The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-01-07

The New Year races in Hilo bore n
most striking resemblance to the de-
scription the little girl gave of her
elder sisters peek-a-boo waist when
she said it was piece of lace and
then you wait minute, another piece
of lace and then you wait two min
utes, another piece of lace and then
you wait three minutes.
1t was exactly the same with the
races. 1t was case of a race and
then you wait bit, another race and
then you wait two bits, another race
and then you wait indefinitely.
A race and then one of the specta-
tors had lengthy argument with one
of the judges as to why the starter,
| who was over at the three.quarter
post, did not let the ponies start after
their fourth attempt to do so. 1 was
not asked my opinion but 1 think it
| was to give room for arguments
among the winners and the losers as
to what the finish might have been if
they had been allowed to continue on
the first, second or third instead of
the fifth start.
Just previous to the start of the
next race one of the horses entered in
sisted upon giving classical exhibit
ton of bucking, much to the con-
sternation of his Japanese rider, and
this race was delayed for the judges
and spectators to ENJOY the fun.
1t being the day after the big noise
of New Years eve someone forgot
the chalk and no results were chalked
up on the board and probably for the
same reason some one else forgot the
megaphone and none of the announce
ments could be heard. The results
were in most cases too apparent to
need any chalking, but the Judges may
have said something really worth
while and, as it was, those in the
grandstand had to take their word for
it. The many little arguments be-
tween the judges; the jockeys, the
owners and some of the spectators
needed no megaphone, but should have
had coat of whitewash.
One of the entries for the fourth
race got very kittenish before even
getting out on the track, and again
the audience gave free gratis lot of
instructions to the jockey on the man
agement of a bucking horse, and in
trying to follow some of them he eth
er made a mistake or misunderstood
the shouted advice and the result was
that he flew through the air amid wild
applause and laughter from the grand
| stand.
Another race and then all of the
judges adjourned, temporarily, to file
out through narrow passageway over
which was a sign reading Grand
Stand Buffet. Here some little boys
passed through the grandstand with
sandwiches and liquid refreshments.
After lunch the judges 1etur ned to
the stand and lighted their cigars, and
one of them rang the bell (Which had
not been forgotten for the simple rea-
son that it is a stationary fixture of
the judges stand) and the entries for
the next race were called They did
not respond Immediately and one of
the judges got up and impatiently
rang the bell again and again, just to
show with what promptitude they
were attempting to carry out the pro
gram.
Following the dinner race the audi
ence might Just as easily have had all
of the comforts of home and taken a
nice little nap if it had not been For
a crowd of boys in the rear of the
grandstand who insisted on growing
enthusiastic over some fellows who
were out in the center of the track
going through some stunts that were
down on the program as "athletic
events
All things must come to an end, so
they say, but l do not see how the
program for the afternoon could have
done so if it had not been for the nom
appearance of entries for some of the
post entry events. At last the crowd
departed homeward and among the
tired and weary bunch were many
sadder but wiser faces So the cur
tain rang down on Playing the Ponies
in Hilo.
set this low price. On this land most
of the new building stands.
In December, 1907, the Society of the
Holy Trinity decided to the church here
the land known as "The Field.'' With
the land secured the Bishop set to work
to solicit funds and to prepare plans
Tor new Du'iulHRs lOI lne prlory' III
visiting other schools in the Islands he
was attracted especially by Maunaolu
Seminary, which had been designed by
G. w. Dickey.
The contractor and builder has been
*. Matsumoto. The superintendent,
Walter L. Emory, has been invaluable
in his devotion TO the work and his
careful attention to details. The con
tract price was $4,000 to which has
been added about $500 for extras.
The new structure is OF concrete re.
inforced with steel bars. The plan of
construction is said by experts TO be
excellent and Of the very latest of
scientific design, as TO the use OF steel
rods and concrete.
When building commenced the Bish
; op had on hand about 1900 and il
seemed tremendous undertaking Il
get the rest. But he kept persistent
ly At work believing that II AZ last
he had difficulties two dear friends
| WOuld helm him ms they had done he