The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-20
Long Program Successful.
ly Carried Out.
Natives Make Fine ShoWing-Con-
testants Satisfied With Decis-
ions of Judges.

The occasional shower or two in the
morning, and again in the afternoon on
Saturday failed to mar the days sport.
| 1t was an almost perfect day. Heavy
banks of clouds threatened up the valley
but they brought only cool breezes to tenn
per the heat for spectators and partici-
lpants The sports were a complete sue
cess. They were all sharply contested,
and all had an equal chance of winning.
The judges performed their duty well and
their decisions were not protested. They
We're somewhat handicapped by not hav-
ing launches in which to follow the crews
as they rowed over the courses. But the
crews showed no disposition to take any
advantage of the fact that they were
sometimes out of range of the eyes of
those on the floats, and there were no ex-
hibitions of deliberate attempts to foul.
Hawaiian sportsmen evidently love fair
play.
From the moment when puff of grey
smoke shot out from the judges float, an
chored in the harbor, and the report or
the gun doomed over the water calling
the contestants to the first event, TO the
time when the evening shadows stole
across the harbor and blotted out the
marking flags and the buoys, there was
unfia gging interest in the days program.
1t was day given over completely to
took advantage of it. The city turned out
almost en- masse to the water front. a
few stragglers were seen from time to
time on the streets Perhaps they had
not learned the art of driving dun care
away with little eXertion on their part.
The rest of the city had. and they en-
joyed it,
along the water front, from which a
oiad no
out in fete day costumes and festooned
with gay colors Their balconies SANG and
and their friends, and partisan enthusi-
asm ran high whenever there was an OPP
pHT The bei'if Bennington % and the Comus re-
ceived their friends, and there were gay
The crews of both boats had vantage
ground up forward, and they took
lively interest in the events.
All the docks were crowded, Chairs
and seats Were placed under the sheds,
from these natural grand stands. Even
the top decks of the Islands steamers,
with people, and the contestants. had en-
coura cement sung out to them from the
lighthouse to the finish line.
mail dock and played between the races.
Almost every available harbor boat was
pressed into service, and the shorter ey-
ents were followed closely. The crowds
on the docks had a better. point Of view
and avoided the heat of the open water
Those Who had the races in charge de-
serve credit for the interesting arrange
ment of the program. Some of the events
were novel, especially the japanese and
tn Chinese fishing-boat races; There was
of race designed for water, either IN II
or on it. The men, of greater skin and
There were Very few '.fiukes," and for
this reason the participants and the spec
tators were satisfied when the day was
The men who had the management of
the days sport in their hands were as
Judges: G r; Wilson, Cupid Kalani-
Time-keepers: Captain GrifhthS OF the
bark Albert and Frank Kruger:
Assistant Clerk Of Course: Captain
Parker of the Kaena.
Secretary: Mr.. Wright.
Regatta Committee: G. 5. Crane, e. b.
Gray and Cupid Kalanianaole.
Ali these occupied the Judges stand,
kindly invited their friends.
No one has any complaint to make on
OF course there was some shifting about
of the numbers of the races but this was
found to be absolutely necessary on ac-
count of unavoidable circumstances. The
events were clean and manifested that
on days of the kind. There was none of
that diSa greeab wrangling and if there
were any disputes whatever, the parties
concerned were perfectly willing to leave
tTTa 5eciSion tax-incr heen made tbera I2(a.
no objection whatever and matters pass
ed away leaving no disagreeable impress
ion to mar the pleasure of the days
sport.
Although the first race was announced
for $50 a. m, the first gun was not fired
until that time and the first class yachts
did not get started on their course until
about 9:55. However this did not make
much of difference for people did not
begin to gather in large numbers about
that time.
l. FIRsT-CLAsS YACHT.
First-class yacht race. First prize,
$50: second S25.
Course: From starting line, passing out
the channel, keeping between the buoys
leaving spar and bell buoys on the port