The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-17
HEALAN|S Win HAND|LY.
MYRTLES LOST BY TWENTY-SIX
SECONDS.
Philadelphia Crew Takes Whaleboat
Race on a Foul-Large Crowds to
See the Races.

Regatta Day opened auspiciously.
The morning was slightly overcast
tempering the heat, and the weather
was made still more pleasant by
fairly good breeze.
The holiday character of the day
was generally observed. all the banks
and most of the business houses being
closed. The shipping in the harbor
was dressed in its gayest. Scarcely a
vessel but displayed its bunting. The
Colusa, Harvester, Fresno, General
Gordon, C.. f. Sargent and Vincent, at
the wharves along the water front,
made one line of flying color, while
the Star of Italy, the Isaac Reed, To-
lani, Wrestler and wilma in naval row
formed another line in the harbor be-
tween which the races were run.
Small yachts and pleasure boats of
all kind piled in and out and gave an
animated, lively character to the pic
ture.
The crowds began moving toward
the water front. Nearly everybody
wore the colors of some yachting or
boating association. The boat club
houses early began to fill up with
members and friends. And before the
day was very old or the program had
been nearly finished, dancing had
been begun, the government band
playing airs that served to measure
the time for all the dancers within
hearing.
Nearly all the ship captains kept
open house aboard their vessels, and
extended hearty mariner welcome
The number of events and entries
kgave a personal interest in the races
to a large proportion of the specta-
tors, almost every one of whom was
interested through relationship or
! friendship with some contestant. Then
there was club rivalry and PARTISAN
| ship to give additional zest to interest.
| The contests were all accordingly
| closely watched and many wagers
were made on the results.
| In all particulars the third celebra-
tion of Regatta Day was thoroughly
| enjoyable and successful.
Arrangements for the Judges stand
were much better than those of last
year, one of the big railroad barges
| being used for the purpose, thus Civ
ing ample room.
! The Judges of the races were c. b.
| Wilson, Captain c. J. Campbell and
| Charles b. Gray. Time keepers. l..
Marks, Gunner Jatfee. \. r. Brock
and Chris. Willis. Captain e. II. Par
! l,pr was clerl, Of tba course The re-
rata conmittee ,vera ( + p Tav-
! lor q u Gera and G { Crane and
! rbair eecretarv n II Vriuht Tbn
TTniop E,,nress Comnanv's 1auncb was
secured to convey people to and from
Tbera was tbr usuaI delay in oct
tino. etartod ami II ,yas IN o,,lorl- he
fore tbr boets i'm the FIRST race oot
oT II v-os far fve-oarad whale boafs
and tbare u-ara tbrea entries THE
fra fo3,, D,astar TtvernooI shin Cen
oral Gordon ,rlt I'm n c,.a,y of lime
iriaars fbn pbiIodaInbi, onotbeT, i'm
tha \dr,i,.o1 De,ya,. apd Cantoin No
Coule,,,e nilot boot M made tbe
tbird Tbo General Gordon had +be
centor of +bo co,,rsa tba pilot tbe
outsid, and tho pbillios tba inside
Tho crews go+ rff ON a maUnificen+
etart Tbo pilo+s tool, +ba ,yo+ar last
bu+ in feu- stroI,es tbe, ,vere n
connie of Ienotbs ahead This lead
was l,an+ nm but cotlId moi he in
oro,ead ofte,, tho pbiIIias oot down
to +bei,. ,,,o,.I, Tho, royqed mao
nifcan+ e+ead,. and evnn stroke and
tbe lead of the pilot bovs did not
seem IN worry them q bft and at the
snor buov thev we're onIr half n
!. Ienotb bebind In mol,ino tbe t1rn
/. tbe pilot hovs made roo short q turn
and forced tbe Pbillis into collision
with the huov foul was at once
, clnimed nv their coxs,yain and after
wards allowed bv tbe iu5oas The
race was oiyen fo the p6illies on tbe
foul and the General Gordon second
! money.
I'm The sfx-oared barge race the NIyr-
ties won the toss and took the inside
course Tn the MYRTLE boat were O.
Sorensop. stroke: Leslie Scott Percy
Tisbmap. w Lvle. Georne Angus and
c., TL.. ;.t t4i,,. NX;ll,,, a.,