The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-18

thousand people. 1t seemed as if all
the rigs and automobiles in town were
at either the start or the finish.
The weather was all that could be
desired, and the arrangements went
through without hitch.
Interest centered round the cup race,
in which there were fifteen entries, all
of whom had qualified by negotiating
the course in less than nineteen min
utes.
The race resolved itself into con-
test between Dick Sullivan, H. NJ.
Ayres and E. M. Cheatham. The for
mer confirmed his previous victory by
beating Ayres out of first honors, but
only by the scant margin of four sec
onds. A ding-dong race for second
place between Cheatham and Ayres re-
suited in the latter winning almost at
the tape by three seconds.
The pace was a cracker from the
start, Sullivan covering the mile and
three-quarters in the remarkably good
time o. ID min. 35 sec. Ayres time
was Is min. 80 sec. The record for
the course was shattered by % Sec, che
the first three men home beating the
previous best time of Is min, made by
Ayres a week ago.
Sullivan is wonderful athlete. His
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fourteen years the better of Ayres in
the matter of age. The latter is in the
newspaper business and it is mighty
hard for him to train. At that his
time yesterday shows that he is coming
along hand over fist.
Ayres was walking in England
twenty years ago. Yesterday after the
race two strangers in Honolulu accost-
ed him, and one said that he remem-
bered him racing Fetterman at the
Pastihe Athletic Club IS sports in New
York in 1897 while the other was pres
ent when he captained the English
team to victory in the eighteen miles
international walk which took place in
Shanghai four years ago.
Walking is enjoying rare boom here,
and three other contests are in sight.
1t is portable that the Chinese New
Year field day management will add an
invitation mile race to their program
next Saturday. Then there will be the
go-as-you-p please race to Haleiwa, and
finally, the Y. M. G. A. invitation mile
walk, which comes off on February 81,
and in which Gibson, the association
crack, will be seen against Sullivan,
Ayres, Cheatham, Fahey and other fast
men.
The leaders in Yesterdays race stat
ed that they intend to keep in training
for the coming events, and if they dc
so some interesting racing is bound to
result and a new record for the mile
is extremely likely to be SET.
Fat Men and Veterans.
The fat men IS race was won by Ar.
81 min. s Sec, and who won by hun.
dred yards from Charlie Lambert.
A post entry in the shape Of A
Warts took place in the veterans race
defeating evergreen Kalbe, the
winners time being 81 min. As sec.
The fat mems and veterans race
were started togther at 2:15 p. M, the
following facing the starter:
Veterans-A. Kalbe, A. Warts.
Fat men-L. Twomey, Nate Spencer
Bob Ingersoll, c.. Lambert, w. Me
Duffie.
McDuffie won as he liked without be
ing extended. Lambert, who followed
him home in his class, covered the
course in % minutes.
Warts split the first two fat mer
home, winning his race in 81 min. 4;
,4~ e. 81 J.,
beat Lambert, but failed to walk up tt
expectations, finishing absolutely last
The times of the men in the ia
men s race were as follows: McDuffie
21:0S: Lambert, %; Ingersoll, 23:40
I Spencer, 24:04; Twomey, 24:40.
The Cup Race.
Fifteen starters toed the scratch il
the cup race, for trophy presente'
by the Honolulu Brewing s. Maltin,
Co.
Sam Hop and L. Rosa went away il
the lead, with Sullivan, Ayres an
Cheatham in close attendance. Ayre
let Sullivan make the pace, which wa
extremely hot, until the MeCully swite
was reached, when he drew even
Cheatham also being abreast of tn
other two at this point.
From then on the pace quickened an
the three leaders drew away from tn
rest of the field. At Levers road Sui
Ivan led by yard, with Ayres an
Cheatham locked. Sullivan the
spurted, and at the Seaside had in
creased his lead to twenty-five yards
Ayres spurted and began to close tn
gap, but Sullivan, walking yer,
strongly, won as stated. A heartbreak
ing race for second houors resulted be
tween Ayres and Cheatham, the latte
showing surprising improvement an
walking splendidly. The men wer
abreast between the Seaside and tn
Moana, and each walking for all h
was worth. Then Ayres forged ahead
but Cheatham Immediately equalize
matters. Passing the Moana, Ayre
spurted desperately and secured tn