The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-21
AT ERNOON OF
REGATTA DAY
NC CONTESTS A-.-NG
THE YACHTs-MYRTLEs TAKE
AFTERNOON CONTESTS.

The afternoon everts of Regatta Day
Saturday began with the intermediate
six-oared sliding seat barge race, be-
tween the Healanis and Myrtles, for -
S25 trophy, over the same course as the
freshmen rowed. 1t was Myrtle race
from the start, though the Healanis
made a stiff contest for the first part
of the race. After the turn of the spar
buoy the -.-yrtles took a decided lead
and they came home several lengths
ahead.
The Japanese 'sampan sculling race
was an interesting event and furnished
much amusement. Two of the compe-
titors starteu on the wrong course, but
when they found it out they turned
and raced one another over the proper
course, far behind the rest of the
racers.
In the meantime Prince Kuhio and
George Harris men were preparing to
repeat their whale boat race with the
same crews as in the morning and with
boats exchanged. t was a repetition
of the morning race, Kuhios crew talk
ing the lead at the start and winning
handily by several lengths.
BY this time the yachts were coming
in. The first to arrive was the Def
dICGs WHICH Idu SHOWN WOlueIIul SAIL
ing qualities. The Irish, her main COM
petitor was far out to sea, while the
Gladys and Ia Paloma We're lacking
about the channel in a pretty contest
which was in some doubt. The Irish
had mistaken the course, it is stated,
and hence had lost considerable time.
The difference was sufficient, however,
to convince the most of the experts
that the Defiance can maintain her
victory.
The Gladys came through the chan"
mel ahead of the La Paloma. Her last
| tack inside the light house was made
as her rival was still coming about in
| the channel. Then the victor scudded
past the judges steamer, having fin
ished 1 minute and q seconds ahead of
her, or SO seconds actual sailing time
as taken at the finish line in the chan
mel, allowing for her 80 seconds start
| ahead of the La Paloma. The Helene
was far behind. At the judges stand,
| which all the yachts sailed past though
the finish line was in the channel, the
time was: Gladys, 2:2:39; La Paloma,
2:4:57; Helene, 2:15:20.
In the fourth class yacht race the
Malolo achieved a decisive victory of
nine minutes over her nearest compe-
titor She came in in hours, three
minutes and Is seconds, the Pirate in
2:12:10, the Aloha in 2:12:15 and the
Skip in 2:14:40.
The entries in the six paddle canoe
race were four in number. A. NJ.
Browns Alabama won by 90 1-5 sec
onds, taking the $25 prize. Cunha s
Kani-kauwea was second and got a
prize of SIS. The other competitors
were Inauha's boat Pualani and Walter
| Dillingham's Flying Fish
The Myrtles won the two-oared slid
ing seat boat race, a dash from the
judges boat to the makai end of the
channel wharf. A protest was made
against the line of finish as decided by
Wall. The time was las.
The steamer boat race excited a lot
of rivalry among the various island
steamboat men. The Claudine crew
started to win, as it seemd, but they
gave out coming back and the Mauna
Loa crew passed them. A. NJ. Brown s
Alabama won the sailing canoe race
Dr. Wallis Halekulani was a close sec
ond and Walter Dillingham's Flying
| Fish was third.
A two-oared shore boat race was the
last on the programme. Three comre-
titors made the start. JEAN in the
Fair Play, was the winner, and Pa
kauwela in the Jump In was second.
The officials of the day were judges
Captain 7. X. Clark, Chauncey Wilder
and Walter Wall; starter George Tur-
ner. Timekeepers L. P. Scott, F. E.
Harvey, Allan Dunn and George Dom;
Captain e. H. Parker clerk of course;
recorders John w. Short and w. H
Charlock, Jr. w. c. Parke and Merle
M. Johnson comprised the regatta day
committee of which ]. w. Smithies is
secretary.