The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-04
NENyEAR'SRACES
ARE BETTER Than
LAST WEEKS meet
They Were Not An Unqualified
Success, But Polo Associa.
ton Cannot Be Blamed
NILE EVENT FIzzLEp
BY START OF the GO
Two Horses Left At the Post and
Dissatisfaction Vi Exc =
pressed BY Crowd .i

pioiani Park track of the Hawaii Polo
q Racing Association when the final
Z card Of the two-day year.end meet was
pulled of. 9lF
IL cannot be said that the meet was
an unqualified success, for IL was not,
but on the whole the races were prob
ably the best that could be pulled Of
in Honolulu when everything is taken
into consideration. 8 F Ea
As in the Christmas Day events, one
of the redeeming features yesterday
WAS the rapid FIRE manner in which the
races were run, no time whatever be-
ing lost on this score and the whole
card being well over early enough TO
satisfy the most fastidious. H
The day was a perfect one, the
track could not have been in better
condition, the crowd was jolly, and
good,natured and, with but one ex-
ception,. the races were fair. .s~s
The disappointment of the afternoon
was what had been carded as the fea.
ture number-ethe mile event in which
= Umpqua, Florence Roberts and Mary
jay were to fight it out for track su.
premacy. .& b. ss@E I'd
Umpqua's Good Behavior 81.
The barrier stunt fen shy of being
what II was cracked up to be in this
event. Umpqua never behaved better
in his life at starting than he did yes
terday and he was certainly a revelation
to his many friends and admirers, for
Umpqua has had generally the reputa-
ton of being one of the meanest and
most stubborn pieces Of horseflesh to
get going.
Yesterday afternoon, however, he was
as gentle and docile as a lamb and
stood at attention, with his nose rub
bling the tape Of the barrier. His mus
cles quivered, however, and his eye
told that he knew well why he was,
there. :. y ~
There was trouble from the begin.
ming in the many attempts to start
this race. Florence Roberts behaved
very badly and Mary Jay took deep,i
seated notion TO be stubborn. Once
Florence carried away the tape and
Carroll had big mans job to stop her,
which he did finally at the first post.l
When the starter Mt last gave tile,
word Umpqua was of like q shot but,
Florence Roberts and Mary Jay were;
held and turned back. only to be swung
around once again. When they didrgeti
going Umpqua was a considerable num-,
Der Of lengths in the lead. ~ .
Main Event . Fiszle p ). ~ :
The judges decided that it was AZ
race and the rules certainly sustain
them, hut the public was far from
satisfied and hooting was general. This
race was frightful fizzle and left "a
rather unpleasant taste in the mouths
Of the followers of the turf. n.
As q result Of the fiasco, IL was an
nounced last night that the three horses
will probably race in a special number,
next Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mac.
farlane, owner of Florence Roberts, and,
Angus McPhee, owner of Mary JAY
were quite willing yesterday that the
race should be declared no race, but
apparently Louis Warren, owner Of
Umpqua did not agree. ID
'" The trotting and pacing race between
Tom Hollinger's Welcome Boy and
Mrs. Swanzy's Zorene could have been
better, but as Welcome Boy had BEEN
conceded a winner long before the race,
came of there was hardly any disap.
pOintment.
The other events were good and
would do honor to any meet anywhere.
The mule event. particularly, was a.
drawing card. They were all fiery
"steeds" and were ridden by equally
as fiery gentlemen riders, the flower OF
Honolulu g society jockeys. The event
was productive Of more than one pleas.
urable thrill.
Charles Hite Kept Going T. "a
After passing the quarter John 81
Grace was elohted in the eve with
ball of good Waikiki soil. He noticed,
however, that 1T came from the rear
battery Of Charles NJ. Hite,s eater.
pillar. Grace let out a bellowy
whoai" and Hite's mule stopped
Charles Hite, however, kept going and
was only stopped when the ground hit
him. The "steed" made sudden
right-about-faee turn and raced back
whence he had come. Hite returned the
same way, but he walked.
Charlie Lucas, Jr., did really seem
to have finished first, but the judges
only saw Harold Dillingham; and the
latter was awarded the decision. Rey-
mold b. MeGrew was fined ten dollars.
Only Grace knows why, for it was he
who lodged the complaint with the
judges. George II. Angus came in a
good third. In time all the others, but
Hite, finished.
AAbdT tuO ldbJ IuCC inc cups ana
other prizes were presented. Harold
Dillingham;, who won with the Duchess
of Waialae on Christmas Day and
with Dusty Roads yesterday, was
awarded two sport pins, which he will
add to his other college trophies. Mrs.
Alice X. Macfarlane won the cup for
two year;olds and If smiles mean any.
thing, she was certainly Satisfied. :
Proud Of HIS Mules AZ " FL !
ID. Paul R. Isenberg, owner of the
Duchess of Waialae and Dusty Roads,
the years speediest racing mules, was,
awarded two cups. He was not present
TO receive them but they will somehow
find their way TO him. Mrs Maefar-
lane was awarded a second prize, cup
for entering the winner In thu three.
cornered event for race horses ridden
by gentlemen jockeys,
Honolulu owes a debt Of gratitude to
the officers and members Of the Hawaii