The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-10
TWO MORE CUPS
ARE OFFERED
Merchants Respond to the Call
for Prizes for the
Marathon.

were not mailed until after the paper
went to press yesterday morning, sew
eral replies have already been received,
and each one was very generous.
The first one to come in was from
H. F. Wichman, who offered cup for
the winner of the bicycle race. The
cup has already been picked out and
will be inscribed "Marathon Bicycle
Race, March IA, 1909. Won by,' and
the winner will have his name put on
the cup after he has shown. his speed
over the long course.
Another cup that has been offered is
one by w. w Dimond, who attaches
rather unique condition to the winning
of it. The cup will be won by the man
who finishes in the first six three times
in succession. This condition shows
that Mr. Dlmond has great faith in this
form of athletics and demands that it
should be an annual event. The cup
is a very handsome affair and is on dis
play in the window of the donor s
store on King street.
A Free program.
The management OF the Park Thea
ter has offered to give prize, or rather
many prizes, and to see to the printing
and distributing of the free program,
which will have the names and cor
responding numbers of the runners
printed on it. Every starter in the race
will be presented with two reserved
tickets for the Park Theater.
The Art Theater is also giving a val
liable prize. Mrs. Bailey has offered a
handsome medal for the man over thir-
ty who comes in first. 1t will take the
form of the Hawaiian coat of arms on
one side with a suitable inscription on
the other.
Other offers received yesterday were:
Hawaiian News Company, a fountain
pen; Palm lee Cream Parlors, a big
cake; B. F. Ehlers & Co., box of three
negligee shirts, value SO; n. S. Sachs,
box of linen handkerchiefs, initiated;
Gonsalves & Co. will give a sack OF
San Antonio -four, and H. F. Hill, the
picture postcard man, left a five dollar
gold piece with Mr.. Vierra, to be ex-
pended in any merchandise the winner
might choose.
everybody Helps.
Everybody is doing all they can to
help the good work along. There have
to he pins to attach the numbers to
the contestants, and when Mr. Blom
was asked if he would contribute
twenty-five dozen safety pins, he re-
piled that he would give the commit
tee anything they wanted in his store
that could be of use.
f. A. Bechert came round yesterday
to say that he would not run, as the
doctor advised him that, on account of
bad place on his foot, it would be
better not to contest. He stated that
he would like to have his entrance
forfeit go to the expense fund and that
he was anxious for his friends to know
of his withdrawal, as many of them are
boosting him to win in the Star con-
test and he wishes no misunderstood
ing.
The band will play at the start. This
was announced officially yesterday by
the Supervisors, many of whom have
announced their intention of witness
ing the start and following the racers
over the course.
No Hitches at Start.
Will Prestidge has been very busy
with his stunt, which is to look after
the starting arrangements. He has it
figured down to fine point, and there
will be no possibility of hitch. A
line of rope and benches will be lad
from the mauka corner Of the band
stand to the corner of the Hotel street
bridge. Behind this line the public
may congregate to please itself. The
space in front of the rope will b8
where the racers line up. From the
makai corner of the bandstand to King
street there viii be another line. This
will give the runners a clear space to
the street, and mounted police will
keep the crowd back on the other side
of the street and across the lwilel road
turning.
Through the courtesy of Sheriff Jar
rett there will be a big squad of po-
lice out to keep order and prevent the
crowd from interfering with the run
ners. The watch is changed at
O clock. and the Sheriff will arrange
for both watches to stay until after
the race is started. There will be at
least six mounted men and as many
on foot
A reporter on the Advertiser staff
who is supposed to bring the steamers
in on time. look after the weather and
the waterfront generally, and who was
recently married, is peeved. He states
that people get him mixed up with
Charles NJ. Albrecht, who was the frst
entrant in the race. His name is
Charles C. Albright, and there is to be
no more confusion. The poor man is
haino ioshed. It is a great shame to
iosh ANYBODY. especially a newspaper