Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-26
Mary Jay Proves to Be Big
Surprise Of Christmas Meet
Maui Mare Races Under Wire Neck Ahead Of Florence Roberts
in Good Race-Maority Of Events Unnersstng-Lack OF
Entries Causes Races to Fall DoWn-lt Was Grand uay
for Knitting onversaon-PereC Day for Holiday Races

to all. one might sum up the race meej
staged at Kapiolani Park yesterda!
afternoon and declare 1t fair exhlDi
ton, Another might not.
When an amateur saXaphone player
across the way winds up his Christ
mas carol solo about IL bells while
throbbing bicusped dares Old Nor
pheus to win put, then the owner OF
said bicusped isn't going to hoomalt
mali over any common, ordinary
Christmas event. II one wants lo
start the New Years resolutions early
II would not be far wrong to say tha'
the races yesterday were Tar belo"
the usual standard.
The Koolau Was There
The old Koolan range was right on
the lob during the day, and the teecy
clouds hung over Diamond Head in
the same sweet way. The track was
fast. The colors were we'll selected
and they had an excellent collection oi
Judges and other officials. But SAD
to say, one Of the principal factors IN
a horse race Is the horse. They
didn't have enough.
During most of the afternoon the
enthusiasm in the stands consisted oi
EXPRESSIONS about wonderful Christ
mas presents which had been received
While Copra was giving Rosella the
laugh one young lady remarked that
her annual gift this year came direct
from Biffany's. And when Mary Lou
ise won from Termont a certain spec
tator said: THE first horse won" and
his friend answered.. "Quite so, Old
Top" The enthusiasm was sadly
missing in the races yesterday.
- The Cloud Race
The clouds which usually hang Ike
sentinels over Diamond Head and the
Koolau range are always good silver
linings In a description of race meet.
And the clouds came In handy yester-
day. During two races number OF
onlookers selected five clouds out OF
the bunch and had a nice race. One
little cloud got going strong In the
backstretch and passed the staff on
Diamond Head about two lengths to
the good. Another won by a nose
that Is IL clouds have such thing. No
less than five clouds were allowed IN
each race.
And they tended to their knitting
yesterday. Those who came fortified
with their knitting bags were content.
Between the first and fourth race
there were seven different knitting
contests In the stands. Mrs. w. John.
son Doe won out In the first race by
% knits. Mrs. Richard Row. took tho
free-for-all event, winning by less than
q wristlet. It was Red Cross bene-
lit in more ways than one.
There were more than 1000 specta-
tors on hand during the afternoon, in.
cluding 46 knitters and one young man
who was trying to solve Rupert
Hughes. A line Of automobiles was
stationed across the track, and they
waited for the horsesS It is an ar
duous task making plum pudding with
out the plunls.
Mary Jay Won
Mary Jay. the charming daughter OF
Hippodrome, strange to say, saved 1t
from being q hippodrome Angus Nc
Phee's mare was the real surprise Of
the meet. and In driving race carried
Off the big event Of the day when she
finished a neck ahead OF Florence Rob
erts Umpqua was third, close up.
Florence and UmpQua were picked to
fight Il out over the six furlongs, but
the Maui mare, who was imported last
year from the mainland. rushed into
the lead in the stretch and. given a
rood ride by Benny Rollins, upset
the dopesheet for the afternoon. II
was the last race of the day and it left
! pleasant memory in the minds OF a
number OF the racing enthusiasts.
The horses were off to a good start
and Umpqua got away fast, taking the
lead and holding It for two furlongs,
when Florence Roberts made bid
and passed the Warren horse. There
was 4 grand fight for position in the
next two furlongs and the three. lead.
ing runners looked even at the turn
conding into the stretch.
Won BY q Neck
Coming around the turn, Mary Jay
made a strong bid and raced to the
front position. and It looked like q
real race 20 the wire. Florence was
hack about length coming down the
stretch. but Carroll gave her a good
ride and brought the Macfarlane mare
IN 4 good position. Mary Jay was
coming strong and Rollins brough.
her under the wire a winner by a
neck. Florence Roberts took second
pIace away from Umpqua by length.
opiopio rode Golden Spray under the
wire in fourth position. u
This was the one feature race Of
the day. Copra took the lead early
from Rosella and won with ease in tho
four furlong event. And Copra was
not raced to the wire, as the time for
the distance was 40 1-5. Mary Louise
also took the lead In the race with
Termont, and Tyler brought the Lucas
entry under the wire in 81 3-5. With
the exception of the owners and few
friends there was but little enthusiasm
at the finish of these two races. Two
horses in race isn't goinR to make
any big splash. especially when they
aren't matched.
Maui Boy Wins .-.
Luke Rogers Maui Boy captured the
harness race OF the day, winning the
second and third heats, In the first
heat Carmalita II won out when Maui
Boy broKe at the half mile post and