Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-23
FIRST DAY OF
MILITARY MEET
Brings THRILLS
Lots of Sport and Excitement
at KapioIani Park-Snappy
Program Tomorrow A. M.
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away. 1t was up to the runners tC
flick out their own shoes. properly
lace them, and return to the startine
point. Any contestant had the right
TO FIRE anyone else's sIoe as far as
he could, provided il remained with
in the limits Of the polo field. The men
got away TO an even start. and fell
on the shoe pile like football players
Then tho 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 will be a completed race every
day Of the meet.
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
Iehna plain to acquire form, for he had
the combined motions Of hitting the
turf and rolling over down to a
nicet".
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 25th
Infantry or their feet in Jig time.
The navy team didn't show up to
pull the End Infantry. the men being
detained on duty. but the Fort Shat
ter "doughboys" waived the right of
default, and will pull the sailors to-
morrow. The tug Of war Is q round
robin event, every team pulling every
other one, percentages to count
Considering the condition of the
track, the time made In the sprints
was very creditable. First and sec
ond man in each event qualified for
the semi finals l..
J RclIowing are the results of this
mornings sport: ~ E&4
looYard Desh. .....E.-. 49,.
LIST heat: Bray, LIST Inf: Anderson
25th Inf. Time. 10 3-5.
End heat: Corn, C. A. c.; Godfrey,
N @. II. Time, 10 3-5.
3rd heat: Hotz. 4th Cav; Mills,
.25th Inf. Time, 10 49,
4th heat: Smith, LIST Inf; Woods,
25th Inf. Time, 10 3-5.
5th heat: Preston, 9TH Cav; Her
zog. LIST Inf. Time, 10 3-5.
Shoe Race.
Murray, 2nd INF; Doerr, 1st F. A.
Time, min. Is 3-5 sec.
Sharpshooters' Race.
Patrick, LIST Inf.; Roberts, c. A. c.
Time. As sec.
x2o-fard Dash.
LIST heat: Pride, 25th Inf; Hunter,
M. c., and Harris, 4th Cav, tied for
second. Time. % rs.
End heat: Bray, LIST Inf; Rich. End
Inf Time. % Is.
Ord heat: Mills, 25th Inf; Conley,
End Inf Time, % As.
4th heat: Herzog, LIST Inf; Vargas,
1st r. A. Time, "a Is.
9Th heat. Harrison. 25th Inf;
Smith. 1st Inf. Time, % 20.
Carrying wounded with litter Bald
win. Mccoy and Whitlock. 25th Inf;
StOcliey. Sandlin and Russell, LIST Inf.
Time, SIS 2-5 sec.
Carrying wounded without litter -
stanley, list INF; Keller. End Inf. Time,
20 1.5s
Tug OF war; dismounted--1st Inf. de-
feated 18th Inf. In 6 Sec; LIST Field
Artillery defeated 4th Cavalry in As
sec.
Tomorrow. Program.
The meet will commence at $40 to-
morrow morning. the following being
the order Of events:
1O0-yard dash Semi-fnals, heats 81