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

After the conclusion of the junior
race the yachts were given thirty min
utes in which to take OF their gala
dress and get into trim for racing Most
Of them were lined up along the course
of the rowing race and needed but lit
tie preparation The Gladys and the
La Palorna were both dressed with
flags from stern to stern The smaller
boats took preparatory spins up and
down the lochs. dotting the blue waters
with fecks of white and skimming
along under the breeze that was fresh
ening every minute, and bade fairly to
! be frst-class yachting weather by the
time ii was needed.
Aboard the Cummins lunch was sery-
ed to the hungry visitors, amounting
TO about fifty, and with the cool wealth
er and the appetizing sea breeze, every
body did full justice TO the viands.
| Twelve O'Clock was set as the time for
| the first preparatory signal and the
boats were so advised by the racing
| committee. The signals for preparation
and starting were arranged as follows.
Four whistles for the preparatory sig
| nal of the fourth class; three for the
| third, and so on, followed in each case
within five minutes by one whistle for
starting. Ten minutes elapsed between
the start of each class.
The boats in their various classes,
with their shippers, We're placed as fol-
lows: Fourth, Abbey NJ, Dow, skip
per; Maria, Lee; Canary, Malolo Lam
sing. Third class, Columbia, Myrtle;
Kaiki. Valkenburg; Princess, Prince
Cupid; Oio. Mott-Smith; Hihimanu.
Waterl1ouse; Pirate, Chapman; Myrtle,
Crozier; Vi-ke. Crabbe. Second class,
Dewey. Johnson. First class. Gladys,
Hebron; Helene, Whitney; La Paloma,
Macfariane.
| Promptly at five minutes after twelve
! | the fourth class boats crossed the line.
which extended from the steamer to the
wharf on the land Immediately facing the
bows, in the following order: The Ma
lolo with a start of some $50 feet, then the
Tiny Canary and the Maria. both together
followed by the Abbey NJ. tagging an
other hundred feet in the rear Ten min
utes later, the third class with eight en-
tries, perhaps the most popular race OF
1.-THE day were in their turn crossing
AS usual there was a great deal OF
ijockeying for the start resulting In some
very pretty work. The Pirate cut the
time finer than the rest and passed the
line first, followed by the Princess, next
Cio, Columbia, Vike and Kaiki. This was
the Column bias unlucky day, stay
4 parted soon after the start and her skip
per was obliged to give up the attempt
! Neither was the Jonah aboard satisfied
with this for, on the way home. sud
den squall caught her in the channel .neal
the dredger and carried away mast, sails
\ and gear leaving her to be picked UP ant
lowed to Honolulu by the Cummins.
! The buoy off the Peninsula point wal
. found to be topsy turvy and the Hihi
2 manu- dropped man overheard who mad
lunsuccessful efforts to right it. The Prin
I cess sailed away on fhe start but the Pi
rate speedily overhauled her and challeng
$ Ing her took the lead. maintaining 1T 70
: a long time. The Columbia did well up t
! 1.-THE tire of her rnishap.
! The Dewey sailed off on time and. hav
: ling no competitors, sailed over the cours
g taIone and took the trophy. She made tn
: distance in some twenty seconds bette
{ tir1e thar the third class Princess.
| Commodore Hebron spun around in hi
: Town boats length. and secured the star
4 on the Helene, the La Paloma startlni
= last in her class several yards behind tn
: Helene.
! The first boat to recross the line afte
{ having made the triangular course once
Z was the MaloIo which had started frs
: of all The tirnes and orders Of the var
= ious yachts being follows:
= MaloIo, 4th Glass. 1:11:2o
Z Pirate, Srd Glass, 1:16:25.
! Princess Srd Class 1865.
] Myrtle 3rd Class, 1:1S:30.
a Vi-ke 3rd class, 1:22;S4.
Dewey, End Glass, 1:2410
= Abbey NJ, 4th Glass, 1:24:S0.
= Oio, 3rd Glass, 1:24:33.
= Gladys, LIST Glass, 10000.
1 | Kaiki 3rd Glass, 1890.
Z Helene LIST Glass. 1850
= Hihimanu, Srd Glass, 1861
| La Paloma. LIST Glass, :39:D
Canary, 4th Glass. 1:51:l2
& | Passing around the leg and coming bac
4 for the second round the order was q
4 follows with the La Paloma catching
! with the Helene and Gladys. r. M. Whit
4 iney on the Helene protested that Palken
4 burg Of the Kaiki, had twice fouled nh
z and taken his water. Dow in the Aooe
Z In. gave up the race as did the Canary
/ Kaiki and Hihimanu.
Malolo 4th Glass, 1899
= Pirate, 9rd Glass. 1880
Z Princess srd Glass 1:35:4s.
K Mvrtie. 3rd Class. 1:39:s
= Maria 4th Glass. 1910.
y Vi-ke Srd Class, 1:44:0o.
y Dewey, Ind Class, 1853.
= Oio 3rd Glass. 1:46.e5.
- GLADYS list Glass, l:4S:i2
Abbfe NJ 4th Glass. 1881
Helene. LIST Glass, 1922
Kaiki Srd Glass. 1929.
| la Palonna let Glass. i:5S:ls
Hihimanu, Srd Glass 1:sS;st
The Princess rapidly overhsuled tn
pirate and turning to beat up the easter
ioch took the lead maintaining 1t unu
| the end. The finish of the third an
fourth classes, who left out the leg o.
= ! the second round left the Naiolo. wei
sailed by Nelson Lansing. winner in tn
fourth, and the Princess equally well san
ed by Prince Cupid, head of the tsir
iclasS once more. The Pirate and Nyrti
had hard trIssle for second bat the Ne'
Zealand crack WIS beaten out aad the "a
rate rather - surpriSe TO good H'sh5
secured second place. Times Of 2saish an
actual sailing read under:
. Fourth Glass
afalolo, /; 2:941s; 2:2s:n
Maria. 2: 2:47:S7; 2:42:I
Third Glass
Princess, /: 2:S3 80; PISS
Pirate q; 2:3e %; 2:4:2s.