Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-03
RACES SPORTING
SUCCESS BUT
cCOIN SHORT
Too Many People Saw Some
thing for Nothing to Make It
an Even Break for Men Who
Promoted Meeting for Sport
Sake

The races at ,Kapiolani park yester-
day we're a big success from sport
Ing standpoint, and will undoubtedly
DO much toward accomplishing their
primary intent--to revive clean track
sport in the Islands. however, from
financial standpoint. the meet was a
''Eloomer" there being far too many
empty seats iR the grandstand, and
too many unoccupied parking spaces
in automobile row, to cover the heavy
expenses to which the management
was put. ... -...
In this instance the situation that
faces the promoters was different to
that which would ordinarily exist, for
only half q race track was available.
That is, the track Itself was there. but
there was no grandstand or judges
stand, and the track was entirely un-
fenced. A great deal OF money had to
be spent on fencing the stretch and
paddock, and building the stands. and
this, with the purses, ran the cost up
to more than $4,000. Finances have
/. not been fully adjusted yet but II
looks like a red ink account
The races were splendidly manged
and were brought on In good time.
thanks to the efforts of the commit
tee. and the efncient clerk of the
courte, Charles Chillingworth. The
only criticism that can be made, and
II is q serious one, Is that there were
not enough horses to fill the card.
There was too much sameness in the
entries, the same horses doing the
merfygo-round again and again over
vaFicns distances. If there had been
three times as many horses. the meet.
tug would have been all that could be
desired;
RoiIoNjng we're the results OF races
run after the Star-BulIetin went TO
press yesterday afternoon. The results
OF the FIRST six races were published
in youton0ayiH pupoRs- - r 50
Hawaiian.bred kaif-mIle dash purse
$3.50 MAJOR Collier, entered by =.
BfuDheill, Willis up, first; Dixie, L. D.
Warren. tto611y Dora d, ]. M Me-
teiros, Holt up. third
Three4Quarters, free-for-all; purse
$500 Meriingo, entered by O'Rourke,
Hashimoto UP, first; Miss Bryan, F.
Bfugheili, Carroll up, second; Dora
D., ]. M. Medeiros. Quinie up, third.
Hawaiian bred, three-quarter-mile;
purse $300-Major Collier, entered by
y. Brughefli, Willis up, first; Straw
berry, G. Hashimoto, owner up, sec
ond; Dora D., j. NJ. Medeiros, Quinie
up, was left at the starting post
Free-for-aIl, five turlongs; purse
$50 Merlingo, entered by o'Rourke,
Carroll up, first; Lizzie Moore, j. Fer.
l1andez, Gilbert UP, second; Umpqua,
Il. d. Warren. Rollins up, third.
Labor Day sweepstake, one mile,
free-for-all; purse $500 Merlingo, en-.
tered by J. O'Rourke, Carroll up, first;
Major Collier, II. Brughelli Gilbert
up, second. Charlie Hashimoto with
drew his Strawberry.
Gentlemen's driving race, one mile
Walter p, driven by Delegate Kala-
ifianaole, first; w. w. Wood, ]. Col
burn, second; Bob Echo, Lorrin X.
smith, third. H. X. Smiths Carma-
hito was scratched. A cup was the
trophy. y
Quarter mile. for japanese; purse
800 strawberry. entered by Charlie
Hashimoto, first. Captain, George H.
Yamada, second. Strawberry was bet
ter than the title and Hashjmoto won
hands down in "a sec.
Quartermile for mounted police
Gays mount finished ahead of Alex
Trips in 0:R7 As. d:
Quarter-mile for mounted patrol
Order OF finish Holt, Dias, Meek.
Others who als0 ran: Gray, Comes
and Butler. Jdme, 80 seconds. ~e $
Quarter-mhe for Shetland. ponies
Thomas Wright's Sunset, first; An.
thony Longs Sunrise, second: