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Mile A MINUTE :.
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MOTOR.BOAT NOW
HydropIane with 20-Foot Hull
Credited with This Remark
able Speed in Tria|s-Has
230 h. p.

NEW YORK-The mile a-minute
motor boat, like the two-minute trot,
ter, has been a long time coming; but
it looks as if it had at last arrived.
Commodore J. Stewart Rlockton OF
the Atlantic Yacht Club is sure that
the dream of power boat owners ana
designer has finally come true, and
he ought to know, as he owns the
boat which is credited with making
this remarkable time. In the past
few years Mr.. Blockton has spent
thousands of dollars in an effort to
own the fastest power boat afloat,
and now believes his fondest hopes
are more than realized. :
The boat which Commodore Block
ton says has covered several trial
miles at the rate of sixty miles an
hour is the Baby Reliance Ill, little
twenty-foot hydrOplane which on July
5, over a measured mile on the Mis-
sissippi river, covered the course in
the remarkable time of sixty-seven
seconds, which is at the rate OF fifty
four statute miles per hour.
Speed of Dixie ".
Heretofore the Dixie w held the
worlds record with speed of 45.22
miles per hour. The Dixie, however,
is forty feet long, twice as long as the
Baby Reliance III, twenty feet.
Baby Reliance III has a twelve
cylinder motor of 230 horsepower.
Only a single propeller is used, and
c.. w. Van Nostrand, who piloted the
boat in her Mississippi heats, said
that she only turned over 800 reVolu-
lions per minute, as against l,7zO,
her maximum power.
The boat, like most of the Western
Euilt type, exhausts into the air over
her port side, and her pilot and en-
gineer had to wear gas protectors or
masks over their noses and mouths to
escape the exhaust fumes.
OF course. there are those that say
that no such speed as claimed for the
Baby Reliance III is possible on a
boat with only a twenty-foot hull. but
Commodore BlOcktOn says the boat
has made it and will do it again, pos
sibly at LarchmOnt next month.
Is Well Balanced.
most hydroplanes, the Baby
r. q III is so we'll balanced that
she does not lift her bow out OF the
water and skip along on her tail, but
rides on a. fairly even keel. neither
lifting her bow nor settling at the
stern.
Incidentally the same hull and en-
cine builders are constructing
twenty-six-foOt boat for Commodore
BIockton which will represent Amer
lea in the trial races to select de-
tender for the International trophy.
and if she shows the speed OF her
smaller sister there will be only one
boat in at the finish, say Commodore
BlocktOn and his friends.
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GOOD CRICKET
FOR TOMORROW
Special Cup Offered for Any
Player Making Century and
a HaIf-H0nS To Go Against
Picked Team ].

Tomorrow safterneon-at- the Makikt
Oval the Honolulu Cricket Club team
viii 60 up against -an-rfrxcn represent
ing the firms Of Bishop & Co., Davies
& Co. and E. o. Hall & SON.
A special trophy has been offered
by the club, in the form of cup to
be presented to the player making over
$50 runs in tomorrow's match. There
are quite a number of crack bats in
the two teams, which will produce
some keen competition.
Players are reminded that play
starts at 2:30. -.
The teams to be represented will be
as follows:
Bishop7Davies-Hall - T. D. Collins
(captain), A. r. Hatfield, P. Jopson.
B. Sumner, ]. r. Mclean, J. Gardiner,
R. c. Walker, Young, Naconnel, M. M.
Graham, A. Baird, T. Anderson, E. An
derson.
Honolulu c. C.-R. Anderson leap
tain),# DR.. Benz, A. Marshall, Fl. @.
Winkley, w. Dease, D, l.. Wilmington,
J. Fiddes, G. Marshall, ]. Tucker, G.
F. Maxwell, L.. G. Blackman, Brown,
G.. osborne, H. Bailey, ]. A. Dunbar,
D. w. Anderson, l.. Wilmington, j.
Reardon
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23
OLYMPIC SHOT-PUT BROUGHT <
OUT some REAL EXCITEMENT

ly. displays in Long Acre Square.
The first two efforts Off 9TH of the
Americans were failures, but on hts
last heave highlander outdid himself
and put the ball out to 1913 meters,
full six inches beyond his best pre-
vious. How the Firms did howl!
Rose rushed across to where Melon
aid was standing. For goodness sake
get him, Pat; | don't think | can. |
feel all in" said Ralph, wiping the
beads of perspiration from his brow.
Say, Ralph" answered Pat, "watch
this one"
Big Mac" had the circle sm0ot
Of and stepped into the ring with us
face set Someone in the American
section who was watching the athletes
through a field glass shouted IN a
shrill voice, It's all off, boys, Pats
mad"
Mcdonald set himself carefully and
then let drive. A groan rose from the
American seats when it was seen that
the ball did not rise a: big Pats put
usually do. Instead it went straight
cut with the speed of an arrow, ana
before it landed Mcdonald let ont a
yell. He knew it was beauty. inc
iron ball knocked Nicklander's green
and white flag over and dented TIC
turf Just tnree-One hundrethS OF
meter further away from the circle
than the Firms hest left-hand effort.
This put showed Rose back iA'O
third sDlace, but Ralph smiled jOyfullv
and patted Mcdonald on the hack.
hn &c
ISOLATE and hook his blonde head. MS
heart was almost broken.
Rose came up sluggistlY for his last
but. but once in the circle Ralph be
came the old Rose He stood for
few seconds and looked at the TWO
flags that were further away from the
line than his green one. "Hnh,
grunted Ralph, as he picked up the
sixteen-pound ball as easily as an ar
binary man would seize a baseball.
PLAYED with the weight for few sec
Onds bouncing it off his hand. and
Ticking the dirt off its hard surface.
Then he settled back into position am
quickly shot the weight away.
In this put Rose got in his Old GID"
across the circle. together with hi:
tremendous drive al the finish. great
yell from Section P greeted thee fall
Of the shot 1t had sailed high and
far, clearing the flags Of both Nj k
lander and Mcdonald. Big Pat rus"2d
across and congratulated Ralph, and
the two left the field to the tune OF
the American cheer as happy as pair
o. schoolboys on the last dav of June.
The final score for both hands was
Rose, 2770; Mcdonald, 27.53; Nick
lander, 27.18.
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OAHU country CLUB Will HAVE
splendid lS-HOkE GOLF COURSE
Work OF Clearing New Fair Green Will Be Started Next Mon
day and in About Six Months the Course Will Be Ready
for Pay-Lnks Have Been CongeSted Recently

Within six months the Oahu Coun,
try. Club will have an 1S-hole golf
course, and one of the best in the
country. at that. The contract has
been let for clearing off an additional
50 acres OF rolling land, mauka of the
present third hole, and Monday morn
ing the Japanese who has taken over
the work will have q force of men
engaged in roofing out the miniature
jungle OF brush and rocks. The new
country is ideal for golf, and with
two months to clear 1t and another
four to lay out the putting green's
and give the turf a chance, the club
swingers should be enjoying the full
course early next year.
When completed, the course will
have a playing distance of approx
mately 5000 wards. This is not as
long as many .1S.hole courses, but it
IL tmpracticable TO string the holes
out much further on account of the
natural lay of the land and the
course will be. so rolling, and the
boles SO well laid out, that what it
lacks In distance 1t will make up in
sound golfing interest. I
The new holes will, for the most
part, run mauka Of the present third
green, up the point of the valley that
the club nowo owns. In fact when the
Oahu Country Club purchased its
present holdings, ample provision
was made for future extensions, so
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23
KAP|OLANI PARK TRACK IS Being
PUT IN BEST Of SHAPE FOR MEET

THE KAP1OLANI PARK race track
is being worked over in prepare,
ton fer the Labor Bay races, and
when the gallopers face the bar
rier for the first race, the track will
he in as good if not better shape than
ever before. There are some Valu-
able animals entered in the several
events, and their owners can rest as
sured that they will not come to
grief through bad footing.
Work on the grandstand, which is
to provide seating accommodations
for 1000, will be commenced within
a day or So, and the judges and press
stands will be knocked together at
the same time.
There is every indication that the
crowd which turns out for the races
will be a record one, for even with
a scratch, card like that of the
Fourth, the track was overlooking
with those who like the sport of the
merry-go-round.
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2 2 : .F- Il
Everything is I'm readiness for the
ball game tomorrow afternoon, be.
tween the University Club members
and the officers Of Schofield Bar.
racks. In the rival camps the finish
ing touches are being put on the
players, and when Prince Kuhio
shouts PLAY BaIl!" in the approved
fashion, really good contest should
be on,
The soldiers are fayorites to land
the long end of the score, owing to
The fact that they have been prac.
ticing for couple of weeks, and
have developed into ball team that
has shown well in practice games.
Again, they have played three regu-
lar games against the teams of the
Schofield Barracks League, and
have made good showing, playing
a to 3 tie with the fast Fifth Cav
airy aggregation.
The clubmen, on the other hand,
have only been practicing for q week,
and have had no chance to play as a
team in a real game. They are all
old players, though, and can be
trusted to do the right thing at the
right time.
Both teams are somewhat shy on
pitchers, the soldiers figuring on u.s.
ing two or even three during the
game, as they. do not think any of
their slabsters can stand the strain
Of a full nine innings. The Univer.
city Club players have only A. l..
Castle to depend on for box work,
and II he is batted hard the team will
be up against IL for relief. Both
sides are likely to slam the ball
round considerable, and the fielders
will have plenty to do, for a GER
tainty.
"A special train is to be run to
Schofield after the game, so that post
fans can see the fun and still get
back for a late dinner. The game is
to be started at 3:15, and while no
admission will be charged, the hat
will be passed, the proceeds to be
evenly divided between the Duke Ka-
hanamoku fund and the Army Relief
Society. A portion of the grandstand
will be reserved for ladies and their
escorts, and no rough stuff OF any
sort will be tolerated.
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Considerable interest is being
taken over the two big match races,
which gave the meeting its original
start. John O'Rourkcs speedy filly
SOnoma and Louis Warren's Oneonta,
which will hook up for the half mile,
are conceded to be an evenly matched
pair, and it is a matter of personal
opinion as TO which number will drop
when the wire is reached. Both
horses are now in training, and are
said to be in good shape. Tha
ORouTke entry is certainly better
than she was at the Maui meeting,
when Oneonta took her measure.
The match five furlongs between
Warren's Umpqua and W. Decoto's
Major Collier, is another race that
is stirring up Alot of speculation.
Some even money bets have been re-
corded. but it's bit early for speCu
Iation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23
By HOWARD VALENTINE.


New York CORES pendent who accom-
panied the American team to Stock
holm.)
1t is seldom indeed that a crowd OF
athletic enthusiasts gets excited over
a shot-putting competition, but this
unusual occurrence was witnessed in
the stadium when Nicklander, Fin
lands great weight-tosser, all but lick
ed the Americans, Ralph Rose and Pat
Mcdonald. From the very first thes
three showed a marked superiority
over the rest of the field, and it was
only a QUESTION of how far they would
beat the others in competition.
The interest in the competition from
the spectators viewpoint was i."reas-
ed tenfold by novel Arrangement by
which the on1ookers were able to keep
tats on the work of the different men
in the competition. Each competitor
wore colored sash about his waist
and the best put of each was marked
with a little flag of corresponding
color. The crowd grabbed this method
OF keeping track of who was ahe2d in
hg time, and because Of this fact the
competition was probably the most eX-
citing field event ever contested \:
any Oylmpiad of modern times.
The management of the Stock
holm games kept the. crowd in touch
with every jump. vault. put or throw
that was made in the Stadium during
the entire meet-sOmethinc that has
never been done before in the history
of international meetings.
,,,rfc il he n hn II
shot made the event look like ca, V
picking for the Americans, Nicklander,
the Finn, was as nervous as a school
girl and he could not get his pl.'S ont
within two feet of his best record.
Rose and Mcdonald led by a comfort
able margin up TO the fnah round of
three throws apiece With all of ~"
right-hand put out of the way the
score stood: Rose, 1928 meters, Nc
Donald, 1898, and HIGHLANDER, 14.1F.
Finn Takes Lead
On his very first lcft-hand effort in
the finals the Finn laid ont beauty
that Ovortopped the green flag Of Rose
ard the yellow Of Mcdonald h. a cou-
pie of feet The Finnish section let
out whOOp and even Eicklander lin
self could not refrain, from doing
few skittish steps as he moved away
from the circle. Rose and Mcdonald.
the Yankee giants. were now I'm
hole" Ralph sat on the bench AM
fiGgeted himself nearly sick. He
rubbed his hands with his tandker-
chief continuallv. and looked as WoT-
ried as could he Mcdonald was go
ing" too. He walked about in circles
and did not wear the smile he general
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23
LAFOLETTE'S NEW PLAN

WASHINGTON, d. e., August .
Senator La Toilette today proposed IN
a resolution a radical change in the
method of amending the constitution
Ct the United States. BY its terms
majority of tie two houses Of con-
gress would have authority to propose
constitutional amendment, or 1t
might be proposed on the petition OF
ten states acting through their legi.-
latures or through popular vote. At
present the ratification of an amend
ment is required by three-fourtns Of
the states, acting through their leGis-
latures.
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the club has been put to no additional
expense in securing the land. An
ether bit Of ground that will be uti-
lied lies makai of the first green,
and this, too, will be cleared and
q new hole made. Practically the
whole course will be shifted a trifle,
but for the most part the present
green's and tees will be utilized.
For some time past the golf course
has been too congested on Sundays
and other days when the golfing spirit
moved any large proportion of the
membership. In fact, If the full go'f-
ing strength of the club was to turn
opt, 1t would be absolutely impossible
for everyone to Elay at the same
time. Owing to the nature of the
holes, the course does not lend itself
TO many matches between holes, and
the result has been dreary waits for
the players ahead to hole out, and
consequent blocking Of the entire
course. Some of the players are not
too particular over the etiquette of
the game, and there have been many
chickering's about passing matches,
which have rather spoiled the fun of
the game for some.
With the new course all this will
be changed. There will be room and
TO spare for all, and players can get
in a round without interruption, to
the consequent improvement of both
their enjoyment and their golf.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23
FANS To
CELEBRATE "TY
COBB DAY.

Celebrations of anniversaries in
baseball being the proper caper just
now, as witness the dinner given John
j. McGraw on the completion of his
tenth year as manager of the New
York Giants, Detroit fans can, if they
SO desire, have a hip-hip-hurrah time
on August 80 next and make "Ty'
Sobb day of it. For it was on August
so, 1905, that the swatting South
erner played his first game in the
junior organization.
"Tys" debut took place in Tiger
vile in a game against the High
ianders, which was a Detroit vic
tory, 5 to 3. Cobb helped the Tigers
take the game by rapping out d
double, Jack Chesbro being the first
big league gunner he faced.
st. Louis fans saw Cobb for the
first time on September 2, 1905, when
be failed to make a hit off either
Ables or Buchanan. Eight days later,
on the occasion of his debut in Chi
cago, Cobb again went hitless, Frank
Paderewski Smith being on the rub
Der for the Sox.
When Cobb played his first game
in Cleveland, he touched Bob RhoadeS
for single; on his debut in Wash
ington he procured a double off Tom
Hughes, and appearing in a Phila.
delphia ball yard for the first time
he collected two hits off "Chief"
Bender.
In Cobb's first games in Boston
and New York he went hitless, ICY"
Young and Jack Chesbro being the
men he faced.
When Cobb made seven successive
hits in the double-header played in
Philadelphia on July II he didn't
approach anywhere near the .major
league record for the number of
drives made in a twin bill. The re-
cord. as near as baseball archeolo-
gists can agree, was established on
July 1S, 1897, by Ed Delahanty of the
PhillieS in a double-header wit
Louisville. Going to bat nine times,
Del peeled off eight singles and a
triple.
The St Louis Browns will be in
Nashville on August 80, which day
undoubtedly will be made some kind
of a "Ty" Cobb affair il. the thump-
ing Tiger continues hauling the
pitchers as he is now doing.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23
CONNIE MACK HAS -:
NOT SURRENDERED

Q It is noted that the Athletics
. are winning more games nova
{. days than formerly. Connie
8 Mack was asked the other day (
. what he had to say about the
{. race in the American League,
9 and this is what he said: I'VE
" are not out of the race Don't
{. you think it, Don't you count
(: us out just yet. The season is
{. not over by any means. Just tell
I. Stahl and Griffith they must not
:: slip If they intend to win the
o championship. For If either OF
/. them does slip look out for us.
8 We are going to stick around
{. the top, and-well, the season is
I. not over"
Z i. Il. 4
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LOST RING FOUND IN
OLD B0lT-RIVEN TREE

LIVINGSTON. n. j.. Aug. 5.-Walk-
ing in the woods near here, two young
farmers came upon an old tree which
had been split in half by lightning
two nights ago.
While examining the tree the youths
saw a ring glistening in the wound
The circlet bore the inscription ITO
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23
CASTOR OIL NEEDED, TOO.

For. summer diarraoea in children
always give Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor
oil, and a speedy cure is certain. For
sale by all dealers, Benson, Smith &
Co, agents for Hawaii.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23

Julie Henderson from John, May T.,
1879"
1t is thought some visitor lot the
ring many years ago, when the tree
las but a saplng. and that it became
Undecided in the trunk.
Governor Baldwin has accepted on
invitation to attend the Wilson Motif
cation meeting at Sea Grit.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
VOICE OBJECTIONS
TO JOHNSON BILL
Commissioners Do Not Want Cor.
poration Counsel and Auditor
Appointed by President.

Declaring the enactment OF such leg
islation would be destructive OF the
present unity of government in the
District and would result in a dis
cordant administration of munfcipaI af-
fairs, the Commissioners yesterday
submitted to Congress unfavorable re-
ports on the bills introduced by Repre-
sentative Ben Johnson, of Kentucky,
providing for the appointment of the
District auditor and the corporation
counsel by the President OF the United
States instead of by the Commissioners
The bills also authorize the auditor and
the corporation counsel to appoint the
employees of their respective Offices
Upon receiving for consideration and
report back to the House District Com
mittee the bill relating to the appoint
ment of the auditor, the Commissioners
at once submitted the measure 10 Alonzo
Tweedale, District auditor. requesting an
expression of opinion from him.
Mr.. Tweedale yesterday afternoon
transmitted to the District officials a
lengthy report, opposing the enactment
of the bill. The report coincided in every
detail with the opinions of the Commits
sioners, and was therefore heartily ap-
proved.
The report was submitted to Congress
as the report OF the Commissioners, to-
gether with an adverse report on the
bill relating to the transfer of the juris-
diction Of the corporation counsel The
arguments advanced in both reports were
practically the same.
The purpose of the auditor bill, as
explained by Mr.. Tweedale, is the aboli-
tiOn of the office of auditor as a munich
pal function and the transfer OF the su-
perTision and control of the work of the
office to the Jurisdiction of the Federal
government
The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
VEST POCKET ESSAYS
NTpTc Ey GEORGE FITCH
SAINAO Author of Old SiHlash"

This essay will treat Of girls before
they have put down their dolls. and put
up their hair, and have become naughty
young princesses who prefer men to side
walks for walking purposes.
Little girls are not as exciting as little
boys, nor as fatal to furniture or cats.
A little girl with two pigtaiIs and her
dresses still ending at her knees is nicer
TO have around the house than q pianola
Compared with a little boy, little girl
is a wax statue in the midst of a riot,
or an evening hymn in an early Kansas
cyclone.
Little girls do not black each others
eyes, or start bonfires in the attic, or let
the wind out of stray automobiles, or
pour water in the graphophone. or put
frogs in the bread box, or fall of the
porch roof and dent the nice new cement
walk, or shoot holes in other peoples
windows, or dig coal mines in the gar
len, or peel willow twigs with a razor,
pr tie roller skates to the Scotch collie's
feet, or spend three hours and a half in
bringing home a loaf Of bread for break
last, or play football in new trousers.
n seine for minnows with their straw
pats, or come to dinner with yesterdays
irt on their faces, or explode fire.
trackers in the washing machine, or
aise garter snakes in the cellar and
pigeons in the attic.
Perhaps you may think this essay is
evoted too much to the things that little
-irls do not do. But this is their most
ovable trait The little girl Is adorable
secause of the things she doesn't do, but
you'd have done II she had been boy.
Fathers OF little girls are distinguished