Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-28
.PAIONA VS.. GLADYS
MACFARLANE SAYS his
BOAT WON THE RACE
HoBRoN'S YACHT DID NOT FIRE
SIGNAL GUN AS AGREED UP.
ON BETWEEN THREE
SHIPPERS.

the yacht La Paloma, and Frank Hal
stead. who was on the same boat in
the big around.theisland race which
began Saturday and ended off the
spar buoy last night. protest against
the claim of the Gladys men that their
boat won the race. Should II come to
q vote of the Regatta Committee II
would seem as If the La Paloma should
secure the decision. The members OF
this committee were distributed az
follows: Frank Halstead La Paloma:
Allan Dunn, Gladys; George Turner,
Helene. Both Halstead and Turner
state that 1t was not possible for the
Gladys to get in ahead of the La Pa
Iona Fred. Whitney. skipper of the
Helene, also states that II was impos
sible for the Gladys to get into Waia.
lua in the time mentioned, this in con
neCtion with the fact that the La Pa.
Iona was so far ahead on rounding
KaCna Point.
The claim of the La Paloma men Is
i that they are entitled to the race, hav.
ing beaten the Gladys by something
over an hour.
Messrs. Macfarlane and Halstead
both claim that The Bulletin report of
Saturday regarding the time Of arrival
sent over the telephone by Cushman
Carter, was absolutely correct and
that the La Paloma was the first to
make Waialua. Mr. Macfarlanc had
the following TO say with reference to
the matter:
The three yachts got away from
, the mouth OF Pearl Harbor at G:0j
, o'clock and soon after we had our spin.
makers and balloon jibs set.
I'm a short time the La Paloma pull
ed away from the other two yachts and
on arrival at BARRIERS Point, We were
, two miles in the lead. The Helene
was second and the Gladys third. Al
that time darkness had set in but we
could see the starboard lights of both
. yachts now and then.
I'VE arrived OF Kaena Point tC
, stand out into the channel at ~ mid
night. At that time we could not see
, the lights of either the Helene or the
7 Gladys.
! I'VE next stood on one long tack out
, to sea, which took us until a. IN. and
then, coming about, we tackled fOI
, shore. At 2.2O o'clock we picked NJ
Q the big Washington light which haC
, lad placed On the grounds Of the lIa
I leiwa Hotel and we stood in for this
5 light.
D AT i:45 o'clock we arrived at pc
A sition about a half a mile from the
| Waialua landing and fred our gun. the
. signal of arrival that had been agreed
D upon by all three yachts.
{ arrangements had been made with
/ the Waterman at the hotel that he
}. should take the time of the firing o
S the guns Of the yachts and by thcs,
o signals We were to judge.
$ thinking that the Waterman nigh
not be able to hear the gun and wish
}. ing TO make doubly sure, We set off :
}. signal light and then hove to until day
light, when the wind died out and thC
current drlftcd us to a position OFF tn,
Waialua Beach Hotel.
AT daylight we looked for the othe
yachts and picked up the Helene OF
II the horizon, abreast Of the landing
# About fifteen minutes later We pickle
d UP the Gladys about three miles t,
=. windward OF the Helene, which mad
q her about three miles to wIndward q
her landing place.
y The Gladys came In and drOppe,
Y Dnchor at 1925 a. m, the La Paloma a
$40 and the Helene at 7:4S, but q
" course this has nothing whatever I
I. do with the time of arrival. We go
r. in first and fred our gun as agree
10 upon and as the Waterman at the hott
" will tell anyone.
.. Upon our arrival at the anchorage
N Mr.. Hebron shouted out TO us that h
had won the first leg Of the race. Nj
Z, Halstead asked him how he made tina
a. cut and Mr. Hebron answered that IN
Is Gladys arrived at 2:57 a. M, about tw
n m.cs off the harbOr He did not car
10 to venture closer and stood out to sei
il Mr. Halstead asked why he had nc
n free his signal gun as agreed upOl
20 and he replied; We were too cold an
sick to get the gun out" Mr. Halstea
70 expressed his surprise that the
IS, should have gone twelve miles out {
.. sea into rough water If they We're :
q, sick and cold. They could have HOY
70 To far more easily than the La Palomj
Mr. Halstead and claim that "
st beat the Gladys by two and a quartz