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leading the Healani by eight
minutes. The Hawaii then sailed
out into the main channel towards
the last buoy. Nothing of interest
happened on the way, but great
deal of lacking was resorted to IN
reaching it. The stake was sta
toned opposite McGrew's place,
and was passed by the Hawaii at
II %, leading the Healani by II
minutes. Both yachts then made
circuit of Ford's Island, the Ha-
waii arriving at the starting point
at y 81, just Is minutes ahead of
the Healani. The course sailed by
the boats measured about nineteen
miles.
THE SECOND RACE.
The second race was between
two second-class yachts named the
Edith l.. and the kaohilani respec-
lively. This race was very closely
contested from the start to the
finish, and proved that the boats
were evenly matched.
The course was from the Pearl
City wharf to the mouth of the
harbor, then up the main channel,
passing between Ford's Island and
the Manana Peninsula, then MAX
ing a circuit of Ford's Island to
point of starting. The Edith L.
sailed over the course in about two
hours, defeating her opponent by
few seconds only.
THE THIRD RACE.
The third class yachts were re-
presented by the Linnie b, I'M
known, Paauau and Puuloa. The
course was about the same as the
second race. The contest was
won by the Unknown in two hours
and thirty-four seconds. The
PuuIoa won second place, follow
ing the Unknown by a few seconds.
After the yacht races, the judges
and timekeepers were invited on
board the launch Frolic, where a
splendid lunch was spread for their
benefit. After the officials had
satisfied their appetites, the rowing
races commenced.
ROWING RACES.
The rowing races were set for l
P. NJ, and by that time the trains
had brought down a big crowd of
people, who lined the shores,
crowded upon the new pier, which
proved a great convenience, while
some of the more fortunate observed
the scene from the various yachts
and rowing boats near the landing.
Six-oared race, sliding seats
ALICE NJ Gunior crew, Myrtles)
Arthur Wilder, eoxswain, Olaf
Sorenson, stroke, W. Armstrong,
George Angus, w. Harris, H. Giles,
R. Dexter, bow.
Time: % min. 80 sec.
KAIULANI (senior crew, new J.
A. Thompson, coxswain, Prince
stroke, Kala, J.
Lane, S. Mahaulu, D. Aea, A. S.
Mahaulu, bow.
Time: % min. 81 sec.
Promptly at o'clock the Alice
NJ. and the Kaiulani, manned with
their respective crews, pulled out
and assumed the stations assigned
to them. Both crews and boats
presented a fine appearance. The
third boat entered, the Stranger,
did not materialize. At the sound
of the pistol-shot the oars FLASHED
in the water and the boats leaped
across the line, the Alice NJ. taking
the lead, which it maintained to
the finish. The course was to flag
buoys nearly opposite Mrs. C. A.
Browns place, nearly mile and a
half from the starting point. The
Alice NJ. gradually increased the
lead until after turning the buoy,
when the Kaiulanis crawled up
little. A squirt, however, was of no
avail, as the Myrtle crew spurted
in their turn, finishing the three
miles in % min. 80 Sec, the Kaiu-
lanis following twelve seconds later.
The result was not unexpected, as
the Myrtles, senior and junior, are
the crack crews. 1t would be I'M
just, however, not to recognize the
good work done by the Kaiulanis
with a green crew which had been
practising only three weeks.
The interest in the rowing races
centered on the six-oared race with
stationary seats, as in this the
native boys were to compete with
a crack crew from the San Fran
cisco. The boats were the Kapio-
lani entered by A. L. c. Atkinson
the Kanoelani, of the Kaiulani
Club; and the San Francisco, en-
tered by the U. S. San Francisco.
The course was to be rowed over