The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-07


irving at 12:42, six minutes and half
ahead of the Skip The Pirate finish
ed behind and did not qualify by fol-
lowing the course or by club mem
bership.
THE ACCIDENT.
With the breeze blowing steadily, the
big fellows started exactly one hour
later, the Helene getting few sec
onds the best of it in crossing the line
with the La Paloma some thirty Sec
onds behind the Gladys. With the
wind fairly free, the Gladys soor pass
ed the Helene and the La Paloma. sail
ing beautifully, overhauled first the
Helene, and at the first flag had near
ly caught the Gladys, when the acct
dent occurred.
LIE Paloma was keeping we'll to wind
ward of the Gladys and the buoy, but
started TO point for the flag as she
neared Hobron's boat Hebron luffed
once to give the La Paloma her side
wash and kept ON a course to prevent
the La Paloma from pinching her at
the flag. Sailing at an angle to each
others course the La Paloma's bow
spirit poked over the stern of the
Gladys Frank Halstead and Allan
Dunn prepared to fend her off by her
shrouds, as we'll as they could, but the
twenty-four tons of the Commodore's
boat came rushing ON and the advent
of her prov into the Gladys cockpit
seemed imminent. "Luff!" yelled the
moment the Commodore put over his
wheel. The flagship is always slow in
stays, and before she answered helm,
her bowsprit raked the stern of the
smaller boat and struck the mainsail,
sliding along aft until it reached the
leach rope, when r-r-ripi went the
sail and two cloths hung futtering in
the wind for three parts up the sail.
The Gladys spun up the wind and
the LaPaloma discovered that she had
not retired unscathed as her starboard
bowsprit stay had gone. The Helene
came along and by mutual consent the
race was declared off. La Paloma rig
ged a preventer to save her spirit, on
which was set her heavy jib, coming
out later for spin around the course.
The Gladys and the Helene also took
a pleasure trip over a part of the
course, once round. Despite his tat
tered and diminished sail Hebron made
a good showing, and taking advantage
of slants of wind, passed around the
Aiea buoy first, and with spinnaker
set started on the run for home.
lowed suit with a pyramid of canvas
showing. Balloon jib, spinnaker and
topsail all were pressed into his ser
vice although no race was on. The
Helene presented a beautiful sight and
the Gladys crew took a snap shot of
her.
surprise of many the Gladys held her
own before the wind. The Gladys hit
the bottom once on the beat to wind
ward with three hearty bumps off the
fishpond, and later skinned the
treacherous lonely shoal off the PENN
sula Whitney turned out of his
found it, nevertheless. the Helene
moored off the Club house but the
Gladys ran down to the buoy on the
middle loch and came back. La Pa
Iona ran over the course once for
cruise without reference to the buoys
and picked up her moorings soon after
the Gladys had laid alongside the Mac
farlane wharf The accident was
deplored and an agreement
made to resaiI the race, possibly a week
from yesterday if the Gladys main
sail is repaired.
GLADYS MAINSAIL.
The accident to the Gladys mainsail
is an unfortunate one as with the most
careful mending and lucky matching
of the canvas the beautifully cut rae
ing sail will never set exactly the
same.
The Commodore's stay can be easily
replaced Commodore Macfarlane de-
cided to stake the shoa1 off the PENN
sula a point, which has proved a trap
so often for the big fellows, and will
probably carry out his intention to-
day.
MACFARLANE MAY ENTER.
In the matter Of the La Paloma start
ing in the race for the big challenge
cup it is thought likely that Macfar-
ane will be allowed, to enter. \ ma
iority of the yacht owners and of the
trustees have decided in his favor and
the question of amending the resolu-
tons has been referred to y. G. NJ.
The Defiance won a silver cup IN
race and the Malolo a
handsome fob, decorated with the club
ae;r,fo IN enamel and gold