The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-05
.HEALAN|
CREWS ARE
IN FRONT
Both Boat Races
Go to the
Blues.
Myrtle Beaten But Not
Disgraced in Both
Events.
Seniors Make Good Time and
Could Have Gone Faster.
How They Rowed.

Blue above the red was the rule for
those aquaticaIly inclined yesterday,
and dinners paid last night By losers
who had backed the Myrtle crews,
were 10 the accompaniment OF all sorts
OF blues. For the HeaIanis. in races
which were in excellent time, consider
ing. took both the senior and junior
events. the former in the good time Of
1905 2-5. and the latter in 1915. II
pushed it would easily have been pos
sible fer 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 it was
seen to be impossible for the red crew
TO overcome the advantage, and in
each instance II was a procession 10
the finish. The Healanis shovel the
better form, rowing Clearly. and, hay
ing a lighter eoxswain, 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 70 the race. told in
the gruelling pace set by their oppo-
nents, and while they are the best OF
losers and viii not talk Of sucn things,
IL 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
II was a pretty crowd which gather
ed TO see the races, though II was not
as large an attendance as was expect
ed Twelve hundred people il might
be estimated were on the shores Of the
middle Ioch 10 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 and
there they spread about the grounds, |
TO the pavilions ana into the club |
houses. filed the piers and out on the /
yachts and house boats Of the loch- |
One merry party made its headq1ar-
1ers on the Ark. and despite the fact I
thai red predominated in the decora-
tons there was q 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
laws sport. were taken 10 the PENN
sula BY a train leaving at o'clock and
when they got 70 the scene OF the days
sports they found many persons about
ooking for the sport The launch Wa
srwitch was the judges boat and be
ore the special train OF thirteen coach
= which bore the mass OF the crowd
lad been sighted. the officers Of the
Law got out TO see that al was in readi-
less
Before Gas O'Clock the crews were in
h. water and on their way 20 TIE start.
lose - he railroad line, and II was
e-os when L de L Ward sent the
a,;or crews away for the first tour
yer the course. The Myrtles had the
1auka position for Goth events. The :
4eaIanis were quickly ready for the
tart having sent a lad out TO hold the
.oat straight
With rhe word both crews caught the
-ate- and the blades flashed together
lyr,le seemed % get away first but il d
-as only seemed" FOR within four
undred yards the boats were level the
fealani rowing a long clean stroke OF :
afrty 20 the minute. while the Nlyrtl-s
al settled into their pace with twenty
lsht strokes The quarter nile ended .
he even rowing. Tor the Healaai boat l.
cyan 70 creep ahead Il moved with
recisicn and when the half nile was