The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-17
MANY EVENTS WILL Be NOVEL
Chinese, Japanese Boats
to Compete.
The Pacific Mail Wharf VIII be fer
Spectators Band VIII Play
All Day Long.

Entries for the events in the regatta
OF Saturday next were closed az the
Pacific Hardware Company at l p. II.
yesterday with very good results
There are entries for every event. and
there viii not be : single race lacking
in interest.
The Comus' men have dropped into
line and viii be decidedly in the 10
cared cutter and six-oared gig races.
Il was thought that the Chinese and
japanese fishing boats would not catch
The spirit OF the day. but they have
been urged. and viii compete
The swimming races will prove very
interesting events. not only on account
OF the fact that champion swimmers
from the States have entered. but be
cause some OF the island boys have had
the grit 70 20 in against them
". 2 Love, H A Giles and C. B
Gray have decided 10 take their chances
az getting q good ducking in the har-
Dor. and will direct the movement Of
tubs
With the Hawaii. Bonnie Dundee
and PiIot-boat No ? III the frst-class
yacht race people may expect 10 see q
very close finish The Pokii, Edith l.
and other boats bob up sereueIy again
in the second-class yacht race
The second ninth and seventeenth
races will probably be the star events
Of the day from the fact that the three
rival boat clubs are in them
In the six-oared gig race the Comus
Eill have the Kanoelani. The police
crew were 70 have taken this boat, but,
owing TO some misunderstanding fail
ed to make connections. However, Cap
tain Parker thinks he can hold his OWL
in the boat he now has
The Pacific Mail wharf will be thor
oughly cleaned and z large number OF
chairs will be placed there for specta-
tors Last year there was the disagree
able element Of coal dust from steam
- discharging her cargo thsre, but
this year no such unpleasant feature
need be looked for.
The Hawaiian Band, under Professor
Berger. viii play Oh the Pacific Mai
wharf from $50 & N until z N, and
then from after luncheon until tbs
end az $50 ,. n
Every race will have its time OF start
ing set. and boats must &c on hanC
az the proper moment
The Myrtle and Healaui Boat CIul
houses viii Be gzily decorated, and III
friends Of the respective organization
Efu be heartily welcomed The boa
houses are about IS good places q
could be desired for z view OF tn
races.
The events, courses and entries Il
Saturdays regatta are as follows:
/ Yacht race. First prize, $50; sec
ond. SIS
Course. From starting line, passing
out the channel. keeping between III
buoys, leaving spar and bell buoys Oh
the port side; thence 10 and arounl
the flag boat OF Waikiki, keeping il o.
the port side, in rounding, to Z fla
bozt OF PuuIoa, keeping it on the star
board in rounding; thence TO spa
buoy, keeping It On the port side, keep
ing between the buoys in the channel
hack 70 starting line.
Entries Hawaii, Hawaiian flag. ..
W l. Wilcox; Bonnie Dundee, b.
President Dole PiIot-boat No. Cblue)
BIZ Captain MscauIay.
2 Six-oared sliding-seat barge
Prize. $40.
Course From Judges stand out IN
channel, leaving spar buoy on por
side. thence TO bell buoy, passing u
port hack 70 star buoy, passing to star
hoard; thence TO start
Entries; Myrtle, by Geo H Angu
IN. 3 c.; HeaIani, by G. R. Carte
a. = and B. c..
3. Secnnd-eIzss yacht race FRS
prize $40; second, $50.
Course. From starting line. passin
out the channel, keeping between II
buoys, leaving spar and bell buoys o.
port side; thence 10 and around ia
boat of Waikiki, keeping IT On II
port side in rounding 70 Z flag boa
OF Quarantine Station, keeping II o.
the stzrboard side in rounding; thenc
70 spar buoy, keeping IL On the star
board side, keeping between buoys Il
the channel hack 10 starting line.
Entries: CIytfe, by T. ". Hebron
Dahlia, by W J. Forbes; Wray, b,
J. W Bergstrom; PokH by H VII
lizms, Combination, by z P Chaplin
Edith L, by J. 4 Gilman; Abbie "
By H NJ Dow; Bennington by C. 5.
Bennington; Pauline, by Frank God
frey
+ Tub race. Prize, So
Course: Start from tug-bost Ehar
and finish al judges stand
Entries: W z. Love, H 4 Gle:
C. 9. Gray and Cupid KalanianaoIe-
8 Ten-oared cutter race Prize, 81
Course, Same as in race 2
s. Swimming race Goo yards
Trophy
Entries: Arthur Harris, D. B. Re
near. The entries viii be kept ope
until the beginning Of the contest