The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-04

and waited for her. sailing in comoan,
with started sheets down the loch ma:
the clubs cruising quarters at the en-.
trance, through the channel recent,
scraped by order OF Uncle Samuel tc
admit OF the free entrance of battleships
ana so to the open sea. A steady north
east trade was blowing and some three
miles to windward, half way from Ho-
noluiu, the Helene was seen bowling
along TO meet us.
Starting orders read that the commit
tee1nen should compare watches as the
| three Competitors lay abreast with bows
to wlndward. AT the word Co from
the Gladys, Mr.. Referee being the
chairman OF the racing committee, it
was up to the yachts to drop their spin
maker boomS come about, set their
splnnakers and start. This was carried
out with a beautiful start, the GLADYS
winning the windward and shoreward
position by clever handling. The skip
per and the referee ran forward to set
the sp1nnaker, which had been laid out
on the house while waiting for the
Helene, and the giant took the wheel.
Outhaul and halliards were quickly at
tached. the sheet taken aft to cleat
on the cockpit rail, the boom set to star
board and kept from soaring by lash
ing to scupper mouth and up went the
big sail, breaking out to perfection The
big crew of the Paioma had their sail
drawing before we did, but we beat out
the Helene and its crew of FIVE men and
a boy.
The race was on. The Palona's big
ger spread OF canvas and the fresh
breeze soon caused her to forge ahead, !
but our time was coming later and we
were content to see the Helene on our |
lee quarter unable TO gain All the |
sheets and halliards of the Gladys come |
into the cockpit, and the steady steering, |
before the wind soon saw us disposed |
in comfort and talking over the course.
A half moon, horns up, was in the sky t
as we started at five minutes after FIVE, t
though the western horizon was only
Just glowing to sunset. The moon was |
due to keep us COMPANY for five hours.
Past BARRIERS Point, nine miles away,
where lighthouse is placed, there was
a prospect of using balloon jib for
another twenty-five mile stretch to Ka
ena Point. The skipper calculated on
hauling the spinnaker boom forward and
passing the sheet around the head stays,
thus using the spinnaker as balloon
lib. Under the lee of the volcanic cliffs
which form the western coast OF Oahu,
winds are uncertain however, and go
ng out to look for a breeze would lose
Use the sure benefit of three or four
mot current that sweeps around the
points. Considering the size of his crew,
he skipper thought it would be the
wiser plan to take in the spinnaker be-
lore nnoonset, unless the breeze seemed
favorable The last stretch
If this first half OF the race was four
cen mile thrash to windward with the
prospect of plenty of wind; Just the
Weather for the Gladys to get an hour
)r two ahead of the rest.
The western sky was soon cleaning
ike topaz, and while light lasted we
determined to eat. First. however, we
established our lubber's mark and screw
d the compass to the deck. The yachts
we're still in the same relative position,
he Paloma steadily drawing ahead. The
kipper went forward to set the side
lights in their screens, and then we
ackled orr cold supper of fruit, meat
nacaroni and cheese. pickles, bread and
eer. After supper the skipper decided
o let the Helene, which had been trying
o get on Our weather quarter and blan-
et us for the past fifteen minutes. have
er way while we stood ont little fur
her to sea. Into the tawny sunset we
allied with the Helene on our starboard
cam, her port light opposite our jeal-
us eye of green. the Pa1oma ahead with
er cabin lights aglOw for supper An