The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-21
PRINCESS SKATING RINK
WILL BE OPENED TONIGHT
Ten-Thousand.DoIar Amusement Enterprise
Will Cater to Popular Athletic Open
Air Sport.

Joe Cohen had skate on yesterday
afternoon. A most wonderful skate
It was not very large skate, but he
made up for it by having two skates.
And, oh! these skates were peaches. The
rip-roaring, get-even, large, tell-a-man-
what you think about him when
he-laughs-at-you kind of skates.
But please do not be alarmed. Mr.
Cohen had not monkeyed too frequently
with the many excellent wines which
he agencies. No. Joe merely put on
pair of roller skates and tried out the
new cement skating rink which he has
built.
joe was assisted to the edge of the
floor and then proceeded to glissade
violently toward the far side of the
rink. He stopped when he hit the
benches, and the carpenter foreman
said it would cost eight dollars and
thirtyfive cents to repair the damage.
Then Joe began to do stunts. He did
the spread-eagle, the rocking-turn, and
the Christmas-box with great effect.
Finally, they called for the patrol
wagon, and Joe was taken TO the
Queen s Hospital to have several bones
set and bruises removed.
And all because the Princess Roller
Skating Rink will open tonight. Ten
thousand dollars have been expended in
building one of the finest and most
elaborate Kinks that was ever planned.
And those ten thousand bucks have GER
tainly gone the way of doing some good.
Where to Find the Rink.
The rink is situated between Hotel
and Pauahi streets, short half block
from Fort street. The main entrance
is on Pauahi street, but there is also an
entrance from lane leading from Hotel
street, trife Eva of Bethel street.
The floor is the thing, so far as
skaters are concerned, and so this must
be described first. 1t is of cement, and
is the smoothest, most level piece of
work that could be laid. With steel
wheels on the skates, cement makes the
most ideal floor, and beginners need not
think that they will get hurt by falling,
because it is fact that when you fall
on smooth cement you slide and so lose
most of the force of the fall.
Kokua for Beginners.
But the beginners are to be well look
ed after at the new rink Joe has en-
ployed two of the greatest experts that
he could engage to come here. Miss
Emma Wiener and William Naugardl
will look after the ladies and mere men
things respectively. Both of them are
expert skaters and know just how tt
teach the embryo skater how to KEEP
on wheels and not to knock holes in thu
cement by too much promiscuous fall
ing
Fine Arrangements.
The Pauahi street side of the rink is
taken up with the grandstand, band
stand, dressingrooms and entrance. The
grandstand, with seats for several hun
bred onlookers, is at the Eva end of tht
rink. Next to the grandstand comes the
main entrance. Then there is the band
stand, which is semicupola with foo
space enough to accommodate hundred
musicians if necessary, In the DOM
of the cupola are hundreds of coloreC
electric lights.
On the Waikiki side of the bandstanC
is the ladies' department. There is. F;
main room, where the fair skaters ear
get their skates, and pleasant LITTLE
retiring room, where they can rest, o
change their clothes. Finally, there il
the men s department, with dressing
rooms and a big place to check hats.
Check Your Hats.
The checking of hats is a necessity
The latest checking scheme has beer