The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19
WALK MEETING
WELL ATTENDED
Next Event to Be Another Walk
Committee OF Three Is
Appointed.

A goodly number of waukenphasts
and other enthusiasts turned up at the
meeting in the Young Hotel roof gar
den yesterday afternoon and half a
7 dozen proxies were sent to this paper
by those who stated that they would
be unable to attend.
G. j. Boisse was asked to act as chair
man and he called the meeting to order
and explained the object, which was
to discuss the possibilities of future
public athletic events and to elect a
committee which should have full
charge.
The number of the members to form
the committee was first discussed and
! the general sense of the meeting was
that three would be sufficient as the
more the members the less work done
has generally been found to be the
usual rule.
! After several minutes of discussion
and profering of suggestions it was
moved that the chairman name com
mittee of three to arrange for walk
ing match to take place over the same
course as last Sunday, during the month
of January. Mr.. Boisse named H NJ.
Ayres, Eddie Fernandez and J. n. Den.
sham Mr. Fernandez stated that he
would do all he possibly could to help
the good work along, so F. M. Cheatham
was asked to take his place and con-
scented to do so.
The followed more discussion, the
chief point being how best to arrange
the event so that it should be brought
off in a manner satisfactory to every
body and at the same time admit as
many entries as possible, so as to be
entirely public in its interest and pos.
sibilities.
Two methods were suggested, one
was to have the race a handicap affair
and the other to hold an elimination
race one week before the main event.
Although no vote was taken on the
subject it appeared to be the general
opinion that an elimination race would
be the more satisfactory of the two,
as it is possible to handicap only those
who entered in the last race and it is
expected that three or four times as
many will enter the next event.
The elimination time has not yet been
decided on but it will be made not too
short so that the final event will have
a goodly number of starters. This
elimination race will probably be held
one week before the main event and
it is probable that prize or prizes will
be given for the preliminary as well
as for the principal race.
1t was stated unofficially that Mr.. !
Bartlett of the Honolulu brewing COM
pany had offered to put up cup for
the winner of the event and this news !
was received with reclamation.
The committee will meet next Mon
day afternoon and arrange preliminary |
details In the meantime each member |
of the committee is to make it his bust
ness to find out as far as possible what :,
the public sentiment is with regard to
the various details of time, place, dis
lance and method of elimination.
In this regard those interested should
please take notice that if they have
any suggestion or wish to express with
regard to the management of the next
event, any communication sent to this
paper will receive consideration by the
committee and viii be published if the
so desire.
A tendency to kick after an event
and to say how it should have been
done has been noticed round town. 1t
is needless to point out how very much
better it is to get in that kick before
hand with timely suggestion, than
to wait till afterwards and then play
the "Maud" act.
Altogether there were more than a
score of prominent sportsmen at the
meeting: amongst these were G. J. !
Boisse, H NJ Ayres, f. M. Cheatham,
Charlie Lambert, G. BASTARD, F. Gibson,
Johnnie Martin. Eddie Fernandez, Dick
Sullivan, Dial Fahy and Frank Freitas.