The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-27
.HLO Agrees TO !
POSTPONE RACE
Big voIcano-to- Sea Relay Event
Will Take Place On
January 7 t..

, HILO, November pa AfterS ALL. vi
change has been unde rs regards the
date upon which the relay running race.
from the Volcano House to Mooheau
Park is to be run. The date has been,
switched from sunday, January 6, to.
Monday, january I, and IL was caused
Through the dissemination Of some Rth.
letes 10 compete on the. sabbath. -li
The race, in nll other respects, will
be run, according to schedule. The
visiting runners will come TO Hilo on
the Sunday morning boat, will run in.
the race on Monday and then return
10 Honolulu the same afternoon, ar.
irving back in the Capital City on
Tuesday morning rs- I
IL was found that athletes from Ger.
tain INSTITUTIONS in Honolulu could not
get any support for n race to be run
on o Sunday, Then, to run the race
on that day would mean that the me
would have to como to HilO a weel
ahead of time. or else just jump of
the steamer onto the road for the race.
j. w. Bains, who has charge Of most
OF the arrangements called meeting
yesterday morning and il was decided
20 change the date of the race to please
the Oahuans. g.. sE.'..'
All arrangements for carrying the
runners To their respective posts have
been made by the committee in charge
of the event. The visiting runners
will also be fed while they are here
and that will not he much of a drag,
as they will only be on the island from
seven O'Clock on Sunday morning un
It'll -four O'Clock on Monday afternoon.
HII.O, November 22-When the long
distance runners to the number of thir,
ty-six or fortytwo face the judges to
receive their instructions as to the
thirty -one;mile relay race that is to be
pulled of on January ! next, there will.
without doubt, be a most interesting
ceremony before the men are despatch
ed to take up their positions at the
different fvemile posts along the road
from the Volcano House to within FIVE
miles of Mooheau Park. ..ta
The men will be fully instructed as
TO what they will have to do in order
to keep within the letter of the ath,
letic law and as to how they shall each
take his part in the relay race.
The big event is sure to be written
of all over the mainland and when the
first race is over there should be every
prospect of attracting mainland run
ners for the 1919 race. The advertise,
meut that the Islands will get through
the athletic event should be enormous.
although somewhat less than would
have been obtained in peace time.
Down in Honolulu, the runners be.
longing to the various athletic organ.
zations are trimming hard for the race
aud the report, comes from private
sources that the. Oahuahsi think they
have the race cinched already,
The Hilo runners are doing good
work and there are rumors going the
rounds to the effect That the Ave
mile sections are being covered in
fine time and that the bunch that
beats Hilo in the actual race will have
TO beat all existing records for FIVE
miles of road racing. H."
Mooheau Park should not be able
to accommodate the thousands Of PEG,
pie who will wish to see the finish
of the great race. That finish is ex
pected to be close one and should
representatives of the FIVE or six
teams be on the track at the same
time there will surely be- scene of
excitement along the beach at Moo,
beau.