The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-17
REGATTA DAY
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aquatic supremacy: the Interrupted i
race would have decided the rubber.
In 1857 n similar accident occurred In I
n slN-oared barge race between the
Healanis Baby and "a boat OF King Ka-
lakaua. both boats being swamped be-
tween the spar and bell buoys and .
smashed.
Summary -oared sliding seat
barge race. Prize. $50 trophy. Course,
from Judges stand out the channel to /
bell buoy. Keeping spar buoy on port /
side; back To channel. keeping spar
buoy ON starboGrd side: thence back TO /
start Entries' NJ. Il. c.. II. Y. and
u. &.
Race declared of on account OF acct /
dent
The old timers race was started
shortly before noon from the knuckle \
buoy. from whence To the judges stand 1
lay the course OF the race. The crews
We're as follows:
Healani-klebahn. stroke: Rhodes, 8; |
J.. Waterhouse, 4; Damon, 3: Church, 2; /
kimo Spencer bow. G. +. Herrick. cox
/, swain.
Myrtle-sorensen stroke: Scott. 5;
Crane. q. w. *. Thrum. 3: r. v. King
2; q. Martin. bow; w. f. Love. cox
swain.
, Harvard-Harding. Nroke: w. Dill
bingham. 8. Bob Atkinson. 4; Prouty.
? .. Lewis. ?; Talbot, bow: G.. Reynolds,
CoNswain.
The Myrtle and Healani crews In this
! race were composed OF members who
? ala not participate In the races recently
Z held In Pearl Harbor, and each club
was very strongly represented The
third boat was filed by n number of
, Harvard boys. who applied for permis-
. sion TO enter at the last moment. Hard
Ink. the well known Harvard oarsman.
= pulling the stroke. The Myrtles had the
Eva side. the Healanis the middle. and
= the Harvards the Waikiki side OF the
= course
starter Wilson got the trio away In
good shape, but the Healanis and Myr-
ties soon got tangled up. on account
\ of f0uling. nor We're the Harvard boys
= wholly without blame in this matter.
n The Myrtlcs rowed over the course TO
n the judges stand, the Healanis padded
= back easily and the third boat headed
!. for the boat houses. At the stand an
animated discussion took place. and IL
was finally decided TO rerow the race
J. which was Immediately done.
~ About 1915 the crews were again
started. and the race was an even one
until the lighthouse was reached soon
afterwards the Healanis let out a link
and forged ahead OF the other two
boats The Harvard boys then COM
N menced TO row for second place. which
they looked like securing. but they were
doomed TO disappointment. The Hea-
" lanis crossed the line winners by a short
10 length. with the MyrtIe's beating the
= quarter Of n length.
- The crew OF the Harvard boat was
~ unframed. three OF its members never
g having raced before. Dillingham; had
N an accident 20 his seat at the start, and
10 one OF the men angled for crabs at the
IN finish. Notwithstanding this chapter Of
=. accidents the boys made quite a show
. ing. and are deserving OF much credit.
~ Sorensen, the Myrtle stroke, rowed
p absolutely unframed.
r.. barge race. Prize. glory. open TO ali
members OF clubs except anyone In the
. junior or senior race at Pearl HarbOr
September :. 1900. Course. starting at
IN knuckle buoy To judges stand. Entries;
H. Myrtle A.. G., VI. Y. and u. c., a visiting
mr. crew.
,r Hoalanis. FIRST Myrtles. second: Har.
=, / ward boat third. Won by length
=. quarteH of n length between second and
, third. Time. 3.t6.
.le The third club contest OF the day took
g. the form 81 freshman race. The Myr-
va Ties were Co 1 favorites for this event
lg once again the start was all that could
have been desired. The Healanis. whC
had the inner course. got away in th'
lead Passing the last channel BUOY
they had an advantage OF two lengths
.cr The fIealanis rounded the spar buol
=, first. but the Myrtles were hot on tn
trail, and they had not proceeded IA
W before they drew even with them. Afte
u way. and increased their advantage a
cd will. The blues" practically collapse,
mr. before reaching the lighthouse. whicl
a., they passed ave lengths In the rear o
"a, the Myrtles. who got home first by hal
~ "a dozen lengths. When the Healan
de boat arrived. only four men were pull
ed Ing Wall and Cation being dead to tn
led world as far as rowing usefulness wa
nd concerned. The crews were as follows
en- Myrtles-George waterhouse. stroke
z -. all
- Wade Armstrong. 3. Fred Wright,
Sc w. Mclean. bow; r. V. King. cOxswaiT
ala Hcalanis-H. Hapai. stroke;
nd Walker. 8: Dr. a. e. Wall. 4; N. Younl
ng 2. j. Cation. 2; +. Atkins. bow: Cal
rht Rhodes. CoNswain.
nj. summary Six-oared sliding sea
= barge race. for members of clubs VIII
" have not rOwed In any race outside of
''n club. Prize, t25 trophy. Course. spa
eel buoy
Myrtlcs. nrst: Healanls. second. tim
1906. Won with ridiculous ease by
matter OF lengths.
Five-oared whaleboat race. Fir
pr. prize. $50. second prize, $40. COurs
nto from judges stand TO and around sp'
nst buoy. thence back To start4s
-, only two boats, the Honolulu and q
John Currie put I'm an appearance 4
"l" this event. The race throughout was
nd- good one. a quarter OF the distan
ken from home the Honolulus let then
fult s'lNfH hbt dhh c,'Nitb MS it.'hoS
lort half "a minute. The winner Is the poll
a.. boat
Tug-of-war OF twO-oared shore boat
not less than two boats on side. Pri7
sits $50 Big Jim KupihCa and Mahul
les, won from Paiko and Sey after n ~
hat Of two minutes. The losers pull
and gamely. but the other combination W
too much for them.
Japanese fishing boat race. FIJI
prize. $40. second prize. $40. Couri
from judges stand 20 and arou
-. knuckie buoy and back. The Masu
won the Matsumoto finishing n We
en- good second. There was much locke
l"so Ing" an the race. and the four compe
iiah tors must have needed the piece
money pretty badly. judging by the q
the with which they went after ~. Ia
!, ~ boat had three rowers. who took tu
-. and turn about, two men rowing at
-. time. The dcftness with which
NV Japanese changed positions witho