The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-07
HEALAN|
CREWS ARE
IN FRONT
Both Boat Races
Go. to the
Blues.
(From Sundays Daily.)

(FrOm sundays DailyD
Blue above the red was the rule for
those aquatically inclined yesterday,
and dinners paid last night by losers
who had backed the Myrtle crews,
were to the accompaniment OF all sorts
of blues. For the Healanis, In races
which were in excellent time, consider
ing, took both the senior and junior
events, the former in the good time Of
1905 Us and the latter in 1916. II
pushed it would easily have been pos
sible for the senior crew to have beat
en- the record, 9:46, made in an Aus
tralian lap streak boat.
Both races were won before the first
half mile was reached. Lost, for the
gains made by the blues in that first leg
of the distance, were such that 1t was
seen to be impossible for the red crew
to overcome the advantage, and in
each instance it was procession to
the finish. The Healanis showed the
better form, rowing clearly, and, hay-
ing a lighter coxswain, their boats
were trimmed more perfectly. The
disadvantages to which the Myrtles
were put by losing two men out of the
senior boat, and losing the training OF
their bow oar in the junior crew for
several days prior to the race, told in
the gruelling pace set by their oppo-
nents, and while they are the best OF
losers and will not talk Of such things,
it is a fact nevertheless that. these
conditions must have had the decid-
ing influence as much as any others.
Sorenson and Johnson, the new men
in the senior crew, pulled good oars,
but the disadvantage was apparent,
and do their best they could not get
any go into the boat, which dragged
numerically on the run down.
1t was pretty crowd which gather
ed to see the races, though 1t was not
as large an attendance as was expect
ed. Twelve hundred people it might
be estimated were on the shores OF the
middle loch to see the finishes OF the
contests, and what with bright colors
and gay flags, there was an appear
ance of life which made an attractive
picture. The people were carried TO
the waters edge by the trains ana
there they spread about the grounds
to the pavilions and into the club
houses, filled the piers and out on the
yachts and house boats of the loch.
One merry party made Its headquar-
tiers on the Ark, and despite the TACT
that red predominated in the decora-
ltions there was a deal of enthusiasm
even if blue was shown at each of the
half mile posts during both races.
RACES STARTED PROMPTLY.
The officials and those who might be
said to have official connection with the
days sport, were taken to the PENN
sula by a train leaving at o'clock, ana
when they got to the scene of the days
sports they found many persons about
looking for the sport The launch Wa
terwitch was the judges boat, and be-
fore the special train of thirteen coach
es which bore the mass of the crowd
had been sighted, the officers OF the !
day got out to see that all was in readi- |
ness.
Before 9.45 o'clock the crews were in |
the water and on their way to the start.
close to the railroad line, and 1t was
1903 when L. de L. Ward sent the
senior crews away for the first tour
over the course. The Myrtles had the
mauka position for both events. The
Healanis were quickly ready for the
start. having sent a lad out to hold the
boat straight.
With the word both crews caught the
water and the blades flashed together.
Myrtle seemed to get away first but 1t
was only Seemed" for within four
hundred yards the boats were level, the
Healani rowing long clean stroke of
thirty to the minute. while the Myrtles
had settled into their pace with twenty
eight strokes. The quarter mile ended
the even rowing, for the Healani boat
began to creep ahead. 1t moved with
precision and when the half mile was
reached there was more than three
lengths to the good. The Healanis pass
ed this flag in 3:15 and the Myrtles were
six seconds behind. The race was over
SO far as the reds having a chance be-
ing concerned. The Healanis were in
fine form, We're rowing well within
themselves, and could have been called
upon for squirt at any moment. 1t
was a fairly fast race, though of course
as the distance between the boats wild
aned the Healanis could not gauge their
speed so well.
At the mile the advantage had grown
% twenty-seven seconds. the blues pass
ing in 6:42 and the reds in 7.09. The
Healanis went on however, and finally
when within a few hundred yards or
so from the finish Damon called upon
his men and they sent the stroke up to {
thirty-two and flashed across the line
IN 1906 20. winners by 40 40 seconds.
The time OF the Myrtles being 10:46 Id.
And the crowd which had been scream
ing announcement to the rowers for
he last quarter mile roared its approval
IF the victory, while the men in the
)oats cheered each other.
The Healani crew was In fine form,
aught the water clearly and forcefully,
dropped their hands sharply at the fin
sh and cleared without any dragging.
rhe Myrtles were not trimmed In the !
BOAT as well, and 1t was apparent that :
hey did not have the training. This |,
nay be understood in view of the two !,
men named above having been in the 4