The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-05
IN SOUTHERN SEAS
A Cruise Around the Island of Oahu.
A Prize Story.

BY ALLAN DUNN.
Concluded from Yesterday

Two hours to daylight yet remained
to Kill, and the skipper suggested heav-
ing to under storm trysail, but glance
at his wet and diminutive crew. left it
merely suggestion, and the n1ainsail
remained up. About she came, and out
to sea with free sheet and a pleasant
conviction that the Palonla and Helene
were still digging their way bowsprits
under, well IN the rear. The bows of
the Gladys enable her to breast the big
seas with ease and slide on to the next
wave without sousing her jib or max
ing apparent effort. An occasional
! mother wave hits her like a cooper
sounding barrel, but there is little jar
! and no fuss or setback, only lift along
and friendly slap by way of encour-
agement, as it were, from Neptune.
he hrst warning of dawn found us
] well out to sea, though some four miles
f, 10 windward of the anchorage, and we
| stood in for the shore anxiously waiting
| to catch a glimpse of our competitors
| Finally the rising sun struck the sails
! of sloop we'll down to leeward, and
/ the glass revealed two head sails, the
Helene, hours behind. Still the Palo-
ma remained invisible, only some small
japanese fishing sampans standing out
/ from shore. At last the sun bleached
f; her big mainsail to white, and we saw
J her close in shore, and to leeward of
che harbor. This looked like bigger
beat that it turned out afterward when
we found that she had made the light
short time before dawn, but had since
drifted down the coast with the current,
now against her as the tide changed.
We all were eager for anchorage, and
started for the harbor, recognizing it by
the big hotel. 1t seemed to be a close
thing as to who would anchor first, our
selves or the Paloma, but OF course the |
time nattered nothing. A mile off the |
entrance we struck calm, the Paloma |
finding it few minutes later. There |
we foated round while the Helene came |
in from the sea with spanking breeze. |
The referee took the helm and the giant !
whistled for puff which finally came. |
The chart showed very naIsAHA en-
trance between two nasty reefS o the i
the way in. The anchor had been made !,
ready forward, and the giant took the
helm. while the referee hauled in the
windward jib sheet and went forward to
smother the sail as the giant let go the
iialliards. The Gladys got in first, and
the skipper, with an eye to getting out
on the morrow, picked out the best
berth Stand by, forward he yelled,
and over went the sixty pound anchor
as down came the mainsai1 between the
lazy 1ines,N and we anchored in three
fathoms at 7:I5. The Paloma dropped
her hook at 7 40 and the Helene at
7 :48
When the committeeman came over,
the time of making the light was found
to be 445, or IT. 4Sm. behind our time,
a nice little start for the next day,
though we needed all of it in view of
the running and reaching on the last
half of the course, sixty-three miles,,
with only eleven miles of windward
work. The Helene came in with q
split jib.
we had breakfast aboard and them
went ashore for freshwater swim, a
sleep, and a days relaxation. First,
however, we gave the mainsail a good
furl, as it was well dried out, dressed
ship with signal flags, and hauled down
the club flag from the mast head, sub
the Gladys name pennant, an
example followed by the Paloma and
Helene.
All enjoyed the day ashore at the
excellent HaIeiwa hotel. Times We're
teIephoned to town, and the afternooni
train brought back a short account Of
the first leg in the afternoon papers.
The referees wife and sister-in law
came down in state of enthusiasm
and helped to enliven the day. With
them came the plantation manager (
who, for a decided resemblance to the
chief executive of the nation,s is dubbed
in lieu of his christened
name, and shall be called Teddy for
the balance of the trip. The Helene
skipper repaired his jib as best hel
could. His boat carries lin. bulwarks,
and all had a sloppy time of it, the
hi
MS helm, his trick being all the harder
by the use of a tiller instead of /
wheel. Dinner over with healths in
1ubbl;ng wine, a general talk kept US
Ill upon the wide verandahs later than
We meant to stay. At last we parted I
or the night, the Gladys and Helene c
,rews rowing off to their yachts for the {
night while the Paloma was left in O
,harge of one man. Before saying I
Goodnight the regatta committee c
landed out instructions for the start,
which was arranged for seven or as
Don thereafter as two shippers might
gree as to the breeze which was re- 5
,orted light in the early morning. on
heir agreement a gun was TO be hred :
rom the Gladys, time to be taken five ,
minutes later all yachts to be at an u
hor at gunfire.
We were up at nFe, aIter Siioi
light the sea in the tiny harbor keep =
ny the Gladys rolling all night We
hifted the spinnaker boom to the port ol
ide, overhauled everything, brought g
u on the anchor. three off gaskets, had q
rea kfast, and were ready by seven,
harp. There was breeze enough for y
ne Gladys to work out, but the others IN
ept US waiting until 7:41 before gun :"
re, and then we rushed at it, Up came ~
ne hook mainsail and jib, and round y
e came in our own length just IS.
ehind the Paloma. The Helene was II
30 close to the reef to swing as we Il
id and finally fell in irons, having to ~
rop anchor afresh before she got 81