The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-27
SUCCESSFUL CRUISE
Wind Was Very sconty-Excltlng
start of Race Wound Up i'm Tame
Finish

The weather was everything to DE
desired from "a small boat point of
view on the yacht cruise yesterday. A
little more wind would probably have
given the trophy TO some other craft
but I'm the light airs that prevailed the
Columbia skinned along the surface
with an empty boat, her men high on
the weather rail with her competitors
tagging hOpelessly behind.
on the race home the big sail carrier
Gladys foul on the bottom and keel
tagged the fleet with the exception of
the Ni-ke and the Abbie NJ, a biscuits
toss to the rear. She stood out to sea
and inshore trying TO find something
better than a three knot breeze to no
purpose and even the mascotte of the
fleet, the tiny Yokohama built Canary
bobbed saucily ahead of the flag ship
all the way to Honolulu.
The run down Saturday afternoon
was made in struggling order, the flag
ship barely having wind enough to
make a mooring opposite the shark pen
lat shutdown. With a brilliant mOOnrise
more wind came up and several of the
smaller craft felt their way into the
lOchs, the last arrival being the Sham
rock III or kahuna as She is now call
ed, about II O'Clock.
Sunday morning saw the lochs CLASSY
without "a ruffe or even a wind cloud
cold freezing out the mosquitoes en-
Hrely and the early morning was de
Cidedly chilly.
Shark and ulua lines were hauled in
and proved unproductive, native fisher
men also having had bad night of it.,
claiming too much moon as to the cause
of their lack of fish.
Flag raising saw three of the fleet,
the Bonny, Pirate and Columbia trying
to make the channel without wind and
using sweeps to get inside. Breakfast
over the fleet assembled near the club
grounds by the salt house wharf some
coming from up the lOchs where they
had been spending the night. Clarence
MaCfarlane's launch the Julie came up
with a party aboard to view the race.
Secretary COOper's launch with regatta
lcommittee Crabbe and George Turner,
donor of the trophy as passengers came
rapidly alongside the Gladys and the
third class boats went out for preli-
minary spin i'm the infrequent puffs Of
wind. Everything was in readiness but
a breeze and a discussion was held as
to the possibly of holding the race.
About Ii o'clock a three knot breeze
showed up and showed a disposition to
strengthen later, so the warning was
given and the five minute gun fired at
I11:15. The line was an imaginary one
drawn between the salt house and
wooden building on the western arm Of
the lOCh.
At ii:2O to an even start the six
competitors crossed. These were the
Columbia, Walker Brothers new boat.
Malihini Soreson and Lyle's scow-
shaped. sidewalk racer; Prince Cupid's
Princess; Kahuna, Techristened from
Shamrock III, Vi-ke and the Pirate.
The Columbia had a wee bit the best
of the start. Inside of three minutes,
the Columbia, Princess and Malihini
took a decided lead. The Ni-ke had
trouble in setting her spinnaker and
the Kahuna in resetting hers also
came to grief, the sail getting into the
water swinging the boat around and
spelling her chances. The first flag was
passed with the Columbia ahead fol-
lowed by the Princess and Malhini,
the Shamrock some distance behind
closely chased by the Pirate. The lead
ing three made a pretty race up to
FOrd's Island pier all within a biscuit
toss of each other, first one and then
the other gaining a temporary advan-
tage. At the pier the Princess led
rounding the island on the mauka or
north and lee side the Malihini and
Columbia Rugged the shore, the Prin-
cess standing out in mid-channel.
Prince Cupid called for the course and
seemed unfamiliar with it. A land
squat found the Malihini and then the
! Columbia which rapidly forged ahead.
THE Princess kept wind hunting from
here on, any kind of a breeze sending
her rapidly along, only to drop behind
| in the light puffs that prevailed.
! The Malihini rounded the stake at the
eastern end of the island in 80 minutes,
1.-THE Columbia 80 seconds behind and the
Princess 2 minltes later with the Pirate
and ShamroclSClOsing up. The Column
bia cleverly blanketed the Malihini on
turning into the makai channel for the
run home and scudded away from the
Irest like scared cat. The Malihini
/ seemed unable to go to windward in
the light winds. The leader was only
making about 3 knots, Mr.. COoper's
launch which he had offered for the
accommodation of the regatta commit
Itee, time-keeper, prize giVer and the
crew of the Gladys, going at less than
half speed and easily forging ahead.
A strong puff of wind nearly capsized
still wind hunting and losing ground.
The launch went ahead to the line and
timed the boats as follows: Columbia,
2 hours, 1 minute and 43 seconds ar
irving at p minutes and odd sec
onds after one o'clock. Pirate , COM
! ing in at 1:37:45, sixteen minutes be-
hind. Malihini 1888, Shamrock
I1:46:43. Vi-ke 8. The Princess did
not cross the line but could have fin
| ished a few seconds ahead of the
/ Shamrock.
The beat back started at 2:45. Col
lumbia ahead, the rest punched, Vi-ke
behind. The Bonny and Rose which ac-
companled the fleet were ahead and the
Abbey M sailed out with the crowd.
The Gladys followed. No course was
set The Columbia soon established a
long lead but the Malihini cut across
lots and won out by a bare length. The
Pirate was third. Outside of the race
the Rose got in first. The trip took
about two hours.
The corrected time has not yet been
ANNOUNCED but the Columbia Will not
suffer i'm that respect. She was exact
Ily suited as to weather in the race. She
draws about seven inches of water and
would need ballasting in heavier winds,
when 1T is also doubtful If she would
answer her skipper very readily. The
Malihini would be a dangerous boat to
sail i'm heavy seas.
Several turtles We're seen and one
shark at the entrance to Honolulu har-
Dor Mirages were continuous on sun