The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-23
Washineton's Birthday is Not
FORGOTTEN in the City.
Programme of Sports in the Harbor.
Reception on Board Of the Flag
ship ia the Afternoon.

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were kept busy, running between
the Flagship and the wharf from
two o'clock until 8, and a very
large number of Honolulu citizens
of all nationalities took advantage
to pay their respects to the Adj
miral, and honor the American
holiday. Americans of course pre-
dominated. Officers of the British
and japanese warships were pres
ent, as well as of the Boston and
Alliance. The deck was cleared
for dancing which was kept up
with enthusiasm by numerous de-
voices of the fashionable amuse-
ment, while others divided their
attention between the gay scene
below them, and the harbor, where
the boat races were in progress.
After the dancing, the sports began.
The first event was the Is minute
go as you please foot race. First
prize $500, second, $500. There
were large number of entries for
this event from the sailors of the
different warships, and COMPETE
ton was very lively. The first
prize fell to a japanese sailor by
the name of Nasaki, while of one
of the Mohican's own sailors came
in second The sack race for
three dollar prize. was the most
amusing event of the afternoon, and
the various methods of locomotion
adopted-some hoped and others
jumped-were the subject of much
humorous comment. The winner,
Mohican boy, adopted the mine
ing steps of fashionable society
damsel, but he advanced the pace
to run.
The potato race was, as always,
amusing, and the Garnet came to
the fore. One race was won by a
Japanese sailor and the other by
British sailor, but as the japanese
declined to run it off the glory and
the prize fell to the representative
of Old England. The three-legged
race was holly contested and was
won by pair from the Alliance.
RACES AND THE WINNERS.
1st Race, 6-Oared Whaleboats.-
There were five entries, Garnet, Mo-
hican, Boston, Alliance and Adj
miral Skerrett's barge. The course
was two miles and turn, from the
harbor to the can buoy outside.
The race was won by the Garnet's
galley by just the boats length,
the time being Is minutes. The
prize was $40.
I'd Race, 10-Oared Boats.-The
entries were Garnet, Kon-go, ALI
ance and Boston. The course was
the same as the previous race, and
the Garnets cutter carried the hon
ors Of the second race. On the
homestretch the Alliance fouled
the Boston. the Garnet was then
behind, but the latter seeing the
other two struggling, she slyly
passed by their side and left them
behind. The time Of this race was
19} minutes, The Kon-go's boat
was allowed second place. The
winners were allowed $50 while the
second boat received SIS.
Sd Race, Dinghy.-The Garnet,
Alliance and Mohican each entered
a boat. The course was two miles
with turn. The Britishers were
again victorious, they distancing
their competitors about two boat
lengths at the finish. Time, 1S4
minutes. The first prize was So.
The Alliance crew received 81 for
second place.
4th Race, All Corners. - Four
boats entered this race. The Gar
net had two boats, one of them be-
ing a barge manned by about so
men. The Boston entered two
boats and the Mohican one. When
this race started, burst of APP
plause peeled forth from the peo-
pie on the wharves as the huge
barge of the Garnet began to move.
This boat was three or four times
heavier than the other four boats.
''They might as we'll row the Gar
net" said some of the spectators.
However, the barge determined to
follow its fleet competitors, and
kept the rear all the way until the
finish was reached again, being
about twenty boat lengths behind.
The other crew from the Garnet
won this race in the unusually
good time of 1S9 minutes, the Bos-
toms crew coming second. The
course was the same as the other
races.
At the conclusion of this race,
all the different crews went on
board the U. 5. Flagship Mohican,
where they. were entertained by
their fellow sailors.
9TH Race, Catamaran. - The
course was 400 yards with turn.
1t was won by the Boston, the
Mohican next, and the Alliance
last. The first prize was a live pig
which was thrown overheard from
the flagship and the men from the
Boston swan over and found their
prize swimming about. The Mo-
hican got SIS.