The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-12

The latest in the Marathon race is
that the Lilliputians are taking a great
interest in the event. Several diminu-
tive sportsmen have been making in
quiries about the race and when they
heard how many prizes were being Civ
en- and how many entries there were,
request was made 20 Mr.. Adams that
he see TO 1t that the winner get a
chance to see the show as guest of the
company. So the Yinner of the big
race viii be presented with two passes
to the best seats at the Opera House
on any night he may choose.
The final details are sitting into place
very nicely. Theo. H. Davies & Com
pany have kindly donated two bolts
Of ribbon for the official badges and
zee Chan & Company will give gilt
safety pins for the same Wall: Mich
OILS Company are having the badges
printed.
Three other offers of prizes have
come in. Bill Bergin win give an or
der on MeInerny for pair of shoes.
The Metropolitan meat market win give
a turkey and the Hawaiian Soda Works
have offered two cases of assorted soda
water
The programs to be distributed gratis
in the crowd at the start are now being
printed. They viii be single sheets and
viii have the complete list of contest
ants IN both the running and bicycle
races with their numbers so that ev-
erybody can tell who is who.
Auto Offers Are Slow.
The automobile offers are not coming
IN so fast that il would make your head
swim. Most of the private owners ex-
pees TO follow the race and take full
load of friends with them They have
all been very courteous in saving that
they would have donated the use of
their machine if they had not already
made arrangements, but that they could
not possibly make it.
Mr.. Schuman has already offered two
seats in his ear, the won Hamm- Young
Company is making arrangements to
supply a ear at great inconvenience TO
Garage. The garages are all full up
with business and it is hard for them
TO let the committee have the use of
cars but they are all coming through
like grand sportsmen and doing their
utmost to make the race success.
Kissel Kar Can Climb.
On Wednesday Mr.. Paris OF the E. @.
Hall Company was courteous enough to
take an afternoon off and take a men,
Der of the committee over the course
The car was one Of the new kissel run
abouEs with a double back seat and
two genial spoTtsmen were taken along
as i've ballast to hold the springs down.
The start was made shortly after
three o clock and the ear was Ter ont
to its limit SO as to reach Haleiwa AMI
get back for dinner. The Kissel Kar
has been well advertised but il must
be stated that the way she puffs up the
hills on the high Is a wonder. Mr.. Paris
has the spark movement down TO a fine
point and this may have had something
TO do with it, but the writer was GER
tainly greatly impressed with the way
in which the engine would grunt out a
Can t stop and pull up the slope
like a traction engine with load of
alfalfa.
And It Rained.
On the return trip old man Pluvius
got busy and the ear was soon look
ing for the dry spots in between the
rain drops. 4 side trip up the Nun
anu Valley was made TO take one Of
the live ballast kids to dinner party.
and the way that the rain beat down
and was whipped by the wind in the
faces Of the two in the front seat was
something fierce.
Here was where the combination Of
a good driver and a good ear came in.
Mr.. Paris shouted something about,
Here is where you want car that
is easy TO handle and took her fly
ing up the hill. Yesterday morning he
stated that he had been VET the day
before. He went so far as to say that
the Marathon committee should give
him a special prize for attracting al
the rain SO that there would be none
on Sunday. The committee is not IN a
position to give as good prize as he
deserves, but q great big bunch Of
thanks was voted to him and his ear
for the excellent work they had done
in assisting the committee work
Jackson Has the Dope.
Nigel jackson has been training
very enthusiastically on rather new
lines He has been going ont on the
road for a certain distance and return
and taking his time. Fifteen miles in
one hour and fifty minutes is his latest
stunt and he figures that he can come
very near keeping this up for the en-
tire distance. He states for pnbHea-
ton that the race viii not be won IN
less than four hours and that he ex-
IL ! Fa-
FIVE hours.
Jackson is one Of the favorites IN
the Star Marathon competition, and has
many friends who believe that he viii !
carry of first honors- Cheatham Is the