The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-01-03

two hours to make puloa where the
party went ashore for lunch and a
ramble, starting back for Honolulu at
2:30 and reaching home about $50
well content with the days outing
The Gladys slipped her moorings at
about the same time as the Hawaii
and the run down was made together.
On the Gladys were Harold and Mrs
Mott Smith, Mrs. Yates, f. A. Mott
Smith, Ernest Thrum, w. J. Forbes.
Albert Waterhouse and Clarence
Smith with Capt. T. w. Hebron in
command as usual. The trip down was
enlivened by daylight fireworks and
music on the Fog Horn, under the
able direction OF z. A. Mott-Smith.
| The party landed at the Peninsula and
after luncheon did the town. The start
home was made later than that Of the
Hawaii which was overtaken off the
lighthouse. Barring the lightness OF
the wind the trip was very pleasant
one.
Messrs. Harris and Crozier were out
in the forenoon in the Myrtle and Mr..
| CrOZier went out again in the after
noon with Messrs. Brotherton, Helm
and Scholfield. The boys had a pleas
ant sail off Diamond Head and return.
Capt. johnson took party out in
| the Alice and made a run to off Kalihi
and from there to Diamond Head and
back.
The Abbie NJ did not go out, thinking
there was not enough wind to make
1t sufficiently interesting.
Minister Cooper with his sons spent
Monday and Tuesday at Pearl Harbor.
which they explored thoroughly in the
Clytie.
Harry Waterhouse took his yacht
Malolo down to Pearl Harbor on
Thursday.
| Honolulu yachtsmen are on the look
out for the schooner yacht Josephine
which Is expected from Hilo. 1t will
be remembered that this little craft
reached Hilo last week from San Diego
after a SO days trip. She is on a
pleasure trip with her owner and his
friends as crew.
Says the San Francisco Call: When
the bunting is broken out on the first
day of the next yachting season there
will be a craft afloat to do honor 10
the genius of California. II. r. Simp-
kins. the owner of the sloop yacht
Mistral, has given an order for the
largest yawl-rigged yacht ever built
on this bay. She will be thoroughly
a California production, having been
designed by Arthur r. Allen and is
under construction by Frank Stone OF
Tiburon, builder of Capt. T. w. Hob
ron's Gladys.
The new yacht will be 81 feet over
all. As feet load water line, with lf
feet extreme beam, the beam at the
load water line being inches less
| The praff Ia O.,
bay sailing, being feet inches. To
this is added the drop OF a 12-foot cen.
terboard. The outside ballast will con.
sist of lotion shoe. while inside she
will carry at least 3 tons to put in the
proper trim. The keel will be OF
pine. &c feet long. while the stem
stern post and ribs are to be OF oak
around. She Is to have a flush deck
full-length planking OF pine to be used
The deck Is also to be OF pine swept
with only a small cocpit and a turtle
back. The bulwarks vii only be 4
inches high, with a 5-inch hardwood
top streak. From amidships aft brass
stanchions with top line will be let
into the bulwarks to further the safety
OF those aboard.
The main cabin will be finished in
mahogany, with dark green fittings
The staterooms, of which there are to
be three, are to be finished In prima-
vera. Comfort has been the one OBJ
ject sought after in her designing. and
nothing has been sacrificed for speed.
| Mr.. Simpkins expects to take her
down TO the Hawaiian Islands the com
ing summer. She will carry a fore
staysail, main sail and driver. In
! light winds lib may he added.