The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-14
MYRTLE WINS
THIS TIME
The Shamrock III
Makes Good
Showing.
On board the Shamrock III.

The the third time the third class
yachts met yesterday, and the race re-
suited in victory for the Myrtle. This
is the first victory for her. the Shamrock
III having won the two previous races
The course was the same as usual
from the lighthouse out the channel to
Waikiki and return. 1t looked at the
start as if the wind would die out before
the race was over, so some of the boats
carried only three of a crew and took
chances, but found out their mistake
when the spar buoy was reached. The
Shamrock III and the Pirate We're badly
handicapped in this respect and al
though they kept up the race, they had
a very hard time of it, shipping great
quantities of water, and being forced to
huff up nearly the whole way out to the
stake boat.
The Myrtle rounded first, Skip second,
Pirate third, and Shamrock III last 1t
was on the home run that the Shamrock
! III showed great speed, passing all the
yachts except the Myrtle, and only los
ing by the narrow margin of four min
utes thirty seconds, although she was a
mile behind al the Waikiki turn
In rounding the stake boat at Waikiki
the skip ran fair into it, swapping it
completely and giving two natives a very
| unexpected surprise; no help was needed.
however, and the yachts all made for
home
Myrtle finished first, Shamrock III sec
ond, Pirate third, Skip fourth.
On Board the Myrtle.
| The superiority of the MYRTLE Was
again clearly demonstrated in fresh
breeze
ing race between the Shamrock III, Pr
rate, Skip and the New Zealand boat
Ihe wind blew true and fresh from the
northeast, and gave the shippers of the
little craft all they wanted in handling
their boats and sails
The usual jockeying for position to
start took place, and resulted, when the
gun was fired, in the Pirate crossing first
followed by the Skip and Myrtle with
the Shamrock III some seconds behind
The Myrtle set a balloon jib, as did the
SKIP, and the former sailed through the
lee Oh the Skip, and soon left her be-
hlnd. The Pirate was overhauled ar the
spar buoy by the Myrtle and the posf
tons then We're. Myrtle, Pirate. Skip and
shamrock III. a course was SHAPED for
the Bell, and good time was made. the
nttie craft fairly flying through the wa
ter. The Bell was rounded by the MYRTLE
Well in the lead, followed by the Pirate
skip and Shamrock III in the order
named. All stood on close hauled for
some time, the relative positions prac
tlcally unchanged when the Shamrock
III went round on the starboard tack.
Followed soon after by the Pirate the
Myrtle and Skip meanwhile holding on
their courses, coming round on the same
tack few minutes later. The butterfly
heet We're now foaming along, heeIine
hair CIR Nf
cling at a great rate
Shamrock III and Pirate swung round
on the port tack again, and the Myrtle
ana SKIP did likewise and all laid their
course for the stake boat The Myrtle
sailing in splendid shape, rounded first:
followed in a disastrous fashion bv the
SKIP The helmsman of the latter craft
trying to make quick turn, fouled the
mark boat and capsized it. losing several |
seconds thereby. Shamrock III and Pr
rate rounded some minutes later in the |
order named
The race from this on was bar acct
dents, a gift for the Myrtle The Skin
and Myrtle We're the only ones game
enough to Set balloon jibs, the Myrtle
settlng hers soon after rounding the.
stake boat. The little champion fairly
new through the water, and the Mary L,
"'lich ioliowed the race, could not keep
her behind for some distance. The Sham
rock III improved her position. and gain
ed considerably on the others in the run
10 the Bell buoy. Meanwhile. the gan
between the Myrtle and Skip was being
rapidly increased every mile that was
sailed. The Bell was first rounded nv
the Myrtle, several minutes ahead of the
SKIP, followed in turn by the Shamrock
III and Pirate. The Myrtle took her
leading jib in on rounding the Bell buoy.
ana reached for the spar buoy, rounding
1t almost the same time as her rivals
rounded the Bell
The wind fell a bit light during the
ensuing beat up the larbor TO the finish !
with an occasional fresh puff to break
the monotony. The Myrtle did good
work, and few tacks put her over the
line a winner four minutes and fifteen
seconds ahead of the Shamrock III. The I
Pirate took third place and the Skip fol- /,
lowed her i
The Myrtle clearly proved herself {
Her in breeze, and worthiIy upheld her
reputation as a fast boat The Skin did
well in the breeze also, while the Pirate
and Shamrock III did not seem to beat
nome in heavy wind, and We're never :