The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-19
WHARF AND WAVE.
The Planter, Dimond and Albert
All Leave To-day.
Tie British Ship Kenmore, I2I
Days from Liverpool.
Diamond Head. April IS, 9 PM:
Weather cloudy; wind light south.

The barkentines Planter and w.
II. Dimond and the bark Albert
will start out to-day on their much
talked of. race to San Francisco.
The Dimond will carry a full cargo
Of sugar and rice, while the Planter
and Albert will take 10000 and
$4,000 bags of sugar respectively.
The shippers do not expect to make
q quick passage over as the
prevailing winds now are
head winds. The real COM
petition Of sailing qualities is
between the Albert and the Planter,
as these two famous clippers have
never been together at sea before.
The Planter has proved herself on
various occasions to possess super
ior sailing qualities, but the Albert
claims the unassailable reputation
of having never been beaten by any
sailing vessel on the Pacific Coast
since she was first launched a few
years ago. Furthermore, the AL
bert has beaten almost every sail
ing vessel that she has been in
company with. With a record of
800 miles per day, the claim of the
Albert cannot be disputed. The
Dimond, however, has a very ex-
cellent record, having made several
11-day passages from San Fran
cisco to this port. The race of these
crack sailers will be watched with
interest, and each captain will use
all the navigating skill he possesses
to make the quickest passage to the
Golden Gate. Ia ia.
The British full-rigged iron ship
Kenmore, Captain Ross Jenkins,
was towed into port by the tug
Eleu on Monday evening, April
18th, and anchored in the stream.
She came from Liverpool and made
the passage in 121 days. The
Kenmore left Liverpool on De-
cember 10, 1891, and the tug left
her two days later. Experienced
light and southeast winds to Cape
Verde Islands; thence took the
northeast trades to the equator in
the Atlantic, which was crossed on
January Goth, thirty-two days out
in longitude 20 deg. w. From the
equator to Cape Horn, had the
ordinary fair weather passage with
the exception of SUGGESTIONS of
thunder and lightning and heavy
winds between 35 S. and As S.
The thunderstorm did not last
long, however. Passed off Staten
Island on February 18th, and on
the 22d arrived off Cape Horn.
Had beautiful light easterly winds
off the Horn. Spoke the British
iron ship Roderick Dhu from
Liverpool for San Francisco.
Crossed the equator in the Pacific
on March %, in longitude 121 deg.
W; thence had heavy rains for
seven days, accompanied with
battling winds, The ship did not
make a league per day during those
days. Sighted Hawaii last Satur-
day. On Sunday she passed off
Maui, and about midnight on that
day arrived off the leper settlement
at Molokai. Theo. H. Davies
& Co. are the agents of the Ben
more. The cargo consists of 400
tons of coal, ITO tons of general
merchandise and 400 tons of stone
ballast. In the hold is a 7-ton
racing yacht, for parties in Homo
lulu. Hon. w. G. Irwin imported
by her four head of fine black Gal
loway cattle, 2 heifers and two
bullocks. The animals were placed
in stalls firmly fastened to the
main deck. They arrived in first
class condition.
The Morning Star is now on the
Marine Railway. When hauled
up yesterday, the bottom was ex-
smined and found not to be at all
foul, Notwithstanding that the YES
sci had just returned from a four
months cruise in the South Sea
Islands. AS result of frequent
touchings on the coral banks in the
lagoons, copper was torn off in
several places, and will require
twenty new pieces to replace it
Captain Garland is surprised al
finding the hull of his vessel il
such an excellent condition. The
Star will be lowered tomorrow.
The steamer James Maket
brought to Honolulu last week
from Kappa 9540 bags sugar, be
sides rice and paddy.
The steamer w. G. Hall is due
this afternoon from windwart
ports.
The British ship Kenmore vii
dock this morning at Brewer
wharf.
A dispatch from Queenstown t.
the San Francisco Merchants Elk
change states that the British shi1
Falls Of Garry has arrived at tina
l port after run of ninety-two day
3 from San Francisco. There wa
e quite furry on Change when tn
news arrived that the Alcinous ha
made the run to Queenstown i
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