The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-05
SEA AND SHORE
The S. N. Castle Beats
the Planter.
Fast Trip Of the Barkentines :: The
America Maru a Day Ahead
Harbor Notes.

The record for arrivals was kept up
yesterday, five foreign vessels entering
the harbor. They were the Mauna Ala,
S. N. Castle and Planter from San
Francisco, the America Maru from Yo-
kohama, and the schooner Corona from
the Sound with lumber. The Alden Bes-
Sc and the Jabez Howes left, the former
for San Francisco with sugar and the
latter in ballast for the same.
The arrival Of the Planter and S. N
Castle within an hour of each other was
the end of the race between the two
vessels to this port from San Francisco.
Of course neither Captain Mcneil nor
Captain Hubbard acknowledged that
there was any race, but it is hard to see
why two vessels of the same rig and
not more than fifty tons difference in
register should leave a port together
for the same port and not make a race
of it. The vessels left the light ship off
the Farallones together, the Planter
slightly in the lead. For about three
hundred miles they were in sight of
each other. Then they parted company
and on last Sunday they came near to-
gether again, and until port was reach
ed they never lost sight of each other.
Thursday night the Planter began to
crawl up on the Castle, and the sail on
the latter vessel, which had been short
ened, was set again and she pulled
away from Captain McNeill's vessel. At
daylight this morning the vessels were
off Koko Head, and they made a race
for the pilot. The Castle got the pilot
first ana entered the harbor just one
hour ahead of the Planter. The trip
was made in an even thirteen days, and
is the fastest from San Francisco this
season.
The Togo kiSen kaisha America
Maru, from Yokohama, arrived yester-
day morning a day ahead of time She
has very large number of through
passengers and there are about sixty
booked from here Purser Bemiss. than
whom there is no more efficient nor
painstaking officer in the mail service,
was at his wits end answering inquir-
les as to how many could be taken, and
what the chances of going would be.
Intending passengers damned the gang
plank in quest of accommodations.
The America Maru is fast becoming
one of the most popular boats in the
Island service, and this year she earned
the premium given by the steamship
company for the least consumption of
coal. The captain who makes the best
schedule time on the least coal is
awarded a considerable prize, and the
f1remen are also remembered. Captain
Philip Going is one of the youngest
men in the service, and has made many
friends for himself on the run. AS this
is the first visit of the vessel since the
quarantine, there were many friends of
the officers On board to give them a well
come. The vessel was locked and the
passengers allowed ashore. During the
lunch hour a choir from one of the
| schools, consisting of boys and girls
went aboard and sang Hawaiian songs
much to the delight of the passengers
I he steamer leaves today at 2 p. M, and
her departure will give folks the first
chance they have had in months of say
| ing goodbye to friends in the old way
| The Mauna Loa left yesterday with
large number Of passengers and big
cargo of freight for Kona and Kau
ports. The Inter Island wharf was
crowded with people who had friends
going away, and the departure was like
old timpS