The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1921-10-18
RACING PROGRAM
BEST IN HISTORY
LEGION OFFERS BIG PURSES;
FINE RACES ARE
EXPECTED


Inc American Legion plans to
make their racing program on Ar.
mistlce Day the biggest affair of
It's Kind ever attempted on Kauai.
They realize that to do this 1t will
be necessary to spend more money
on purses and they have appropriated
sum that will make the purses
larger than ever before.
Due to the fact that the Gymkba.
ma will consist of races by gentle.
man riders, the committee are lin.
iting the number of professional
races to five as it is not their de.
sire to make all the sports of the
day, horse racing, even though it
Is. the most popular holiday sport
of Kauai.
Inc program will undoubtedly
bring out the best talent on Kauai
and for the first time in history it
is rumored that two Honolulu hors.
es will be entered. Just who is be.
hind the movement to import the
Honolulu horses is not known but
1t is believed that at least one of
them will be entered in the three.
quarter mile free-for-all against
Bridgeplayer. Bridgeplayer will un-
doubtedly be the favorite in this
event and according to past per-
formances should win handily but
an importation of a Honolulu horse
may put things in different light.
Johnny Fernandez is not worrying,
but states the better the competi.
tion the better the race.
Jimmy Spalding has three horses
in training and expects to give
Johnny some hot competition in the
shorter races. David Luke will en-
ter his flash Pegasus in the shorter
| races as well.
The complete program for the day
is as follows:
One-quarter mile Hawaiian bred
Purse $50. Entry s5.
rhree-eighths mile. Hawaiian bred.
Purse SIS. Entry fee IS.
One-half mile. Hawaiian bred.
Purse S1O0. Entry fee So
ri
Purse $125. Entry fee SIS.
One mile for Japanese owned
horses. Purse. $3.50. Entry fee $40.
The last race should be the most
exciting of the day as it will bring
together the old rivals, Tashima Boy
Dinner Bell and Golden Spray. Col.
den Spray has a victory over Dinner
Bell that he took last Washington's
birthday and the hackers of Dinner
Bell would never concede that this
victory was nothing more than a
fluke. They will have the opportun-
ity to vindicate themselves at the
Waipouli track on Armistice Day.
4"ohy ioSai JdpdHeSe DelleVe tnat
Tashima Boy is the master Of both
the other horses and are willing to
back their contention with the good
hard coin of the realm. 1t will easily
be the feature race of the day and
racing fans are already beginning
to get together and try to pick the
winner.
The Legion will follow the policy
that they adopted last independence
Day, providing free TRANSFORMATION
to and from the track via the Ahu-
KIM railroad. The special trains
will leave Publ, Lihue and Hanamau-
lu in time to get their passengers
to the track before the first race
starts and will bring them back af.
ter the sports are over.
General admission will entitle the
the patron to witness every sport
of the day and will be one dollar.
School children will be admitted for
20 cents. Holders of admission
tickets will be given free transpor-
tation to and from the park via the
Ahukini railroad.
Entries for the races will be re.
ceived by ]. M. Spalding, chairman
OF the racing committee. Entries
will close on November 1st.