The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-07-11
Second Race Meet
Better Than First
Clean Sport And Fair Starts Make
The Two Days Meet Enjoyable To
ALI
GOOD ENTRIES AND SPORTY RIDERS
Honolulu Horses Make A Good Show
ing But Only One Is A Winner
BY Johnny carroll

by JOHNN1 CAItt(OL
What is acclaimed by all as the
most successful race meet on the Is
| land of Maui was held July 4th and
5th. The Maui County Fair and Rae
ing Association is to be congratulate
ed on the class of races and the man.
ner in which the two days racing was
carried out. Only one incident hap
pened to mar the program through
the rough riding tactics of the Japan
csc jockey on Young Boy" who won
the mile race for Hawaiian Bred hor-
SEES for which he was promptly dis
qualified by the judges and the race
given to Angus McPhee's popular colt
"Waimea' who finished second. The
bareback race for amateur riders
created quite a stir amongst the spec
tators as this is a new n novel feat.
The riders are allowed nothing but a
briddle to hang on to and believe me
there was some hanging on done by
them. The race was won by Miss
10 ma Won Tempsky who seems to
have the Indian Sign on the rest OF
- the Amateur Riders up here having
also won the Ladies race the day be-
fore. In the free for all three quarter
} race Denny's "PluclIy Chap"
left the issue in doubt leading all the
way under a strong pull. MARY Jay"
was off to a good start along with
"Plucky Chap" and had no Isl In
the mile race for Hawaiian bred hor-
/ ses "Waimea' broke in front and led
q for 1st eighth but was taken back and
=. rated along behind "Luau" and
o Young Boy" who set q fast pace he
first half. Going to the turn young
Boy" crowded "Luau'' and forced her
TO pull up Going up the back stretch
; Carroll on "Waimea" started to work
n on him in earnest and was overhaul
0 ing young Boy" fast when a large
dog crossed the track in front of him
causing "Waimea" to stumble and al
most go down. This accident cost
him s or 6 lengths and he would have
won The race easily only for this in
n reference, Young Boy" only beating
u him a length. The Judges promptly
II disqualified Young Boy" for crowd
n ing "Luau'' also for crowding "Wai'
n mea'' on the back stretch the first
O mile.
0 Clean Sport Throughout
0 Taking the meeting as a whole il
.,ao, - Oxrnr
- way and shows that Maui will support
0 good clean sport. The races were
pulled off without any long waits il
E between, the starting was good ant
2 starter McPhee did not hold them a
0 the post any longer than possible bu
0 sending them off at the first goot
0 start.
l On Friday the race which held tn
l most interest for the crowd ives tn
0 Portuguese race, half mile which wa
@ won by NJ. Martins Slow Go in 59$
seconds. All three entries ran such
0 close race that the issue was i
- doubt even on the last quarter, and
5 was not until neal the finish of tn
race that Slow Go pulled a half lengt
- ahead of Doradee and Jubilee VIII
IL tied for second place.
4 The II. c & S. Co. won in the COW
5 boy relay race. The rider for Kat
e; noulu ranch was the quicker at sadd
Sc ing, but was slow in the getaway an
lii, worked too hard while riding. Tn
gs Puunene boy beat him by superio
ok riding, mounting and ~dismounting a
ha though not so quick at adjustment {
ng equipment. Haleakala ranch came i
off third.
ok The only race where there was
3; chance for any complaints was IN
M Hall Mile Hawaiian bred race on FL
ur, day when "Luau' was left at the pos
This cannot be blamed on the start'
as 'Luau" broke with the rest aft
taking two or three strides proppt
and wheeled.
Improvement Needed
Inn There are a few improvement
,ad which should be made for the bene.
he of the public. There should be
board with the jockeys name opposi
and the number of the horse he is
ride. Also a board with > slots n
~ which number boards of correspon
ing size can be slipped giving L
zen number of the first, second and thi
.ur- horse, also a board on which I
ase time of the race should be SHOW
,ox, thereby eliminating the prese
method of megaphone announcer