The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-23

HE regatta committee have def
/ nitely decided upon the program
of rowing events for Regatta Day.
The events to be contested by members
of the local boat clubs are as follows:
SiN-oared barge race for senior crews
! SiN-oared barge race. freshmen crews
SiX-oared barge race for members of
the Healani and Myrtle Clubs who did
, not take part in the races ut Pearl
Harbor on July 4th
onehalf mile shell race, free for ALL
Pair-oared race. German boats.
Tho course will be from point in
the h"rhar around the spar buoy and
return io starting point.
The yachting events have not yet
been arranged and last years policy
will be followed of allowing the yachts
men t" classify their boats and fix
their courses. The regatta committee
will call meeting of the yachtsmen
early in September.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Myrtle Boat Club held on Wednesday
evening the resignation of 4. Il. Judd
from the captaincy of the club uus ac-
cepted and w. w. Harris was appoint
ed his successor Mr.. Harris occupied
the same office year or so ago and Is
therefore thoroughly acquainted with
the duties of his responsible position.
Mr.. Judd resigned because he had not
necessary time at his disposal to attend
TO the duties inseparable from captain
jThis, being the state of affairs he
resigned In justice to the club and him
self. He will start rowing next week
with the Myrtle oarsmen and may be
seen in boat on Regatta Day.
The Myrtle boat house situation re-
mains unchanged. A request has been
made to the local government to allow
the club to locate below the channel
wharf outside of the naval reservation
This request, 1t is anticipated. will be
granted. Should a favorable reply be
received the proposition will 'be sub
mitted to the naval department
Both boat clubs are practicing every
afternoon. The Healanis have a senior
crew and two freshmen crews in train
ing. The rowing committee of the IIea-
lanis will decide upon the freshman
crew to meet the Myrtles in September
in couple of weeks.
Coach klebahn is looking after the
senior crew and Paul Jarrett and A. L.
c. Atkinson are putting the novices
through their PAGES.
Messrs. Jarrett, Renear, Webster, c.
Rhodes, Murray, Walker and Damon
are considered the most likely candi-
dates for places in the senior boats.
The two freshman aggregations have
been got together by John Stokes and
PAU Jarrett a. l.. G. Atkinson is
coaching Stokes possibles. They in
clude: Messrs. Stokes, Lowell, Harri-
son, Holtzheiser Lansing and Berger
Included in Jarretts batch of ambi-
tious rowers are Messrs. King, Marcal-
limo, Stone, Allen, Dickson and Deverill. |
Both lots of freshmen are working
hard and enthusiastically ana the re-
gatta crew win be made up of the best
men in each company.
The half-mle shell race is an inno- |
walton and promises to develop much |
interest Concerning the boats TO be !
used in the race, \. l.. c. Atkinson said
as follows to IA reporter yesterday:
II think that the race should be row.
ed In the senior Australian shells. The !
Davey boat of the Healans Is much
better than the Myrtles' Australian
boats, and the Myrtles' junior Austria
liam boat is far superior to the IIealans' |
senior Australian boat. BY rowing the |
race in the senior Australian shells !
both clubs would have an even break as |
ed"