The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-29
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THEY'RE GOING
To SEE EN- RUN
mauna kea viii Take Big Crowd
to the HiIo Merry Go
Round.

The steamer Mauna Kea, leaving at
noon today, will be packed to the
guards with passengers bound for Hilo
races. AS there is no excursion being
run, no one will be able to get back
to Honolulu before Thursday, January
z, but many viii 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 a
very great one, and the city will de-
serve all the support she may get, for
it is Hilo, ably seconded by Waikiki,
that is responsible for what life there
is left in the racing game in the Ter
ritory today.
The class of horses racing will be
better than has ever been the case at
Hilo since racing started there seven
or eight years ago.
In the Hawaiian-bred races, Indigo,
Elko and Major Collier may be relied
upon to carry off the honors. with
probability of a good dark one being
uncovered by Julian Monsarrat.
Of the five horses carded to start
in the rich Merchants Stakes, all APP
pear to have a chance, with the ex-
ception of Yola Girl, which has gone
dead off, Adion will probably be ia
vorite, with the Hilo stable, consist
ing of Frolic and Banonica, next in
demand. Should the track be muddy,
Bruner is certain to be heavily back
ed to win The old horse is said 20 be
better than ever and his connections
fancy his chances highly, whatever
the track may be. It. seems certain
that the winner will clip a slice off
the track record for a mile and
quarter.
McAuliffe will ride Adion; Willis,
Frolic; Clarence, Banonica; Ferreira,
Bruner; and Makahaole, Yola Girl.
The free-for-all trot and pace, for
which a 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, the
Coast importation, and Naniwa, own
ed by Billy Lucas, and a Hawaiian
bred, constitute the field. Jim Quinn
win likely drive Waldo j., Jack Glib
son will be behind Harry Hurst, and
Dick Davis may pilot Parnell.
Waldo J. is said to be working
splendidly, and if he is as good as the
Hilo reports make him out to be, he
should take the race handily. Par
nell would appear to be his most dan
gerous opponent. Twotwenty will
massive trophy, will be given if 2:18
is beaten in the race.
The going is certain to be on the
heavy side and PAGERS are of little ae-
count on heavy tracks, as a rule.
Trotters, with their high action, near
ly always beat the PAGERS on heavy
track. Waldo J., however, is heavy
horse, with a high action, and is gait
ed very much like a trotter. He will
have this advantage over the other
PAGERS, should the track be heavy,
apart from his performances and class.
His age is nothing against him. He
is game to the core, has not been
abused, and is perfectly sound.
Indigo will run a great race in the
mile for Hawaiian on the first
day.
Nothing is known of the starters in
the hurdle race carded for first day, |
but the horse that Domingo Ferreira
took up with him on Tuesday is said
to be "lepper." The hurdles will
be low enough, however, to permit a
horse negotiating them with very lit
tie schooling.
The one and half mile free-for- |
ali on the second day looks to have |
been made for Bruner. Trilby Green |
will be a contender here, however, and |
# Ferreira IS big horse be pulled out |
for this race he must not be over
0oked