The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-11

The Haie1Wa Marathon committee
held two hours session last night
and all the final details were fixed up.
The following details were settled and
passed on:
Will Prestidge has arranged the start
of the Haleiwa Marathon race to take
place from line drawn from the maui
ka end of the Aala park pavilion to
the junction of the Hotel street bridge
and the park. He has also arranged
for a big squad Of police both mounted
and on foot to be present and has the
whole thing down to a fine point.
The report Of the subcommittee on
refreshment stations was approved.
There will be five of these. They will
be distributed equally along the course,
starting at the Honolulu mill
There viii be seven-hour limit
placed on all competitors. Those who
do not finish within that time will not
be eligible TO receive a prize.
A threeshour limit was also placed
on the bicycle riders.
| The distribution of prizes was left
| to a committee consisting of Ell. NJ.
| .Avres. A. X. Vierra and j. n. Den
sham. Their decision in this matter
will be published before the date of
the race.
It was stated at the meeting that
| Gus Schuman had offered the use Of
| two seats in an auto. One for judge
| and one for a non compos foo-foo con-
testant.
1T was decided at the meeting to ask
the secretary to publish the following
| names in the Advertiser as possibilities
for automobiles for use on the day Of
/ the race.
Hon. Geo. R. Carter, J. R. Gait, Paul
Isenberg, Alexander Young, Associated
Garage. Won Hamm Young Company, E.
| d. Tenney, Frank Hustace senior, J.
A. Kennedy, G. w. G. Deering.
The following directions for contes-
/ tants were approved of:
All contestants shall report at the
O. R. & Z. depot at seven 0 o'clock.
| They will state their names and receive
/ a number printed on cloth to be pinned
on their breasts They viii also receive
safety pins for the pinning. At the
same time they will turn in their suit
| eases containing their ordinary clothes.
| Each suit case will have number cor
| responding to that worn by the owner,
pasted on it. The suit cases will be
| put on the special train and will be
taken to the contestants quarters at
Haleiwa.
! The bicycle race will start at half
! past seven and the runners will start
Ave minutes later. A. *. Vierra and
r. N. Densham will act as marshals
and Mayor Fern will start both races.
Will Prestidge will act as assistant
starter.
| Return transportation will be provld-
ed for the bicycle riders but not Tor
| their machines, as there will be no bag
| gage car on the special train. Bicycles
can be sent back to Honolulu on the
regular 3.15 train for a charge OF twen-
| tv-five cents.
The special train report was accepted
| and the secretary was instructed 20
| notify the local Sportsman, who had
made the train possible, of vote OF
thanks.
The special train viii leave Honolulu
at nine o clock and will return from
Haleiwa at half past four.
The price of the tickets for the spe-
eial train is $3.50, they are obtamaoie
from A. K. Vierra at Wall, Nichols
/ King street store.
Nj. Blanchard, the chairman of the
race committee will have charge or the
reporting station at the depot. George
Lowe, the bicycle representative, Will
assist him in seeing that all numbers
are properly placed.
| Tn addition to providing the banners
for the train stating that it IS the
Committee Special Mr.. Sharp has
kindly eonsened to provide banner
for the finishing line at Haielwa
The committee feels very strongly
that every contestant should nave
medical examination before starting IN
the race. DR.. Mcdonald IN the Young
Hotel building and DIR. Victor r. ooI-
Inns opposite the Hawaiian Hotel on
Hotel street. have both kindly offered
to examine all contestants free OF
charge. Other local medical men are
reouested to show the same courtesy.
Contestants are advised to put towels
in their grips as Mr.. Bidgood cannot
guarantee a large supply under the
circumstances. !.
The Waialua band has offered to
NAV at the finishing line.
Mr. Bonnie will take his moving
nieture apparatus to Haleiwa on Sat
nrdav evening and viii be at the nm !.
ching line to get moving pictures OF
tho live ones who come IN.
The secretary was instructed to com
,,;n.ta with Sergeant Marrow OF the
cavalry eneampment at Leilehua, and
ash him to use his own discretion III
tbe plaeing of the boys who have 50
kindly volunteered to act as roao
judges. from
tbe race. He states that he was up
early milking the cows ana 1hat ons
kicked him in the shin, or thefeapou's'
! He wants his forfeit put IN the eA'