The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-23
ANOTHER VICTORY
Myrtle Club Wins From Lei
lani Crew.
WAS AN EXCITING RACE
Lei1ani Had Good Start
on the Kid Crew.
Good Time Made Over the Course.
Probability of Another
Race.

There was no foul between the Lei
sliding-seat barge race yesterday, and
the Myrtles came out ahead by about
half a length, and after most inter-
esting pull, every inch of the way be-
ing race for blood.
The wharves were crowded, from the
Pacific Mail to the Oceanic, and every
one of the shore boats was out around
the starting point filled with people.
The judges arrived opposite the Inter
Island wharf little before $50 p. M,
and the Leilanis reached the starting
point exactly at the time mentioned
for the beginning of the race. They
were closely followed by the Myrtles.
AS the respective crews left their quar-
ters they were greeted with cheers
from the delegations gathered there.
1t was about a quarter to when
the crews were on the line ready for
the start, and a minute later, when G.
B. Wilson gave the starting signal,
with the Myrtles. on the mauka and the
L6lldnlS on the nldhdl COURSE.
The Leilanis were little slow at the
start, but got into form in short order,
shooting up to and little past the
Myrtles, who were pulling the good
old steady stroke that has so often
brought vivctory to the scarlet and
white.
At the buoy, before reaching the
light house, the Leilanis were half a
length ahead, but at every stroke the
Myrtles could be seen crawling up, un-
til at the light house the two crews
were speeding along with no difference
between their bows. The Myrtles be-
gan to take the lead when half way out
the channel, and, as the turn was made |
toward the spar buoy, they were a
length ahead.
The Myrtles made fine turn around !
the buoy, and the Leilanis tried to gain
on them by making a short turn and |
taking the makai course. They seemed |
to stop for moment to avoid foul |
with the Myrtles, who, wasting no time, |
shot out for home. The Leilanis had |
the worst of it, for they were quite a
distance behind, but they pulled brave |
ly and regained some of what they lost |
Shortly before arriving at the light |
house the Leilanis spurted, but the |
Myrtles were watching them and did |
the same. The long and short of it is
that the Leilanis couldn't catch them |
and the Myrtles passed over the line |
first.
Time: Myrtle, 1880 7-S; Leilani
1875 rs
The crews, the same as on Saturday, |
were as follows:
Leilani-D. Kawananakoa, stroke: |
Woods, Taylor, Kealoha, Conradt, Gift
fard, and Hawaiian lad, coxswain.
Myrtle-W. Damon, stroke; King, |
Harris, Vida, A. Harris, w. Harris, and |
coxswain, Giles.
After the race was over, the Myrtle |
boys hired various conveyances and |
rode about the city singing and shout |
ing the Myrtle yell.
NOTES.
The Myrtles pulled a beautiful race |
from start to finish, and showed that |
old-time grit and sport that the crews |
before them have shown. There were |
three young fellows in the crew who |
had never rowed in a race previous to |
last Saturday, but they were right |
there.
If any criticism is to be made. the re-
covery of the Leilanis was a bit slow,
and one or two of the crew splashed |
more water than was necessary.
Herbert Mossman is backing the
Myrtle crew of yesterdays race with
the crew of the Stranger, which caused |
the first foul last Saturday, and it is
very likely that the race between these
two will come off in the near future.
The Leilani crew may come in to make
a three-cornered event. The loser will
treat to a dinner.
The time made yesterday is better