The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1910-07-09
THE FOURTH OF JULY
RACES ON MAUI
Copt, FIargney and Maui Won the Purses Big
Crowds Good Sport No Drunks

Friday and Saturday of last week
found the residents of Wailuku
busily bustling about making pre-
parations to celebrate Independence
Day in fitting style. Flags and
bunting were in demand, and the
stores were soon cleaned out OF all
of their bright colored rags, and
still the demand came pouring in
for flags and bunting with none to
be had for the love of money.
The High Street and Main Street
portions of the town were brilliant
with flags and streamers and bunt-
ing, and the ebullient spirits OF
Young America seemed to catch hold
of old and young alike as the colors
of the nation proudly flashed from
frontage and house tops in the
breeze, whilst Market Street was
bare and devoid of colors or spirits
as were its Aaiatic tenants.
Friday night the Hilo contingent
of the sports arrived coming by the
Mauna Kea. Saturday morning
the advance guard of the Honolulu
contingent came in on the Claudine
and Sunday morning the Kinau
sailed into Kahului with several
hundred more, and they made noise
enough to have numbered several
thousands as they swarmed into Ka-
hului and sped on autos into Pun
nehe and Wailuku! Older residents
grumbled at the racket they made,
but no matter, it was fourth OF July
eve, and the right kind of noise are
most welcome to those of us who
believe in celebrating the fourth in
the grand old style. It's let the eagle
scream even if it does send the barn
yard fowl a-scuttling to cover! The
visitors witnessed game of baseball
at Wells Park between the Kahului
and Wailuku teams, in which the
latter team won, the score being 5
to 6.
Early Monday sightsecrs were
hurrying from everywhere towards
Spreckels Park, Kahului, in autos,
hacks and carriages, and some on
foot and Others from the surround
country on horseback and muleback
until the Park grounds around the
grand stand were crammed full with
a jolly happy go-lucky crowd, ready
to lose their money and to accept
whatever the turn of Fortune s
wheel gave them.
The people packed into the grand
stand until there wasn't any room
left, the newly erected bleachers took
all it could hold, and still the peo-
Pile poured into the grounds and
lined UP along the tracks clear over
into the Algaroba grove at the eighth
of mile post, and is estimated to
have numbered 3, 500 people, which
is perhaps the largest crowd that
ever was in Spreckels Park.
The Wailuku band under band
n4aster Geo. B. Schrader played
some fine pieces, and did good work
until after the news came that JEFF
fries had been knocked out then the
band quit playing, and wouldn't
even play 20 Maui no ka oi" wher
A. Gross trotter did the unexpected
and beat the Hilo favorite, Harry
Hearst.
A little after nine in the morning
the races began. The first event
was half mile dash for Japanes,
owned. Purse $50. /. Telephone
Tenyu, Aidion. Telephone Ten
yu led from the start while Aidion'
rider kept the famous racers nos'
pointed at Tenyu's tail and neve
tried to pass Tenyu, or was th'
jockey only sack of rice strapped
on Aidion's back? Tenyu won b!
a length, Time 50 As seconds.