The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-12
HIGHLY COMMENDS THE "FORM''
SHOWN.
Healanis Win a Victory in a Race
Which Compares With Club Racing
on the Mainland.

81 was surprised and gratified to
see the form exhibited" said Casper
Whitney, the well known authority
an amateur sports, in speaking of the
Saturday boat races. "Of course, l
saw only the finish and not the whole
race. But in every way it compared
favorably with club racing in the
United States and with that of the
colleges of the middle west. There
was a good deal of splashing in the
earlier part of the race, as there near
ly always is in races of that length.
But at the finish the rowing was
clean and smooth. One of the crews,
| am not familiar enough with them
to say which, had a better grip and
were stronger in the catch the be-
ginning of the stroke, than the other,
and that is considered the better
form. Their boat also moved better
between strokes, which is the crucial
test. l went to enjoy the races and
not to watch them critically, and |
must say 1 enjoyed them, and was sur
prised to find such excellence and such
healthy spirit in sport"
With a magnificent burst of speed
in the last quarter, that was all the
more admirable from the immense re-
serve power. it displayed, the Healani
senior boat crew shot past the final
stakes and to victory, half a boat
length ahead of the Myrtles.
1t was a dashing finish to a clean,
hard rowed race, the 1,5OO people said
at Pearl Harbor Saturday afternoon
in the great boating event of the
year.
The three crews got off well to-
gether, and rowed an even stroke. Be
fore the half mile stake was reached,
the Leilanis were practically out of
the race, though they gamely rowed
over the course. The Myrtles and the
Healanis rowed an even course with a
32 stroke, the Healanis if anything the
steadier and cleaner. At the three
quarters stake the Myrtles were
slightly in the lead. Then Klebahn,
the Healani stroke, started the squirt
than won the victory. 1t seemed so
easy, so smooth, so indicative of
conscious reserve power, that il chal-
lenged the admiration of every lover
of sport, no matters where his sym
paties were in the race. The Myrtles
tried to squirt, but were unable to
overcome the odds against them, al
though they held the winning dis
tance down to half a boats length.
The time was 10:05:2-5 and
| 10: :05:4-5.
The junior race was started prompt
ly after the senior, race. Only the
Myrtles and Healanis entered. The
race was decided surprise, the Hea-
lanis winning by at least five lengths,
the race being practically over at the
three-quarters stake. The time was
1O:14:2-5 and 10:2S:2-5, lowering the
record of last year
The arrangements and management
of the races were excellent. Larsen s
launch was put at the service of the
officials. The starting judges were IL.
w. Whitney, Jr., starter; A. w. Car
ter and w. McInerny. Timekeepers,
Chris Willis, Louis Marks and A. G.
Brock. At the finish the judges were
Captain c. j. Campbell and Captain
Parker; timekeepers, f. S. Dodge and
j. l.. Torbert.
The railroad arrangements were eX-
ceHent, the Oahu railroad providing
ample accommodations and bringing
the crowds promptly to the grounds,
and as promptly back.
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competition for at least two years
longer, and interest in the sport is
renewed. All Saturday evening the
Healanis and their partisans were rid
ing around town in hacks ornamented
with brooms and ribbons and other
insignia of victory.
The Myrtles and their partisans
took defeat like true lovers of sport
freely conceding the qualities in theil
opponents that won the victory.
The crews in the senior race were:
Healani-F. w. Klebahn, stroke; ID
Ranear, 3; H. Williams, 2; C. c
Rhodes, bow; Maurice Damon, cox
swain
Myrtle-Geoge II. Angus, stroke; L
p. Scott, 3; p. Lishman, 2; II. \
Giles, bow; A. A. Wilder, coXswain.
In the Junior race the crews were
Healani-Paul Jarrett, Jr., stroke
.. G. j. Boisse, 3; j. T. Waterhouse, 2
w. F. Williams, Jr., bow; d. L. Conk
ling, coXswain.
Myrtle-R. Ross, stroke; d. Vida, 3
A. Harris, 2; George Martin, bow; 4
A. Wilder, coXswain.
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