The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-21
HORSE TALK FROM
TIE VALLEY ISLE
Clean Racing Has Developed Re-
neWed Interest in Fast Things
Under Saddle or in Shafts.
By H. NJ. Ayres.

10y IL. <aytCS-
WAILUKU, August 17.-Thev are
still talking racing in these parts and
already the next meeting is being dis
cussed. Work on fixing the track at
spreekels Park viii soon be started
and the grandstand shifted to where
the back stretch now is.
There is a possibility that the present
track may be enlarged to mile, though
|the project has not as yet taken definite
form. 1t is understood that there would
be no difficulty in obtaining funds to
give Maui mile track.
A number of the best people on the
island are now interested in racing as
it is being conducted by the Maui Rae
ing Association, and this has given the
sport of kings an immense impetus
locally. These people may be relied on
to help the game and to stay with it as
long as it is conducted on a clean basis.
At the pony race held at the park on
August II, when Harold Rice beau
tiful little Jubilee came in a two times
winner from smart field, no less than
twenty -four private automobiles were
counted at the track. There was also
big muster of public conveyances.
] had drive behind Maui. the
equine pride of the island, yesterday.
Dave Meyer having extended the in
vitation. The gelding looks and travels
we'll and his connections have in him,
unless | am mistaken. a rare good horse
He is by Monterey 2:09H out of The
resa 2:141a, and will be FIVE years old
next October.
In order to break him of an unfor-
tunate habit of shying Mr.. Gross has
turned him over to Mr. Never who j.
working him in drav and delivery wag
on, and it is a sight to see him in front
of load of beer barrels.
Messrs. Gross and Meyer uthorize
, the statement that they are willing to
match MaHi against any horse in the
Territory, best two in three. or three
in five heats. for a stake of $1,000 a
side, the race to take place in three
months. Here would seem to be a
chance for one of the Honolulu nm
knowns to earn little hay and corn
money.
Lady Nierra, the pony which ran
well in the recent match race, was bred
at the Puunene Ranch and is closely
related to Elko, heroine of the Local
track. She is a four year old chestnut
mare and was raced the other day with
out having been exercised on the track
being, in fact taken ont of her stall
cold. She appears TO possess the quail
fcations of a race mare and should be
heard from in the Hawaiian bred class
in the future Lady Vierra is owned
by Arthur Belts, a good sportsman who
owned and raced the black mare Exc
until he sold her to japanese.
There is another bit of interesting
horse news down this way. Reverb
Lou Morrell s good looking black har
ness mare, which was brought from
Hilo and entered in the free for al
trotting and pacing race. has changed
hands, She was recently ratified off fol
$500 and the lucky ticket holder PROVED
10 be w. L. West. the bookkeeper OF
the Wailuku Sugar Company.
Reverb. which is one of the best -breG
mares ever brought to these Islands
cost $500 landed in Hilo. She is sever
years old and would make an ideal fam
lily driving horse beside possessing bis
breeding possibilities. / believe thai
Mr.. West would sell the mare very
cheaply and that he won't have to Iool
outside Of Maui for a purchaser at that
The mare is true trotter and wa,
sired by Rev Direct 2:1O, a son OF
Direct 2:t15l3 and Vera 2:22h. He
first dam was Anteera by Antee 2:1G14
her second dam was Debonair by Sui
tan 2:24, and her third dam was Fer
gnson mare by Miliman' s BelIfounder