The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24
FUN BUT
NO SHARKS
The Yachtsmen Have a
Good Time.
SCARE AWAY THE FISH
As a Result Of the Expedition the
Yachtsmen May Have
Club House.

The much talked of Shaking expedi-
ton came off Saturday according to
schedule and was, to do it full justice,
a bowling success. Eight yachts and
the Young Bros. gasoline launch, made
up the fleet and sixty-four yachtsmen
formed the crews, divided up as fol-
lows: Helene, fifteen; Hawaii, eight;
Dewey and La Paloma, seven each;
Eva and Abbie NJ, six each; Marion,
five; Vi-ke, four, and the Rosie and
launch three each. Several others
Joined the party yesterday morning for
the pleasure of the harbor sailing.
The yachts got away well together
and as was to be expected several very
pretty races took place on the run
down. The closest and probably the
most interesting was between the vi
Ike and the ,Abbie NJ. the two boats
keeping together for several miles as
If there was q cable between them.
The Dewey got away a little in the
lead of the Eva and bent her efforts
to reaching the harbor in advance of
her which she barely succeeded in do
| ing. The Hawaii and Helene had start
ed off towards Diamond Head with the
Healani, which Mr.. Hatch took out
about the same time, and the Hawaii
did not stand away for Pearl Harbor
until the other yachts were well on
their way making her among the last
to get there.
The Helene was the first to cross the
bar. then the Eva closely followed by
the Dewey, Abbie NJ, Vi-ke and Ha-
wall In the order named. The Rosie,
La Paloma and Marion were unable to
leave Honolulu until some time after
the others making them too late for the
run to the head of the west Loeb
which most of the others made. BY
dark most of the boats were anchored
in a row off Puuloa with the Hawaii
farthest in and the Marion nearest to
the sea. The Abbie M had taken a
run up to the railroad wharf and In
working their way back after dark got
hung up on bar, mauka Of the salt
house, where they spent the night. AL
hands piped to supper soon after COM
ing to anchor, the piping being done by
fog horns in various stages of hoarse-
ness. After supper the launch under
the joint captaincy of Jack Atkinson
and Arthur Wilder, gathered q party
of about twenty and made the rounds
of the fleet serving out, what they call
ed music. Perhaps 1t was music, but
if SO, 1t must have been a relic of ths
very dark ages and its whiskers were
very long and bushy, the general effec
being that of an old fashioned skimel
ton or charivari
Did any one say anything abou
sharks? Well only this, that If non,
were brought back, 1t was because the.
were scared away for circle Of many
many miles. It would have been
brave shark that swan the harbo
within the hearing of the music an
the firearms or within the radius o
the searchlights.
The boys got no sharks but they go
an elegant carmine tint to their nose
which would be the envy of many
man who has spent thaasands of dol
lars for not nearly so bright color.
After breakfast yesterday mornin
the yachts commenced to scatter, som
breaking out for home, some for
cruise in the rough water outside, an
\ the rest for a sail around Pearl Loeb
Several of the boats were up to Waia
to give their crews a chance for
fresh water swim. The Eva got in
little too close and got stuck in tt
mud. The Dewey and the launch bot
went to her assistance and with tt
help of the launch only, she got o
with no harm done. The Ev
Dewey and Hawaii started for hon
3 about 1 o'clock and in the order name
the Eva leading all the way up. Tt
Hawaii and Dewey had about as clo
= and pretty race as they did Regat
Day, leaving their moorings not mo
~ than couple of minutes apart al
l sailing into the Honolulu harbor si'
by side.
Sky, wind and water were as If flu
nished to order, the weather being sir
ply perfect and the expedition was ge
orally rated a most satisfactory or
Many laughable incidents occurred al
everyone appeared in the best of h
NOR. The introduction of the DO
from the East to poi was decidedly flu
ny to the kamaainas, owing to the {
forts of said boys to take their NEE
cine with a smiling countenance.
House at Pearl Hahbor was discuss
some and there seems to be quite
strong sentiment In favor of locating
r. at Waiau where the fresh water bat
ing will be available. This locati
would be right on the line of the
r. G. L. Co., and about fifteen minut
nearer Honolulu than the railro
wharf and boat house on the lee 81
of the Peninsula. which would be in
favor.
1t requires better knowledge Of
harbor than the Peninsula locati
however, as it is a very easy matter
get on a mud bank in working in
Waiau 1t would be inexpensive
buoy off the dangerous spots howe,
which would obviate that objection.
Prospects for the formation Of
club seem very bright at present a
with such a showing of enthusiasm
was given Saturday and yesterday,
should be easy to push the matter
Y an early and successful conclusion.
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