The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-03

and the Helene, it was true, had
many of the fair sex ON board and
the Helene was dressed in true man
of-war style, flags tluttering allow
and aloft from stem to stern. 1T
was thought, however that the cap
tains of both those yachts would
easily clear decks for participation
in the races when required. The
Bonnie Dundee, Hawaii and HeaIani
were in sailing trim and seemed to
have racing crews ON board, and as
those latter three were Unanswered
about the waters of the lake they
presented an interesting sight and
seemed as though taunting their less
active sisters to also engage in the
preliminary runs. So thus before
the start it seemed that opportunity
would be given the special CORES
pendent of the BULLETIN to meet the
detail expected to be filed and sup
ply an account of yacht race in
which all of the first-class yachts
would be Sin it."
The firing of the warning gun, to
get ready, brought forth the disap-
pointing fact that only two of the
five yachts present would take part
as competitors, viz, the Bonnie Dun
dee and Hawaii, the others remain
ing out even after several conces-
sions had been made. At 10 o'clock
the signal gun was fired for the
start, and both the yachts, Bonnie
Dundee and Hawaii, ran past the
line within few seconds of each
other, the Hawaii to windward.
A run of about five minutes was
had when the Bonnie Dundee made
reach to endeavor to get to wind
ward of the Hawaii and possibly to
give a blanket to her close competi.
tor. The captain of the Hawai-
would not allow the maneuvre, how
ever, and he also hauled closer up
The jockeying thus commenced con
tinued until the boats both reached
the end of Ford's Island and then
from their courses, it was thought
that both captains meant to carry
their yachts to windward and run
through that channel instead of run
ming free as the wind and proper
course permitted. The captain o
the Bonnie Dundee had made an eff
fort to pass to leeward, but wa
headed off again by a movement o
the Hawaii. AS last resort seem
ingly, and although the windwarc
shore was toward shoaling water
the Bonnie Dundee again hauled
close up and slowly but surely crawl
ed up on her antagonist. The cap
tain of the Hawaii, however, forced
the contest for every foot of tn
way, the nose of his yacht beini
turned to windward in such a wa
that the extending shoal, which wa
approaching, could only be gottel
over by the Bonnie Dundee o
wheels. No quarter was given b.
the Hawaii and as a consequence a
1914 the Bonnie Dundee put tn
greater portion of her length on
sand-spit, going on at about the rat
of six knots an hour. The Hawa
did not hesitate now but quick
squared away for the free run, whic
had been open from the start an
sailed along the course, the capital
giving a backward glance at tn
stranded Scotch lassie probably t
ascertain if wheels were going to /
used or not. The steam yacht Ami
in which was DIR. Trousseau, til
owner, and also the judges of tt
races, made fast to the shoale
yacht and endeavored to free her.
took an hours labor before he yacl
was got off and then she was sale
over the course. Protests have bee
entered by both boats, therefore /
decision yet.
In the second class yacht ra,
j. there were three competitors-M
9 Lyle's Edith l.. NOW changed fro
3 cat-rig to a sloop), Mr.. Dowsett
: Kaohinani and cutter from IL
+ Boston. The yachts got away we
| together but the race was won east
: by the Kaohinani, the Boston Sc
S ond.
+ In the free-for-all yacht rae
S there We're four entries, but on
3 three boats were regarded as at ;
in it, viz, the Hermit, sailed
i Frank Johnson, the Sinnette by |
(, Henri McGrew, and the Ella by Ill
n Kapu. These boats were not even
d matched, but no allowances we
/ made. In points of difference t
. Sinnette was the better sailed,
il though the Hermit took the pri,
"a the Ella third.
/ An interval was had at a lit
> past noon, for refreshments, 1t W
> l:45 before the noise of the gun,
u assembly of the rowers in the fl
race AGAIN woke the echoes, "A