The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-25
MAY RUN ROs|TA
RACE WITHOUT CUP
Widows Possession of Trophy
Likely to Delay Awarding
of Prize.

The mile dash for the ROsita chal-
lenge cup may have to be run without
the cup and the cup be secured later
if won. Willie Lucas was the last win
ner of the trophy, but he never claimed
the cup and it was in the possession
of w. G. Walker when the latter died.
John Walker was administrator of his
estate which has been settled and the
cup was turned over to Mrs. Walker
together with the rest of the property.
Clarence Crabbe. who was secretary
! of the Hawaiian Jockey Club, which is
! thing of the past, said yesterday,
doubtedly give it up as by the agree
ment under which the cup was first
| donated it was to 60 to the owner of
any horse that lowered the record of
! the preceding winner and was not to
| become the undisputed property of
anyone, this condition extending for
all time.
Joint Winners.
The year before Mr.. Lucas won the
trophy. Prince David and w. G. Walker
won the cup together, Prince David
horse Weller and Walker 5 imported
chestnut mare Del Vista running dead
heat. Prince David and Walker agreed
to take turns holding the cup and II
was in the possession of Walker when
he died The following year Willie
Lucas mare Racine Murphy beat
Prince David's horse Weller and Joh1
Q 'Rourke's horse Carter Harris Jr., do
inc the mile III lab.
If the one-mie dash for this prize /;
! added to the program for the Fourth OF
July meet at Spreckels' Park, Whlei
seems quite likely, the winning horst
will have to lower the time of IA;
to Law claim to the ROslta cup.
Allowance for Short Track.
Racine Murphy made this time, how
ever on a mile track while the SpfecheA
Park track is only a haf-mlie course
! ! and some allowance Will have to b'
made according, to racing rules Whlcl
! will be n the nature of handicap u
offset the drawback to speed OF th'
shorter course as against the bfoade
mile track.
Opinions Differ.
Willie Lucas and Clarence Crabb'
larp the authorities for the condition.
governing the Rosita cup contests unde
, which they said yesterday the MI
dash would probably be run on Jul.
the Fourth H. NJ. Ayres holds diner
ent opinion, however. He SAID yestel
dav that whichever horse won the rae
n would entitle the owner to the cup, Du
n that probably the committee would one
: an additional purse with 800 bonus l.
: the event that the previous cup VIII
. uer's time was beaten.
3 Criticize Proposed Judges.
Q If is understood that the Maui Racln
49, Association has in mind the selectio
Of lanes Kirkland, former manage
of the KahuIui wholesale store but no
:. . resident Of Honolulu; George
a Wright. of Waikiki, and Wilma
h Walsh. present manager OF the hahu''
store as Judges of the events. Loo
r +urfmen criticized these selections ye
tarday. declaring that the three lslaht
Hawaii. Maui and Oahu should
equally represented and }, r. WOODS
;; " II, c. Campbell for Hawai-, al
- Thomas Holliuger or Robert BaHentE
i for oahu. leaving Maui to select n
own. were suggested as better qnaiih'
~ to give unbiased judgment. hfkIah
H. If was said is disqualified as his nor
Denny Haley is entered IN the ffee-I.
all named horses for the trottihS d
/ pacing race.