The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-03
Great Crowd Watches
Ponies Struggle to
Victory.
Maui Scores in Harness
RaCe---Contests
Exciting.
(Trom Thursday Adyertiser)


twelve thousand people who turned out
to "play the Gsnies'' were certainly
well rewarded ror their attendance
1t was a good, dry day, possibly a
trifle warm up to the late afternoon
hours, and the sodawater stands did
a most thriving business. The race
course was in very good condition, the
policing well attended to and the au-
dience could not have been better be-
haved. The automobile section was
packed: at no time in the past have
so many machines been congregated at
one time at Kapiolani Park.
The races, as a rule, were good and
but few long waits were allowed to tire
the crowd. Some of the big intermissions
could have been avoided, but, all things
considered, there was little complaint
on this score as quite a number of In
teresting extras were run in between
the scheduled events and these added
considerable to the days success.
The principal horse event of the day
was the one mile, three in five, free
for-all harness-race between ] enervo,
Welcome Boy and Horald d. Ma q which
was to have been the fourth entry, was
scratched as the horse developed a lame
leg some time before the race was call
ed
The Valley Island contingent was am
ply vindicated by Denervo's fine per.
Torrance and victory which more than
made up for the defeat of Maui some
weeks ago in the special matched race
between that PAGER and Harold D.
Some of the running races were ex'
ceedingly good, though the entries were
scarce and in most of the events TWO
or three horses made the course. There
were several runners scratched during
the day.
Pleases the Crowd. -
The broncho busting item was a good
one and furnished the crowd with q
good deal of fun and amusement One
armed Ella A. Long showed to great
advantage in this stunt not alone rid
ing well, but having the meanest mount
of the event. The "haole" rider OF
another wild equine youngster made
game attempt at keeping his seat, but
his mount caused him to turn as perfect
n somersault as his ever been seen on
1t
his back, but was up and doing the
next instant and made second attemp,
which resulted in another fast descent
to earth.
The automobile races, at the close OF
the days big program, put everybody
on edge. The three thousand or more
grandstand, occupants rose and re
manned standing while the two speed
testing machine events were under way
The fve-mile race was a success, but
the fifteen-mile one was soon over al
the Peerless car blew off tire around
the first quarter bend after the third
mile had been covered. The American
car made two or three miles after this
on slow time and the judges awarded
the race to Beckley's entry.
1t was almost eleven when the first
race was called up, the crowd at this
time being small and the grandstand
not being very popular then. Most OF
the town people had not fully recovered
from the previous evenings celebra
ton and were slow in arriving. TIT
afternoon brought car loads of the be
lated race enthusiasts until, along about
two O'Clock, the crowd was at about
its height in numbers and presented {
- truly holiday appearance.
There were no disputes to speak Of
and this too.oft feature of race meet
had no place yesterday at Kapiolan
Park. j. j. Medeiros was a trih,
peeved because his mare. Dora d, wa
left at the post when the first ract
started. Dora is rather troublesome
lady to get started and. again, later
wasted almost half an hour until an
other Jockey finally got her under way
In the second heat of the pacing rac'
some people got an idea-where, no on
knows--that Harold D was distancet
and the question was put up to thu
Judges. These decided that Silva
fine harness entry had not been dis
taneed aud this settled the matter.
The Races.
Half Mile. Hawaiian bred. Win
ner, Charles Kawamoto's strawberry
Gilbert ups time, so s.5, Second, Angu
McPhee's Athlone, Carroll up,
j. !. Medeiros Dora D., Jack VIII
son np was left nj the post Athlonl
took the lead and strawh ,uy waitei
an him MP 10 she last sin,enih an'
then won the race, getting 10 the wiT'
a head 10 the good
Five aighthamile, free for all
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