The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-09-29
GLADYS WINS ROUND
THE ISLAND RACE
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alua camp and the hotel light shortly
before two o'clock. The course was a
beat, the Gladys's best point OF sailing
and she made fast time. At two thirty
the light was abeam, but Hebron,
Wight and Committeeman Dunn
thought another tack should be taken
inshore to ensure coming within the
limit. AT 2:57:43 the lights of houses
near or at the hotel were seen and the
time was taken. The Gladys then
stood off to sea and cruised till dav-
light fetching some miles to windward
as the day broke.
The La Paloma with the guidance of
her professional assistants felt safe to
stand close in, having indeed taken the
windward and shoreward position
throughout the race. She fetched the
light one-half a mile from shore at 4:45
Captain Whitney misunderstood or was
not informed of sailing directions and
did not attempt to bring the light
abeam.
| The La Paloma fred her gun which
was heard ashore. The Gladys with a
much smaller cannon and the wind
blowing off shore some two miles away
aboard. The boats finally anchored in
the harbor as follows, the crews disem-
barking: Gladys, 1925. La Paloma,
I:4O Helene, 7:4S. Saturday was spent
ashore atWaialua.
The La Paloma owner and crew re-
fuse to believe the statement of T. w.
Hebron, Oscar White and Allan Dunn
as to the arrival of the Gladys and
11aiy hnt tIa,, a.
rive. This unfortunate occurrence is
being thrashed out by the committee.
The start home. was made yesterday
morning at 7:41:30, five minutes after a
starting gun. The La Paloma broke
out and left the harbor entrance fifty
yards ahead of the Gladys. The Helene,
forced to beat to windward in order to
get out, was obliged to drop anchor
once more and swing round, delaying
her several minutes. The Gladys took
the weather gauge of the La Paloma at
7:47 and sailing close, soon left the hig
sloop to leeward. The Helene, starting
at last, stood up excellently and was
doing we'll when the first of her two
accidents occurred: Mark Robinson,
who was working on the bowsprit, be-
ing swept overheard He coolly foated
uHtll tHt pul anu liell
swan to and climbed aboard. This de-
layed the Helene for nearly half an
hour She was still to windward of the
La Paloma when her jib, which had
been broken on the night before, split
from top to bottom, rendering her hard
to manage. In the heavy seas, Captain
Whitney decided it was best to put
back.
Il; IT, +t,n 4
getting a lead on the La Paloma. The
wind was easterly and the course more
of beat than was expected. The
Gladys passed Kahuku point at Has
and Punaluu at $3.50, making six tacks
in all, short legs off shore. The La
Paloma was then five miles astern and
to leeward. The passage between
Bird Island and MokaDu Point was
made at 3:45, the schooner Kawailani
standing out from land at this coint.
Here a heavy rain squall was met with. |
The sea was heavy throughout the |
windward trip, and the wind strong to
moderate.
Makapuu Point was passed at 5:15, |
the thirty-four knot stretch from Ka-
huku taking five hours and a quarter. |
The last dozen miles constituted a |
reach, llle lllSl twenty Il Dtil' i-iS
average sailing was seven knots. The |
La Paloma was not seen after passing |
Mokapu when she was some five miles ,
astern. From Mokapu on the reach |
and run home from Makapuu the La !
Paloma gained
Koko Head was passed at sol and the |
Diamond Head light at 6:57, abreast |
and half mile away. Off Koko Head |
the Gladys's jib sheets were carried !
away necessitating a heaveto of fifteen |
Off Mokapu her preventer |
stays left the spreaders, necessitatinG |
slow sailing while Captain Hebron
climbed the mast. Between Koko and |
Diamond Heads a heavy rain suuall
overlook the yacht.
The spar buoy and finishing point |
was passed to windward and a gun |
fired at 74l33, just twelve hours after |
the start.
On the round trip of 102 miles the |
times, according to the officials placed
aboard for recording purposes, are:
Gladys-Pearl Harbor to Waialua,
forty miles, Sh. 52m. AIS. Waialua to
Honolulu, siXty-two miles, 12h ON. 33s.
time, ooh. 53m. los.
La Paloma-Pearl Harbor to Waia-
lua, 1oh. 40m. Waialua to Honolulu,
18Th. 40m. approximate and within a
few. minutes). Aggregate time, 2ih.
com.
The Gladys has thus some three hours
and thirty minutes the advantage.