The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-05
NEW MILE RECORD SET
All KAPIOLANI TRACK
0neonta Cup Goes To Satisfax, Dark Horse
-. From Schofield Barracks -,
(From Sunday Adveftiser)

IN NOE again TINS summer, the nap
~ iolani Park race track was yes.
~ terday the scene Of horse races
that brought back the memories of
the Old days of racing in Hawaii when
the doings Of the ponies was the sport
Of kings and the king Of sports as
well, The first days program Of the
second race meet held under the aus.
pices Of the Hawaii Polo and Racing
Club was, In brief, notable success
from the standpoint OF the club, the
spectators, the OWNERS, and the riders.
Yesterdays card is one that win be
long remembered by the lovers of the
turf sport. Everything was run off
without q hitch. The track was fast,
and the immense crowd of Honolulu 3
best was with the horses in every
rnee. There were many favorites.
Some of them won and many Of them
didn't but this but added 70 the in.
tense interest of the meet. The only
fault to be found was with the clear.
ness of the announcing. This might
be easily remedied. a en@
Back Into Popularity
The success Of the performance yes.
terday and the interest Of the big
grandstand and bleaehers full Of well
groomed humanity proved beyond n
shadow Of a doubt that racing has
come back into its own in Honolulu.
Under the direction Of the Racing and
Polo Club which has taken the place
of the Honolulu Jockey Club, the sport
OF kings should be at once the, big.
gest drawing card Of the year in the
sporting line and the chief attraction
on the two holidays on which the races
have been held this year, Knmehameha
Day and Labor Day.
The local swimmers are not the only
ones who shatter records as yester-
days performance by Satisfax shows
cOnclusiVely. 1t was the track mile
record that, went by the boards again
in the first day of the race meet. On
eonta's time of ! :42 was lowered by
Satisfax by one.ffth of a second. BY
this performance the newcomer in Ho.
nolulu turf racing won the Oneonta
Cup offered by H. M. Won Holt pro.
vided the time of Oneonta was beaten
Satisfax the Dark Horse
Satisfax, by the way, was the real
dark horse of the meet. Only the rail
birds who have been keeping close tabs
on the work outs from day to day and
n few of the expert hOrsemen of the
city had an inkling of the fact that the
Sehofeld entry would lead the record
holder by three lengths and clip a fifth
off the fastest time ever made in the
mile here. Satisfax is owned by Lieut.
X. L. D. HOyle of the First Field Artil.
lery and she was ridden by Lieutenant
A. X. C. Palmer who has had the train
ing Of the housekeeping black mare.
The winner of the 0neonta mile is by
Rock Sand out of S0uriante.
The remarkable performance of the
horse from the hills was not the only
feature on the days race card. In
fact every race was a feature in itself.
With q perfect day, such as yesterday
was; an enthusiastic crowd, and horses
such az Faced the starter in the first
day of the Autumn Meet, yesterday q
card was one of the best in the history
of racing in Honolulu.
Ladies Race Pretty
The Npick Of the horsewonien of the
Islands faced the starter in the first
race on the card, quarter mile dash
for Indies. The start was necessarily
slow because Of the refusal of some
of the ponies to break at the start when
Starter Weller dropped the flag. Miss
Laura Low was unfortunate before the
race by having her horse pull away
from her and take quarters of the
track before the rider was able to con
troll the fIisky Pawaa Boy.
After the field got away in good
style Miss Gwendolyn Won TemPsky,
on Miss Bertha Bates Betty, took the
pace for a brief time, but Miss Alice
Macfarlane. on Raj, who was of last,
made ground, took the pace, at the first
eighth, and won with Miss Won Temp
sky challenging at the finish. Kai was
nearly headed ut the judges stand, but
the challenge long enough to
cross winner by quarter length.
Miss Rosa s Young Lady raced Stoutly,
but at no time threatened the winner.
Miss Laura LOW on Pawaa Boy, fin
lshed fourth. Miss Mary Lucas's
Billie was scratched.
Roman Race
The second race was revivn of the
I'D Roman race, which was we'll re
ceiyed at the Ramehameha Day meet.
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