The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-04
GEORGE FERRIS TRIAL. YACHT RACE PLANNED.
LA PALOMA CHALLENGES FOR
CONTEST.
Race To BE From Harbor Around
Rabbits Island and Back to Light
house-Will Revive Old Days.

"A big yacht race is in preparation for
Saturday September 49, which will re-
vive old yachting days and memories
of the islands. The affairs is a chal-
lenge race and will be the first deep sea
contest held under the auspices of the
Hawaii Yacht club.
Ralph Turner challenges with the
sloop La Paloma, any yacht sailing in
hawaiian waters for a trophy of the
value of $75 to be subscribed as here
under set forth, for a race from the
lighthouse In Honolulu harbor, around
the island to the islet known as Rab-
bits Island and back to the lighthouse.
The conditions are few. The number
of the crews will be limited to the yacht
CLUB rules, allowing eight to craft of lue
size of the Gladys, Helene, La Paloma,
Bunny Dundee and Hawaii or Dewey.
Racing sails are not barred. All speed
is to be made by the use of whatever
sails the various shippers see fit. 1t
Is hoped that several boats will COM
pete, possibly all of the above named
and others that see a chance. In that
case, the money will be pooled for the
trophy. If three boats enter, $25 a piece
Will be put up, the winner getting all.
Other boats entering will each depostt
$25 as entry before starting, the entire
amount of pooled money going to pur-
chase the trophy for the winner. The
course Will take in about fifty miles OF
actual sailing though the distance
would scale about forty. A nine hours
time-limit will be set. There are two
entrances in the reef that guards the
big bay seen from the pail where Rab-
bits Island rears it's conical little head
to the westward.
The name of Clarence Macfarlane is
n M AT To-, Il
will probably be on the deck of the
vessel when she sails although Mr.. Tur-
ner asserts that his skipper. will be a
dark horse. 1t is hoped that the He
lene and the other larger craft will
enter. Commodore Hebron has already
accepted the challenge and will enter
the race. In the event of only two
entries the loser pays for a $75 trophy
which the winner, in any event, will
choose and purchase himself.
Since the La Paloma has been sloop
rugged, she has never been thoroughly
tried out. on a fresh wind. her big
sail area will push her along i'm magnI-
fcent style and she can probably on
that line OutfOot all competitors The
Helene has very swift pairs of heels
as well as the Gladys and the chief
beauty of the contest lies in the fact
that the probable contestants are so
evenly matched, averaging all lines of
sailing, that the competition will be
praclcally one of judgment and Sea-
manship between the shippers.
The Bonny Dundee is now on the rail-
road being cleaned 1t is rumored that
malihini of yachting propensities has
chartered her. The ten days before the
race will give all an opportunity for
cleaning up. The Helene was lately
oVerhauled an should need but little at
tention. The Gladys has been in Pearl
Harbor and has accumulated little YER
dure' The La Paloma, fresh from her
round the-island trip will need some
scraping, and the Hawaii, if Judge
Wilcox brings her out, will probably
need most attention of all.