The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-13
THE MYRTLE SENIORS BEAT THE
HEALANI CREW.
Was a Close and Exciting Finish-Thc
Myrtle Juniors Win with Apparent
Ease-A Great Day of Sport.


quarters at Pearl lIarbur. indicating
a clean sweep.
In the presence of twelve hundred
people. the senior and junior crews
Of the Myrtle Boat club defeated their
adversares over the mile and a halt
course in Pearl IIarbor. The finish
in the senior race was intensely eNcit-
ing and many who stood along the
banks and on the pier at the finish,
pronounce it to be the finest race it
has ever been their pleasure to wit
ness.
The Myrtles were not the favoritcs
ia the Junior race and their excellent
work on Saturday was pleasant SUI
prise to many who wore the red and
White.
The first train to Pearl llarbor in
the afternoon carried about four hun
rired people who selected the choicest
seats along the mauka bank of the
course. The 3:15 train was delayed
for Il considerable time. This was oc-
easioned by "A special preceding the
excursion train carrying on board D1.
lserbert. who had been summoned to
Waianae to attend a serious c1se.
x Nearly. all the yachts found theii
way to Pearl Harbor. II. NJ. Dow. c.
s. Rose. Oscar f. White, b. +. Dilling-
ham, w. +. Frear and \. Dowsett.
Entertained their friends in various
yachts.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
delayed excursion train at Pearl City.
the Judges hurried to the Allen place
where c. b. Wilson instructed the oars
| men who We're grouped about him in
the rules they must observe in the
race. This done, the judges, time kee-
pers, newspaper representatives and
Chairman Charles Gray of the Regatta
committee, embarked in the Benning-
ton steam launch and made direct for
the starting point.
The unior crews were the first to
compete for honors. a big delay was
occasioned by the hardness of the Lei
lani oarsmen in putting in an appear.
ance. a good start was made at $50
o'clock.
The Myrtles took the lead by a Sc
| ries of half dozen quick strokes. The
crew then settled down to a 81 or 81
stroke and held the lead to the finish
about four boat lengths. The time of
| the Myrtles was 10 minutes 29H sec.
onds: the IIealanis'. 10 minutes. 45 To
seconds. and Leilans', II minutes and
| Is seconds.
Last year the Myrtles went over the
same course in 10 minutes and u sec
| onds.
At the start the Healani boys pulleo
| a "a stroke, but finally settled down
| after quarter of a mile pull to 80
stroke. They made a noble effort to
overhaul the Myrtles, but it was of no
avail.
The Leilanis' kept up 80 or 80
stroke for some little time, but despite
their fast pulling they were obliged
to finish last.
w. Lyle pulled stroke for the Myr
ties His work is favorably comment
ed upon by CoXswain Arthur Wilder.
| w. Damon. Charles S. Crane and Sam
johnson We're the other members of
the victorious crew.
| {. ii. Tracey, powerful young ath-
| lete, was stroke in the Healani crew.
c. c. Rhodes pulled No. oar, John
Waterhouse No. 2 and II. w. Atkinson
bow.
| Prince David Kawananakoa was the
| stroke in the Leilani crew. William
kealoha, Joe Conradt, and Samuel
| Woods comprised the remainder of the
crew.
The sun was rapidly sinking whel,
| preparations were made for the semi
or race. Everyone had waited patti
entity for this race as it was consider
ed the event of the day.
The launch carrying the Judges
steamed hurriedly to the Waipio end
of the course to hasten start. The
| Myrtle crew was the first to arrive
The Healanis' and Leilanis' came out
shortly afterward.
An excellent start was made by all
the crews save the Myrtles, who lost
a boat length or so as the bow man
was not ready at the start. They
quickly settled down to business and
before fifty yards had been covered
were pulling steady 32 stroke.
TO the ma<ai side of rhe Nyrtles
were the Leilanis', pulling a rapid anC
short stroke. At one time their stroke
was timed and il was found then they
were taking 45 and 46 strokes a min
ute.
The Healani oarsmen were skim
ming over the water at a lively rate
of speed. Before the mile flag hac
been reached they had gained such {
distance on the Leilanis' that Coz
swain Nelson deemed it safe to en-,
into their course. From the start un
ill the finish young Lansing steere,
his boat beautifully.
At the Bennington headquarters
; which is between $50 and 200 yard,
from the finish Off the pier of N,
Oahu railway, j. &. Spencer and Gee
! f. Boardman had their glasses direct
ed over the course. Mr.. Spencer say,
: that the lIealanis' were the first t.
come across the field of his glass
Then he saw clear water, and it wa,
several seconds, though it seemed lili,
minutes to him, before the Myrtle,
hove i'm sight. Both Mr.. Spencer ant
) Mr.. Roardman estimated the headwaN
of the Healani crew at two boat
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