The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-11
THE NEW YACHT
She ad a Trial all Yesterday,
Which W S Satisfactory.

Yesterday was quite q gala day
among the yachtsmen Of this city.
1t was generally known about town
| that the new Scottish yacht was
going out on a trial trip with some
OF the crack yachts. Since the arrival
of this yacht, she has been watched
with a keen interest by those inter
ested in yachting and by many out
siders who are admirers of the sport.
Three o'clock was the time an
nounced for her start out of the har-
Dor, but long before that hour the
Fish Market wharf, where she was
lying preparing for her trip, was
thronged with people-principally
Hawaiians.
Those watching from the l. 1. S.
n. and 0. S. S. Co.'S wharves grew
restless when the hour $3.50 arrived.
Some Of them concluded that the
Scottish builders had rugged the
vessel in way that none but expert
Scottish yachtsmen would be able to
handle her. Quite strong breeze
from Nuuanu was blowing during
the afternoon. At 1916 The yacht
Helene cleared from the O. S. S.
Co.'S wharf, and after making a dis
play of what she can do, she went up
to meet her new rival
At 4:l5 exactly, the Helene sailed
out of the harbor, the Hawaii follow
ing close. While the yachts passed
abreast of the 0. S. S. Co.'s wharf,
the new yacht was seen to move out
slowly with only the two jibs set.
The immense concourse of people
started to run down to the Mail
wharf from where they could obtain
a splendid view of the yachts as they
beat up to windward.
Mr. w. L. Wilcox sailed the new
yacht, Judge Dole, and NIessrs. f.
NJ. Hatch, T.. 0. White and several
natives being among the crew.
Mr.. Fred Whitney sailed the He
lene. Hon. w. g. Irwin, G. 2. Tau
kea, Mr. Sproull, and Capt. j. A
King and many others were guests
on board
The Helene led the way going out
the channel by fifty yards. The Ha
wall and the new yacht went out
side by side, and thus re-
NAMED till the Spar buoy was
reached when the new yacht
pushed ahead of the Hawaii
The Helene maintained her lead IN
til off Kapiolani Park. At about 4 :4C
the yachts tackled for home, the
Helene again leading. The Hawaii
was not in the race at all, as she did
not carry her racing sails. The new
yacht was unable to overtake the
Helene on the home stretch, but when
coming into the harbor, she easily
passed in ahead, and came in
leading by about 100 yards. This
was owing to the fact that she made
very quick tacks. When off the
Claudine's wharf, the new yacht
headed back for the Marine Railway
allowing the Helene to get ahead 81
her. But while the latter was eros
sing the Z. S. f. S. San Francisco's
bow, the Scottish yacht followed hen
like hound. A stiff Nuuanu breeze
made her lean gracefully on hel
beam ends-the only time during the
trip that she laid over so much. Be
fore the Helene tracked to come
alongside the O. S. S. Co.'s wharf
Mr.. Wilcox skilfully worked his
craft, and she shot ahead Of hel
rival like a swift arrow, the people
on the wharves cheering her grand
performance.
The people on the Helene claimed
that their vessel had outsailed the
new yacht in the open sea, that
she had beaten her before the
wind, by the wind and with the wind
quarterly, and that the only time the
new yacht gained on them was when
coming in the channel, because she
could make very short tacks.
On the other hand, the people or
the new yacht stated that their craft
was not beaten by the Helene at all
the latter had a fair start and yet
came in behind. AS the new yacht
is smaller she is entitled to a time
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It may be said that the new yacht
was not rugged up properly, her sails
and ropes were all new and she wa
not in trim.
The Helene and the Hawaii ha(
been lying inathe stream for seyera
months, and therefore their bottom
were quite foul. AS the new zach
went out yesterday on trial tril
and not on a race, she was not ez
pected to make any extraordinary
performances. Her owners are re
serving what she really can do in tn
| open sea for the 18th of July race:
The yacht behaved well, her deck
being dry the whole trial trip. A
though she carries a much large
mainsail than the other yachts, sh
did not lie over badly at all.