The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-05
SOLDIER HORSES
SURPRISE THEM
AT BIG meeting
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full eyer staged in Honolulu. Both
hafhhss aud running records we're
smashed TO bits by Hawaii's Aeetest
footed equines who performed to per.
lection on the. .Kapiolani track.
1.-The weather Yesterday for the big
events was perfect. The track was
good but triae hard for . two days
meet, this residing in tanning some Of
the ponies. In spite Of the fact that
there we're a few more empty seats
in the grandstands yesterday than
there were on Saturday it still was
far from being the case Of the proven.
bial ''small but enthusiastic" crowd
that the sporting writer has to say at
tends q ball game, good or bad. The
spectators were enthusiastic; there was
no doubt about that, but it was big
and enthusiastic crowd. -
Fire In the Grandstand
The days sport was free from all
accidents and the running of the meet
was not to be improved upon. The
starts were no slower than is necessary
when there are real live horses to start
and, the crowd went to- see the ponies
in their mettle. The only excitement
aside from the usual events of the
races which were thrilling enough, was
a hubbub caused late in the afternoon
BY a small fire in the grandstand. A
cigarette butt started fallen program
burning merrily and the seats near the
north end of the grandstands were
quickly emptied. Calls for water caused
those who were unable TO see think
some one had tainted but before the
confusion had amounted to much hero
with q handy sized shoe had stamped
out the furnace and the crowd sat
again. n..
The records that were bettered yes
terday were the half mile free.for all,
the time for the best three and four
mile heats in the trotting and pac.
ing event, the mile and half for Ha,
waiian-breds, and the four furlongs for
Hawaiian,breds.
Duke, OF Norfolk Stake
The winner of the mile and half
for Hawaiian-bred horses won the
Duke of Norfolk Memorial Cup pro-
scented by Col. z, S. Spalding to the
horse which should beat 2:46 rs, the
time set by the Duke Of Norfolk in
1896. This record after having stood
almost uuchallenged for twenty years
was lowered by full three seconds
by. Mr.. H.. A. Baldwin's Frances B.
yesterday
Satisfax showed again that she is
one of the fastest in the turf game here
when this little black mare, piloted by
Lieut.. A. X. c. Palmer, an amateur
rider lowered the track mark for the
four furlongs free-for-all. Mr., Thoma:.
Hollinger's Welcome Boy and Mr.. F
II, Lpcey's bay gelding together sci
two new records in the harness events
The first three heats in the mile were
the fastest three on record and the
four were also the fastest seen on the
track.
Copra was the other recofd breaker.
DR.. Fitzgerald s bay FLY COPIED tn,
stakes handily in the Inter. Island Cup
and equalled the time of Satisfax fol
the four furlongs, setting a mark for
Hawaiian .breds, 0:47 AS.
Only two entries, rivals from years
past, faced the starter in the opening
race of the day, DenervO at the pole
had the pace only at the start, giving
the inside to Welcome Boy on the frs
turn. With Gibson holding the rens,
Mr.. Hollinger's bay gelding pulled
steadily away from the game little
Maui pony until at the second pole
there was five lengths separating them.
Anderson moderated his rival a little
and let DenerVO take things too SLOWLY
on the back stretch and when he chal
lORged he was almost out of the race.
DenervO- began to make real race
ont of the mile heat when he passed the
sixth eighth. Mr.. F. H. LOcey's entry
pulled up on the favorite with the
grandstands and nearly made good his
challenge, pulling up TO within a head
Of Welcome Boy when the latter passed
under the wire. The time was good,
the Honolulu PAGER making the first
heat in 2:13 l-5.
Denervo Takes Second Heat
After an interval>of twenty minutes,
the second heat of the mile trottinR
and pacing race WAS staged. Welcome
Boy was still the favorite and many
were the predictions that the aged
PAGER would set new track record. Inc
start was delayed twice by Anderson 5
failing to get DeneTvo under the wire
with Welcome Boy With an excellent
start the favorite again took the pace
at the first turn and he held the two
leRgths lead until the second post was
passed. At this point Welcome Boy
gained one more and held the pace to
the turn on to the stretch when DereI,
vO again challenged, this time success.
fully The Maui entry caught Welcome
Boy at the wire and passed nose TO
the good. The time was approaching
the record, 2:I2 AS. DenervO's per.
formances in the first two heats were
revelation to the rail birds as it is
Usually Welcome Boy that moves from
behind on the straightaway.
Satisfax the Candy
Satisfax COPIED the stakes again in
the four furlong free forall winning
by Il successful challenge at the wire
The field of four speed burners got of
to good start at the barrier, with
Mrs. W. +. Dillingham; s Umpqua TAX
ing the pace. With Johnny Carroll
up, the chestnut led around the turn
and up to the grandstand where Salts
fax moved up quickly and crossed the
wire less than head to the good
UmPqua took second money failing
back and COpra finished the same dis
lance behind Mrs. Dillingham; Is entry
BY winning this half mile Satisfax
again bettered a track record. The
time for the four furlongs yesterday
was O;47 As. The track record was
koIl L.. Van,