The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-23
WILL Be 4
GREAT RACE
our Yachts to Go
in Fifty Mile
Circuit.
| WILCOX MAY
ENTER "HAWAlI"
Many Protests Over the Races
Held on Regatta
Day.

September twenty-eighth will witness
another spirited race for first class
yachts for a purse of seventy-five doll
lars from Honolulu around Rabbit Is
land and return, and as the trades
have now returned a fine wind may be
expected for the event. There will
probably be four yachts in the race and
maybe five.
The Gladys and La Paloma, which
raced over the same course before, but
failed to make the race within the time
lirnit of nine hours, will of course be
in the event. Mr. Merry. who gave
Commodore Hebron such close shave
on Saturday, has signifled his intention
of entering the event with the Mary L.,
and if the wind is a good one the Hell
enc will likely go in, although her own
ers have recently stayed out of all
races. Judge Wilcox is still undecided
as to whether he viii enter the race,
although the other yachts would con-
cede the Hawaii a time allowance of
half an hour.
The course around Rabbit Island Is a
good one, although the yachts have
to weather some heavy seas at times.
1t is a question of beating up, but a
free beat can be had all the way back
and for this reason the Gladys and
Mary L will have the benefit of az
fairs on the way to Rabbit Island but
the La Paloma and Helene can secure
it on the return trip and should make
UP anything they lose in going up.
AS the sight of yachts racing at sea
is one of the prettiest that one could
wish for, it is likely that one of the is
land steamers viii follow the race as
far as Diamond Head to give excur-
sionists an opportunity of seeing it.
PROTESTS IN REGATTA RACES.
Protests have been filed in the fourth.
third and first class yacht races against
possible awards. The Maria, Captain
Lee, protested against the Pi-Pi being
allowed to sail in the fourth class. on
the ground that she was second class
yacht. The Pi-Pi however did. not sail,
effectually settling the matter for this
race The Pi-Pi is said to have former
ly been the Marion, which has hereto
fore sailed with the Dewey and Hawaii
i'll the second class.
The vike, Captain Jones, has fled a
protest in the third class on the ground
that she is the only yacht in her class
covering the course as per program. In
proof of her having covered the course
she exhibits the flag from the last
stake.
The Mary L., Captain Merry, protests
the first class on the ground that the
stake boat was not off the entrance to
Kalihi channel as programmed.
In connection with the last protest
it is only fair to Commodore Hebron to
state that he knew no more about the
location of the stake than did the other
shippers, but being some distance
astern ne was able to change his course
to better advantage when he saw what
was doing.
The shortening of the course en- the
last round was decided by Captain
Merry when notice was given them by
the judge of the course. The Regatta
Committee are getting in the evidence
in the protested events and everything
will undoubtedly be satisfactorily ad-
justed within the next day or two.
THE ANNUAL KICK.
Honolulu, Sept. %, 1902.
Editor Advertiser:-The photograph
in this mornings paper, of the Myrtle
senior crew, and the accompanying
note as to it's form, after crossing the
line. smacks of the letter Of Capt.
church of the Healanfs, which appear
ed in your paper after the championship
races at Pearl Harbor on the 4th Of