The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-18
Bonnie DaldGe Again Defeated in
the First-CIass Yacht Race.
THE REGATTA A GREAT SUCCESS
List of the Winning BoaIs-How the
Myrtle and Hea ami Clubs Enter
tanned FrieE dS.

Another Regatta Day has come and
gpne and this was even more success
| fully celebrated than the last, which
is saying a good deal. At the Myrtle
and Healani club-houses the members
We'd with each other in doing the most
| for their guests. Both houses were
gaily decorated for the occasion with
| flags and palm leaves interspersed
| with the club colors. The ceiling of
the Healani clubrOOm was an especial
ly artistic piece of work and showed
plainly the handiwork of some of the
clubs lady friends. Ice cream and
cakes, with lemonade and other good
things, were dispensed bountifully by
both clubs and partaken of with the
greatest impartiality by all. The Hea-
lani boys and girls at the Myrtle ice
cream and danced to the Myrtle music
just as freely as they did at their own
house, and the Myrtle boys and girls
| returned the compliment in the same
spirit. In fact, it might have been one
club with two houses but for the pre-
vailing colors and the races between
the two. When these took place and
the honor of the club was at stake, it
was different-till the race was over.
Both. club-houses were packed with
visitors the livelong day, dancing be-
ing kept up at both with very slight
intermiSSiOnS.
On the waterfront a dense mass of
humanity lined all points of vantage
along the wharves, filled all the chairs
provided on the Pacific Mail wharf,
and occupied all the vacant space on
the big steamship LennoX, mOored
alongside The Government band oc-
| cupied the poop-deck of this vessel and
discoursed lively music throughout the
day, especially about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, when the transport Column
bia came in and anchored out in the
stream, the band of the Thirty-fourth
Infantry on board furnishing addi-
tiOnal music
On the judges stand. which consist
ed of large pOntOOn mOored in the
stream, large awning was spread
which added much to the comfort of
those whom business called there. a
splendid lunch was served to the Off
cials at noon by j. w. Chapman. the
caterer for the occasion, and there
were liquid refreshments to help wash
it down. Owing to some delay in get
ting the pontoon moored in the right
spot it was 10 o'clock before the first
of the days events was called.
THE RACES.
The first was the five-oared whale
boat race, course spar buoy and re-
turn. Harry Evans Moanalua and the
pilotboat were the only entries. The
latter had the advantage going out but
on the return were Overhauled by the
Moanalua crew which won a closely
contested race. The time of the win
ming boat was IS minutes, 10 seconds.
Next came the senior 6-oared sliding
seat barge; course, from Judges
stand out the channel to spar
buoy, passing on port side, thence
back to start; the entries being Myrtle
and Healani boats. This was the event
of the day. The Healanis took the
water first and got a good start, in
creaSing their lead al the lighthouse to
about length. This they kept on in
creasing till the first half of the course
was rowed. A bad turn, however. al
lowed the Myrtles to close up much of
the gap and a splendid race ensued on
the homeward trip, neither boat hav
ing much the advantage until opposite
the DOatnOuSeS, Wnen the Healdn1S
made a surprising squirt, and by the
time the line was crossed had put a |
clear half-dozen lengths of daylight |
between the other boat The Myrtles |
were done up and could not respond |
when the Healanis spurted. Time, |
1927 2-5.
The ''Old-Timers' " race did not come
off owing to objections to the makeup |
of the Myrtle crew. The Judges de- |
clared no race, but the Myrtle crew
went over the course just for practice. |
Next to the barge race, interest cen
tered in the first-class yacht race be- |
tween the Gladys and Bonnie Dundee. |
1t was just 10:42 when Starter Will |
sons pistol cracked as the yachts |
crossed the line, the Bonnie leading by |
about 10 seconds. At the bell buoy |
the Gladys had caught up and passed |
her competitor. She reached the Wal /!
kiki stakebOat at 11:19, a minute and !
half ahead of the Bonnie. The
Gladys passed the bell buoy on the
return at 11:35 and the Bonnie Dundee
ono minnie later Roth Yachts were