The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-14
OARSMEN
GOING TO
QUARTERS

The oarsrnen took day OF on the
nth. but outside of that date have been
doing good work. The return OF the
welcome trade winds has ssnootnee
away the long southerly rolls that Tor
ten DAYS made good form in the snehs
an impossibflity, while their oracihs
influence has been shown an tue vim
v-itb which the crews have been get
ting down to their work. The MSrties
viii go down to Pearl Lochs Monday.
.-bila their rivals will follow on the
Goth or 2lst. -.
The Healani shell. which was built
In England. is expected on the SIERRA
which should arrive here on Inorsoay
,axt while the Myrtles are hoping that
their new oars will arrive on the same
steamer.
From present indications the races
This wear will be a toss up, TOT never
before have four orexss been on tne
haroor that are apparently so esen,s
,,atched. The Myrtles All the present
- have somewhat the best OF II,
for their crews have been rowing To-
,a,,er for a number 81 weeks. ana are
O. much better condition than the he-
alanis. -s .,,1
Tho Two senior crews are rowing
ohout evenly, although as Coach hie-
habn has as yet only shsen able 10 go
on. with the crew two or three TIMES
the probabilities are that the foursn
will see the Blue seniors ro"ins an
the best form on the narpSs- "a.
should win them the race, aitnousn
remains to be proven whetner 'hey ~.
90 whole as strong crew physicaaS
&c their rivals. AS to the Juniors the
NvrtIes have had great advantage IN
tho fact that they have been ROWING
,na san,e crew for the past three Weeks
or more. whiley the Hesla nis have oeeA
forced to make constant changes.
FIRST Bert Webster, for reasons mat
r,-,onIal was forced to resign. while
only last week. Bow Oar Tracy. ZOE
Yarsonal reasons. found that 1t wouid
he impossible for him 70 row. Inc
crew at present is strong, gritty 'os
of Youngsters, rowing as roiio~s'
No. q: b. F. Heiiborn. No. 2; j. stokes
bow.
Thay have the making of good crew
hut at present are very ragged. which
is only to be expected IN view OF t'e
fact that they have pulled together uu1
four times If they can get toSeth1,
,.uring the next three weeks, they VIZ
tive their opponents a good run Iot
their money, and in this event ooen
races should be nose and nose uheil va.
mile and a quarter flag Is reacheo
when the crew that mas the ihos. . -
ger In 1t will win.
orrossd To this crew the Myrties
viii nut out George Crozier. stroke; r.
wright, No. 2; n. Simpson, NO. o.
Cro5ier, bow
rbis crew is we'll balanced and has
nerhans more speed at the present TINS
than' any crew in the harbor. The mef
taie 10 their work kindly and have
: the swing already.
: The change in position should ala th'
] Eealani seniors in getting most on
T OF their boat, as the men WIN ss.,
more closely to what should trim thei
.hen The crew will be placed thus
E,resl Damon. stroke; Dan Renear. NO
E q. paul Jarrett, No. 2; Allen Walker
bow.
e The senior Myrtles are getting int
form rapidly. though they take NOR
work than the youngsters, as inc:
have had more of the game. They VII
be in the boat as follows;
: w. Lyle, stroke; w. Soper, NO.
y p. Iishnian, No. 2; S. Johnson. DOW /.
n Last year a week before the rae
n Dnhlic opinion gave both banners l
e the Healanis. and for once the 49,
was right. but this year, If no furthe
. accidents occur, he will be prophet ID
deed who can pick the winner.
d This fact viii. of course, keep exesse
d ment at a fever heat. and viii draw
/ all probability the biggest crowd
il record. The yacht club expects
make an early start so as to reach IN
course in time for sthe senior rae
which will be as usual the first one
the program. The Myrtles nave "a
ie King and Peterson cottages on the ma
re kai side while their rivals have u
N Miss Paris premises on the mauka sid
of the Peninsula, the same that the
OCCUPIED last year. They have in az
A. dition the cottage across the street me-
a to f. c. Smiths house. and for II
n first time in a number of years "
have more pleasant quarters than Il
Myrtles.