The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-08
So O Il IS
HONOKAA HORSE
RACE A SCREAM
One Dat Hound Smashes Into
Saloon-Another Busts
Up a Motor Car

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HILo. TRIBUNE, January l There
was q lively time at Honokaa last sat
urdaya when horse race for 400 a
side was started but never finished.
One horse bolted from the track,
dashed into the Honokaa thirst parlor,
and almost wrecked the place, while
the other crashed into Bill Yannatta 3
automobile and made q sorry mess Of
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One jockey, Nnkami, was left hang
ing from the top of the door that leads
into the saloon and the other rider
was gathered in by the police and
made to put up fifty dollars In gold
ns bail money. Se IA
II was some race. From all accounts
Honokaa has not been so stirred up
since the time when a certain Indy
and her partner slipped and fell while
dancing in the Lyceum Hall many
years ago. vi
The Race .- ~
All Honokaa was on hand to see the
much boosted horse race and when the
two prancing steeds lined up for the
start, the crowd was all impatience to
see the fun. Down went the flag and
away dashed the two horses along the
government road. -
The race was to be q quarter mile
affair and was scheduled to finish some
distance beyond the Honokaa house of
refreshment for man and beast. 1t was
nip and tuck for two.thirds of the
distance, until one of the horses felt
sudden weakness accompanied by a
desire for a JOLT. Up jumped the horse
onto the lanai of the saloon and
smashed through the swinging doors
into the astonished presence Of the bar.
tender. The jockey had been swept
of his mount Is back as the door was
forced. Fortunately he grasped the
Intel and held on for dear life. =
The horse bumped the bar heavily
and smashed number Of glasses
which usually stand on a ledge await
ing their turn for business. The bar.
tender thought he chad 'em'' and
yelled for help. The steed breathed
heavily and seemed to ask for beer.
Then the jockey dropped from his
nerrh and took charge Of the situation,
leading the horse ont Of the saloon
into circle Of admiring friends who
were then just inspecting the Vannat.
Ia automobile in order to see how
much damage had been done by the
second racehorse. =. = -.
More Joy E..r.u slF'..., t'S. J.
Horse Number Two had, been startl-
cd by the boiling from the track of
his mate and at once took il into his
head to do something of the same. sort.
As there was no other saloon in town,
the animal tackled the next nearest
thing to joy he could find, and that
was an automobile. The machine was
we'll TO one side of the road but still
within striking distance. There was a
crash Of glass, a yell Of anguish and
the next second a jockey was stand.
ing on his head in the car with the
Windshield, dropping gore all over the
'Uou.
1t took the united efforts Of a dozen
zen to free the animal from the snarl.
When this had been done q rural cop
took a hand and pinched the jockey
on q charge Of malicious injury. Fifty
dollars bail money was produced from
somewhere or other and then the rival
jockeys started up the road, leading
their horses this time. Both horses
were distinctly seen to wink as the
proc ession started. 1t is said that the
race win be run over again as soon as
prohibition hits Hawaii.
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