The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-25
THE REGATTA.


The yachts OF the second class
which, on account of the wind pre-.
vailiug, were debarred from trying
conclusions on Regatta day last,
were ordered to be at the imaginary
line in the harbor at 1:30 p. m.
Thursday afternoon. A few minutes
before the hour, Starter @. B. Will
son fred the assembly bomb, and
the Abbie NJ, sailed by II. M. Dow,
Pokii, sailed by Henry Williams;
the newly imported Clytie, sailed by
Thomas Hebron; the U. S. Benning-
ton yawl, sailed by Lieut.. Dale, and
the Combination, by E. S. Chaplin,
spread their white wings prepar-
atory to outward fight. Before the
starting signal was given it was in
teresting to watch the movements
OF the Clytie, Combination and Po-
xii in attempts to take advantage OF
the ubiquitous wind in the flying
start. The signal being given, the
Clytie was caught in box the Ben
nington passing the line first, the
Com bination jibing and passing the
line few seconds after tho Clytie,
Pokii and Abbie M. being punched.
The Bennington flew out before the
fair wind in the chanuel, reaching
and hauling mp at the Bell buoy
first, followed some minutes later by
the Combination. At this point the
Pokii and Clytie were showing their
"clswing in the wind" qualities, al
though, much to the surprise of the
onlookers, the Pokii easily outpoint-
ed the Clytie when both were "haul-
ed up" on the turn to the Bell buoy.
The Bennington was leading but
well TO leeward and the Abbie M.
was following in the man-of-war
boats wake. The Combination
pulled we'll enough for windward
position to weather the stake-boat
off Waikiki, the Clytie, Bennington,
and Abbie M. making errors or be-
ing carelessly sailed were all COM
PEELED to make inshore tacks to
reach that point. The Waikiki
boat was turned by the Pokii, she
leading by about four minutes, the
Clytie second, and the Combination
third. The Abbie NJ and Benning-
ton followed later. In the run home
the breeze which had been quite
fresh to this time became more fit
full and the spinnakers and light
kites swung to the breeze by the
Bennington and Abbie M. made
them overhaul the leaders quickly.
An accident prevented the Comb
nations spinnaker being used and a
cry for assistance by youngster in
the Crosse" caused the boat to run
off her course for several minutes
until it was learned that the "kid'
wanted a bailer but did not like to
use his hat. At the home-stake boat
the Pokii turned first the others fol-
lowing thus: Clytie, Bennington,
Abbie NJ, and Combination. Com
ing in the channel the Pokii lost
several seconds by the wind swing
ing more to the northward, causing
run across to hold her place. On
her reach back again on the port
tack the wind swung around again
to the eastward and the captain had
clean slant in to the lighthouse,
which he duly took necessary advan-
tage Of; the Clytie, being close
competitor for like favor. The Ben
nington met battling winds, as did
also the Combination, ON entering
the channel, while the Abbie M. had
luck with her and reached from the
Spar to the lighthouse with only
one tack. The Pokii arrived home
first in 1:34:54, the Clytie second in
1:44:40, Abbie M, third in 1926,
Bennington fourth in 2:06:32, and
the Combination in 1:59:05. Time
allowance is due to the Combina-
ton from all of the other boats.