Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-29
MARY |. WAS IN
GREAT DANGER
Sprung Leak Off Koko
Head and Has To
Quit.
GLADYS WINS OUT
BY OVER q MINUTES
LA PALoMA COULD NOT KEEP UP
WITH coMMoDoRE's FAST
BOAT HELENE CAME
IN LATE.

In a fine breeze which lasted all day,
the yachts Helene, Mary L., Gladys
and La Paloma started in a four cor
nered race for a 800 prize around the
Rabbit Island course yesterday. The
Gladys won handily, beating the La
Paloma just 90 minutes over the fifty
mile course.
Mary L. Springs Leak.
The Mary l.. sprung a leak and had
to put back when of Makapuu Point
and the Helene returned after dark too
late to have her time taken.
The Star-oH.
| At the start. the boats left in the
following order: Helene, Mary L., La
Paloma and Gladys. There was an in
terval Of about two minutes between
them. To Diamond Head, things wero
about even, although the Gladys crawl
ed up a good deal on the leading boats
and in the strong wind and big sea
proved her reputation of being a
splendid rough weather boat. In Wal.
alae Bay, where all the boats Rugged
in close, the Gladys carried away her
throat halyards which necesstated her
taking in sail. BY this accident, she
lost about twelve minutes but once
under way again she made up for lost
time.
Danger of Sinking.
The Mary L., which had been making
NJ a
to the other boats, sprung a leak OF
Koko Head and her crew we're put to
bailing and pumping, the water gain
ing all the time. Her seams on the
port side had opened from the strain
ing she received in the big sea and the
water was flowing in In torrents.
Her crew kept at 1t until II was seen
that there was danger of the boat sink
ing. there being two feet of water above
the cabin floor. and on Makapuu Point
she was put about, her crew almost ex-
hausted.
Gladys Rounds First.
The other boats continued on their
way and rounded the island in the fol-
lowing order: Gladys first, La Paloma
second. and Helene third. On the way
home, the wind, which was almost
dead east, fell little light and it was
long beat back to Diamond Head
where the boats could square away a
little. The La Paloma and Helene
used their extra sails for a time and
then the La Paloma took in her bal
loon jib, setting her lib as q spinnaker
Had the wind been favorable for run
ming she would have done a deal bet
ter but as 1t was, she gained about sew
en- minutes on the Gladys after the
island was rounded.
Large Parties on Yachts.
: All the boats had large parties
aboard who, with the exception OF the
crew of the Mary L., had most enjoy
able time.
Time Of Yachts.
: The time of Gladys and La Palomi
is as follows:
FINISH TIME
START Spar L. House Spar LHous
Gladys o-Io-7o 5-Ig-Io 5-JI-Oo s-o9-Io s-so-I
Paloma 0-os-Is S-9-T s-i9-oo s-J-g' s-io-4
r AS the La Paloma left two minutes
l and Ave seconds before the Gladys, tn
, difference in sailing time for the dis
t lance was just twenty-five minutes am
I twenty seconds from lighthouse bacl
r to lighthouse.
Z The yachtsmen, previous to the star
OF the race, agreed to let the race en'
at the spar buoy so that the Gladly
!. completed her run in S:09:l0, 1t re
quiring IL minutes and 80 seconds Il
, run in from the spar buoy. She coul'
8 have done this in much quicker tim
Z but relaxed as soon as the spar buo,
r was passed.