The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-29
GLADYS MAKES RUN
IN EIGHT HOURS
LA PALOMA COMES IN SECOND
MARY L. PUTS BACK LEAKING
SUCCESSFUL YACHT RACE.

With a steady breeze and not too
heavy sea, the yacht race of the first
raters to Rabbit Island and back PROV
ed easily the most notable event of its
kind of the year. The four single stick
ers were thoroughly tried out, two of
the sloops coming home within TWEEN
ty minutes of each other, a very cred
liable showing in a fifty mile race.
with the time of the winning yacht
eight hours and eight minutes.
The Gladys, Commodore Hobron's
slOop won. the La Paloma coming in
second, the Helene third, the Mary L.
put back with a leak, but not until
she was left far behind in the race,
outsailed in the ocean going weather.
The race started with the boats go
ing out of the channel on single file.
The Helene got away first at nine
o'clock. followed two minutes later by
the Mary L., carrying her topsail and
jibs. The La Paloma was late COM
ing up over the mark and it was not
until eight minutes past the hour that
the Gladys glided over the line.
On the way to Diamond Head the
Mary L. found her topsail too much
for the weather outside the reef and 1t
is more than likely that the sail she
carried caused her to strain too much
| in the heavy seas. She somewhat over
hauled the Helene for a while. The
| Gladys, sailing a straight course for
Diamond Heal, ran through the others,
| which tackled two or three times. Dia-
mond Head, with it's powerful current.
| took a long time to round and the La
| PalOma began to close up the gap. She
exhibited speed in reaching that was
a surprise and worry to the Gladys and
Helene who knew that MaCfarlane's
sloop could Outrun them coming back
and depended on getting sufficient lead
on the long reach to the island to pre-
vent the La Paloma overhauling them.
On the second tack into Waialae the
throat halyards of the Gladys, which
had about a ten minute lead snapped
and the big sail hung by the peak peri
lousy close to the reef. The jib was
taken in and Commodore Hebron
climbed to the spreaders with the
halyards and repaired the damage. In
the meantime the Helene, La Paloma
and Mary l.. in the order named came
down on their lacks and went by the
helpless Gladys offering assistance
as they passed. The Gladys was off
again and twelve minutes lost, but the
weather position still hers. From there
to Koko Head she steadily gained ana
the La Paloma took second place.
L
in the big seas the Gladys increased
her lead materially and slipped into the
channel between Rabbit Island and the
smaller islet inshore, about thirty min
utes to the good. AS she rounded the
island for the run home, the La Pa
Iona went to the lee of the island
choosing the shoreward channel and
some fifteen minutes later the Helene
followed the Gladys course between
the islands.
A heavy swell was running and the
Gladys slipped along and reached 10
ko Head before the La Paloma polled
her white nose around Makapuu. The
Gladys big spinnaker was spread to
starboard, after jbing and swinging
the mainsail to port and, with all sails
spread on a steady course, she started
at an eight knot clip for the harbor
with the knowledge that the La Palo.
ma could go at least two knots better
Presently the La Paloma swung out
her balloon jib, having no spinnakar
and came along with the Helene a tri-
angular speck away to windward. OF
Diamond Head the breeze began to fail
and the Gladys threw her spinnaker
round to balloon jib. The La Paloma
was sneaking up but the stern chase
proved too long a one and the Gladys
SN'AA~N iiibO AllG NIldultl, rounding the
spar buoy and completing the race in
eight hours and eight minutes, the La
Paloma finishing twenty-one minutes
later, including her two minute start.
The Helene, which had made a close
race OF 1t until the run home, was out
sailed before the wind and finished af-
ter dark.
The Mary L. put back before Koko
Head was reached leaking from a
strain and with, it is reported, a sea-
sick Grew. Quite a crow awaited the
return of the winner and Commodore
Hebron and Clarence MacfarIane shook
hands over the race with hearty good
Will The winning crew consisted of
Earnest Mott-Smith, Oscar White, Per-
ey Benson, Prof Ballaseyus and Allan
Dunn, sailing under Commodore Hob
ron's flag.
The actual sailing time of the yachts