The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1910-07-02

As the day draws near the train
ers and grooms at Spreckels Park
Kahului are working like beavers
giving the racers the finishing tou-
ches for the line up under the wire
for the trophies and the honors
which are to 60 to the winners. Adj
ditional stables have been put in to
furnish room for the large number of
entries, and to accommodate the ex
pected crowds bleachers have been
built and everything around the
grand stand put in shape.
Tomorrow the course will be closed
and the track will be given the final
rolling and when the sun rises on
the fourth Kahului will be the Nee
ca and Medina of Maui, where for
one day in the year at least the low
ers of the sport of kings may riot in
the excitement of speeding horses
and flashing colors, of waving flags
and shouting crowds which are the
essence of Roman holiday.
As usual the interest centers a.
round the horses whose mettle are
to be tested to the fullest Monday
next. There is Aidion. an old favo-
rite, and, if there is any merit in
the records, he ought to top the
bunch in each of the four races in
which he is entered. His record on
!. the Kahului track is a half a mile
in 81 Sec, three fourth mile in
1922 1-5 and mile in l. .53. At the
Hilo meetJanuary / 1909, he came III
second in the great event of the day,
the race for the $1,000 purse known
as the Merchants stake, which Ba-
monica won in PA. 1t is said he is
not half the horse he was then, and
is likely to limp in last, but there is
no telling, for blood and quality will
tell everytime when the test comes.
Another fine racer is Adriana Le-
coureur, who is likely to give her
rivals in the three-eighth and three
fourth of a mile races a run worth
the money. She is another new COM
er from the coast, and John 0 'Rouke
her owner will pin his money on
her against anything which is some
thing for John O'Rouke knows the
essentials of the game.
BIB entered by A. G. Belts for
the pony race is the pride of Puu-
nene, and promises to give Coquette
and Poni Moi run for their money
The Puunene boys will back their
favorite against all others for all you
want to put up.
Jerry Broderick's fine sorrel mare
Copit is one of the prettiest animals
entered. She will run in three races,
r. and holds the best record OF any on
the Kahului tracks at recent tryouts
on the three-eighth of Il mile stretch,
doing it in thirty-six seconds. II
she does that Monday all others will
have to take dust from her.
The sable beauty Cyclone is en-
tered for one of the trottihg events,
and promises to make it close and
iutersting finish for the winner ol
the $3.50 purse if he does not win il
himself as some appear to think il
quite likely. Cyclone holds recorc
of 2.07 a mile on the Emerysvillt
track, and 2.12l2 a mile at the Ka
piolani Park track Honolulu. H'
may be old but he can still go some
Cal. Leonard's fine mahogny
brown mare Flavigney is anothe
new racer. She is one of the favo
rites in the great mile and quarte
event for the $500 purse. Nothing
much is known about her, as he
trainers, tend strictly to busines
and will let out no hint to satisfy TIN
curious. She has been ON the Sleeps
head track New York where sh