The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-07
KONA IN BOATING CIRCLES,
Why a Proposed Boat Race Did
Not Take Place.
One Club Wanted To- Race on Friday
and the other Preferred saturday.
Correspondent Scores Clubs.

near OF very e4ClLluS IdCe5 O0IhOOA
the Myrtle and Healani crews yes
terday. Instead of news of races,
they encountered on the streets the
faces Of members of the respective
crews who had returned to the city
on the morning train. No races
had taken place, and from the APP
pearance of things no race is liable
to take place for some time to
come.
A summary of the situation
which resulted in tts races being
called off, will show the side taken
by each of the boat clubs which in
tended to participate in the races
the Leilanis signifying their inten-
ton of remaining out.
A meeting of the Honolulu Row
ing Association was held Wednes-
day; at that time it was decided
to indefinitely postpone the regatta
on account of the cholera.
The Healani boat club called for
another meeting of the association,
stating that there was dissatisfac-
ton among the members on &C
count of the action postponing the
regatta. At that meeting it was
decided to allow the boat clubs to
arrange races among themselves
without any ruling of the associa-
ton.
Thursday afternoon the Myrtle
and Healani crews left for Pearl
city with the intention, on the part
of at least one club, of rowing
races.
At $3.50 p. m. the Myrtles and
Healanis held a meeting in the
training quarters of the former
boat club.
The Myrtles declared their will
ingness to row on Friday. No
later date should be set, since
passes would be shut down on by |
the Board of Health. 1t was i'm
perative that races be rowed Oh |
Friday.
The Healanis were not ready to |
row since a member of the junior
crew had failed to show up. This
the Myrtles supposed crippled the
senior crew.
The Myrtles signifed their will
ingness to row either the senior,
junior or both races, leaving the |
freshman race until later on. Their
only condition was that the race
be rowed Friday.
The Healanis were not willing
to row unless they could enter
both junior and senior crews.
Asked that the date be set for Sat-
urday at p. M.
The Myrtles could not row at that
time many of the members were
working men, who found it neces-
sary to be at their respective posts
of duty Board OF Health regula-
tions would prevent their returning
if the races were delayed any
longer than Friday morning.
After considerable discussion
among themselves, the Healauis
decided not to come to the terms of
the Myrtles, and the latter returned
the compliment. The consequence
was decision to declare the races
off.
Captain Taylor, of the Healanis,
visited the quarters of the Myrtles
later on during the evening and
presented them with a challenge
from his club to row the races
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Myrtles saw it was an i'm
possibility to race at that time and
refused to make any answer.
The following communication
was received from a prominent
boating man yesterday:
''In view of the happenings
amongst our rowing men in the
last four or five days, a few words
may be said.
San association has been form
ed for the purpose of controlling
boating affairs here, but the very 1
first stumbling block that is inter
posed, namely, the plague, causes
1t to stumble and we are treated to
and misunderstanding
which are very suggestive OF olden I
days when no association existed. \
''Is not the public of Honolulu
entitled to some respect Is it not
possible for a simple sport to be
carried en- without wrangling and
petty jealousies The authorities
are fighting the cholera, business
is at standstill, private enter
prises are losing money without
and yet because the boat
clubs are interfered with in their
arrangements for regatta, there is
q ornnnrnl skinl, Cannot The Ha-