The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-12
WILL CHANGE MOOR|NGS
THE YACHTsMEN FIND STRANGE
THINGS IN WATER.
A Move Shortly to be Made-Moonnght
Shark Trip to be Organized Next
Full Moon.

Local yachtsmen are in pilikia over
their moorings. The present arrange
ments off the lighthouses are rapidly
getting untenable and with the com
pletion of the new commercial wharf,
shutting out the cleansing sweep of the
ebb tide, the boys have decided to leave.
Bathers of late have met strange ana
fearsome things in the water by the
bath houses i'm the early morning, one
or two of them having complained OF
poisoning by swimming in the contain
/ mated water
Dead rats, poisoned or defunct from
natural demise, with garbage OF un-
savory and unsanitary description and
other hotsam still less agreeable, can
| be seen any early morning floating
! placidly in the vicinity of the bath
houses or brought up all standing
against the sides of the moOred yachts
and, when the new wharf is built, the
corner now utilized by the boat houses
will become "A sort of back water and
receptacle for the noXious objects even
now causing many to eliminate their
usual dip in the harbor.
The yaChtsmen have been on the alert
! for some time to find other moUrings.
| At first the idea was mooted to haul
out one of the old hulls that have been
dismantled and now lie in Degradation
/ Row. This proved impracticable, as
and could not be easily taken away.
! The present suggestion seems practt-
cal and is to take a mooring near the
cattle pen, dredging the bottom to al
! low of sufficient depth and room for
fore and art moorings for the fleet. This
will not be very expensive matter,
as the dredging will probably not cost
any more than thirty-nVe cents a
| square yard.
! Several new names are ready for pro-
posal at the next meeting including one
or two of the old timers who helped
to build and sail the first yachts in
] Honolulu waters.
| The next cruise will probably take
| the form of a shark hunt and Will be
enjoyed, weather permitting, when the
moon comes to the full again. The club
will not foot the expense list this time
! but the various yacht owners Will pro-
vide for the entertainment of their
various crews. The smaller boats VIII
provide sleeping accommodations by
awnings and canvas rugged canoe fash
ion by hoisting the boom and convert
ing it into "a ridge pole for an impromp-
tu tent Even the smallest craft Will
then make cosy sleeping quarters with
the addition of blankets cot mattresses
and mosquito nets.
The fleet will positively bring one
shark home if not more, If 1t has TO
be corraled beforehand in the shark pen
and the hook inserted into the jaws
after it is dead There will be prizes
for the biggest shark for the best party
of how it was caught, for the best story
of how the biggest of all was not
caught and a general race back home.
Commodore Hebron has been active
of late in enrolling new and promi-
nent members for the association. The
matter OF thc club house is still await
ing action from the Dowsett Estate ana
the matter will probably come up at
the next meeting. The question or
what the military board Is lkely 10
condemn still remains the stumbling
block to prompt progress