The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-12
HGalaniS Make a Clean Sweep
at Boating.
BOTH SENIOR AND JUNIOR RACES
Show Heels to Shells of the Old
Champions-Pretty Battles and
Big Crowds.

A wagonette, decorated with big
brooms and filled with enthusiastic
Healanis, took in the town" Saturday
night. The celebration, if such it may
be termed, told the story of the cham
piOnship races for 1898, rowed over the
Pearl Harbor course in the afternoon
Healanis were as thick on the streets
as ants at Camp Mckinley The blue
and white was never so much in evi-
dence. Every Healani wore his colors
There were those who regretted sin
cerely to see the old champions de-
feated But many, some of them Myr-
ties. feel that the change of fortune
augurs well for boating, for it brings
competition down to a sharp point
never yet reached. The Myrtles will
work as never before to regain their
lost IaureIs, while the Healanis will
strain every nerve to maintain the
honors won.
Saturday was an exceptional day for
racing. 1t was almost cIOudless. There
was no wind and scarcely a ripple on
the water The tide has just begun to
recede when the senior race was pulled
off. This caused a slight cross run
which perhaps effected the speed to the
bad
The crews. their friends, the band
and about two hundred others went
down on the / :45 train. About l00O
more followed on the 3:15 train. A
Waianae special brought others from
that end of the road. All the coaches
being taken up, a number OF tarpaulln
covered flats were called into service.
They were airy and all that, but beast
lv rough. The Pearl City station was
made by the last train promptly on
time.
Reaching the front the judges con-
shifted and gave their final instructions
TO the respective captains. The latter
instructed their crews and the boats
were brought out promptly. The Hea-
lanis moved from their house near
the landing, the Myrtles from
Schwanck's and the Leilanis from Col
burns place.
At this time a dense crowd thronged
the beach and the landings. The band
was stationed near the quarters OF the
Healanf club close to the street. Num-
erous yachts and other craft in the har-
Dor were gaiIy decorated, most OF them
in club cOlOrs.
Larsen,s launch took off the official
party. Aboard il were Judges A. w.
Carter, H. NJ. Whitney, Jr., and w. MIC
Inerny, Timekeepers Chris Wills
Louis Marks and A. G. Brock, reporters
and John Lane of the Leilani crew.
Captain Bill Larsen steered the Iaunch'
II M Whitney, Jr., ofticiated as starter.
Coyonhal Canaan
Parker were judges at the finish. f. ).
Dodge and J. l.. Torbert were finish
timekeepers.
The senior race was the first pulled.
This was for the prize cup, valued at
$50. which becomes the property or the
club winning it Ahree times. The races
started from the WaipiO end OF the
course. Harry Whitney held the flag
and fired the shot. At the signal all
three boats were perfectly on the line.
The LeiIani oars moved first and lew
| sturdy pulls brought that boat out q
| length ahead of the other two. NeAl
came the Healani boat with the Myrue
very close to it.
| The MyrtIes had the makal anu Ihe
| Healanis the mauka side OF the course
| Before the half mile stake had Deen
| reached the Leilanis were practically
|
| peting crews kept an even 81 stroke Ie
! the three-quarter flag. 1t must be Salu
however. that the stroke of the Hea
| lanis was cleaner than the other a
times the MyrtIes appeared to be Try
ing to squirt, but would almost lmne
diately settle into the pretty stfok'
| which was a notable feature OF th'
| race.
At the three-quarters flag the Myr
ties were a half length ahead. The ol'
champions received a rOusing chee
from their friends but hardly had IN
| echoes died when fortune had turned
When directly opposite their quarter
the Healanis began one of the mos
wonderful spurts ever witnessed mere
Klebahn, the new man, increased tn
| stroke rapidly and the crew respOnde
promptly and with great power incl
reserve strength astOnished everyone
The boat fairly flew forward with eac
mighty stroke.
Seeing the Healanis pulling up IN
MyrtIes spurted They did well, bu
were too weak. They were pIalnI
much fatigued In two lengths OF IN
line the boats were even. a momen
later two pistol shots rang out yer