The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-20

could but fell slightly behind The
Myrtles crept up foot by foot and a
close and exciting finish seemed and
proved imminent. Despite every
Myrtle effort they could not gain the
lead and the Healanis in spite of broken
footrest, with their strenuous endeav-
ors forged ahead winners by a scant
fifteen feet. The final time was Is,
10 1-5, and both crews finished in good
shape though the Myrtles We're rapid
ly overhauling their victors al the fin
ish and another thirty yards might
have told a different yarn. But that
is another story" AS it was the Hea-
lanis won by quarter of length.
The time registered by Recorder
Short showed, Healanis Ism. 10 LBS.
Ahead.
The next event was the Fourth Glass
yacht races, with two prizes of $25 and
SO value, redeemable in cups at Wich-
man & Co. The course was from start
ing line between lighthouse and Hea-
lani boathouse, keeping between line
of buoys and piles leaving spar and
bell buoys on port side, thence TO and
around stake opposite Moana Hotel
keeping same on port side while round
ing, thence to a stake off entrance to
hdllnl keeping Sdie Oh lHc
starboard side while rounding, thence
to stake off Moana Hotel, thence to
stake off Kalihi harbor. rounding these
as before, thence to bell buoy, leaving
same on port side, leaving spar buoy
on starboard side, thence between lines
of buoys and piles in channel to judges
boat.
The entries were Pirate, o. r. Olsen:
Aloha, G.. H. jacobson; Malolo, H. NJ.
Dow, Jr.; Skip, C. Rhodes.
The judges boat fired a preparatory
gun but before the starting gun could
be fired, Commodore Macfarlane on the
La Paloma, apparently excited by the
exuberance of the moment. fired his
cannon and the fourth class started.
AS they seemed on even terms, Allan
Dunn decided to let them go.
The third class yacht race prepara-
tory gun found the Myrtle, whose cap
tain, George Crozier, rowed in the
Myrtle races, not quite ready but the
Walker craft Defiance and the Soren-
son & Lyle boat Irish, jockeyed for
the start, the Irish getting the best of
it with the Defiance "a seconds behind.
The Myrtle came out from the boat
house later and was allowed an even
entrance in the event by Allan Dunn,
judge of the yachting events.
In the first class events the Helene
laid off for the windward position.
This she obtained and it proved of lit
tie use to her as she lost the wind
under the lee of the Quarantine build
ings Commodore Macfarlane followed
the Gladys wherever she went, but the
latter being quicker in stays, slipped
away from her and got across the line
SO seconds ahead with the Helene sec
ond.
A mile from the bell buoy towards
the Moana Hotel the Defiance had es-
tablished her lead TO SO seconds while
the Gladys still kept her start. The
Japanese sampans. fitted in a tug of
war were next brought out, Makada
being set against Obesuyaki, two boats,
connected with line, being set against
two others The Eva crew. represent
ed by Makada. managed TO drag the
others over the IS prescribed feet and
achieved the victory. winning S15 by
four minutes hard work which the Win
ners celebrated by a cold plunge in the
harbor waters.
The seventh race proved that of the
freshmen of the two clubs. George
Turner gave them an excellent start,
the Myrtles getting slightly the better
of it by a better catch. The latter had
also the shorter and lighter boat and
We're generally confidently expected to
win the race The Myrtles maintained
their lead to the turn and there slight
" increased it while on coming home
there was much rejoicing at the Myrtle
boat house as their craft was seen in
disputably ahead. Shortly after the
turn the Healani stroke. Williams.
threw up one hand but later stayed