The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-07-05
appetite. After the feast there was
dancing in the assembly pavilion.
Races in the Harbor.

appetite. After the feast there was
dancing in the assembly pavilion.
Races in the Harbor.
The city front presented gala
appearance, the U. S. warships Bos-
ton and Adams being decorated with
flags from stem to stern. Captain
Griffiths of the barkentine S. G..
Wilder had the best display of any
of the merchant vessels in port.
With the exception of the British
bark Sharpshooter the other mer-
chantmen had hardly any decora-
ton. The steamer Kinau flew the
Stars and Stripes from her foremast
and the steamers flag from the
main. The weather was salubrious
and there was hardly ripple on the
water. The Inter-Island wharf was
crowded at o'clock, when the races
were advertised to commence. The
chief topic and speculation was as
to the outcome of the races between
the boatboys and the police. j. w.
Jones had charge of the regatta, and
managed it successfully throughout.
The officers were as follows: Judges
Captain j. A. King and j. Grit
fiths. Timekeeper-Captain Fuller.
Referee-Chas. B. Wilson.
The first event on the program
was six-oared sliding seat race be-
tween Stranger and Alice NJ, both
owned and entered by the Myrtle
Boat Club. Prize, $40. Course, to
Spar buoy and return. Both boats
got away together and the Stranger
forged ahead, leading at the light
house and maintaining the distance
to the return stake buoy. Time,
17.l2. The crew of the winning boat
were, R. Dexter, H. Giles, w. Will
der, G. Angus, Geo. Armstrong and
o. Sorenson. Coxswain, j. Torbert.
The crew Of the Alice M. or "kid"
crew consisted of Logan, Angus, H.
Wilder, Lishman, Lyle and Petrie,
coxswained by Sam Lyle.
The shoreboat race was laugh
able event. There were eight en-
tries and every one of them wanted
to get in each others way, and
finally they did. On the return
home the race was awarded to the
''fat boy" Time, 1924. The course
was to and around the can buoy, off
the Marine Railway.
The police and boatboys made
their appearance in their first meet
ing in the six-oared stationary seat
race. Jack Atkinson coxswained
the champion six-oared crew of last
year in the famous Kapiolani, while
. James Torbert appeared in the same
capacity in the Kanoelani. 1t was
anyones race to the buoy, when
Jacks crew took the lead, crossing
the line at the finish four lengths
ahead. The police boat was leaking
all the way. Time of winner, 20.14.
In the four-oared sliding seats
race the Myrtles again entered the
Stranger and Alice M. 1t was walk,
over for the Stranger, manned by r.
Dexter, G. Armstrong, H. Giles and
o. Sorenson. Time, 1850.
The next on the program, a four.
cared barge race between the
Hanakeoki with police crew and
the Kuliaikanuu manned by the boat
boys, was to be the event of the day
and there was considerable betting
on the wharf on the result. The
odds were in favor of the boatboys
but police money was not wanting
James Torbert handled the tiller foi
the police and Archie Mahaulu at
tended to the boatboys. At the wore
go the boatboys got down to steady
work instantly, but the police were
slow, owing to limited practice. A
few yards from the start, however
the police got on to the stroke anG
steadied down with a good strong
pull, At the lighthouse both boats
were alongside each other. Neal
the Spar buoy the police secured the
lead and coming in crossed the line
six lengths ahead amidst great ex
citement. Time, 20:1S.
The shell race was won by Ruby
Dexter in eight minutes, his oppon
ent o. Sorenson not being in il from
start to finish.
The second class yacht race start
cd promptly at 1890 o'clock, the
Pokii, sailed by Henry Williams
crossing the line first, followed by
! the Colleen Bawn with Chas, Whit,