The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-19

Inc HaIelWa race committee met on
Wednesday night as scheduled and set
tied all the preliminary details of the
big race. There was much to be dis
cussed and talked over carefully and it
was late when the meeting broke up,
but there was every evidence of en-
thusiasm on the part of those who were
present and the public may rest assur-
ed that the sportsmen who are giving
their time and attention to this mat.
ter will see that the race is properly
run and that all the arrangements are
perfect.
The most important items decided on
are as follows: The race will be held
on Sunday. March IA, and will start from
opposite the o. r. & L. depot on King
street at half past seven in the morn
ing. The bicycle race will start FIVE
minutes before the foot racers.
The finish will be opposite the Hale
iva Hotel across the main road at a
point lust beyond where the Honolulu
road Joins the coast road that bounds
the back of the hotel property.
Mayor Fern will be asked to start
the race and A. K. Vierra and J. NJ
Densham will act as marshals to- get the
starters in line.
The finishing judges will be A. s.
Mahaulu and J. S. Orme of Waialua
and C. F. Chillingworth of Honolulu.
Ten Days for Entries.
Entries must be sent in before 9 P.
m. Saturday, February 81, and are to
he made to A. X. Vierra, sporting de-
partment of Wall, Nichols Company on
King street, next to the Advertiser.
Each entry must be accompanied by
a fee Of fifty cents for which a receipt
will be given. Every starter in the
race will have this sum refunded to
him.
The race will be -you-please
Contestants may go at any pace in any
style they please but must keep to the
road at all points.
Refreshment stations will be arrang
ed for at frequent intervals along the
road. The first one will probably be
at the Honolulu sugar mill, then there
will he one at Kalauao, two or three
on the slope leading to Leilehua, one
opposite the Cavalry camp and several
on the last stage of the journey be-
tween the dam and Haleiwa.
Time is Discussed.
eThere was considerable discussion
about the time of starting the race. Al
the first meeting it was proposed tc
start at half past nine, but several Local
athletes who intend to enter the race
attended the meeting last night and
requested that the start be made earlier
The committee thought that this was
good idea and acted on it.
The place of starting was changed
from Fort Shafter to the depot because
though it makes the course tritie long
er, it win be very much more eonve
nient for spectators who will be able
to see the start and have plenty OF
time to catch the Haleiwa special which
leaves the depot every Sunday morning
at 500.
The time for receiving entries wa:
at first set as Saturday, March /, but
on considering further business, the
committee found that it would be alb
solutely necessary to know the number
of starters two weeks before the race
so that all arrangements may be made
for the comfort of competitors.
Road Judge Question.
The question of road judges was
hard one to settle but a way has prob
ably been found out this difficulty. The
commanding officer at Leilehua will bt
asked to detail few men to act as roac
Judges The idea is to station them
at points on the road where there il
any possibility of short cut and they
will write down the numbers of eacf
competitor as he passes them Any
runner taking the cut would naturally
miss the road Judge and without hi;
number appearing on every list, he vii
be ruled ont of the race.
There seems no doubt that this ar
rangement can be made as the Leiiehuf