The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-05

and the wharf. where the finish was t.
! be made.
THE SENIOR RACE.
Shortly after $3.50 the launch Water
witch came to the wharf and was
paper men. Those privileged to be
aboard were A. G. NJ. Robertson and
Walter E. Wall. judges; Louis Marks
| F. E. Harvey and a. T. Brock, time
keepers; w. c. Parlxe and Merle John
son of the regatta committee. and rep
resentatives of the local press Lieu
! tenant Newton, u. S. a., one of the
| judges, remained on the wharf at the
| finish.
| The launch Manuwai, owned by Sec
| rotary H. e. Cooper, was used by
| Coach Harris of the Myrtles, and the
| launch Union was used by coach Kle-
| balm of the Healanis. All went up the
course toward the starting flag when
the Myrtle crew lowered it's shell into
the water. followed shortly by the Hea-
lanis. The two crews were as follows:
MyrtIe-Wflliam Lyle. stroke; Will
liam Soper, No. 8; P. Lishman, No. 2;
Sam Johnson, bow; coxswain. Alvarez.
Healani-F. B. Damon, stroke; Dan
Renear, No 3; Paul Jarret, No. 2; S. a.
Walker, box; coXswain, Tinker.
Both crews looked WELL and as the
captains of the crews had said the day
previous, IT'S an.tbcdy's race until it's
finished" their statements seemed
borne out as both crews bent to the
oars. All the men We're in splendid
form and rowed easily over the course,
which was smooth, whipped up here
and there by gusts of wind. There was
low water when the two races We're on
and the tide was against the shells.
which operated against the breaking OF
records.
The judges launch eircled about in
the neighborhood of the half mile cog.
while the launch of Starter s. z. p
Taylor accompanied the shells to the
starting point. Nearly a half hour was
consumed in Juggling about for posi-
ton. The Myrtles had the mauka or
upper course. The wind was strong
and when one boat was in position it
would be blown off the course while
the other was moving into line. Finall.-
the judges on the launch saw a puff of
smoke, stop watches clicked, and stimuli
taneously eight oar blades could be
seen glistening in the sunlight. The
Myrtles took the lead at once with a
thirty-eight stroke, the Healanis NOV
ing at about the same rate On, on.
they came together. the positions vary
ing once when the Myrtles were a
length ahead at the quarter mile. The
Healanis closed up the gap to half
length and the bows We're hardly more
than five feet apart at the half mile.
Both crews rowed easily. the Myrtles
ragged as to catching water.
The Healanis moved like clockwork.
but there was no deviation in the
stroke. Every stroke was as steady as
1 working as a single piece of machin-
cry.
But if the MyrtIes were seemingly
aged. their muscle told another story. L
each man bent 10 his task, completing
.ach stroke in a manner which sent
he fraii she'll whistling through the
water. The faces of the crew were
rim with determine ton ard every man {
-lued his eyes to the back of the man
r front. While the stroke kept his eyes !
y TIE coxswain. Finally the Nyrtles
anse opposite their clubhouse. the
aclat Ia Paloma and the Angus-Hoff-
ran raussboat. where cheers for thei '
writes, ths waving Of red. and the |
reSence Of excited femininity in red {
oats So,ye them encouragement. Each !