The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-18

At 11:5l.35 the Dewey rounded the can
buoy off Waikiki, the Hawaii making the
turn at II :53.4O
+ The wind failed the Hawaii and Dewey
on the beat up from the Pearl Harbor
flag boat. Better time would have been
made by the boats If 1t had not been foJ
this misfortune.
The Hawaii, now In the lead, rounded
the flag boat off Pearl Harbor at 1:1.50.
at 1870 the Dewey made the turn,
On the run from the flag boat to the
bell buoy, with the Hawaii in the lead,
the Dewey did her level best to regain
the foremost place. 1t was a hot contest
and both boats did magnificently The
bell buoy once rounded on the home
stretch, the boats We're flying at a pretty
speed. The Hawaii rounded the bell buoy
at 2:39.4O, the Dewey at 2:4l.l0. The Ha-
wall tackled once only to the lighthouse,
the Dewey made two tacks. They finish
ed in fine style, only about four minutes
apart, the Hawaii crossing the line first
Her time was three hours, forty-hve min
utes and fifty-two seconds. The Dewey's
time was three hours, forty-nine minutes
and nineteen seconds. The first prize in
the second class yacht race was a So
trophy.
The following was the course sailed over
by the third and fourth class yachts:
From starting line passing out OF chan
mel keeping between line of buoys and
piles, leaving spar and bell buoys on port
side; thence to and around can buoy OF
j. B. Castles house, keeping It on the
port side In rounding: thence to a flag
boat off quarantine station. keeping II on
the starboard side in rounding; thence 20
and around bell buoy, leaving It on port
side: thence to spar buoy. leaving 1t to
starboard: thence keeping between line
OF buoys and piles to judges stand
-Four boats started In the third class
race. II. b. Penhallows Opltsah, c. A.
CIozier's Myrtle, II. M. Mott-Smith's Eai-
ko and Prince David's Vi-ke.
The Myrtle distinguished herself In
runaway race, beating the Vi-ke, which
minutes. The Vl-ke, however, did splep-
dldly. She is n brand new boat and hard
ly knows herself yet, hut is fine saileT
and easily handled. She Is as staunch
and graceful little craft as any Homo
lulu can boast She showed on Saturday
that she is a well built, fast sailing boat
although she didn't come anywhere near
taking the race from the Myrtle. The
Myrtle's time, as given by the timers was
two hours, twelve minutes and sixteen
seconds: the Vi-kes time. two hours,
thirty-four minutes and fifty-three sec
onds. The Opitsah was third. tlme two
hours, forty-eght minutes and seventeen
seconds. n long way behind the Vi-ke.
The Kaiko got bad start and returned
after rounding the first buoy. The nrst
prize was n $40 trophy.
In the fourth class yacht race c. y.
Chllingworth's Anna Sam'l II. Dowsett's
Fd'th L., II. M. Dow's Abble NJ. II. B.
Williams Pokii and C. Johnson's Skip,
started./ Soon after starting the Anna re-
turned. The others sailed, however, IN
good style and finished with the Pokil
first. time: two hours, thirty seconds: the
Atbie NJ. second, time: two hours. thirty
ono minutes and thirty-five seconds: the
Edith l.. third. time: two hours, thirty
four minutes and seventeen seconds: Skip
last. time: two hours, forty-siX minutes
and twenty-eght seconds.
1t is hoped by the great majority, n not
all of the yachtsmen. that Saturdays
races will he the last ones to finish In the
harbor Winning after reaching the en-
trance TO the harhor. is simply n ques
tion of luck, In which the merits OF the
boats or the skill of the navigators have
very little to do. All sailing races should
finish at the spar buoy, as has been re-
peatedly demonstrated.