The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-29
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The steamer Mauna Kea, leaving at
noon today, will be packed to the
guards with passengers bound for Hilo
races. FAs there is no excursion being
run, no one will be able to get back
to Honolulu before Thursday, January
z, but many will improve the occa-
sion by making the trip to the vol
cano.
The race.meeting commences on Fri
day and will be continued on the fol.
lowing day, with the possibility of
some match races being made for the
following week. Hilo is expected to
be crowded with delegations from Ha
wall Maui and Honolulu.
Eighteen races are carded for deci
sion on the two days, and the amount
paid in purses will total $4,000.
Over forty different horses will com
pete in the different events, including
entries from Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and
San Francisco.
The Hilo meeting is bound to be q
very great one, and the city will de
| serve all the support she may get, fol-
it is Hilo, ably seconded by Wailuku
that is responsible for what life there
is left in the racing game in the Ter
ritoIy today.
The class of horses racing will b,
better than has ever been the case a
Hilo since racing started there sever
or eight years ago.
In the Hawaiian bred races, Indigo
Elko and Major Collier may be relied
upon to carry off the honors. with 1
probability of good dark one being
uncovered by Julian Monsarrat.
OF the FIVE horses carded to star
in the rich Merchants Stakes, all ap
pear to have a chance, with the ex
ception of Yola Girl, which has gon,
dead off. Adion will probably be fla
| vorite, with the Hilo stable, consist
ing of Frolic and Banonica, next il
demand. Should the track be muddy
Bruner is certain to be heavily back
ed to win. The old horse is said to bt
better than ever, and his connections
fancy his chances highly, whatever
the track may be. 1t seems certain
that the winner will clip slice of
| the track record for mile and {
quarter.
McAuliffe will ride Adion; Willis
| Frolic; Clarence, Banonica; Ferreira
Bruner; and Malahaole, Yola Girl.
The free for-all trot and pace, fo'
which purse of $3.50 is hung up, will
be second only in interest to the Mer
chants Stakes. Waldo j., Parnell
the Maui wonder; Harry Hurst, tn,
Coast importation, and Naniwa, own
ed by Billy Lucas, and Hawaiian
bred constitute the field. Jim Quinn
win likely drive Waldo j., Jack Glib
son will be behind Harry Hurst, an,
Dick Davis may pilot Parnell.
| Waldo J. is said to be workin
splendidly, and if he is as good as tn
| Hilo reports make MIN out to be, h
should take the race handily. Par
nell would appear to be his most dan
gerous opponent. Two-twenty vii
| win the race. The Holmes Cup,
massive trophy, will be given if 81
is ,beaten in the race.
The going is certain to be on tn
heavy side and PAGERS are Of little &C
count on heavy tracks, as rule
Trotters, with their high action, neal
" always beat the PAGERS on. heav
track. Waldo J., however, is heav
horse, with a high action, and is gal
ed very much like trotter. He wi
bnio WV thN NNN.>
PAGERS, should the track be heav,
apart from his performances and elias
His age is nothing against him. II
is game to the core, has not bee
, abused, and is perfectly sound.
Indigo will run great race in IL
mile for Hawaiian-breds on the fir
S day..
Nothing is known of the starters
the hurdle race carded for first da
but, the horse that Domingo Ferreil
Il took up with him on Tuesday is sa
to be a "lepper." The hurdles WI
r be low enough, however, to permit
horse negotiating them with very II
tie schooling.
e The one and half mile free-fo
n all on the second day looks to ha'
!, been made for Bruner. Trilby Gre'
will be contender here, however, al
: if Ferreira IS big horse be pulled o
r for this race he must not be owe
S looked.
SULLIVAN WILL