The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-16
Prospects Of The
Coming Marathon
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jackson The latter is training hard
and Systematically his best work
having been twenty miles in two
hours and half, finishing very fresh
and strong
Downey, who finished sixth in the i
race to Haleiwa, states that he ex-
poets to win the race on Sunday. He
states that if he averages worse than
seven minutes to a mile for the 26
miles 1856 yards he will be greatly
surprise and disappointed.
COMFY Hayes has many friends who
expect him to redeem his failure in
the race to Haleiwa. He is a stylish
runner and has been training with
the object of developing his staying
powers.
Frank Enos will be backed by a
goodly portion of the Portuguese col
ony to finish in the first six. He is
a gritty runner and has improved
whole lot since the race TO Haleiwa
in which he performed very credita-
bly,
Sturdy old Antoine Kaoo declares
that he is feeling as good as he did
twenty years ago when he made a
record from Honolulu to Waialua on
foot of six hours, there being no roads
worth mentioning at the time Kaoo
was one of the first choices for the
recent race but was unable to start
owing to sickness.
David Hakuole is a young native
runner who has a great following
among the Hawaiians, He runs like
good long distance man and is said
to have done some warm trials.
Howard Grace, the youngest entry
in the race, will be there or there
abouts at the finish. He has a news
paper route and runs some fifteen
miles every morning before breakfast.
He finished well in the run to Hale
iva and believes that the grass track
will enable him to make good show
ing on Sunday. Q
Frank Scharsch, the old Hawaiian
mile champion, who set the field such
a heart-breaking pace in the race TO
Haleiwa, expects to finish well up on
| Sunday He has the foot of the field
and if he uses Judgment and hus-
bands his strength should come near
winning. There is just so much en-
ergy in a runner and what is taken
nj CT mt 10
pinch comes at the finish, vice versa
| Albert Arcia is a Kaahumanu School
| boy who has been doing remarkable
work at the Kapiolani Park track.
He is slow, as might be expected OF
such a youhgster, but he is a plugger
from way back and will certainly
| beat more than beat him.
George Kahaulelio is the WILD
Swan" the indicated heavyweight
boxer. In training for his fights he
showed remarkable endurance and it
was this that induced him to enter
the race. He has done lot of train
Ing and is in splendid condition. This
will be his first distance race but
he is worth making a note of as a
possible winner.
Dial Fahey, hero of many a hard
fought race on the Coast, and a fin
Usher in the jaunt to Haleiwa, not
wlthstandIng strained tendon, will
be seen going round the track on Sun
day in something near his best form
Fahey was expected to win the race
to Haleiwa, indeed the field was offer.
ed against him at even money before
the race started at Aala Park. His
leg has ceased troubling and he ex
presses himself as well satisfied will
his chance of taking home first mo
. ney.
r j, Honan finished in the race t
4 Haleiwa an deXpects to run forward
. in the coming Marathon.
/ c. X. Charlie is a Kaimuki mill
e deliveryman and a Chinese. He will
h use the curious jog of his burden
p bearing countryman and it will b
= interesting to see how it will worl
out in a race. The rickshaw puller
e of Japan and China are noted TO
0 their endurance, for they will pull