The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-02
YACHT COURSES DEFINED
WHERE WHITE WINGS WILL SAIL.
JULY FOURTH.
First Performance Of the New Yacht
Leowa-Her Sails Too Closely Trim
med-Handicapped in Light Winds.

Most of the yachts which will compete
in the Fourth of July races were either
on the dry dock yesterday or otherwise
being fitted for their trail of speed. For
this reason there were only two of the
pleasure craft out to try the winds and
waves yesterday, the Leowa and the
Malolo. But as this was the first ap-
pearance of the Leowa since she came
from the ways the second time, a good
deal of interest was manifested in her
manoeuvres, and yachtsmen who
watched her performance think they
nave a pretty good line on her cap
abilities
The Leowa sailed the course for the
second, third and fourth class yachts.
The MalolO sailed part of it, starting
later than the LeOWa, and making the
last part of the course so as to be able
to form a judgment of the relative mer-
It's Of the two yachts. Going out to-
ward the stakeboat off Sans Souci the
LeoWa, which started first, maintained
its lead, though without making any
perceptible gain. Rounding the stake
boat the Leowa started for the stake off
hallhi channel. When the two yachts
were on an even line the Malolo turned
and the two sped in the same direction,
maintaining their positions to the
stakeboat and back to the entrance of
the channel. There the Malolo had the
inside track, but before reaching the
lighthouse was obliged to tack The
LeoWa also tackled and answering more
quickly, crossed the finish line ahead of
the MalolO. The contest, however, was
Kept up to the railroad wharf and back
to the lighthouse, the two craft main
tanning their relative positions.
The conclusions reached by those who
saw the LeOwa's performance is that
her SAIL is trimmed too closely: that
she could carry more sail than she does,
and that she is at a disadvantage as to
her real capabilities in light winds.
At the meeting of yachtsmeu held
Saturday afternoon at the Pacific Cycle
and Manufacturing Company's the
final arrangements for the yacht races
were made. There We're present r. w.
Hebron, f.. o. White. Ruby Dexter, w
Crozier. +. II. Brotherton, w. Mclean,
and f.. a. Berndt. +. O. White offered
folding anchor as second prize in the
race for yachts of the fourth class. and
the suggestion was made that some one
interested in amateur sports ought to
put up about $40 to provide four small
| flags to go as second and third prizes
| in the various yachting events
/ The courses for the yacht races were
/ definitely described as follows: Course
| for the yachts of the first class. starting
| from a line drawn at the mouth of the
| channel from the lighthouse to
the Healani Boat Club house. thence
around the southeastern point of the
Island of oahu, turning Rabbit Island.
which is about two miles beyond Maka-
puu Head, leaving Rabbit Island on the
| port side, and returning to the point
OF starting. The start is to be made at
s o'clock in the morning.
The course for yachts of the second,
third and fourth class is as follows.
Race to start and finish al line across
channel from lighthouse to Healani
bOathOuse.
Course from starting line passing out
the channel, keeping between lines of
buoys and piles, leaving spar and bell
buoys on port side; thence to and
around stakeboat off Sans Souci. keep
ing it on the port side in rounding;
thence to a stakeboat off Kalihi chan
mel keeping it on the starboard side in
rounding; thence, leaving bell buoy on
port side, to and around buoy at wreck
of the William Carson leaving it on
port side in rounding; thence to bell and
spar buoy, leaving both on starboard:
thence keeping between line of buoys
and piles in channel to starting line.
Course miles