The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-11
INTEREST IN
RACES CROWS

and Saturday, January and 2. Own
ers and those who make their living in
dealing and caring for horses have, of
course, been interested for some time
and have watched the entries closely,
but the general run of men who like
sporting event but don t trouble their
heads very much about dope, are just
beginning to realize that this meet is
coming off in short time and that
to be there a start must be made in
two weeks.
The two principal events will be on
the first day. They are the $3.50 Mer-
chant s stakes, weight for age, u mile
and the free.for-all pace, best two in
three heats, one mile, with $3.50 purse
to the winner and the Holmes cup if
the time is rs or better.
The stake race is for named entries
from Oahu, Maui and Hawaii. These
are Adion, Maui; Bruner and Yola
Girl, Honolulu; Frolic and Banonica,
Hilo. So far as can be ascertained at
present Adion, the Maui entry is likely
to start the favorite. Jockey McAu.
life, who is training him, is very con.
fident of victory and states that he
is only afraid that the gelding will
make fool of the field.
This may be put down as trainer g
optimism, however. Adion is a fast
runner and good one at the distance
but there are, numbers of local sports
men who do not see where he has a
cinch by any means.
Bruner. who is being trained at the
honolulu ranch, will be shipped very
shortly and will work out with Indigo
for the last time this morning. There
is quite possibility that Jockey Fere-
ira, he who rides horses with unknown
names, may come from the Coast to
ride Bruner.
Charlie David, owner of Yola Girl
and Trilby Green and who wished to
enter the latter, but put in Yola Girl
when the other owners kicked, states
that the Trilby mare is doing well but
that Yola Girl has had fit of the sulks
lately and doesn't seem to come out
of it.
+" Frolic and Banonica, the Hilo entries,
are both doing well and their owners
! are gaining confidence that they will be
there at the finish.
The big running event is attracting
much attention but the harness bugs
are talking about nothing but the pac-
ing race. Waldo j., the oldtimer, was
shipped on the Mauna Kea yesterday
and will have time to get over his sea
trip well before the race. 1t is not yet
decided who, will drive the. Honolulu
champion, but it is reported that Jim
Quinn or Jack Gibson will held the
reins when the starter calls it a go.
There is quite little sentiment at.
taching to this fast gelding. Ten years
ago Waldo J. was at the zenith of his
career on the Coast. Tom Hollinger,
the sportsman blacksmith, bought him
and has been using him as a buggy
horse ever since as he had no oppor.
tunity for racing him.
Tom and his family grew very much
attached to the horse and Tom put a
prohibtive figure on him when anybody
talked about buying. Recently, how.
ever, Julian Monsarrat was a success
full bidder for the horse and, while the
price is not given out, it is known that
it was a comparatively low figure, the
other inducement being promise made
by Mr.. Monsarrat that the old horse
would have good home and the best
of care after the race.
The Hilo people have imported a
younger horse to beat Waldo j. This
ed in the Advertiser yesterday morn
ing, had arrived at Hilo on the steamer
Enterprise. While this horse has {
good record ON the Coast, there are
many who figure that he will have LITTLE
chance with the grand old Waldo j
The long sea trip and the change OF
climate is bound to upset the animal
and it is not likely, they say, that he
l. ..
race by the first of the year.
Charlie David has charge of the new
importation at Hilo, and is doing hi,
best to fit him for the big event. Il
there is anybody who can put the en-
try. right for the hard race under new
conditions, it should certainly be thu
genial Charlie.
The japanese on Hawaii are takin,
a tremendous interest in the races, an,
there will be all kinds of entries 70
the Japanese events. Each of tn,
plantations is sending its star per
former to uphold its honor on tn,
track, and large sums of money will
change hands on these events, as eacl
horse will have large following of ad
miring ard part.owning Japanese.
The program as arranged by MI
"iisht iooho NS'y EoVuJ anu wv nay
of fast and clean sport should be tn
result. Mr.. Wright will arrive in Homo
lulu in day or two to attend to busi
ness details in connection with tn
meet and see the Inter-Island peopl
with regard TO an excursion at rat
low enough to make it attractive t
each and every, sportsman who like
to see horse race.
The following is the complete list o
events:
r First Day-January /.
First race Half-mile, Hawaiian
bred. Purse, 800.
Second race = Half-mile Japanes
race, sweepstake (seven to enter,
Purse, 500.
Third race--0ne mile and quartet
Merchants Stakes. Purse, $3.50.
Fourth race = Free-for,all Trot q
Pace. Purse, $3.50.
Fifth race = One mile, Hawaiian
bred. Purse, $3.50.
Sixth raee-0ne mile, Hurdle Rae
(eix hurdlegl Purse 800