Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-06

on Their Merits
Seldom II ever has more intense eX.
element prevailed at any race meet
In the Islands than was shown by the
spectators at the Hilo races on New
Years day. With good assortment
Of tempting purses to compete for,
owners had made every effort to get
their entries into the pink of condi.
ton, and every person at the track
was more or less speed.made by the
time the first bunch Of thoroughbreds
passed under the barrier. .
The results of the New Years Day
racing were as follows:
Half mile. Hawaiian Bred, 800
Elko /, Breakwater 2. Time $.53%.
Won by a nose
Merchants Stakes, ~ mile, $1,000
Banonica /, Aidiou 2, Bruner 3. Time
|2:14.
Pacing, Best two in three, $3.50
Harry Hearst /, Waldo j. 2, Parnell 3
Hearst won heats in 2:33 and 2:30.
Hawaiian Bred. y mile, s25O-Major
Collier 1, Indigo Time l:50h.
Free.for-all. y mile, s200-Banonica
II, Aidion 2, Bruner 3. Time 1919.
Hawaiian bred. y mile, $100-Major
Collier 1. Indigo 2, Elko 3. Time 1 30.
Following. is a description OF the
meet by events: rl
Race 1--Before start Breakwater did
some fretting for ten minutes. but fin
ally both got away even, Breakwater
leading half the distance when Elko
began to creep up. gradually gaining
and running neck and neck in to the
wire, where the Maui horse was lifted
under a nose ahead, all but judges
thinking 1t Q dead tie. McAuliffe rode
the winner, Willis on Breakwater.
This was the only purse taken from
the Island of Hawaii. hog
Race 2-O'Rourke declared to win
with Banonica. A couple of days ago
with her rider, finishing up lame. She
started in the race obviously lame
horse. A half hour was wasted in
getting them away, Willis playing the
other horses. Banonica lead from the
start and was never passed. Passing
the stand the first time all were In a
good bunch; second time Banonica was
well in the lead with Frolic and Albion
neck and neck. But Frolic gave out
and Banonica came In easy In the lead
with Willis pulling hard to hold her
back. Bruner was bad third.
Race 3, Pacing best two In three
Betting favored Harry Hearst, though
Waldo J. had many friends. II. H.,
driven by Gibson, won the first heat
with w. j. close behind, though w. J.
broke once. The Maui Irishman. Par.
nell, was In the rear The second heat
was a repetition of the first. Dickie
Davis drove Parnell Joe Reddy driving
Waldo ]. in the first heat, Dick Lyman
taking the ribbons in the second. Time,
2:33 for first heat, 2:30 for second.
Race 4.-Breakwater scratched. A
splendid start. Passing the grand
.tand the first time Collier was half
length ahead. and won hard held and
Indigo whipping.
Race 5.-Frolic scratched. Trlbly
Green ridden by Clarence kept wait.
ing; got away at 4:30. First time past
the stand Ferreira using whip on old
Bruner, who had more than met his
match. Banonica again an easy win.
ner, Maui horse second, Bruner third.
Tribly Green and J. T. far In the
rear, ]. T. is recent importation by
John T, NOR, and has only been here
less than two weeks since the last ar.
rival of the Enterprise.
Race Good start, Indigo passing
stand first on first round, but Collier,
In perfect condition, avenged former
defeats, beating Warren's Honolulu
horse, which was second also the Maui
layorite Elko.
The weather was fine up to O'Clock,
then a Scotch mist set In for half an
hour, 1t was certainly Hilo's day and
roth Maui and Honolulu contingents
left their money and all they would
let. On Banoninca bets OF 2 to were
made against the field. -.
, Pools sold well on Thursday night
lefore the first days races, but there
was nothing doing Friday night.
The track was heavy, such as was
considered favorable to Bruner, but he
met horses that were too good for him.
Honolulu and Maui men took their
defeat splendidly.
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