Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-04

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| be owned and ridden by Japanese
Stills was barred Laden won this
race in 55 Is seconds. Yokohama was
second and Peahi Girl third.
Sixth event, for three-year-olds
! three-Quarters of a mile dash; purse,
| $3.50. Harry A. Baldwin's Senator B
won in l:22 3-5, Thos. Hollinger's Sea
Bolt came in second. -.
/ Thomas Cummings won the foot
race, 220 yards, In q As. as against
1 Taylor, VIM Morris and Frank Coel-
no: A gold medal was the reward
The eighth event was trotting or
pacing, 2:15 class; 1-mile heats: purse
of $500; won by Harold d in the first
three heats, Time, first, 229; second.
2:2s, and third, 233 Ghis was Joe
SilSa's horse. The other contestant
was James Cornwell's Maui Boy.
Harvester Wins Cup. ...-.: p.
The next event. around which great
! interest conferred, because Of the
handsome cup put up by the Maui
hotel, was carried of by Jerry Brod-
erfck's Harvester The horse leading
at each eighth pole won s25: the
horse that finished first won 800, and
! the Maui Hotel Cup. Harry A. Bald
wins Frances B led steadily through
the IL eighth poles, but Jerry Broder-
| ick's Harvester won the race and cup
in p: 50 2-5 for the mile and half
Steer Riding Contest. >.:.... II.
The next event was the steer riding
contest with or without saddle; pull
| leather permitted This was one of
the funniest happenings of the day.
! Manuel Francis and Willie Smyth
were both so successful that neither
won, and in fact both came in togeth-
err. The first prize of SIS was allowed
to: each of them. - +.
Steer Roping Contest. g.. hi. +.
In the Hawaiian novelty steer rop-
| ing contest the conditions were that
the steer must be roped on the run
and led to a forked stump Ito repre-
sent tree) and tied to the same with
pin rope. Best time was to consti-
tute the winning of the race. There
were some Is entries and the event
Twas most interesting. George Rich
ardson won first prize of $25 in 45
seconds. Ed. Lindsay won the second
prize In 1T This number was com.
bined with the fifteenth event, which
was entered on the program and for
which third prize was to be award
ed 1t seemed best to combine the
two events, they were so near alike.
Soldiers Take Honors.
David Kululoa. one of the visiting
soldiers, won first prize Of sos sad
die in the bronco-busting contest, the
conditions of which were as follows:
Horses to be furnished by the
racing committee and drawn by lot;
riders not allowed to pun leather or
tie stirrups; riders to mount any
horse as judges may deem necessary
to determine the winner. Best aver
age in riding wins"
Hardy, also one of the visiting sol.
diers, won the second prize, $25.
The conditions of the calf-branding
contest were not altogether easy.
They were: "A roper Is not allowed
to catch by the leg but must make a
clean round-the-neck catch and throw
his calf by dismounting from his
horse; no twisting Of the neck al
lowed; roper must tie his calf and
proceed to the fire to get his branding
iron; man who brands his calf first
wins"
Maikai Keliiliki won first prize of
$40 and Manuel Francis the second of
S. Maikai is Maui's champion roper,
anyway, and everyone expected him
to carry of the first prize
MePhee Beats Low.
A special event closed, the days
sport. 1t was the roping match be-
tween Eben Low, alias "Rawhide
Ben," who holds the Hawaiian steer
roping record for one-armed men (1:6,
made in Hilo, February, 1908), and
Angus McPhee, who holds the worlds
roping record (35 2-5 sec., made at
Cheyenne, Wyo., 1907, and since then
lost an arm). The match was for $3.50
a side. The winner also takes his op.
spurs and hat-this being an old GUS
tom that prevailed among the western
cowboys many years ago. At that time
it was sign of good craftsmanship
for the loser to give the winner the
appurtenances above referred to. The
loser is not compelled to give them,
but the winner is obliged to take them
If they are offered.
The winner was Angus McPhee
Time, min. 81 sec.
The 4th Cavalry band played during
the entire morning and afternoon and
by their excellent music gave much
pleasure.
Billy" Field served a special dinner
at the Maui hotel at o'clock, which
was largely patronized. Here the
band played again an excellent pro
gram.
Dance In Evening.
The event of the evening was the
dance at the Alexander House Settle
ment gymnasium. For several years
the gym New Years dance has been
a Maui feature. 1t has always been
well attended. This year was no ex-
ception The Mary E. Hoffman or
chestra furnished excellent dance
music. After the dinner at the hotel
was over the band offered their SER
vices for many of the dances Their
appearance was the signal for merry
entrance of many more who enjoyed
tho donoo ond tho avonin0 uoc q oro