The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-11

EOurCeen walkers C0ed the scratch III
the elimination walking race which
started yesterday afternoon and finish
ed at Bergin s place at Waikiki. The
idea was to see how many contestants
could beat nineteen minutes over the
course and by so doing qualify for the
cup race over the same course which
takes place next Sunday afternoon.
No less than ten of the starters made
better than the stipulated time, the
majority of them coming well within
the time limit.
The feature of the race was the show
ing made by Henry Chillingworth, who
covered the distance in 16 min. 81 Sec,
and was easily the fastest man in the
race proper.
H. NJ. Ayres went over the course for
a training stunt, starting with the
crowd. He made the distance in six
teen minutes fiat, three seconds better
than made by Sullivan in the first race
and ten seconds better than his own
time on that occasion.
Starter Jack Scully fred the gun at
2:15 P. m, and the following got away
at the signal:
G. j. Boisse, W. F. McTighe, C. R.
Roe, G. c.. Bechert, H. Chillingworth,
Joe Bisho, W. Bisho, L. Rosa, H. w.
Meyers, w. Feagler. Chas. Spencer, J.
W. Caldwell, G. B. Henderson, I. J.
Hurd.
Chillingworth held the lead through
out and won by % seconds from Hen
derson, who was three seconds in front
of Bechert. Rosa, seven seconds behind
Beehert, was good fourth. McTighe
finished a couple of seconds later. Hurd,
Roe and Feagler finished in bunch.
the latter s time being II min. ~ Sec;
then came Boisse, Is min. sec, and
Meyers, the last man to qualify, whose
time was Is min 40 sec.
Caldwell failed to come within the
time limit, and the Bisho brothers and
Spencer did not finish
The styles of Roe, Bechert and Hen
derson were open to suspicion, to say
the least, but the judges decided to al
low all three to qualify, and they will
have time to mend their PAGES before
next Sunday.
Chillingworth walked with his body
bent, and while his style was fair it
was more effective than graceful.
! Ayres trailed the bunch for the first
I half mile and then, overhauling his
field one by one, went to the head of
affairs and, drawing away all the time,
finished in sixteen minutes
Despite the rainy weather. the race
| was witnessed by large crowd, par
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trained Indian athlete, for the
"sehool'' man is not permitted the use
of tobacco or liquor and is, as a con-
sequence, in the best of physical con-
dition all the time. Some of these chaps
are literally brought up in the Indian
school. They are sent there at very
young age, and have the advantages
of an all-round college education.
If A Hume Ford s newest PROPOSE,
ton, to hold a Pan-Pacife Athletic Car
nival here in 1910 or 1911, goes through,
those Indians, even if they don t bring
their teepees or wigwams, will be on
hand. for competition with other races
! is encouraged among the boys of the
school. And they will make the ath-
letes of the South Seas hump" when
it comes to the speed events. Great in
terest all over the mainland could be
aroused in such an event, and it would
be possible, undoubtedly. to bring pick
ed runners and athletes here from some
of the colleges. Nothing could be more
interesting to a true sportsman than to
see a race, say, between En- Sue, the
little Chinese speed-eater. and "Flying
Eagle the Indian runner.