The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-06
SPORT S
A HOT Time ON
HILO'S BIG DAY
Especial Correspondence to The star.)

HILO, January 1.-The race meet
ing just concluded may be written
down a great success in every respect
save that of weather. The class of
horses entered was higher on the
whole than has been the case at any
meeting ever held in Hawaii. The
racing was clean, if not extremely
exciting, and the crowd was as large
as the miserable weather would war
rant.
The battle for the purses was a
three cornered duel between HilO, Maui
and Oahu, and Hilo won everything
in sight. Before the flag fell for the
first event on Friday the horses SEEM
ed to be evenly matched and no par
ticular steed was conceded a walk
away in any race. Events proved diff
ferently, however for John O'Rourkes
good mare Banonica showed herself
to be sterling race-horse and prac-
tically breezed home in every race
in which she started.
Adion. the Maui crack, signally fail
ed to run up 20 expectations, and old
Brnuner was completely outfooted. His
racing days are over and it is improb-
able that he will ever be seen under
silk again. Frolic proved an excel
lent second string for the Hilo con-
tingent and there rs no knowing just
how good the stallion is. One thing is
certain, and that is that even with Ba-
monica barred, ORourke still possess
es in Frolic the best race-horse at any
distance in the Territory today.
The Hawaiian-bred events were
farmed by Major Collier, perhaps the
best-looking runner ever bred in the
islands. He is as game as they make
them and can apparently run any dis
lance. At a mile it would take goou
one to beat him. Louis Warrens In
digo hooked up with Major Collier a
number of times but had to play Sec
ond fiddle on every occasion, notwith-
standing that he ran in the gamest
possible manner. The Horner gelding
has undoubtedly come back to his best
! form.
The much touted Maui mare Elko
ran right to her notch, winning and
losing to Breakwater in ding-dong
finishes.
Of the other runners which perform.
ed on the two days much need not be
said, except that ]. T. may be expect
ed to render a good account of himself
when he becomes acclimated, and tha
Trilby Green is one of the worst jade!
that ever faced the starter in this
neck o. the woods.
AS far as the running events were
concerned it was a case of Banonica
first and the rest nowhere. The Ban
nockburn mare completely outclassec
her rivals and is good enough to wiz
anywhere.
The harness events were of an in.
teresting nature. Harry Hurst woT
on the first day in splendid style. II
the special race under the same con.
ditions which governed the first race
paced on the second day. Dickey Da,
Wis brought the white Ghost" home
an impressive winner, from his form
! er conqueror. These two horses are
much of a muchness at present and
the one with the pole is likely to pull
down the purse every time.
Parnell, the Maui representative in
the harness events, performed very
poorly He had not got over his
rough trip and did not relish the wet
track. On track where he can hear
his hooks rattle he is likely to turn
the tables on both Harry Hurst and
Monsarrat's gray.
John O'Rourke won $3.50 in purses
Julian Monsarrat 5000, and the Maui
Stables 500.
Willis fairly earned for himself the
title of champion jockey of the Ha-
waiian Islands, riding four winners Oh
the first day and five winners on the
| second day, cut of ten starts. He
lost the race which started the meeting
being beaten at the post an eyelash by
! Domingo Ferreira on Elko.
Jockey McAuliffe, who has on form
er occasions swept the board, rode
good races every time he was up but
his horses were not good enough tC
win and that is all there was to it
The same may be said of Ferreira
whose winning ride on Elko, by the
way, was a fine exhibition of horse
manship, his finish on the black mare
being a mastery one.
Jack Gibson drove Harry Hurst il
his old time style on the first day anC
showed that he can still handle thu
ribbons with the best drivers in thu
Territory. Dickey Davis delighted
his friends by the style in which HI
piloted Waldo j. to victory on Satur
day. "Dickey the Driver can get GU
of most any horse what's in him ant
when he's up anything he drives mus
be conceded a chance at the money.
The meeting was brought about b!
the enterprise of Messrs. O'Rourkr