The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-04-01
Anniversary Regatta Of the H.Y.B.C,


The first anniversary Of the Honolulu Yacht and
Boat Club was celebrated by regatta IN the har-
Dor here, on the afternoon of the 18th ult. pro
cTamme OF events had been arranged Tor the occl-
sion consisting Of canoe, rowing and sailing races
under the management of special committee
chosen by the directors of the Club. Cub members
and invited guests provided with seats at the
Inter Island steam Navigation Cos wharf wdieh
had been placed At the disposal OF the committee,
FOX the occasion. The Hawaiian band stationed in
the near vicinity discoursed sweet music during the
entire afternoon.
Tbs judges, consisting Of Captain H Mist II. y,
Capt Fuller and Capt. Cousins were early in plsce,
on board scow anchored of Allen & Robinson 5
wharf and which served as the starting point, but
1t was considerably after the hour set befure the
boats started in the
TIRsI RACE.
Sailing race for Racine canoes; prize club medal,
distance II miles The following being the entries;
Fleur de Lis.-.. sailed by W. L Wilcox
Nignon. sailed by T. Whitney
Tppecanoe. sailed by 5. b. Dole
The boats 60. away well together, but, short
distance from the starting point, the lines OF a
whaler which was being warped across the harbor
Interfered with the progress of the boats. After
much m8nouvering the Fleur de Lis and Mienon
20; clear Of the infringement and continued on,
the Tippecanoe being withdrawn. The Fleur de
Las Is credited with winning the race although the
eloseness Of the Mignon was very credita6ie lime
20 minutes
THE sFCoND RACE
Six cared race between junior crews of the
II. Y. a B. c. and Myrtle clubs. DistAnce ~
miles.
Buttwo boats started in this race the STRANGER
of the Myrtle club. pulled by A. Carter, stroke,
T. d. Whitney, ". b. Monsarrat, W. McBryde,
Arthur Brown, James Torbert, and Willie f. Love
coxswain and the LiluOkalani manned by Eben
Lowe stroke, Lorrin Thurston, Clarence Maotar-
lane, Guy Wodehoase, Willie Dimond, oliyer otlll-
man, coTsvain F. Whitney. Considerable interest
was conferred in this race. good start was effect
ed but after dozen strokes had been pulled II
vas plainly apparent that the Stranger would be
the winning boat her crew OF red heads pulling III
hne form, IS, while the Honolulu 5 pulled long,
slow recovery, which lacked execution The
Stranger crew took the lead midway between the
starting point and lighthouse and kept 1t all the
way around coming IN winners by dozen lengths
in l6 minutes - seconds, official time.
TIE THED RACE.
Was a padding race between canoes of the club,
distance q mile and was won after n well con-
tested paddle, by f. Lowe in the 'Coquette the
other contestants beng $ b. Dole IN the Tip
pecanoc and W. H. Baird in the 'Mignon.' The
propeller Of the Iippecanoe retired beaten whea
half over the course, and the Miguons occupant
padded a waiting race and got left.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
The next event 81 miles race between the
Senior six cared crews OF the Myrtle Honolulu and
IolRni clubs, was regarded the event of the day,
the contest which had taken place between these
crews on the occasion OF His Maiesty's birthday.
last November, not having been forgotten, and the
commendable rivalry which existed between the
Myrtle's and HOnolnlu's for the retention of the
title Of Champion being well known. The Myrtle
club entered their favorie boat Stranger, manned
by, Oscar Branch stroke, c. Lucas, /. Wundenburg,
Chas. Purdy, Alex. LYLE, W. Robinson, j. l.. Tor
bert coxswain. The Honolulu's presented new
boat lighter and longer than their old one, called
No Name aud manned by James /. DOwsett Jr.
stroke, J. II. Wodehouse, II. W. Morse, J. Markham,
j. D. Holt Jr, IL. NJ Whitney Jr. Seeley coxswain.
The Iolani club entered their old boat the Poo
mRikalani,' manned By kalIno stroke, kake, Niolo,
Kaulahao, Ku, Kaluahine Lieut. Ulukou c1xswain.
After a long and unnecessary delay the boats were
got in position, the 'Poomaikalani inside, next the
wharf line, Stranger in the center and No Name
outside. The intention had been for each boat TO
turn an individual stakeboat but, at the las; mo-
meut, before the start; information was conveyed
that some OF the buoys set for that purpose had
been washed away. Instructions were theogiyen
to the coxswains 10 turn the Bell buoy Two of the
judges, Captains Mist and Cousins went on board
the tug ilsif TO follow the racing crews Captain
Fuller remaining in the scow to perform his dual
duties of starter and judge.
TIE EACE.
Everything beng IN readiness, the word was
given and the boats shot away on their mission of
conquest, the Poomaikalani crew catching water
first and gaining, the Myrte's being last to catch
on and occupying third place when i've boat
lengths from the starting point. The Poomaika-
LAM crew. flushed by their easy access TO the lead
ing position, were forced by their co1swaiu TO
time Torbert of the Myrtles by his earnestness
was impressing his crew of champions with the
necessity of pulling stronger which fact they
seemed 10 thoroughly appreciate. Dowsett, the
stroke of the No Name was pulling strong oar
but alone, the rest of the crew seeming TO think
that the time had not yet come for an eIpendi-
tune of muscle. To the spar buoy a ding dong
race was pulled, the red caps of the Myrtle crew
being to the front, closely followed by the NO
Name the PoomaikRlani now being in the rear
and getting further as.ern every stroke. From the
spar 10 the bell buoy the pace was good one, the
Stranger making the distance In 40. The turn
was made seemingly under difficulties and then
the leading boats pointed for home, the POomai-
kalanI being practically ont of the race. The
lighthouse was reached from the spar buoy, in a
little over six minutes (the distance fully z Of
mile DOwsett Jr., of the NO Name forcing the
Myrtles strongly.
After turning into the straight from the light
house to the h0mestretch the condition of the two
crews could be we'll marked; Branch, the usually
smiling, stroke of the Stranger had his face set
hard and firm, No ., Lucas, seemed to be out of
form, but the rest of the crew, Purdy Lyle, and
WundenberS ably aided their stroke, In the No
Name Dowsett Jr the stroke and probably the
lightest man in the boat, was pulling an oar
worthy of Morse, the 'Muldoon' of the crew, and
he showed his pluck and staying qualities by treat
ing the Myrtles to a squirt of the Inter Island
wharf that gained half length for his crew.
AL the rest, seemed to be in fair form The Myr-
ties crossed the line first IN 1880 the Honolulu
coxswain bringing his boat to the line only and
then turning for tho judges boat where he entered
a claim of foul alleging that the Honolulu's had
taken the wrong water. The Poomaikelani crew
went direct to their bOathouse. The judges after
giving utterance TO two opinions finally
withheld their decision until the afternoon of the
3lst ult, when the Myrtlss were awarded the
race.
TIE CLOsE.
single scull race between professional and
an amateur on an er1i basis amused the specta-
tors and. Immediately after four cared race be
tween crews from the Iolani aud Honolulu clubs
came off, won easily by the crew consisting Of Hay
wodehouse, II, W. Morse, ]. Markham, j. ID.
Holt Jr. This last race closed the afternoon sports
and the crowd that had assembled soon wended
their ways homeward and the wharyes, by $50 pm.
bore their usually deserted appearance.