The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-11-23
Boat Races.


In the amusements provided for the 18th tn
hands of official management were noticably alb
sent, the yachtmen and owners of sailing Graf
having provided two sailing races for the morning
the prizes being donated by His Majesty the King
and for the afternoon two boat races; one undel
the auspices of couple of ship captains and the
other under that of The King.
THE MOSQUITO FLEET.
The first race to take place was sailing race II
which the smaller sail boats in the harbor were t.
compete, tho entries consisting as already an
nounced, of the sloops Mabel, Emma, Giovanni
and May.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock a. M, Captain Fuller
who acted as starter. called the boats to a line
stretched from the bark D. c. Murray to the buoy
of Allen d Robinson's wharf and assigned them
their positions, the May having the windward
place, the Mabel furthest leeward tine other two
boats between. No time lost in giving tho
word, after the boats got to their POSITIONS and
under the influence of n smart pull from the
northard, the boats started, the May leading, the
Emma second, the Giovanni third and tho Mabel,
owing to bad management, about three lengths in
the rear Scarcely had the boats got to the light
house when the wind, which was very light, COM
menced hauling to the eastward, and the Mabel's
captain seemed to be the first to obtain the advdnt-
age his boat being Immediately hauled with the
wind passing the buoy first closely followed by
the Giovanni and Emma, the latter boat we'll to
windward the May even at this stage of the race,
being III fair way TO he beaten.
As the boats passed out the channel the view
from shore was interesting as at the distance the
proximity of one boat to the other could not be
told and all were sailing with but very
light wind from the L. S. L. The spar buoy was
reached first by the Mabel, but that sloop did not
turn on reaching it, as the Emma and Giovanni
were IN such positions to windward that foul
would have asSuredly resulted had the Mabel
turned then, instead the Emma turned first, the
Mabel second, the Giovanni third; the May still
running up channel looking for a wind, which
should have come in response to the amount of
whlstllng INDUCED III by all the participators.
The Mabel continued TO increase the lead on the
route back to the starting point, the Emma being
the only other boat really III the race after turning
the buoy for the second round. The positions
were kept by the boats named, the Mabel and
Emma until the end of the race, with the execp-
ton that the Mabel arrived twenty minutes in adj
vance of the Emma ut the winning line, and be-
come the winner of the first prize Ss25 the Emma
taking the second prize S15 no third prize given.
The Aabel was built III this city by Mr.. Thomas
Sorenson and was sailed by Frank Godfrey, the
Emma was built in San Francisco by Thomas
Vice, and was sailed by her owner, Clarence Mac
farlane.
THE LARGER BOATS
Were started soon after 10 o'clock, the contest
ants being the sloops Pauline and Sarah, and
schooners Mokuola, Pearl and Josephine. After
the start and rounding the spar buoy the race was
practically between the sleeps, the heavier and
larger schooners requiring stronger winds to make
a record. After sailing the usual course the
boats returned in the following order: sloop Sarah
w. Williams, first prize $50; sloop Pauline w. l..
Wilcox, second prize $50; schooner Mokuola, j.
ID. Black, third prize $50.
THE scRUB RACE.
The wait between the departure of the large
sailing boats and their return WAS filed in by a
pulling race between two crews representative of
the barks D.. c. Murray and H. ". AIuy, for a
purse of $40, contributed by gentlemen from Maui
and Honolulu. The start was from the inner buoy,
and was very fair one, both crews taking tho
water together, and no perceptbe advantage to
either side was noticed until after the boats had
passed the lighthouse, when it was discerned that
the Almy crew had obtained the lead. This lead
they kept, and turning the spar bloy came home
the winners. Objection was raised then i'll regard
to the difference in boats. the arguments becoming
very warm, but after long talk in which the
stakeholder was the recipient of about a dozen
protests, sort of necessary appendage to races of
all kinds in this country eide, Chronicle protest
against white race in this country the stakes were
drawn, the race no race and all bets off.
KANoELASI VS.. MALTA.
The pulling race between the Queens boat
hanoelani, and the Kings boat Malta, took place
about four O'Clock, and as it regarded rs the
event of the day, was witnessed by large con-
course of people. The bark D. c. MrtIdy Capt
Ravens was the flagship on the occasion, and
their Majesties viewed the races from the deck of
be i'll excellent condition, but the forms and faces
of the best oarsmem were noticeable in the Malta.
On getting the word the Malia's crew took the
water first, and Immediately the lead, keeping it
halfway TO the lighthouse when the Kanoeiani
crept up, until, at the spar buoy, only half boat
length OF clear water was seen between them.
The Malta spurted for n short distance on the
home stretch, and seemed to have the capabilities
of their competitors we'll measured, as they made
the pace from there to the Kauai steamer wharf
Here the Kanoelani's coxswain crowded the Malia
(which latter boa. had the inside position) in such
n manner that a foul resulted. The manner in
which the race had ended proved very unsatisfac-
tory 1t was decided that another trial should be
had, which came off on the afternoon of the 10Th
inst and resulted in the Kanoelani winning max
ing the distance in - minutes and 10 seconds.
Another catching contest took place on the
afternoon OF the 2lst inst. the competitors being
the old rivals, the sloops Mabel and the Emma
This race was for proclaimed purse of 800, and
the course to be sailed from the barrel buoy in
the harbor, out of the Passage rounding the bell
buoy and return to starting point. The start was
made about 3.45 P. NJ and under the influence of a
fresh breeze from the n. L. the boats sailed out
the harbor and passage the Emma opening a gap |
between herself and competitor which she CON |
tlnued TO increase, being one minute and 10 soc
Onds ahead Ill turning the splr-buoy, and rounded
the bell-buoy minute and 40 seconds before her !
II al. The Mabel was seemingly labOring under |
slight disadvantage in the short ohOppy seas the
spray from which broke completely over her and at
lines, during the putfs, she laid well down to it,
the Emma sliding along well for the sparbuoy, for
the turn home.
The lead which the Emma had gained on the
put trip was being gradually reduced by the Ma |
bells Captain as the boats beat in the passage, /
short tacks being in order, and the prospect one
time was very favorable for the Mabel beating the
Emma at the lighthouse he action of the wheels. |
man of the tug Pee tthen coming in through the |
passage), who disregarding all sailing rules, ran /
between and to windward of both boats discOn- /
GER: ed the plans of the Mabel's Captain, whose |
boat received the back swash of the tugs propel-
Ter and was also compelled to put about. The /
Emma also was compelled 10 come up, for mo- |
nent but the loss of position by that boat was |
little, if any. Both the sloops came by the light |
house on the same tack the Mabel slightly to |
windward and both making the reach for the |
On the cattle wharf, the boats |
again tackled together, the Mabel leevard and |
stood in for the shore. In this tack the Mabel /
gained considerable and when the Emma put |
about, the race was decidedly in favor of the Ma |
bel, but that sloop running too far in shore, got
under the lee of the MrgJdy and the Emma passed |
the winning post about . seconds ahead. Like |
The other races i'll which these boats have been en-
gagged everything went of in satisfactory man
ler no judges, nmpires or referees being desired /
by either party and the purse presented to the
winning party at the conclusion of the race. The /
abilities of the boats is yet an unsettled question:
again on the 18th inst, provided purse is offered
for yachts.
Silver Wedding.
On FRIDAY evening last the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. |