Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-23
FIRST DAYOF
MILITARY MEET
Brings THRILLS
Lots of Sport and Excitement
at KapioIani Park-Snappy
PROGRAM Tomorrow A. NJ.

With the Clerk of the Weather and
the Clerk of the Course clsting dis
trustful glances at each other, the
opening OF the Carnival military ath-
Ietic meet at Kapiolani Park this
morning went of without hitch. Up
to the starting hour, and once or twice
throughout the morning, the skies
were threatening, but the rain held
of, and there was nothing TO mar the
success Of the meet. The crowd in
creased as the day advanced, and by
80 the polo field was lined with in
terested spectators.
From the sideiine standpoint the
stunts" were more interesting than
the straight athletic events. The shoe
race and race for retiring sharp
shooters were easily the feature of
the program. In the former event
the contestants, 81 in number, were
lined up at the start. their shoes,
marked with a number to correspond
with the entry, oesng piled so yards
away. It was up to the runners to
pick out their own shoes. properly
lace them, and return to the starting
point. Any contestant had the right
to fire anyone else's sdoe as far as
he could, provided it remained with
in the limits of the polo field. The men
got away 70 an even start, and fell
on the shoe pile like football players.
Then the leather began to fly, and in.
side OF Is seconds the air was thick
with brogans. The event was won by
Murray of the End Infantry, with
Doerr of the Field Artillery second.
This win be completed race every
day OF the meet. ...,.-o.
In the sharpshooters' race the men
lined up at scratch, raced so yards to
the line where they had to pick up
and assemble the bolts of their rifles.
On the return trip they fired a shot
70 the rear from the prone position
every ten yards. Private Patrick of
tth LIST Infantry had evidently been
studying the tumbleweeds OF the Lei
lehua plain to acquire form, for he had
the combined motions Of hitting the
turf and rolling over down TO a
nicely
The tug of war pulls were very short,
lasting hardly is second each. The
LIST Infantry got the jump on the Cav
airy IN the first pull, and in the sec
ond the Field Artillery pulled the 18th
Infantry of their feet in jig time.
The navy team didn't show up to
pun the End Infantry the men being
detained on duty. but the Fort Shat
ter .'doughboys waived the right of
default, and viii pull the sailors to-
morrow. The tug OF war is a round
robin event every team pulling every
other one, percentages to count.
Considering the condition of the
track. the time made In the sprintsi
was very creditable. First and sec
ond man in each event qualified for
the semi finals.
Following are the results of this
mornings sport:
f0oYara Dash.
LIST heat: Bray, LIST Inf.; Anderson,
18th Inf. Time, 10 3-5.
End heat Corn, G. A. c.; Godfrey.
N. q. IT. Time, 10 S-5.
Srd heat Hotz, 4th Cav; Mills,
18th Inf. Time, 10 as.
9Th heat: Smith. ist INF: Woods.
25th Inf. Time. 10 3-5.
5th heat: Preston, 4th Cav; Her
zog. LIST Inf. Time, 10 3.5.
Shoe Race.
Murray. End Inf: Doerr, LIST F. A,
Time, min rs s-5 sec.
Sharpshocters, Race.
Patrick. LIST Inf; Roberts, c, A. G.
Time, As sec.
22o-Yard Dash.
LIST heat: Pride. 25th Inf: Hunter,
M. c., and Harris, 9TH Cav, tied for
second. Time, % 20.
End heat: Bray. LIST Inf. Rich. End