The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-22
VALUABLE RACING TROPHY is
STILL FOR COMPETITION.
History of the Cup, Yachts that Have
Won 1t and the Conditions Under
Which 1t May be Raced For.

At a meeting of the Hawaiian Row
ing and Yachting Association held on
June Is, 1889, a resolution was adopt
ed appropriating $3.50 for the purpose
of purchasing silver cup, to be
known as the Hawaiian Challenge
Cup, to be sailed for annually on the
4th of July, or on such other day as
might be agreed on. A committee of
arrangements, consisting of c. b. Will
cox, j. NJ. Dowsett, c. p. Iaukea and
w. NJ. Giffard, was appointed to pur-
chase the cup and arrange for the ra-
ces
At a subsequent meeting the COM
mittee reported the results of a con-
ference with the yacht owners and
recommended that the cup be com
peted for under the following condi-
tions.
1. All yachts competing for the Ha-
waiian Challenge Cup shall be owned
exclusively by bona fide residents Of
Hawaii.
2. Any yacht, so owned, over five
tons and not exceeding ten tons in
measurement, may compete for the
cup, provided that this limitation
shall not apply to yachts now (June
21, 1SS9) in Hawaiian waters and that
enter for the race this year.
3. The tonnage of any yacht desir-
ing to compete shall be determined in
the manner set forth in this article.
! 4. Time allowance shall be given to
the smaller yachts by the larger ones
upon the basis of the Royal Yachting
Association of England and Canada.
5. The course to be sailed shall be
as follows: From an imaginary line
drawn from the Honolulu harbor light
house to the immigration depot wharf
on the east side of the harbor, out
the channel, keeping between the
! spar and barrel buoys at the entrance
of the harbor. From the spar buoy
passing outside of the bell buoy to
and tacking around a stake boat an.
chored in the bay opposite the resi-
dence of w. G. Irwin near Diamond
Head From this stake boat, passing
inside of the bell buoy to and tack
ing around a stake boat anchored of
the reef about half a mile south OF
the entrance to Pearl harbor at q
point where the north end of the
Waianae mountains come in line with
trees. From this stake boat to and
taclling around the bell buoy, thence
to starting line.
6. The start shall be a flying one
the time of each yacht being taken a.
she crosses the line, but each yacht
must cross the line within ten min
utes of the starting signal.
Z. In order to win the cup the
winning boat shall sail over the sale
course within six and one-half hours
8. The cup shall be sailed for eacl
year on the 4th of July or upon sucl
other day as the Association may de
eide.
o. The yacht winning the cup shal
be entitled to hold it for one yea
from the date of winning it and there
after until it shall be regularly VOL
by some other yacht at the annual re
gatta above provided for.
10. Each competing yacht shall pa
an entrance fee of So, which shall g
towards the purchase of pennant
which shall become the property o
the yacht winning the cup.
II. All other rules and condition
shall be decided by the Association.
Under these regulations the GU
was competed for in 1889, and wa
won by the yacht Healani. In 1s9
it was won by the Hawaii, in 1891 b
the Bonnie Dundee and in 1898 by tn
presidents yacht again. This wa
the last time it was competed for, an,
there was very little interest in tn
race owing to political and othe
troubles. The cup now adorns tn
home of President Dole, whose yach
won it last. But it is still open t
competition under the conditions G
the original offer, the ownership III
der the original foundation of the trc
ply remaining in the trustees of tn
Hawaiian Rowing and Yachting Assc
citation, c. b. Wilson, J. NJ Dowset
, c. p. IaulIea and w. NJ. Giffard.