The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-09-15
the YACHT GLADYS.


ed and with better breeze for few
moments than the Bonnie apparently
had, managed to increase her lead to
AZ, minutes at the bell buoy, passing
1t at 1:45:15, with the Bonnie follow
ing mt 1:49:45, the Hawaii at 1:53 fat.
and the Marion at 5000.
At 2:24:O the Gladys took in her
spinnaker and almost at the same mo-
ment ran into calm, Just before
reaching the lower stakebOat. She
could be seen swinging idly on the
swells with her sails Tapping from
side to side while her opponents were
bearing down on her at race horse
speed. She finally rounded the stake
boat at 2:31:31 and stood directly in
shore. At 1882 fiat the Bonnie furled
her spinnaker. rounding the stakebOat
! minute later, having reduced the lead
of the Gladys to | minute and 20 Sec
onds. The Hawaii had been doing
splendid work on the free run, and at
2:3S:45 took in her spinnaker and i'm
mediately rounded the stakeboat. 6k
minutes later the Marion followed in
her path, but, unlike the other boats.
instead of standing in for the smooth
water outside the breakers. stood
away directly for home, running well
out to sea. This undoubtedly initiated
against her, but she was now so far
astcrn as to be practically out of it.
The wind was very easterly. and in
stead of coming home in one orStwo
tacks, as is usually the case with the
Gladys and Bonnie. they had dead
beat to the bell buoy. The Gladys sever
al tacks after rounding the lower stake
boat were as follows: At 2:36: 30
tackled off-shore; at 2:44:0 stood in: at |
$3.50 ran out again, and at 3:O2: 80 |
again stood in-shore; stood off at |
3: 1870; came about at 1850; came
about again at $3.50; stood in at |
3: "a: Is; ran out at 3:37:3O; stood in at
3: 40: 30. BY this time the Gladys had
greatly increased her lead over all the
other boats. and 1t was easily seen that
unless something unusual occurred. she
was going to win by good large mar
gin At 5000 she stood off-shore, for
the last time. A good, stiff breeze was
now blowing and all the boats were
laying down to their work in good
shape.
At i:Ol Hat the Gladys rounded the
bell buoy and started ON the run home,
passing the spar buoy at 4:O5: 30, the
lighthouse at 4:l3 fiat. and crossing the
line at 4:16:25.
The Bonnie's tacks to windward were
as follows: Off-shore at 2:3S: 80: in at
?: 1900: out at 2:53:30; in at 3:O1:O;
nut again at 3:OI:05: in at 3: l3: Is; out
At S:l9:3o, and in again minutes la
ter: out al 3:25:30; in at 3:3l:0; out
At $780, 10: In at 3:i5 fiat: out at
}; sos; in at 3:55:O7: out at $500;
n at 4:0i Hat, and 2ia minutes later
mt again. This was her last tack out
side, and AT i:l9:i5 she rounded the
bell buoy, passed the spar buoy n,
J; 25:lO, made one tack In the harbor
md crossed the line alta i;39:23. her
actual sailing time being 1856 slower
han that of the Gladys. The Hawaii
Mas doing brnyely but could not beat
20 wlndward 50 handily AZ the two
leaders, and rounded the bell buoy at
! ;i3;iO, passing the spar buoy nj
! is;l 10, the lighthouse at 5:0.i5, aud
crossed the line at $3.50, her actual
sailing time being i;5;23.
The Marion, running 81 FAR out,
made very few tacks, and finished AT
l'i5 HAT, her sailing time being i'ii
hat,
The Ia palOma met the racers on the
mouth Of Pearl ilarbOr aud the Helena
lnd ilealanl were both our Ia escort
be- Flyers In,