The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-24
EVENTS IN
THE HARBOR

Inc IOuTln GLASS; TdCc was easy ltl iiit
Pokii.
The yachting as a whole was Meth
er interesting nor exciting. Early in
the day the wind freshened up trifie,
and the yachtsmen were beginning To
believe that luck was with them; by
the time the warning gun was fired for
the first race, however hardly breath
of air was stirring. and what little.
wind they got outside the harbor came
in gusts and fits, which We're quite
as Disappointing as no breeze at all.
For the most part il was simply
drifting contest. and the five hours
aboard the cramped sailing vessels
were tiresome even to the winners
The yachts were followed around the
course by the A. J. Cummings with the
Judge, a. w. Pearson. on board, and
the steamer was compelled to lay TO
for hour stretches at time, while
the sailing boats lay becalmed.
The course of the first and second
class yachts was as follows:
From starting line, passing out OF
channel, keeping between line of buoys
and piles. leaving spar and bell buoys
on port side; thence to and around
fiagboat off Sans Souci, keeping 1t on
the port side in rounding; thence TO
fiagboat off entrance to Pearl Harbor,
keeping 1t on starboard side In round
ing; thence to and around bell buoy,
leaving 1t on port side; thence TO spar
buoy, leaving II on the starboard side;
thence keeping between line of buoys
and piles in channel to judges stand.
The third and fourth class boats
sailed over the following course
From starting line. passing out OF
channel, keeping between line of buoys
and piles, leaving spar and bell buoys
on port side; thence to and AROUND
fagboat OFF Sans Souci, keeping 1t on
the port side In rounding; thence to a
fagboat off Quarantine Station, keep
ing 1t on the starboard side in round
ing; thence to and around bell buoy.
leaving 1t on port side; thence to spar
buoy. leaving it to starboard; thence
keeping between line of buoys and
piles to judges stand.
FIRST CLASS RACE.
The warning gun for the first class
Yacht race was sounded at II 20. Five
minutes later the starting gun was
fired, and tho Gladys crossed the line
with a good lead, the Helene following
and the Mary l. (Bonnie Dundee was
in the rear. At the spar buoy all
three boats were becalmed, and the
Helene got away first, catching the
breeze and utjockeying the other two
skiDpcrs The Mary l. went for the
shore breeze after rounding the Dell
buoy At the first turn the GLADYS
again took the lead, and continued TO
gain until past the tlagboat off Pearl
Harbor entrance, when the Mary l.
took the lead again. She maintained
IL, however, but a short time. when
the Gladys caught the breeze and shot
ahead for the third time. She steadily
increased this lead, and the enthusi-
asts on Cummings were certain that
Tommy" Hebron would repeat his
victory Of last Regatta Day. Again
the Gladys was becalmed. The Mary
l. caught the breeze first, passed her
entering the channel considerably in
the lead, and passing the Judges stand
six minutes ahead of the Gladys fin
ishing in hours. ! minutes and 90
seconds. The Gladys finished In hours
and minutes, the Helene, which lay
becalmed for nearly an hour, requiring
6 hours and minutes to finish, the
Judges having gone home before she
crossed the line.
SECOND CLASS YACHT RACE.
The second class race was disap-
point.rg from the fact that there was
hut one starter. the Dewey, sailed by
e. johnson. The Hawaii, which had
been entered, was withdrawn Friday
for some unknown reason, but the
judges decided to allow the Dewey to
start. and awarded her the trophy.
She started five minutes after the
first class yachts, and for time II
appeared as If she might catch them.
as they lay beCalmed off the bell buoy.
After the first squirt she fell steadily
behind, and finished twenty minutes
later than the Helene. Her time was
considerably over six hours, though
last year she sailed the same course
in hours and 40 minutes
THIRD CLASS RACE.
The keenest interest was in the third
class Yacht race, which was also the
most disappointing. There was the
largest number of entries in this event,
and also the most starters, though two
of the yachts We're disabled and did not
finish.
The Myrtle was given the victory,
though previous to her mishap john
son and Chapman's Pirate appeared to
have the race well in hand. There is
general feeling Of dissatisfaction
over the result of the race ana there
was some talk yesterday of sailing the
race over again at some future day. a
protest was entered with the judges
against the Myrtle. because of the fact
that her rudder was used to sculi her
out of a calm, the remaining yachts
drifting aimlessly along, the while.
The charge was not denied, but the
judges disallowed the protest, saying
they could find no rule prohibiting the
use OF the rugltr N SalllnE. ! ne MST-
ties rudder is especially fitted for use
as a scull, and this. coupled with her
lightness, gave a decided advantage
over her competitors. The winners Of
the second and third prizes have both
offered to run the race again. and this,
coupled with the fact that the Pirate
and Hihmanu We're disabled by acci-
dent, makes il possible that the yachts
men may agree among themselves TO
repeat the race of Saturday.
The start was a good one. the seven
yachts crossing the line together, with
the Pirate a little in the lead. The
Pirate was becalmed just over the line,
the other boats passing her in bunch,
the Shamrock II taking the lead. The
run down the harbor was made with
spinnakers set, no boat having any
advantage at the turn around the spar
buoy. Here they run into calm, and
the race became a drifting match; the
Pirate held out to sea. and catching a
light air. passed the fleet. and took
the lead. and gradually increasing II
until about three quarters OF mile