The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-06
REGATTA PLANS
ALMOST READY

INeSdtId Lay planS are DelnS puSned
along with such vigor that the holiday
promises to be of as great interest as any
OF the preceding occasions. There will be-
according to the present outlook, the
same kind of sport, the same general
program of events and if there is no
slip up in the arrangements there should
be just as fine and fast events as have
marked the occasion for years past.
The committee having in charge the
days program has not yet decided upon
the features which are to be Incorporated
into it, but in it's general cast it will re-
semble very closely that of last year.
There will be no innovations. There will
be the same rowing and sailing events
and when all is said and done there will
be almost a replication of the previous
holidays sport.
The rowing clubs are taking great deal
of interest in the matter of the barge
races. The senior. the junior and the
freshmen crews of the two clubs are
working hard to get into the form which
is necessary to hope: to be factor in the
deciding of the contests. The men are
eut each evening and they are being
Trained as hard as though it was for
championship event. Harris is working
with the Myrtle seniors and Church and
Klebahn are doing all in their power to
make the Healanis get up to the neces-
sary form.
The crews or the Myrtles are not vet
selected. The old men are all out in the
barges each day and they are showing
form which promises well. They have a
deal of snap in their work. the rowing
baino ,ruit rieor- ~ y.,;th
which promises to put some life into the
boat The young men are getting into
the way of the boat and there are some
high hopes being pinned to their follow
ing UP their start. On the whole the
crimson men are hard at work and their
crews are rowing well. The seniors are
perhaps rowing in the best shape of any
of the crews in the harbor at this time,
attesting the skill of w. w. Harris, and
making his club associates glad that he
did not retire permanently from rowing
just yet.
The Healanis are hard workers but are
handicapped in that there are not suf-
fcient boats for the working of the men
who would be available candidates for the
crews. This fact has had to do with the
failure of an intermediate crew race, as
there was no chance for them to train.
The material in the club would easily fill
a half dozen crews but this is impossible.
The freshmen crew is making hard work
of it's preparation but Coach Conkling is
handling the men with such skill that he
will land them ready for a grilling race
on the last of the month.
The other crews probably will go out as
follows: Senior crew-Paul Jarrett,
stroke; Dan Renear, 5; c. H. Tracy, A;
Harry Murray 81 Fred Damon, 2: CASTOR
Boisse bow. Junior crew-Bert Webster,
stroke; Jean Allen, 5; F. ]. Church, 4;
F. H Hebron, 8; John Waterhouse, 2;
Charles Murray, bow.
At a meeting of the Hawaii Yacht Club
yesterday afternoon in the office of P. L.
Weaver a number of suggestions for
Regatta Day were made and will be acted
upon later when a quorum is present. lt
was decided to have all the yachts go
over 20-mile course, as follows: Start
ing from Honolulu harbor to a buoy off
Irwin's place at Waikiki thence to buoy
off Kalihi bay back to Waikiki buoy and
thence to Honolulu harbor, finishing at
the Judges stand. All the yachts will go
over this course twice. The suggestion
was made also to divide the third class
yachts into two classes, the third and
fifth so that five classes will be entered
for the races
A beautiful silver cup, the donor of
which desires to be unknown to the pub
Iic was exhibited at the meeting. 1t is
a cup with two handles engraved with
the words ''E<aumana Cup Above is the
enamelIed pennant of the Hawaii Yacht
Club.
The course decided upon is one which
will keep the yachts in view of the spec
tators gathered on the wharves around
the harbor during the entire race. 1t IS
proposed to give the classes fifteen min
utes difference in starting, as by this
means the yachts will enter the harbor
fairly we'll punched, or following each
other closely, making interesting and
exciting finish for the spectators
One of the most spectacular features
connected with the yacht racing will be
the Man Overheard drill. 1t is proposed
that as each yacht crosses the line at the
finish one of the crew is to drop over
board from the counter, and hounder
about until the boat can be brought about
and fish the supposedly drowning man
aboard, after which the yacht will clear
out of the way for others which may De
following A prize is to be presented 10
the boat making the best time IN rescu-
ing the man overheard.
In order that the spectators may nave
an opportunity to follow the movements
of their favorite yachts while rounding
the distant buoys, each yacht Will carry
a number which will be tackled to the
sail the number to be large enough to De
discerned almost without the aid of
glasses.
owing to the cost of placing buoy
each year off Waikiki the Yacht Club
NAV put there a permanent buoy. Fred
whitney stated that he thought there
would be no difficulty in securing the
steamer ]. A Cummins for the use of
the Yacht Club on Regatta Day to fol-
low the races and take care of the OIL
cials and friends of the club.
The Helene has declared an entry In
the Rabbit Island race, making it at least
a three cornered event.