The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
DUCHESS
IS DARK HORSE
Mary lay Surprises Christmas
Race Goers BY Winning
Main Event

the Kapiolani Park track of the Hawaii
Polo Racing Association, one re-
deeming feature Of the day was that
the nine races were pulled of on time,
without any delays and the meet was
well over by four o'clock.
This, points out Elmer /. Schwarz-
berg, who was the official announcer
and handled the big megaphone from
the Judges, stand, was a feature that
marked O successful afternoon Is rae
ing card. Still, it is true, there was
been disappointment In many quar-
tiers, many devotees seeming TO have
an idea that race meet Is not meet
tries. q.
Mules Come In Handily s.
The meet, on the whole, was really
tame, what approached excitement
coming near being registered when the
mule event was pulled off and the
crowd was given It's first opportunity
to shake of the pervading feeling Of
weariness. The mounted police races
also furnished q pleasurable thrill and
the final event Of the day, the race won
by Mary Jay, came as general sur
prise and really saved the meet from
absolute staleness
The crowd at the races could have
been better. The grandstand was fair
ly filed, but only one section of the
bleaehers had anything like respect
able attendance There were several
thousands who saw the ponies chase
each other but who did not pay. They
were lined along the unfenced portion
of the track.
The New Years Day card, however,
will be a bigger attraction, those in
charge say. There will be a greater
number of events and more entries in
the different races. -.
Carmalita Wins First Heat D.,
Sharply at two O'Clock Fred Ander-
sons bay mare Carmalita and Luke
Rogers chestnut horse Maui Boy APP
peared in front of the judges stand
for the Gals trotting and pacing event
There was little jockeying and the
pair got away to good start at FIVE
minutes after two O'Clock. # w..
Carmalita, driven by Bonnie Judd,
took the lead at the eighth-mile post
and was never challenged by the chest
nut horse. Maui Boy broke shortly af-
ter passing the eighth and continued
to do so at intervals. Carmalita was
in the lead by fifteen lengths and
Maui Boy was able TO close this up but
little. Time for first heat, 2:23. III
Copra Up TO Form ,, g
In the second race, four furlongs,
free-for-all, weight for age, Angus Ne
Phee's Mary Jay was scratched, leav-
ing only two contestants-Mrs. Alice
X. Macfarlane's four-year-old bay
mare Rosetta and DR.. j. G. Fitzgerald s
aged bay mare Copra. Johnny Carroll
was up on Rosetta and Henry Donivitz
on Cnpra. .....Eal 1900 .t@
There was some difficulty in break
ing at the barrier but when they did get
away it was TO a good start. Copra
took the lead from the beginning and
kept it to the wire. Rosetta gained
some but was plainly outclassed. They
were unevenly matched and excitement
was at low ebb. Copra won by three
lengths, time 40 l,5.
Maui Boy Breaks Even
Then came the second heat of the
trotting and pacing event, Carmalita
and Maui Boy getting away to good
start again. They were nip and tuck at
the quarter but Carmalita took the
lead before the half was reached. Maui
Boy spurted at the fve-eighths and the
two came neck and neck down the
stretch. Carmalita quit for some mex.
plicable reason and Maui Boy crossed
the wire winner by two and half
| lengths time 2:22 4.5.
Waialae Some Duchess
The only thing that approached ex.
eitement during the afternoon was furn.
ished by the mule race in the six fur.
longs for Hawaiian breds. Johnny Car
roll was up on the Duke of Rualoa.
Charlie Tyler on the Duchess Of Wal
alae, and b. Rollins on Alma Nui Pala.
halaha, the dark horse" brought up
from Maui 10 win over the Duke OF
Kualoa, which was known last year as
l"Link."
The mule trio got away to fair
start, the Duchess Of Waialae taking
the lead and proving herself the real
lHdark horse'' of the race. The Maui
Ientry closed up big gap and remained
about a length behind down the stretch
The Duke of Kualoa, which carried all
the honors last June, was poor third
Time lao as. g.. H. .' s..
Maui No Ka OIL .' =, ...-
| Following the "muley'' excitemeI;
leame the third and final heat of the
trotting and pacing event. Again Car
MALTA and Maui Boy got away to q
IgoOd start, Maui Boy taking the pole
The Roger horse was in the lead al
the quarter. CarmaIita closed gat
Of length at the half, taking the lead
when Maui BOY broke. This cost Msu
Boy several lengths. He regained his
stride somehow, and took the lead al
the five 'eighths and maintained il dow
the stretch. Maui Boy won the heG'
and race by three lengths in the slow
time of $3.50. Carmalita appeare,
tagged. ~. -.E
Garland Of Carnations
Mary Louise, Mrs. Charles Lucas
sorrel FLY, and Mrs. Walter +. Dilling
hams sorrel colt Termont left the pad
dock at three,t twenty. for, the fOu
furlong event for three-year.old
Neither animal had ever started be
fore, both being recent importation
from the Coast. Charlie Tyler was u
on Mary Louise and Henry Donivitz o.
Termont. H..
The start was perfect and Mar,
Louise, took the lead without loss o
time and was never challenged, Bot
are magnifcently-bred animals but tn