The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-07-28
HeahDi and Myrtle Crews Get.
liuQ in Racing Trim.
iEILANl'S NOT IN IT THIS YEAR
Prospects Favor the reaianis for
Both the Big Events - Talks
with Bo,h Clubs.

most to a certainty in the coming re-
gaita, which takes place on the second
Saturday of September, over the usual
Pearl City course. The feeling in the
clubs. however, is more reticent.
NUNS the word" are the ironclad
orders given to the members of the He
alani Club and they are nearly all as
dumb as oysters about their prospects.
One exception was found, however,
who consented to talk after eXacting
about seven kinds of oaths from the
reporter that his name should not be
mentioned in connection with the mat
ter.
1T is just this way he said. I'VE
think we have sure thing on both
races. but Captain Klebahn is working
three or four crews for all there is in
them, just as though the prospects
were no better than they were this
time last year. You know we won
both senior and junior events then as
well as the free-for-all in the Harbor
regatta the week after. Captain Kle-
bahn's magnificent work with our
crews last year has won him the en-
tire confidence, and what is better the
entire support, of the whole club. There
is a better feeling in the club than
ever before, and every man In it seems
to be doing his level best for the clubs
welfare. We are out of debt, thanks
TO the splendid management of our Of
iicers and directors, all non-paying
members have been weeded out, and
our financial matters are now in good
shape. You may say that the club as
whole has made up its miEd to win
everything in sight. We are not sup
posed TO do any talking, but simply to
saw wood and keep at 1t.
Our crews are not made up, or, if
ahey are, no one but Captain Klebahn
knows it, and he won't say. AS near
as | can tell from the present outlook
the senior crew will be composed OF
i. w. Klebahn, stroke; Dan Renear,
No 3; +. J. Church, No. 2, and Fred
w. Damon. bow. 1t is pretty we'll un-
derstcod that those four men will car
ry the Healani colors to the front in
the September events. The junior
crew is not picked out, though you
may say we have two crews in train
ing and plenty of good material to
draw on. Much depends on whether
Paul Jarrett, Jr., who has been laid
mp with a spell of typhoid fever, is able
TO row and stand the training inciden-
tai 10 boat-racing. The club heaved a
big sigh of relief when Johnny Water
house returned from the Coast the 9th
er DAY. Then again, there is c. Boisse,
the foreman of the Advertiser press
room. Say! What's the matter with
ycu Advertiser people that you don't
give him time to practice with us.
Charley Murray Is another man We de-
iEn5 on, and there's Jack Atkinson, A.
w. Webster and Medeira and Irwin
and others to draw on n necessary.
Captain Klebahn seems to be doing
IA good deal of thinking by the way he
is shifting the men around and bring
ing out what is in them. You'll see
some good rowing this year. And We've
gOl Charley Reynolds for coXswain,
too. Charley's small but he's all right.
Maurice Damon, our old coXswain left
on the last Australia, you know, to go
az College
Over in the Myrtle quarters a differ
ent feeling seems to prevail and mat
tiers are very much at skies and sew
ems as yet. A prominent member of
the club said:
y don't like to say 1t, but the Myr-
tiles are not in good shape now; they
are not pulling together as they ought
10. Matters may improve now after
the election of a new captain. Ruby
Dexter Is back again and has taken
hold with his old-time vim, and al
ready his coming has caused renewed
interest and new order Of things may
prevail in week or two, However, |
hardly think the Myrtles can win eth
"r event unless by a fuke.
The crews, as nearly as can be
judged now, will be Il. 4. Dexter, 7,
v King, y. Lishman and q. Martin
for the senior, and y, NJ. Lansdale, W.
Soper, W. Lyle and i, Johnson for the
juniors with young GILES for coSswain,
Come around again In a couple Of
weeks and mag be the outlook for the
Myrtias viii have improved"
There viii be- no l,silani crews In
,his years events, Recent bereaYe'
msnis have intorfsrod with the plans
al Princes Cupid and David, and Il u
,op late "a DO anything this year. u
Va understood that several plans are
W process IT formation looking 90
ward ihs injecllDg Of new life iDlo this