The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-14
GYMkANA AND
POLO MATCH
(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)

| From Wednesdays Advertiser)
The beautiful Moanalua polo field
never appeared to better advantage
than it did yesterday afternoon, sur.
rounded by carriages and autos with
gay gowned inmates, hundreds of in
terested spectators perched on coigns
of vantage on the surrounding hillsides,
and on the stretch of level turf, the
pick of Oahu's horsemen struggled in
mimic combat The afternoon was n
perfect one and the sports were well
over and the majority of the spectators
fairly started for home before the lit
tie shower of the evening came up.
The sports planned by the polo club
were carried off in splendid shape, the
various novelty races producing no end
of amusement and there being no acct
dents of nature more serious than
to bring down upon the hapless ones,
the laughter of their friends after the
thing was over.
The crowd gathered at the grounds
early, rather too early in the opinion
of the first corners, for the first race
was not started until half past two. At
this time fully thousand people had
gathered. First came the egg and
spoon race, a score of horsemen being
drawn in line and each given wooden
spoon and an egg, the object of the
race being to carry the egg in the
spoon over the course, which necessita-
ted the jumping of two hurdles The
directions ana the course were plain,
but the keeping of the egg in the spoon
was not, and there was a scufrying
back and forth on the part of the riders
for fresh eggs to replace those spilled
along the route. The hurdles were
where the majority came to grief The
first man to cross the finish line with |
his egg unbroken was George Denison.
There was a lively little time just
before this race started. Gerrit +. Will
der was distributing the eggs from a
bagful he carried. His approach was
not relished by the mount of Il. b.
Sumner and the pony reared and in
coming down, bowled Mr.. Wilder over.
Not satisfied, the horse then kicked
him as he rolled and turned him over
1 couple of times, after which the steed
gave bucking performance around the
rack. Sumner stuck to him until the
lorse slipped and rolled, but both got
up uninjured. Sumner has only just
come out of the hospital, where he was
aid up with a broken leg, and many
who saw the accident yesterday feared
hat he had another break coming.
THE PAU RACE.
The second race was a splendid one.
Night ladies with extempore pau
kirts, raced half way around the polo
cid, then dlsmounted, handed over
heir pa-us TO eight gentlemen, who
ode back over the couse TO the start
lg point, The lady riders were Mrs. !
llfford Kimball. Miss Ella White. Miss I
lice Macfarlane, Mrs, George Potter,
Iiss Murlel Campbell. Miss Mlgron- !
ite Parker Miss Lawrence ana Mrs.
Bergstrom. Miss Lawrence got well !
way In the lead, but mlstook tho |
curse and lost by riding out Of her !
ay, The transfer Of costumes was
Iost amusing, the men struggling
ost unmanfully Ia Tying their gaudy
aus around them, but all got on y
-otty well In a bunch w, Maofarlane. .
ho rode the mount OF his sister, Miss
lice Macfarlane. wan The race la y
ose finish, w. Dillingham;. who was q
IN up IN tho bunch, had spin. but u
imbed back on hH pony none the !
prHo for ~ y
POLO PROVED EXCITING,
Tho polo contest, ln shloh tbs Reds
ond The Blues gas a splendid nghl-
ln. fart ana FURIOUS, Tho Reds, cap III
inoa By a. W ahlnEle, proved ~. n
Eoiher too much Tor captain flem' y
~ iilues although tbs latter came n
/, stFfnE az fhs finish AND scored tho y
shorty " the goats 10 the tgo last Vol