The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-08
HIGH SCHOOLS
TRACK MEET
Good Time Made Yesterday at
the Boys Field by School
Contestants.


afternoon the pistol shot which mark
ed the opening of the first annual field
day of the pupils of the High
| School rang out clear and sharp, as
Mr.. Blanchard, High Schools pro
fessor COACH" pulled the trigger.
The Weather was a disappointment.
When the meet began it gave promise
of being an ideal day. Later, the sun
came forth in full force and many were
grandstand. Toward the close of the
day the rain started to fau, but 1t in
no way interfered with the events.
Two of the judges failed to put N an
appearance at the beginning of the
meet, and some little time was lost in
waiting for them. When they finally
arrived they took seats in the grand
stand They evidently knew more of
English and history than they knew Of
judging a field and track meet.
Daintily dressed young ladies, elect
ed by popular vote as being the pref
test girls in their classes, awarded
the prizes-a red carnation lei en-
twined with MALE for first prize, a
pink one for the second, and a white
lei for the third. Miss Florence Cas-
sidy represented the senior class, Miss
Callie Lucas the juniors, Miss Julia
Colburn the sophomores and Miss
Edith Lightfoot the freshmen. All
were attired in white and wore their
class colors tied on their sleeves.
The seniors. represented in both
field and track events by John Lo, IN
the highest number of points, Lo scor-
ing 81 points. The freshmen came next
with 30, the juniors with 10, the sopho-
mores with Is, and the grammar de-
partment with but five.
The meet was an abominably slow
one, over four horus being consumed in
the pulling off of the seventeen events.
The fact that every contestant which
entered an event was entered for every
other event wa largely responsible for
this.
The program was opened by the
trial heats of the 100-yard dash. Bill |
Rice won the first heat and Lo won |
The second. In the final heat John Lo |
wor out, 0:1o 3-5 being his record.
The 8S0-yard run was a surprise TO |
many. A large number had entered, |
but only three boys ran. The first
time around, Robert Chillingworth had |
things pretty nearly his way, but little |
Bert Mott sprinted away ahead of him |
and won by over five feet. His time
was 2:27 2-5.
The twelve-pound shot was put |
thirty-seven feet two inches by John |
Lo.
The 120 yard hurdles, run off in heats. |
was won by Rice Both he and Lo tied |
for first place in the finals and had to |
run over again. Lo seemed to think |
that he had crossed the tape first but |
gracefully yielded to the referees deci-
sion. Riees time, after the race was
run over again, was :16 2-5. Los was I
II fat
The fifty yard dash was won by Lo,
his time being IS 3-5. Considering that |
10 has not been in training, this is
excellent time. being but Is more than |
the island record
The standing broad jump was won
by Rice. His jump was nine feet.
seven and a half inches.
The 220 yard dash, added another
lei to Rice's already large collection.
He ran the distance in rs As.
The three-legged race, an amusing
spectacle always, was made doubly SO
in this instance, by the fantastic ap-
pearance of the racers. Sam Wight |
and Richard Gilliland won the race for
the juniors, against two teams repre-
senting the Sophomore Class
The high jump was won by Lo who |
jumped four feet eight. BY a peculiar
coincidence, both men who made points
after him, jumped one inch and two
inches less respectively, Marcailino
jumping Al, and S. White. 4:6.
The bag race, for which entries We're /
received on the field was won by Dan
iel King. His time was :12 2-5
The running broad jump was eager
~ contested for by both John Lo and |
William Rice In the final tryout. Lo |
jumped 81 feet inches, while Rice
made 90 feet inches
Bunji Tokioka, representing the |
juniors, won the pole vault. Height, |
seven feet eight inches.
Rice walked away with the 44o yard |
run. Time, IL SIS.
The relay race, the best number on |
the card, and incidentally the last,