The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-21


Kearsarge Nos. 81 to 40
Kentucky Nos. IL to 81
Minnesota mos. So to 9S
New Jersey Mos. lib to l26
Rhode Island Nos. 1877 to 40
Vermont Nos. 14l to 1914 ~
WISCONSIN -. Nos. 1855 to 1873 ~
Honolulu 49,. Nos. 40 to 200 +"
The participants from Honolulu in.
cluded athletes from the following list;
Elisha Andrews, VIM. Cluney, c. j.
HUM, f. Kanae, ]. f. Mackenzie, r.
Venhuzen, f. A. Bechert, John ID.
Cockburn, o. Jones, A. Lewis, En- Sue
Punp, f. s. Warren, j. X. Bal, Geo. X.
Ewaliko, Il. All Kim, Geo. Laing, w.
S. Rice, Chas. Wilcox. L. w. Coffin, ii.
Godfrey, d. Kamaiopih, j. McCandless,
Jas. Spigen.
The very last event of the day, was
a special mile relay race arranged be.
tween delegations from the battleships
New Jersey and Minnesota resulting in
a victory for New Jersey This was
J run off on n straight track, the course
being run over twice each way. There
was keen rivalry in this race, not only
among the runners, but among the root
,, ers from the fleet. The time was
l1:121.5.
One of the most interesting events
on the card was the 50.yard dash, with
six heats for the trial, resulting in a
victory for Midshipman Burg, U. s. N,
taking his honors mt SO seconds, closely
followed across the tape by Rice of
Honolulu, with En- Sue third
The mile run was taken by Bechcrt
of the Y. NJ. C. A. followed by Coffin
, Lac nd Of fhn In n.
tleship Kansas third. Time, minutes,
, 10 seconds.
In the hammer throw Midshipman
Mcconnell. looked like winner with
, his huge form, but Frank Kanae, the
local champion, put the ball across the
field 147 feet inches, against Neon
nell IS 125 feet.
The events were finished as follows;
. 100 yards hurdles, with five entries in
the final-A. j. Abbott (No. 23) of the
Georgia, first; Walton (No, 51) second,
Time, IS fat.
50 yards dash, -Midshipman
Burg (No. SOY, first; Rice Of Honolulu
(No. 1881, second; En- Sue, Qs9) third
Time, SO seconds.
$50 yards run, no heats, as follows;
&. Emmett of the Connecticut (No 14),
: FIRST; Bechert of Y. NJ. G. A. (No. 1861
: : second; Bcknell of Honolulu (No. 92)
n third. Time, 2:1l 2-5,
440 yards n-McCandless, Kameha
> meha, (No. 1859; first; Bechert. Y. M. c
y A., (No. 1860, second; Swanson, bat
= tleship New Jersey, (No. 1879, third
: Time, sc fiat.
100 yards dash, final-Ricc, Honolulu
+ mo. 1881, first; Midshipman Burg, U
~ 9 NJ |No gnN cooond. Cnrniss INIT
n tleship New Jersey, (No. 1859, third
n Time, 1914 seconds. Burg holds rec
a ord in the Navy for the 100 yards.
a 800 yards dash In this trial heat
+ were run off. The first heat went t.
Rice (19s) in %; the second heat t.
v McCandless (195), in 25.l; the third t,
e No 81 of the Kearsarge, and the fourtl
ana fifth to Nos. 10 and Garniss [125
who tied at 26. 1t was agreed to GU
out the later two and give the medal
r. to the winners of the heats ms above
O resulting in first prize to Rice; second
0 McCandless, and third to Flanagan
/ COZ. Time, %
oil Mile Z run-Bechert. (196), first
O (52), third. Time, 5:15.
0 100 yards sack race-En Sue, Homo
O lulu, (1s9), first Rice, Honolulu, O9s)
o second; Wilcox, Honolulu, third. Time
/ 90 seconds
= Broad jump-Rice, Honolulu, 81 fee
Q inches; McCandless, Honolulu, sec
ond; No. so of the feet, third.
E High -McCandless, Honolulu
l first, IT. in; Walton (No. 51) o
o the fleet second, 8 IT. in; T.. Chimney
O Honolulu, third, IT. in.
/ Pole vault-Andrews, Honolulu
0 (197), 10 #. in; McCandless, Homo
lulu, second
0 Hammer throw-Frank Kanae, Hone
0 lulu, (94), first, LAT #. in; MidshiI
0 man Mcconnell, U. 8. N, second, 12
= feet.
5 12-pound shot ,put--McLeod, Honoh
Ia, (200), 40 #. in. Kanae, Honolulu
=; second, 80 #. IL in; Mertes, battleshi
Kansas, third, 33 fl. 0 in.
The creased pole event was hume,
Gus. When finally several consented I
G. contest for the dubious honor Of climl
ing an axle.greased pole, one sailor col
a, ceived the unique idea of gunny sac
as "A garment. He was followed
a. Others. One after another succumbe
to the superiority of grease over Draw
IS. and ingenuity, but toward the end q
8; the event, when every one was col
= managed to place his hand oyer the to
of the pole. A big fellow got With
two inches and was accorded secon
prize The first went to Peterson of tn
. batteship Kansas and the second
Schagane Of the Connecticut, the thin
y being taken by Smith of the Ne
Jersey.
The officials of the meet were as 70
lows:
Referee-APresiden Perley L. Horn
'n Clerk of Course-H. p. o Sullivan.
Announcer-John @. Anderson.
n Starter--E. II. Hand.
on Judges of Field-Clfton Tracy, Che
in ter Livingston, Paul Super.
DIS Judges Of Traek-Lieutenan Ship
vn Stanley Livingston, Lieutenant Fay,
ex p. Taylor, r. W. Everton.
p T1mers-E. b. blanchard. w. S. Boy
"a en-, Ed Towse, j. +. O'Brien, Irwi
OF Spalding, o. IL. ingalls,.
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