The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-11-18

NO0A1 AON Oc AOpt up long Out the time.
as a whole. was good. At the finish the Red,
White and Blue lead across the line. making
the race in - minutes, SO seconds. She was
foilowediby he Pualii, sixteen seconds later, the
Queen Emma not finishing the race.
The race next in order was for
sIx-oAEKD Gigs.
Amateur Purse First prize. $40; second prize.
SSS; third boat saves entrance. Course same as
No. , race. hapuaal&, c. Z. Iaukea, pink; Malta.
c. p isukea, blue; Kapiolani. E. Hopkins, Amer
lean nag; kanoelani, J. W. Robertson, white and
blue.
Much to the disappointment Of MANY who knew
the boats and their crews, this race did not come
of- A protest was made against one Of the boats
on the ground that her crew had been changed
after the boat had been entered for the races, and
q professional" had been employed TO pull. An
other boat declined TO row the race, and the
Judges ruled the event out of the programme. We
should have liked TO have seen the mercantile
crew pull the race, for, from the training they
have had, they would have put in some good work
on the course. The Malta went over the course.
but no official report was kept of the time made.
She was back a. the start in - minutes and A
seconds The HS"aiians again came to the fore in a
SWIMMING RACE.
Free to all. Prize SI5. Kapule. AGED % wears
kapahu, aged 90 years Nahalelaau. aged 40 years
Opu, 81 years HOOpii, aged % years, all Hawaiiams.
At the signal the men started for the rope, dis
playing a style of swimming that ressmbled some
what a stern wheeler backing up stream. They
got through the water at an astonishing rate, aud
Opu clutched the rope three minutes and eleven
seconds after the start one eighth of a mile away.
The rest. knowing there was no second prize, clam
bered into boat and resumed their clothes. Opu
Is a young man, and is to be congratulated upon
ha victory over the Older swimmer 1t then be
ing about a quarter To twelve O'Clock. the signal
was given to 81 to dinner, and Iunch-baskets
hampers-soda, besr, champagne, and-&c., APP
peared ON every hand. Fosters wharf was Gov
cred with wrappers, corks and crumbs, and the
vendors of catables and drinkables drove a rousing
trade.
At one O'Clock promptly. the bugle in the Judges
boat called up the contestants for the
YACHT RACE,
Second class: lst prize. $50: 2nd, S25; 3rd boat
saves entrance. Course from Can buoy. out the
channel. ON windwSrd SIDE of Spar buoy. to leeward
of boat OFF Quarantine grounds, tack around the
same and return to starting point, passing on the
uindward side "f the Spar buoy. Six entries
Pauline, sloop riS. j tons, red flag with white ball
and blue border, Captain VI. l.. Wilcox; entered 10y
w. l.. Wilcox. NJ. D., sioop rig, Il ton, Hawaiian
and American flag. Captain W. L.. Grieve; entered
by w. W. Dimond. Sea Waif, 5 tons, blue flag
with white star. Captain A. Clife; entered by A.
Clifs. Mabel. sloop, i ton, red and white flag,
Emma, slOop, i ton, red and white flag, Captain
G. Macfarlano; entered by e. Macfarlane. Pump
kin Seed, sloop, If tons, blue flag; entered by J. /.
Dowsett, Jr.
To show how promptly tho boats responded we
may say they were sent of at three minutes after
one O'Clock. and, as there were six boats got away
at once, 1t is not to he wondered at that they were
a little crowded at the start. There was q mo-
mentary confusion and then the pretty little crafts
flew over the smooth water, straining every stitch
of canvas i'll their endeavOrs to get ahead. Away
they wentl and the steamers that accompanied the
fleet out came back soon and reported the Mabel
as capsized and the Pauline out Of the race. In
quiries wore made in regard to the safety of Cap
tain Godfrey, of the Mabel, and when it was found
that he was safe, much sympathy was expressed for
him on account OF tho accident that had thrown
him out of the race. After a while the boat. were
seen returning, and they finally passed the Judges
in the following order: Pumpkin Seed 1, time SO
minutes, 81 seconds inside of an hour; Emma, l
hour, 4 minutes, 81 seconds; Sea Wait, 1 hour, 6
minutes, So seconds, actual sailing time. The
g time allowance in this, as in the first race ON
H. ann hua VA ~ b. Abducted =. urlo~ a.
determine the exact time record. This not vet
having been done, to our knowledge, we leave our
readers in suspense, and so on to No. 10,
THE RACE WITH SINGLE SOULS,
Open to all-prize, $40; second boat saves en-
trance. Course same as No. 2 race. Tenekakc, S.
Amers, Hawaiian flag; Way Up, Lou, white. This
was a compact little race between two boats
that throughout the contest seemed to be very
evenly matched. 1t was not until towards the
finish that Way Up seemed TO think it was all up
with her. and gave the race up. Tenekake, how
ever, didn't let up until she was qnite up to the
rope and the starter threw up his signal Of sue
cess. The race was run in nine minutes and fifty
two seconds, and was almost immedia te1y succeed
ed by a contest between
sIx-oARED GIGS,
for the Queens Cup; lat prize, Queens Cup and
800; I'd prize, $50. Course same as No. 5 race.
Four entrieS-Malia, f. w. Purvis, blue flag Ka-
noelani, Z. X. LilikaIani, red flag; Kapuaala, II. w
Tucker, rod flag; Kapiolani, Lieut.. Com. Noel, red
flag with white star.
The fine boats with their splendid-Iooking crews
CdulC " II duuSoS Ddi &c M dToW lOth q POSI-
ton. there being An impression that the conditions
slightly favored the lefthand boat in line ii. e., the
one nearest tho Can BUOY. The choice determined
the order as follows: The Marine Railway boat.
the Kapuaala, on the loft, then the Malta, Kapio-
lani (manned by a crew from the Alaska, and the
Kaneolani. At the signal OF they went, each one
striving for first place at the start. and each one
taking it in tnrn. By the time the lighthouse was
reached, all had settled down to their business, the
average stroke being about forty to the minute
The breeze, which WAS all in their favor going
out, still remained pretty brisk, and outside
the boats encountered a wObbly sea. The Marine
Railway crew drew gradually ahead, and kept
there throughout the race, making the distance in
IS minutes, u seconds. The Malta ~ seconds
later; the Kaneolani 81 seconds after the Malia,
and the Kapiolani 7 seconds later. The marine
railway boys felt very good over their success. and
announced that they would pull around a little -
to warm themselves up for their second effort later
in the day. The Alaska boys were somewhat cha
Srined at the result of the race but consoled them
selves with the reflection that everybody couldn't
be last. And now came on
THE SAILING CANOE uAcE,
Prize $50. Course same az No. 4 race. Entries
UlakehO0, j. H.. MakOle, red; MaYanikeOe, G.. w.
Kualaku, white; AekO, ID. W. Kmanuwai, white:
Iwalani, w. Il. Namahos, white Puakauwahi.
keau. red: KalIhs, Kalimahauna, black and white;
MalOlo. Kaulahea, white Onward, L.. Naauao,
red; keaumiki, J. W. Pilipo, red; kilauea, Naha-
lelaau, white.
Considerable sport was looked forward to in the
carrying out OF this race. as a native canoe is n
skittish sort Of craft and requires great familiarity
with its paculiarities on the part OF the one sailing
IL 10 keep III from turning over. This accident
happened to one just before the start took place.
but the affair was rislIted, bdled out and started
with the rest. They all got of together, and in
side of the frsl half-mile. one caysizcd, one lost
her mast, one fouled with a bluIidering passenger
craft, and the other seven left their disabled COM
panions behind and went skimming over the water
like seaSuIls. When they rounded the stakc-boat.
two moro came to grief, and were left with their
Out-riS6ers cooked up in the air.
Not a second thought was bestowed upon their
occupants, and everybody knew they could swim,
and get up their canoes again without much incon-
veniencc. After an immense amount Of lacking
and sliding of to leewaTd, the Iwalani crossed the
line IN y minutes. 81 seconds, followed by the Ke-
aumiki, , minutes afterwards. The rest Of the ca
noes came in at intervals during the rest Of the
day. BY this time, crews of the gigs had warmed
up for another trial. and after a little discussion i'm
regard to the use of "spooned - oars by the crew
of the hspusala. the starter sent them off in the
second race for the
SIX-OARED GIGS.
Likellke Purse. LIST prize 800 ID prize $50 Sd
boat saves entrance. fCourse same as No. 5 race.
E. W. Tucker, Kapuaala, blue. Malta, S. Nowlein.
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