Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-26
CHILLINGWORTH
OFFERS CUP
FOR RACE
Sport owing Legislator Gre
ateS Permanent Event with
Challenge Trophy

Senator Charles Chillingworth, who
keeps a fatherly eye on anything that
looks like clean sport has again come
to the front with the Offer Of IA silver
challenge cup for the foot race be-
tween Moanalua and kapiulani Park.
scheduled for the morning Of the
Fourth His idea IL to make the race
"a regular Fourth Of July event, to be
run every year. and the conditions Of
the trophy are that II Is to be won
twice by the same athlete to become
his permanent property.
Senator Chillingworth. who Is chair
man Of the general sports committee
ct the Fourth Of July celebration, an
uuunccd the gift at yesterdays meet
! ing Of the committee. Nigel Jackson,
who worked all the speed out of him
self managing the llaleiwa race, IL
on the job again, and during the last
| few DAYS has been in touch with the
marathon fraternity. which will enter
/ to Il man. Nearly all the runners who
took part in the long grind from Waia-
! lua to Waikiki ON Eamehamcha Day
will toe the starting line, aud besides
these there are more than II dozen who
| feel that nine miles Is just about their
distance. The course should be a good
| one to make time on. for there are no
| severe hills to Kill off the runners, and
the going is fairly good all the way.
The time for the start has been set
| for 10 o'clock. when the runners will
| line up opposite the big gate near the
! MOanalua polo field. The course Is
about nine miles. the finish line being
at Kapiulan Park, where the general
sports program win be run on. Al
! though the ten-mile record is IN the
noighbOrhood of So minutes, II Is not
| expected that the runners In this event
| viii do much better than l:l5, and II
they hit this clip they will pass through
! the city when there are the most pco-
, pie ON the streets to cheer them along
Lester Petrie. Pete Baron, Ben llol-
linger and Jack Scully were named as
timers and judges AT the finish. They
will make the arrangements for the
ending of the race. Prizes in value Of
! $40. $50. SIS and ST. were also appro.
priated by the committee for this race.
Stars and Asahis.
The stars and Asahis will provide
the baseball feature. This was decid-
ed yesterday morning. when the Asahi
management finally agreed to the
match game. 1t is said that the Jap
nuesc have dark horse pitcher under
c"vcr, and that they will trot him out
! Tor this game. The ball field, while
rot OF the best, is. nevertheless, in
| lair condition, and the crowd should
sec some fast playing If both teams
| ge: off right. There will probably be
/ u second game between Waianae and
| Iva OF the Plantation League
WHtcn the Motorcycles.
| Watch the motorcycle races for real
excitement. The races are to he IN
der the supervision of the recently-Or-
| ganizcd Mid Pacific Motorcycle club,
and club officials have announced that
they VIII put the wOuld-be speeders
through their PAGES in advance to prove
their ability to negotiate the turns
with safety to themselves and the pub
lie But when bunch of gasoline
bikers get going In competition, chu-
ton Is forgotten and some spills are
being generally predicted. The motor
cycles win certainly be worth watch
ing.
Other Sports.
The big military tournament will, Of
course, be the feature Of the day. on
account Of the novelty. 1t isn't often
that the public gets chance to see
Uncle Sans cavalrymen doing stunts
In competition, or the artillerymen
bringing their pieces into action at
breakneck speed, just as they would
do II there We're a real enemy to open
up on, ana every minute saved count