The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-17
MERCHANTS FALL
TO MONEY GRAF 7
Hui Soliciting for Funds for Races
With Booze on the
Side.

One of the matters to be taken up
at the next meeting of the merchants
association will he discussion of
scheme that is on to raise money for
alleged Grace and field events that
are to be pulled off at Kapiolani Park
by way of celebrating the Glorious
Fourth
This canvass for money has been
eminently successful with large num-
Der of the merchants of the city who
permitted their patriotism to carry
them away. 1t is said that about 800
has already been raised.
Since the discovery by some Of those
approached for coin that the hui collect
ing the money was not one organized
to give the people an outlet to their
patriotic enthusiasm but to run free
horse racing, loud protest has been ut.
tered, especially loud now since it is
reported that some of the promoters
want special license to open a beer
| joint for that day at the track.
One of the collectors for this hui
approached the head of a prominent
business house in the city at the begin.
ming of the week with a list of those
who had already subscribed and asked
/ for q donation. On the petition it stat
| ed that the money was to be used in
| promoting Grace and field sports' at
Kapiolani Park on the Fourth of July.
The merchant becoming suspicious,
| asked who was at the back of the petit
tion and the solicitor sidestepped at
once and answered only that it was ga
regularly organized committee. /" The
other persisted and asked for names and
upon hearing one, promptly said: emo
thing doingl"
The words Grace meet and field
sports," disguise the proposition start
ed some. time ago by hui of sports in
the city to hold horse racing at the
old park on the day named, with an
understood object now of selling beer
on the side and thus adding to the
sum that is to be so kindly donated
by the merchants.
canvass of the business men of
the city and others shows a decided
sentiment against any racing at all
on the park on that date, claiming that
when Honolulu was holding races at
Kapiolani Park under the auspices OF
regularly organized jockey club
Hilo and Maui came to Honolulu to
celebrate. They argue that now as
the local jockey club has dissolved
and Maui is to hold a race meet on the
Fourth, conducted under auspices
which cannot be questioned, it would
not be the square thing to do to start
rival, if doubtful, attraction hert
and the mercantile associations viii
undoubtedly diseountenance such {
thing.
On the other hand a sentiment hal
been started to prepare a Fourth OF
July program that will be worthy OF
the day. Several influential men have
expressed themselves as being sur
prised that no citizen committee hal
yet been appointed for this purpose
and TO secure funds for fireworks.
: The men who have been stung fo
the racing proposition as well as thos
} who have refused to subscribe for /
all express themselves as willing 4
} subscribe for real Fourth of July ex
ereises and fireworks.
, Last year the fireworks We're pro
E yided for the evening al Palace Squar
! and DIR, 4. j. Greene, who was detaine'
In Honolulu owing 10 injuries Teeeiye
} by his wife Ia an auto accident, save
the day as far as an orator went, dc
Z | iivering one of the best 0mtions eve
3 heard In Honolulu.