Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-02

- ne StOEy III iHe f1dWdll ffeTdIu Oh
recent date TO the effect that lIilt
horsemen. were Disguised with the
racing game in Honolulu because HilC
horses had won $1,000 in purses at the
Labor Day meeting, while their own.
FRS had been able TO collect 81 go
comes as something OF surprise tt
those familiar with the real facts IN
the case. If Hilo owners are reall,
disgruntIed, then they are breaking
~faith with the mon at this end of lht
line. and knocking the game that they
should be doing their best to build VI
The Labor Day race meeting wal
promoted by number OF horse-own
ers, Dr. 0'Reurke OF Hiio being on,
Of the prime movers in the enterprise
These gentlemen realized that unafdec
they could hardly secure the use
the Kapiolani track, and that il woult
also be much better for lthe meeting
To secure the patronage OF seyera
welf-known sportsmen who wert
known To have no entanglements wit
the business end OF racing They sue
ceeded in Interesting the right people
and a committee Of five, of which X
w. Single was chairman, look oyeI
the management of the meet
These gentlemen did a lot of har.
work and obligated themselves to thu
exte mt OF building grandstands, repair
ing the track, advertising, and stand
ing all the incidental expenses OF tn,
meet. They stood to lose. consider
able money out of their own pockets
but did not stand to win singh
cent. no matter how successful tn,
meeting proved financially, it beinf
understood that any surplus was to G,
into racing fund to swing futur,
meetings.
The writer was present at the com
mittee met ting at which the list 9
events and the purses were final,
decided on, Dr. 0'Rourke asked 1
the committees would be individual,
responsible fer the purses. After
little discussion the committee refus
ed to resume this added responsible
ity, pointing out that as they wer
not I'M the game for grin, and that q
the owners were the only ones to &c
financial benefit, the latter should
willing IN take some Of the CHANGER
the comtnittee being already consider
ably in the hole DR.. 0'Rourke sal.
then that he would personally TAXI
over the meeting, and finance il on
of his own pocket. This, it wa,
thought. would not be a popular. move
with the public, which had been inter
ested in the AFFAIR through the use o
the names of the prominent commit
teemen. O'Rourke and the other own
ers present then decided to take
sporting chance with the rest, PR
rata cut of the purses, II the receipt,
didn't come mp TO expectations, bein,
generally understood and agreed tc
The members of the committee wer
I'm no sense promoters, for they stood
to win nothing and yet to lose consid
cradle coin To have saddled then
with the full amount of the prize
money would have been a little tor
neryy to get away with.
WolGAST WON'T QUIT.
Ii is to be supposed that even by
this time A6 Wolgast is clamoTine
for e return match with Willie Ritehit
ard the chances are that he will ge-
il in the n3ar future. That is tnt
fight that will bring the collars
through TIE box Office window, an;
the present and former champions
realize this better than anyone else
iii tic .buSiness.
Even il Ad gets the worst of it 3
second tirGo, he will PROBABLY con
tilluc to fight or a descending scale
returning rung by rung down tho
flstic ladder, much SIS Bat Nelson has
done, This is hardly a dignifed
course for a one-time champion to fol
low, hut there's money in l.. and the
tough little German lad i-n't going te
overlook anything that win swell hi
bank account His idea is the right
one toe for after all &c is in the
game fer what re can get out of Il
and - let pride Interfere with money
isr.'t sood business. ~.
Woigast paved thu way for just. such
campaign before his fight Nth
Rit"kie. In an interview printed in
The San Francisco Call he said: =
And wont stop after the fir.
feiicw beats me either. Not me. I
viii start again just to satisfy myself
That's my Gystem. or course, / am
rot so soo.:sh aS to think car go on
f6r%cr aaG keep the title. They all
lose IL come time. | Will lCSe l.. too
dol. intend to retire with the cham
picn. hip. ! intend to so risLt Oh night
ing Just as long ,; can ffgnt and just
az long az there IS any money in the
game for ne. can quit any time ]
: went TO, tat ! Ike to Gght ana like
10 nnckc money. -.--- .>: -
Charles II. Hyde, one time city
chamberlain of New York. will be