Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20

With work rushing on the erection
OF the grandstand, runners exercising
on the track and men working on the
grading KapiC:ahi park is busy place
these days. Everyone is looking for
ward to the opening race meet on
June 10 and IL, and from present in
dications the racing events will be a
complete success. -. -..@ ..
The polo stables have been Complet-
ed, and according to Peter Hanon the
arrangement is of the best. In the
main stable there are "a stalls, while
in detached stable there are 20
stalls available, The wide enclosure
with the parking adds to the beauty
of the place, and all who have visited
the stables have been impressed with
the ideal conditions. ...-.-.
The harness room and cleaning
rooms are fitted up in a down to date
manner and every detail has been at
tended to. With an ideal setting at
the base of Diamond Head, and the
careful attention paid to the grounds,
TIE, club has made an excellent start
toward permanent beautifying plan.
Tennis and Swimming,
In addition TO the work being done
On the grandstand, the Hawaiian Polo
and Racing Association are building a
tennis court. and swimming pool and
hathhouse have already been started
on the way. Ii is expected that the
aquatic improvements of the club will
be completed by June 10. The cost is
estimated at $4,000.
opposite the elks' pen, and arrange.
ments will be made to stage all tour
naments en- these courts in the fu.
ture A. l.. Castle. head of the ten
mis- committee, is taking a deep inter
est in the building of the courts. and
believes that the new venture will be
a big asset in local sports
A visit to TIE polo stables has been
the rule with many lovers of horse
flesh, and each day finds many spec
tators looking at the horses there.
Many of the runners have been work
ing out en- the track, and some fast
time has been made. Ferriera up on
Umpqua went the quarter in "a As,
while time around 9 has been made
by a number of the mounts.
Dillingham; String. j.:
Many of the runners at the track
are unusually promising. and some
dark horses are picked to come
through when the race meet is on. In
the polo stables at present are One
onta, Umpqua and a two-year-old filly,
in addition to Walter llillingham's
string. which includes Gray Dawn,
Quicksilver, South Sea, Puuloa, Kai-
ulani and Buttons.
Walter Macfarlane has Indigo, HUI
pala, Kilauea, while Robert Single
will enter the Following runners now
at the polo stables; Kehau. Halemau-
mau and Grandma Bess. One of the
best looking animals at the stables
at present is Kitchin Bill. owned by
REW Atkinson.
A number of horses are expected
from the Spalding ranch and more
are coming from Maui All in all Gr:
see a great entry list FOR Tho many
events scheduled for the big racing
meet "..- .....
Helen C At Park. ~. -.
Helen c, the best polo ponv in Am.
erica. owned by Walter Dillingham,
is now at the polo stables. and will be
conditioned for the coming matches
this summer This pony has played
in four internatiopsls. and has made
two trips TO New York TO appear on
the polo field.
Walter Dillingham,s In and Out Is
also at the stables, and in addition
Jennie c, owned by Harold Castle:
Indigo. a good polo pony and a good
rare horse owned by Walter MaCfar
lane; Kapahi Girl, owned by Arthur
Rice and others are now stabbed in
the Kapiolani park enclosure.
Altogether the interest in racing is
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