The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-05
Many White Wings Out
for Prizes.
A LADY'S BREEZE ONLY
Eva Wins to Rabbit Island and Re-
turn--Mapy People Watch Con
tests Alongshore.

Yachtsmcn celebrated the glorious
Fourth an noble manner yesterday. as
many as fifteen lively little crafts grac-
ed the waters from the harbor to Ma
kapuu Point -Four races were down as
part ~ the Fourth OF July events. and
there was some nve,y maneuverins for
the trophies put up by the Fourth of
July committee.
But very little wind prevailed at the
time OF the starting OF the hrst-class
yachts. and the many people who were
watching along the shore prophesied a
poor days sport. But nevertheless they
managed 20 get away All right and soOh
caught the usual reliable oreeze once
they go well cut from under the hills,
ana 10 was not long before they had
az good wind as they wanted.
\ Cnarue Graham had charge OF ar
rangements and all went well. starts
were promptly made. First the first
class yachts got away. The Bonnie
Dundee go, over the line first by about
a minute the Eva. formerly the Gladys,
and La Paloma following.
| The route TO be covered was as fol-
lows. From "a line drawn at the mouth
90 the channel from the Healani Boat
club house T. the lighthouse. thence
around the NNNtntNHltIn punt OF tnt
Island. turning Rabbit Island, situated
about two miles beyond Makapuu Point
then leaving Rabbit Island on the port
side and returning TO the starting poslt
In the first class the Bonnie Dundee
las before stated. got away first. IL was
la pretty tight race To Diamond Head
but the Bonnie Dundee succeeded ir
rounding Old tseahi first Almost i'm
mediately afterward, however. the Eva
pulled ahead. apparently deriving th'
most benefit from the breezes. Sh'
seemed to know just how 90 take tn
Wind and get the most good out OF u
The Eva rounded Rabbit Island In thu
lead. followed by the Bonnie Dundc,
and Ia Pal1ma In the order named
The Eva held her position back to thu
point of starting. arriving at the light
house as the Bonnie Dundee was pass
. ing the bell-buoy.
The course for the second. third an,
fourth class yachts race was as FOL
lows. Race 20 start and finish at lin
across channel from lighthouse to Hea
Ilnni boat house. course from startin
line passing out Of the channel. keepln
: between lines " buoys and piles. ieav
! Ing spar and bell buoys on port side
: thence 90 and AROUND stake boat ri
. sans SouCi keeping u on the port sid
y In rounding: thence 90 n stake boat ol
Kaiihi channel, Keeping II on the star
board side In rounding; thence. leavin
= Ibetl-buoy on port side. TO and aroun
buoy az wreck % the william Carson
leaving Il ON the port side I'm rounding
thence Co bell and spar buoys. leavin
I both on starbOard. thence. keeping be
= tween lines OF buoys and piles In char
}. mel 90 starting line. Course. rs miles.
The Hawaii got away first In the SEQ
on1-Class race. with the Marion clos
astern. They started az S.25 a. m. an
= returned 60 port as follows. Hawai-
. tt.t5t. time. 2.50:f Marion. N 80 q
time. S:25.35 Hawaii beat Marion
time % minutes. ~ seconds.
Ib| In the third class there were for
~ starters The Myrtle crossed the iir
= FIRST. ldott-Smith came second. Teow
n third and Maiolo fourth. The race wi
full OF interest and closely watche
fairly good wind prevailed at a
start
- All the yachts except the Myrtle mr.
f.eowa we're disqualified In the thir
class race. not turning the stake bo
., according 10 the rules. The men IN q
f,eowa had rather n hard time Of n.
y, she sprung n leak and kept them bu
.n baiiing.
In time the Myrtle won this race
~ 20 minutes and 20 seconds.
In the fourth-class race the contes
ants started In the following ords
Rose. Abbie NJ. Clytie. Alice NJ. Pot
In matter 81 time the race belongs
The rokli by 2 minutes and rs secon,
The Rose returned first % the point
starting. but was disqualified. as =
M dll not sail the course.