The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-12

II THINK there are three or four OF
the Y NJ. c.. A. sprinters who can beat
En- Sue,'' was the statement of DR..
Hand, physical instructor of the Young
Mems Christian Association, the other
day. ''En Sue is fast little runner
and can cover distance, but l am posi-
tive that either Rice, McCandless or
Mon Yin can beat him in the hundred =
En- Sue is the clever little Chinese
athlete who was reputed to have done
the ffty-yard dash in less than record
time at the track meet held on the
Boy s Field about a year ago. The
news of En- Sue IS alleged record break
ing run travelled all over the United
States, the sporting editors of the big
Eastern and Pacific Coast papers max
ing a great deal OF the tale that an
Oriental runner had annihilated space
in such marvellous manner.
As matter of fact, En- Sue ran that
race under difficulties, the track being
heavy. He was not in the highly-strung
condition of the trained Splinter; and,
added to all, the stop-watch men were
certainly not experienced enough to
catch the one-ffths Of seconds that
count in that distance
The best runners of the world, be
| fore, IN the best Of condition, and on
| the best tracks that careful workman
| ship could build, had been unable to
| clip the ffty-yard dash record any
j lower. They were timed by expert stop
watch men, too
So DR.. Hand is probably right in his
statement that the association bows can
show clean pair of heels to En- Sue.
though the best way to settle the ques-
ton would be to arrange race. En-
Sue should be in pretty fair shape at
the present time, as he IS playing base
ball little.
In line with this talk, DR.. Hand is
preparing for the big annual track
meet of the Y. NJ. C. A, and a meeting
! of last years track team is called for
| Thursday evening of this week in the
| association rooms The best talent of
the city in amateur circles is contained
IN the ranks of the Y. N. c. A.. and the
meet, which viii occur during the last
week of February or in the first week
! of March. is sure to attract a great deal
of attention
The trio above named-Rice, Nc
! Candless, and Mon Yin-are expected
! TO hold their own In the running events
or, rather, they viii fight for honors
among themselves, for the meet win be
strictly for members of the association.
This meet. in connection with the re,
cent agitation for a Pan-Pacifc Ath-
letle Carnival, will be a mighty good
preparatory event. Alexander Hume
Ford, for all Of his Overlooking t'gift
OF CAB, 50 to speak. usually gets what
ne goes after IN the line of sports. Ford
started out on what appeared to be an
almost impossible job when he proposed
| the Outrigger Club. It was a thankless
work, IN many ways. and Ford had ia
do lots of things that most any other
man would have baked at. But he got
there just the same. and there was. and
IS now, quite a fiourishing little grass
nat village established before he left
| lie has taken up the Pan-Pacife Car.
hIFai now, and If he means what he
says, viii start some Indian runners in
this direction soon.
The Y. NJ c. a. meet would serve
60 BRING out new men on the track,
and would also have a great influence
| IN reyIving interest IN this spirited
| sport.
| Or. Hand plans to have an invita-.
donal mile walk as one of the feature
events. He SAYS that there are onfv
three real walkers in the Islands to.
day, namely. Ayres, who takes prece
dence over all; Dick Sullivan and Glib
son. In the last Island meet. held tive
years ago. Ayres covered the distance
IN S:33, while Gibson s time was lust
a minute slower. Neither had at that
time spent any great time in training
and were consequently IN no condition
tn really make a showing There vii
De difference at the walkfest in the
latter part Of February. however. Il
Hand 5 plans 60 through
Andrews of the High School IS ex
Peeted 10 make way-up showing il
the pole vault this year. This Lad ha5
never done the long running leap be
fore last year, bat he vaulted ten fee
with apparent ease then. With tn,
confidence Of little experience. An
drews should do himself and the eolori
he represents proud this year
| The Island record in the pole xau1