The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-19
ISLAND RECORD
Is NOW BROKEN
r. Mackenzie of KAN Team
Breaks the Fifty-Yard
Dash Record.

After lapse of nearly five years, the
Kamehameha Schools and Oahu Col
lege resumed inter scholastic relations
in a track meet yesterday afternoon at
the Boys Field. A large crowd of
people witnessed the events, which
We're excellent in every respect, the
49, In the 100 yard dash, the island
record was broken, and many of the
other events were either tied or very
nearly broken. The track was in good
condition but the jumping pits We're
muddy and one was filled with water.
There was no swimming race on the
program and some of the boys were
surprised to see that preparations had
been made for such an event.
The only fault that could be. found
with the contest was that there were
too many events Thirteen events,
both track and field, take plenty of
time, and large portion of the crowd
left before the finish of the program.
The day was started by 100-yard
dash in which c. Lyman and w. Coop
er battled for the Oahus and F. Mac
kenzie for the Rams. The Rams won
and Mackenzie has the honor of lower
ing the island record. His time was
10 Is seconds.
The mile run was won by the Oahus,
r. Smith, their crack long distance run
ner. doing the mile in five and four
fifths minutes.
J. Bal OF the Kamehamehas won the
pole vault His distance was 9 feet 1
inch. Randolph Hitchcock was a
plucky little contestant. The youngest
man on the field, he very nearly won
the event and the way he stuck to it
was a credit to him.
The first and second places in the
hammer throw We're won by H. Kaa-
pana and l.. Kaapana, respectively, the
former winning five points for the Kams
by throwing the weight 104 feet, 4
inches.
In the fifty yard dash, Lyman and
Desha of the Oahus, and Hull and
Mackenzie of the Hams, were lined up
to test their speed. With the excep-
ton of Mackenzie, all made three false
starts which disqualified them for the
event According to the rules. Mac
kenzie had to run against himself,
which he proceeded to do in a very
Ieisurely fashion, taking So seconds to
cover the distance.
Punahou, through James Peterson,
won the 440 yard dash. Peterson's time
was So seconds.
The twelve pound shot was put 81
feet inches by E. Campbell Of the
kams.
Oahus seem to shine IN long distance
All of the longer distance
races were won by them yesterday.
The 220-yard dash was won by Lyman,
who took "a 3-5 seconds to cover the
ground.
j. Josiah and D. Mahukona, both
KAN boys, tied for first place in the
nigh Jump. Five feet three inches was
their height.
The prettiest race was the 120-yard
aurdIe race which the Kams, through
E.ota, won, his time being Is % sec
9nds.
The SS0~yard run was Won by r. s
Smith of the Oahus. Time, z:16 1-5.
The broad jump was won by Desha
# the Punahous. Distance, eighteen |
eet, ten and half inches.
The half mile relay, the last on the |
program, was won by the Oahus. One |
minute and forty-one seconds was the
ime.
The ground near the poles, during
he pole vault event, was very soft and
ne pole sunk into the mud, while the
nen were in midair.
The following were the officials OF
he events:
Starter-E. B. Turner.
Referee-W. H. Rabbit.
Scorers-David Kama1opili and Her
ert Kinsley.
Clerk of Course-Sam Johnson.
Announcer. Anderson.
Track. Judges-Mr. Brissel, Major Van
'liet, Paul Super.
Field Judges-John Ewing, H. M
yres, Rae Soares.
mekeepers-Edwin Fernandez, II.
T. Ayres. Sam Chillingworth.
The meet was run under the rules or ,
he \. a. a. A. ,
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