The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-24
MYRTLE MAY NOT
COMPETE AGAIN
Her Rudder Working Propensities
the-Topic of Conversation
Yesterday.

The main topic of conversation among
yachtsmen yesterday was the alleged
using of the rudder as a means of pro-
pulsion by the crew of the third class
yacht Myrtle in the race last Saturday.
Opinions on the matter were very plenti-
full, hut the consensus of opinion was
that the conduct of the Myrtle captain
in allowing such action was unsports-
manl.ke in the extreme.
The joint protest of the Oio and Sham
rock III was disallowed by two of the
judges on the ground that there Is no
rule for disqualifying a boat for using
it's rudder as means of propulsion in
a race. The third Judge was totally ig-
nored in the matter.
As a matter of fact, there is a clause
in the rules of neatly every prominent
yacht club prohibiting the use of any
thing other than the sail as a means Of
propulsion. Rule IS of the Corinthian
Yacht Club of San Francisco is explicit
on this point. The races on Saturday,
however, seem to have been sailed under
no code of rules whatever.
George CroZier of the yacht Myrtle
said last night that he did not use his
rudder until he had worked clear of tile
other boats. He said that in New Zea-
land the practice is common one, and
is not taken cogniZance of by the judges.
Mr.. Crozier wants to know how he could
have kept his boat straight in the calIu
had he not worked the rudder.
The Myrtle is a boat which, on account
of her lightness, can readily be propelled
by such means. She has practically no
overhang and the rudder is hung on
the narl ow, which gives her a decided
advantage over the other third-class
boats at the padding game.
1t was rumored last night that petit
ton was being circulated among the
yachtsmen to bar the Myrtle from ever
again competing in local races.
N. A. Chapman Of the Pirate. on be-
ing asked if he had heard anything about
it, said that he had net, and would not
sign it if it were presented to him.
The matter will undoubtedly come Up
at the meeting of the yachtsmen, to be
held tonight, and some interesting de-
velopments may be looked for. If rud-
der-working in a race is permissible,
there is no reason why boat should NOT
be fitted with a specially designed rud-
der.
There is talk of another third-class
yacht race in the near future, it being
universally recognized that Saturdays
race was the worst kind of f1uke. The
proposition is to sail series of races for
a trophy, which will go to the boat OBJ
tanning the greatest number points. The
yachts competing will probably be the
Shamrock III, Pirate, Hihimanu. Skip,
Oio and Vi-Ke.
In Saturdays race the Hfhimanu and
the Pirate lost their steering gear and
met with other accidents which necessi-
tated their dropping out of the race.
The. Helene and Dewey made port some
time before midnight The wind went
back on them and they had to take
tow.
| Judge Wilcox states that the Hawaii
was not entered by him or anyone auth
! or:zed by him, in Saturdays race for sec
ond- class yachts.
| In past regattas there has been a five
| hour time limit imposed in the race for
| first-class yachts. This year the matter
was entirely overlooked.