The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-12
DAISY D|SPLACES
POLO AS kAP|OLANI
PARK ATTRACTION
Good-Natured African elephant
Center of Attention OF the
Little Folk
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SCORES OF YOUNGSTERS
~ RIDE HER BROAD BACK
Easy-Going Pachyderm Shows
Marked Fondness For Chill
dren and Their FroIics

Daisy, the little African elephant,
displaced polo as the principal attrae
ton ut .Kapiolani Park yesterday and
her good-natured ton Of awKwardness
delighted hundreds OF children VIII
rode on her ample swnyIng back. And
Daisy appeared to enjoy it as much as
the children.
Early in the afternoon the street
ears &c the park were crowded with
families who wanted to see the first
elephant that has become n part Of the
life Of Honolulu. And Daisy was there
to receive them, In her big, nOncha
liant way the easy going pachyderm
made it evident that she il fond OF
children. She was as kind us mother
with the little ones, and seemed to b.
especially careful when her back wa
filled with the gleeful youngsters.
And, incidentally. all the pleasure
was not for the younger generation
Grown-up men and women took a..
equal interest in the exotic beast
whose inscrutablp ways have remained
mystery since the coming of man
Every feature of the littlS big quadru'
ped was carefully examined, from her
tapping fanlike ears to her minute an"
useless tail. And it is safe to say that
many persons who went TO KuplOlaG
l'urk yesterday saw an elephant for
the first time.
Has Aloha for City
The way that Daisy has taken to
Honolulu was commented on by every
one who has seen her. In the heauti.
full surroundings of the park she seems
TO be perfectly at home. Early in thu
dnv she took bath and did rICst OF
the cleaning herself, using her mar
vrIlously adapted trunk for that pur.
pose.
Daisv's bath is no simple matter
She goes ut it with all the dchbern
ton of the fastidiOus genus homo
First huge tub is filled with waite
from n faucet that Is allowed to run
Daisy tests the temperature with hc'
trunk. She looks at it QuiZZicHlly
with her beady and all seeing eyes.
Satisfied that everything is all right.
She fills her trunk with the water and
showers her great bulk with the fluid
As the water falls on her ba"k and
over her TANKS she closes her eyes with
coquettish expression of real con
tent. Every part of the body IS care.
fully washed, and as Il finishing touch
she rolls her trun" around in the tub.
Dries Of in the LIN
Satisfied that she was thoroughly
washed, Daisy walked mnicstically int
the sun and stood there until she was
completely dry. Daisy was then ready
to receive company.
All afternoon she kept open house
Children cried and fought and stamped
their little feet to ride on the Cr""'
beast At present or = ur can b.
accommodated on the spacious buck
Arrangements are being made t. fur
nish her with large and hnndsomrl'
decorated howdah which will b" larg'
enough to comfortably seat at lrnN
eight youngsters.
Estimates from the business done yes
tprday by Daisy, show that in n short
time she will not only pay for herself
but that she will become a profitable in
vcstmrnt for the city. Charging but
II small amount for "A ride it has been
figured that the elephant will pay for
herself in Il year. These estimates are
based on Il similar practise in Sydney
where nm elephant in the geological
garden earns $4,000 yearly by carrying
children for short rides. This elephant
works only two hours day and FOR
only six months in the year. With the
all wear round climate of Honolulu
Daisy should be able to entertain her
little friends 365 days year.
Likes Her New Home
Daisy has good reason for being sat
isfed with her new home. 1t is agree
able in every way. She has large
park to which to 'takc her exercise and
II comfortable little place to sleep at
night Another reason why Daisy is
glad to be here is that she is weary
Of her ocean voyages. Since coming
from the jungle of Africa where she
was captured Daisy has Travelled more
than fifteen thousand miles.
Her first trip was from Cape Town
to Sydney a distance of 6546 miles
From Sydney she was taken to Vic
tOria. distance of 67G9 miles. Then
she was brought back to Honolulu, an.
other 2349 miles. Besides these long
sru voyages Daisy has made n number
Of shorter trips Altogether she has
v0vngrd nearly 10000 miles.
Ellis =. Joseph. who brought Daisy
to Honolulu, says she is in perfect con
dition and one of the best elephants
ever taken out Of Africa just now
she is only eight years old and in tn"
salubrious climate of Honolulu she
ought to live $50 years longer. When
full grown Daisy will be about thlr'
teen feet high, or more than twice as
tall ms she is at present. She will not
attain her full growth until she is fifty
years Old. 1t is possible that many
Of the little ones who were out to
KupioInni Park yesterday and had their
first view of real elephant, will take
their grandchildren to ride ON Mss
Daisy when she has attained her full
woma nhood.
Some Rare Birds Here
Besides the elephant, Joseph hal
brought to Honolulu number Of birds
These are now at the park and if sat
I.rnlln1N ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL re- mnln thrN