The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-18
DAINTY YACHTS
SKIM THE SEA

Yachtsmcn were as happy as could 3
/ on Regatta Day, for nature had done h,
1 part TO make the occasion a grand su,
e cess. The weather was all that c-,l
= have been desired and there was plcnt
r OF wind most of the time. or course ,ac
$ yaohtsman has his own idea of what kin
Of Il wind he 'ousht to have, but no or
! could complain mueh OF the quantity c
J quality on Saturday. The sea was
} good condition, too, although II migf
, hGVo been Just a little less choprv I
suit the handlers of the many wu.tt
,, winged, graceful lttle crafts.
The tug Eleu followed the races. carry
ing several yachting enthusiasts and tw
o: three newspaper men. The prediction
of the results of the yacht races, publish
ed in Saturdays Advertiser. We're. II wi
be remembered, as follows: First clas
yacht race-Eva; second class yacht rae
Hawaii; third class yacht race-Vi-ke
fourth class yacht race-Poki. All proved
correct except one, in the third class race
where the Ni-ke came in second.
Oscar Whites Eva, Fred Whitney's
Helene and 'Charlie Smiths Bonnie Dun
dee were the entries for the first class
yacht race. All started.
The course was from starting line, pass
ing out channel, neeping between line OF
buoys and piles, leaving spar and bell
buoys on port side: thence to and around
can buoy off j. b. Castles house. keeping
1t on the port side In rounding; thence
to flag boat off entrance to Pearl Har-
hor, keeping II on s,arboard side In round
ing; thence to and around bell buoy, leav-
ing, II on port side: thence to spar buoy
leaving It on the starboard side; thence
keeping between line of buoys and piles
In channel to judges stand.
The Eva got away well In the lead, the
Bonnie Dundee coming second with the
Helene last. The Helene overhauled the
Bonnie Dundee however, before the chan
ned was passed. The preparatory gun had
sounded at 1l:03, five minutes later the
starting gun was fired from the light
house.
The Helene, having passed the Bonnie
Dundee kept gaining rapidly. and. at the
spar buoy had also passed the Eva, lead
irg them both to the first turn. At 11:&
the Helene rounded the can buoy off j.
h. Castles house. the Eva was then big
Quarter OF a mile behind while the Bonnie
Dundee, her nose buried all too deep In
the water was not making very good
third. At II $50, four minutes later. the
Helene broke out her spinnaker. At 1881
. the Eva made the turn, breaking out her
, spnnalSer at 11:4O.35. The Bonnie Dundee
rounded the first huoy at 1l:42h, ~ min
utes after the Helene. The Dundee set
her spinnaker at 1l:46.20. one minute later
her spinnaker sheet carried away. she
lost headway to some extent and went
TO leeWaTu
Running down TO the flag boat off the
entrance Of Pearl Harbor the Helene flew
along In advance of the others but got
some distance to .eeward and lost much
of what she had gained in reaching in for
the turn. The Eva profted a great deal
on account of this and, although the Hell
enc turned the stake first, the Eva was
close behind and beating up to the bell
buoy succeeded in passing her.
II was n splendid sight from the deck
OF the tug Eleu, the contest between the
two well-matched little yachts. Helene
and Eva. The Bonnie Dundee alas, was
not Gin it, as far as any chance of win
ming was concerned, she was outdlstanced
early in the race. The manner In which
the Eva pulled up on the Helene was ex-
citing to behold.
The Helene rourded the nag boat off
Pearl Harhor at 1242k. n little over two
and half minutes later. at 12A510 the
Eva made the turn, end remarkably
fine turn 1t was. too. People on the Eleu,
close by, expected she would have to tack
again at the last moment, but no. like a
bird on the wing uncertain, Just for n
moment, whether to change Its course or
not the graceful little yachts sails trem-
hled like the hesitating futter of wings.
then. fortunately having good headway,
she rounded the flag boat. shook her heels
at the stake. It seemed, caught the full
benefit of the wind and sped away for the
he'll buoy, gaining rapidly on the Helene.
Look at the Eva lay overt" cried the
yachtsmen on the Eleu, glulng their eyes
to their glasses. they're pushing her for
all she's worth" At 1880 the Bonnie
Dundee rounded the flag boat, after that
she was practically "goner."
With the Bonnie Dundee away In the
rear, the Helene in the lead and the Eva
n close second and good bit on the In
side the three yachts ran Tor the hell
buoy. Half way to the bell buoy the Eva
I,N,,tI In1 nh Af he, oil
place to the finish.
At 1:i7h the Eva made the bell buoy
followed by the Helene at 1:5O.bO and the
Bonnie Dundee at 200. The Eva had to
give the Bonnie Dundee thirty seconds,
but the result of race proved this of no
avail. Great enthusiasm and excitement
prevailed on every hand as the foremost
yachts came into the harbor. Consider
able tacking had to be done after passing
through the channel before the final dash
for the line. The Eva finished splendid
first while the Helene made an excellent
second.
The timers give the time OF the three
boats In the first class race as follows;
Eva, three hours. five minutes and twen-
Ity seconds; Helene, three hours, eight
miEutes and ffty-six seconds; Bonnie
Dundee, three hours, twenty-six minutes
and fifty-slx seconds. The Eva, there
fore. won the first prize, 500 trophy and
the Helene the second prize, $50 trophy.
There were hut two starters in the sec
ond class yacht race. w. l.. Wilcox's
Hawaii and It. w. Hobron's Dewey. The
course was the same as In the first class.
The Dewey led at the start. keeping that
lpositlon for a long time. But still the
Hawaii hung close, very close, and the
race was an exceedingly interesting one
on account of the manner In which the
two boats kept together. The Dewey in
creased her lead little on the run from
the bell buoy to the first stake OF Wal
!kiki. At one time. for little while. the
Dewey was leading by a good distance.
hut that lasted hardly any time. At the
start, after leaving the bell buoy, the
Dewey sailed close into the eye OF the
wind and the Hawaii carried no topsail.