The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-11-19

T-rulr SOULS (srrrIIs.N
Prize, $40. Entrance frre. sFffrl
Thar bcina no entry riu1s IN his nart event,
Single Scali race. distance y mile" that was
drOpped and every BODY Tos into favorable posi-
ton for witnessing the race Of the day.
&su-okHED Boats
Open 70 al. First prize, $40; second prize, So;
| third boat saves eutrRncs.
l. Stranger, white and scArIet-M. &c
2 No Name, blue, vhits diamond-H. Y. b. c.
J. Ponaikelani, white and blus-H. Ms Cham
berlAin-
This race vas the raoe of the day and on the 10
II the same power that had hitherto succeeded In
capturing prizes. Al will vasetil In the ascsndsnt
prizes on this day At least would have TO be won By
hard Punlng and on The merts OF the crews and
tons had been uads By oruWs Of the folani Myrtle
Honolulu and kapiolani elubs, boats having been
imported and regular practice indulged IN. the
the conduct Of M. J. Seeley professional oarsman
/ from San Franciseo. The knoSledge which four
Of the Myrtle crew possessed Of rowing races,
ont injury to themselves. HE crews belonging to
His Maiestys clubs, "Iolanin and "kapiolani"
were put 10 severe tests 20 place them in proper
trim 10 carry od the honors which 10 the Victors
belong.
o. Kapuaiva, white and rcd-H Ms Chamberlain
Q. kapiolani, white and green-Kopiolani u. q.
All Of the boats entered cane to the line though
| the kapiolAni club (Feniansl were waited for
for some time: The boats were placed in position
By Mr. J. W. Robertson the Sfrusgsr tMyrtle)
nsile, Hspuai.oI nazt KapiolaHi lFeniansl nun
Der three, No.6alge (Honolulu) next 10 outside.
the PoOS.aitslrai being on the eStreme right.
EVER precaution vas taken BY the judges to
ensure fair race the crews being warned and in
tructed regarding their relative positiuns and the
Peis was called into service 10 convey two OF the
judges, Captains Brown and Mist, to \ point
where good NEW could be had OF the turn The in
terest taken b. the public that lined the vharves
filed the vessels alongside and crowded the decks
Of the flagship Of The Honolulu Yacht Club was
equal in intensity, almost, TO that Of those who
favored the Myrtle and Fol1H clubs whose aherents
could b seen filing the club houses Of those clubs
the "Honolulu's' friends being on the steamer
Plaster. As the word was given, the crews took
water at nearly the same time the crews Of the
Myrtle and Honolulu clubs however Catching on
with more force thcn the Others both those boats
shooting quarter Of a length ahead OF the rest
and tbs two crews squirting for the lead, the
"Myrtlesr with IS and the Honolulu reaching 90 |
this pace Was kept up past the lighthouse at which
point the Myrtles were leading length and drop
ped back to 6, the Honolulu's rowing we'll and at
y. The POoNaikelagi at this turn, was about |
four lengths behind. tho Kapioiani (Fenians) a |
length behind that. both pulling little out Of
form, the sliding sat ooxswain" OF the Fenians
attracting universal attention, the other two boats
The Myrtle boat turned the spar buoy a couple /
of lengths ahead, the Honolulus taking the second
titors in way which plainly showed that the race
lay between them. From the spar to the bell buoy /
both boats eased up little, the Hoaoulu gaining /
and tapping the Myrtles but no further. the cor.
swim of the Honolulus committing his first error
by placing his boat on the vinduard instead Of the
leeward side OF his opponent subiecting his boat
to the wash of the other and also running the risk
Of foul. To the bell buoy the boats pulled evenly
and on the turn the error Of The HonoIuiu's cox
swain become apparent, his boat being in the /
MJrtle's water 50 that his crew we're compelled to
make an turn in doing which they lost five
lengths before being able to straighten out for
home.
And now came the tug Of war, the half confident
smile that could be seen on the face Of Branch,
the stroke Of the Myrtle boat, and the graceful
and even manner in which be pulled his oar, pre-.
saged we'll for the Myrtle. Coming along behind
with his head well down Dowselt the Honolulu's
had knowledge Of nothing but a dead hard pull
and his boys backed him; inch By inch the Homo
lulus redueced the lead taken by their opporcents
but the distance was too much to overcome. In
the channel and approaching the turn at Lighthouse
the co1swAin Of the Myrtles gave his boat good
sweep afording the Hcnolulu's plenty of room for
turn. The Honolulu boys here spurted TO 40,
Dowsett, Wodehouse, Holt, Morse, Whitney and
Markham all putting themselves with a will TO the
task Of dragging victory out of the jaws Of defeat
and Sayidge met the squirt as though II was some
thing that they had been looking for and although
the Honolulu boys roved their stern chase 10 the
last with grit and determination, still kept the
and a half IN - aS tbe Poa',,;I.T,,,i ,bi.5 tsn
lengths behind. the Fenians last.
lntremission was nov had, 1t being ll.j0 O'Clock
until l. p.
9-TlCHr RACE.
second Class-First prize, $40; second prize, so;
third boat saves entrance.
After intermission the first event was the race
of Tie second-class Yachts The wind was too
light TO admit of good sailing being done so the
Addis was Withdrawn, the LeRa and PaElias start
ing; tne hgnt Nlhu aloneu INC Ls"a, whieh !. IN
OnJ ovaa, ~ mae tle
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2TItlIonary seats5iN prlze, ~ "a prize, ~.
the Myrtle and Eclipse boat clubs the Myrtle boat
took the lead at the start and keeping throughout,
coming IN hr1t winning by dozen lengths.
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Prize IS.
In this contest the two participants did not make
anything Ike record Tor themselves, the winner
remaining only Wi seconds under water.
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lS-s1-oAhED Boats