The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-15
Kalakaua Avenue Final Race

There was quite a roar round town
yesterday morning when it was an
nounced that the final walking race
would be started at half-past one on
Sunday, instead of an hour later. The
baseball people were asked to put their
games off if they could conveniently do
so for one Sunday, but could not see
their way to do this.
While the walking race committee
does not wish to interfere with any
other sport that is going on, it can not
very well be asked to inconvenience
people who want to see the race. The
walking race was announced and adj
vertised long before the baseball game
was arranged, but final compromise
was reached, which is quite satisfac-
tory to all parties concerned.
The veterans and heavyweight races
will start together at two O'Clock on
Sunday. The final of the open race
will start a halfpast two. This ar
rangement viii give everybody a chance
to see both races and then take the
ear and get down to the Athletic Park
in time for the baseball game.
Two Autos, Please.
The matter of Judging the final race
is a hard one. The committee decided
Yesterday afternoon to ask for one
more judge and the use of two auto
mobiles. This will enable the Judges
10 divide into two committees of three
each one committee to follow the lead
ers and the other to stay behind and
watch the walkers who are left behind.
This seems to be the only effective
way in which to judge the race and
so the committee asks that some good
sportsman will offer his services as the
sixth judge and that two, out of the
many automobile owners in Honolulu,
will put their cars at the disposal of
the judges for one hour next Sunday
afternoon. Please notify The Adver-
tiser.
McDufie Will Not Walk.
The entry list for the veterans and
heavyweight races will close on Fri
day night. There are at present three
entries for the heavyweights and three
for the veterans.
McDuffie will not walk in the heavy
weight class and relinquishes his cham
pionship to the winner this wear. He
will look after the policing of the course
and, while his absence from the race
will be regretted by his many friends
they admit that he will be doing a
much greater work for the sport by
supervising the course and seeing that
it is kept properly clear.
Bob Ingersoll, Willie Marshall and
Ed Marino will start in the heavy
weight race and Webb. the present
champion, Evergreen Kalbe and John
Forls will walk in the veteran contest
The prizes in each case will be.
Observation-Disclosures, six months sub
scrlptlon to daily and Sunday Adver-
tlser; H. Hackfeld & Co, box of cigars;
Metropolitan Meat Company, ham.
Heavyweights-J. f. Soper, a G. NJ
fountain pen; T. F. MeTighe & Co, one
bottle Kings choice whisky; W. c.
Bergin, box of cigars.
Perhaps More Prizes,
Should there be more entries before
Friday night the committee NAV de-
eide to give more prizes for these
events as there is a good balance of
prizes left over and, as things are now.
every man who walks in the final race
will get two prizes.
The response of the local merchants
in giving prizes has been verv much
better than that Of the local walkers.
While there were many entries in the
race, only a comparatively few turned
IN at the start of the elimination race
and only ten are qualified to enter the
finals
Kaoo viii Walk.
Rumors round town Yesterday to the
effect that Antoine Kaoo would NOT
walk in the final race. are entirely
without foundation. Kaoo will walk
and expects to win the championship
cup put up hv Jack Scullv.
kaoo and Ayres are training together.
Every evening the old man goes out to
haimuki where Avres lives and. abour
seven O'Clock, they both go out on
the road. Ayres also does a little walk
ing during the middle of the day to