out mitch, thanks to the able efforts
of Clerk of the Course Sam Johnson
who performed his arduous duties in
an eminently satisfactory manner.
The competing clubs were the Dia-
lnond Heads, Kamehameha Schools,
Kamehameha Alumni and Oahu Col
lege. The Tenth Infantry entered a
couple of individuals in two of the
running events
A handsome koa cup was awarded to
the team securing the greatest num-
scorer was the recipient of "a gold
medal while the winners of the vari-
Gus events were given silver medals.
The prizes were presented to the
successful competitors by Princess Ka-
wananakoa who crowned the victors
with lima leis and the second men
home with carnation wreaths.
The contest for the cup was between
the Kamehameha Schools team and
the Diamond Heads, who contested
every inch of the race stubbornly. The
Diamond Heads took the lead, then the
Rams passed them, but the red and
white aggregation finished with a rush
and almost snatched victory from the,
blue and white contingent.
Oahu College made a good showing
considering that they entered the meet
on an eleventh hour resolve and itn
pursuance of an almost forlorn hop9.
This team will surely have TO He
reckoned with year from now.
The scores We're KamehamEha
Schools, 81 2-3 points: Diamond Heads,
so points; Oahu College, II 1-3 points;
Kamehameha Alumni, 5 points.
Three records were lowered. ten
seconds being clipped off the prdvious
best time for the mile by Sh4rsch.
Kanae added 9 feet to the hammer
throw record and Hopper cleared the
bar in the running high jump, art inch
and a half to the good of what had
ever been done in Hawaii befoTe.
An unfortunate incident occurred in
connection with the mile waikiki Aud
of the Kams and Huihui of the Alumni,
VINO finished first and second, weFe gull
ty Of most unfair walking, in fact at
times the pair were fagranpy run
ming. Ayres. of the Diamond Heads,
who walked fairly and (squarely
throughout, had to be content with
third place. neither of his opponents
being disqualified.
The Judges decision was the cause
of an extraordinary demonstration on
the part of the spectators, the an
nouncement of the placipgs being
greeted with loud and contiguous hoot-
ing.
AS soon as the starting gun was
fired, Aud Huihui and Hang Chack
of Oahu College took the lead on al
most a dead run. Judge Slchoeffel or
dered Hang Chack off the course al
though his style was fairer than that
of the other two CONTESTANTS, .but pref
ty rank at that.
When Aud and Huihpi had estab-
lished a substantial lead they were
warned. After another spell of mix
ing they We're again warned but had
the race well in hand by this time on
account of the lead they had achieved
and had no object in walking other
than fairly the remainder of the route.
Even then. as soon as Judge Schoef-
feI would go ahead on his wheel OF
either Aud or Huihui, the one in the
rear would break into a trot and keep
it up until the official showed signs
of turning his head.
On the second lap an Oahu College
man passed Ayres on a rim and looked
like getting third place by virtue OF
that unorthodox gait. He was not even
warned but ran so hard that he be-
came exF1austes and was compelled 10
relinquish the contest.
Meanwhile Ayres kept pegging away
at a good clip and finished the race
in perfect style and with tremendous
squirt.
Auld finished in such ridiculousiy
fast time that even the timekeepers
were unwilling to announce IT. SO
Ayres' alleged time of sos was given
out as that of the winner, the Dla-
mond Head man being told that ne
had made the mile in $50,
A nrotest" was Immediately entered
bv Manager Chillingworth of the Dia-
mond Head team.
This race practically decided the
chamnionsf1ip. for with Aud and HUI
hui disqualified and the race given 10
Ayres. the score would be DIAMOND
Heads, 54; Kamehameha Schools, ~
2-S.
Judge schoeffel was going to dis
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