The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1920-11-02
ALL READY FOR
ARM|ST|CE DAY

The program for Armistice Day has
rounded into shape and all that is nee
essary is for the day to come. It's a
, big program and is prepared so as all
can have a good time, from the eldest
down even to the school kiddies the
polo game being the big feature Of the
day. Victory medals, which have ar
rived, will be presented just prior to
the polo game.
Well, let's take look at their pro-
gram and see for ourselves. Starting
at 9 A. M. the High School boys clash
in the first exhibition American foot
ball game ever played on Kauai. They
have formed two teams, called Senior
Sophomores and Junior-Freshmen
Both teams are evenly matched, and
rivalry is high.
At 10000 A. M. the horse races get
under way whether the football game
is over or noD and will be pulled off
in fast order Seven races are on the
program: u mile open, "A mile three
year olds, 3s mile open, Il mile open,
" mile open, mile. Cowboy relay race
and q mile Kauai bred ponies for the
Spalding cup. Sakamotos Lady"
already has one leg on it, won last 4th
of July. The races will be over by
1890 p NJ, when there will be an
intermission of half an hour.
S. w. Meheula is serving all kinds
of lunches-luau, chop sui, sandwiches,
Dcoffee, soda water, lemonade and
everything else that comes in the eat
ing line. Just take a look at his
counter and your appetite will rise
rapidly.
In the morning while the races are
being pulled off, the grammar schools
will battle for the supremacy in play
ground baseball. Waimea VS.. Kapaa
and Koloa VS. Lihue, the winners play
ing in the finals, the winner taking
home the pehnant.
At 100 P. M, after everybody has
had their fiji, Kekaha, Waimea, Koloa,
Lihue, Hawaiian, Grove Farm, and
Kilauea, all get chance to show their
respective pulling power in great
tug-o-war contest, twelve men per
team. Kekaha won last year and is
training hard at present to hold on to
their laurels. With so many teams
entered there might be some of the
preliminaries pulled between races in
the morning. The prize for the tug
o-war is $50 cash.
After the tug-o-war the grammar
schools will have a couple of foot
races-10O yards dash for pupils over
rs pounds, and so yards dash for
pupils under rs pounds. Then comes
the one mile relay foot race, with s
men to a team. Enthusiasm is high
and a close race is expected. Hawai-
hau, Kilauea, Lihue, Grove Farm and
Koloa have entered teams. With 20
men out practicing every night for the
Grove Farm team, the others better
keep their eyes open and watch for
the unexpected.
At 300 p. NJ. the Boy Scouts of
kauai will come together in their
first public competition. They have
gotten up a program which will take
half an hour, and the Kauai Legion
has prizes for them.
Everybody who sees their name in
the Victory Medal list published in
another column, be ready and on hand
near the grand stand at 230 p. NJ, and
step up lively and get your medal.
After the presentation of the Victory
Medals a reasonable amount of time
will be allowed for the crowd to get
% the polo field, and then the 18th
Cavalry which invaded Maui, will
clash with the Kauai Legion in a six
period game. 1t. Caldwell, V. C. and
five enlisted men have arrived with
the polo ponies. They came on the
Kinau this morning. Word from
town is that they have been practic-
ing every night and they are all ready
for the go. The Kauai Legion team
is in good condition and ought to put