The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-14
MA1N-sAIL GIVES WAY.

being a-Deafn at DAY llShl HeAt iilo4 -
ing.
MAIN-sAIL GIVES WAY.
A stiff trade wind was blowing in the
channel and it had been crossed un-
der reefed main-safl and fore-sail. The
wind had been so strong that daylight
showed a. large hole in the main-sail
next to the reef pennant at point
beyond reach from the deck. There
was no way to remedy it except by
unbending the sail and patching it.
This was accordingly done and the
yacht hove to. This caused a kick
from Captain SAM whom Captain
Macfarlane had taken along as guide,
philosopher and friend. who complained
that he had bet with the captain
of the schooner Woodbury." that the
La PaIoma would beat him to Hilo. Inc
woodbury. is 12O ton ex-New York
pilot boat. and was to leave Honolulu
the next morning for Hilo and take
the same route covered by the Paloma-
MacfarIane was game and Immediately
gave orders to shake out her reefs ana
let her go. 1t took three hours TO get
the main-sail repaired and in position
again At sunset the yacht had WORK
ed up through the Lanai and Molokai
channels and passed the heavy seas
which always hover about the horth
Doint of Maui, and was off hahulul'
Here. a heavy current running uo"h
the coast was met. resulting in large
amount of lacking and very little prog
ress as will be seen by the map OIL
the cruise. The entire night was spent
in see-sawing off and on past the Wlhu-
ward coast of Me1Ii. Hama being a.
beam at daylight.
The wind across the HAWAII cnaiiiie1
was light, with rain squalls ana snhoo.h
sea. At half past ten that night SAT
71rday the La Palon1a was on WaIpio'
The wind remained light and the pai-
ance of the night was spent In peatils
1,p the Hamakua coast with a hedNs
sea running A long tack was haue
IN sea so that the land was IN the
dim distance as daylight appeared. Inc
wind freshened and swung TO 'iie
north. The captain ordered the pailooh-
iib set and a straight run TOT 11ho
barbor was made, the party arriving
4bere at noon. thereby making the To-
raj time from Honolulu to anchorage
!, Hilo . days and 16 hours
THE WOODBURY. RUN.
The Woodbury. left Honolulu at IL |
o'clock Friday. the day after the Pa
1or,,a left and arrived in Hilo at hair |
mast one on Monday. making the trip !
=, days and 21b hours. The Paloma
+barafore made the course in 1912 hours
1ess time than her big rival and Cap
tain SANS bet was safe the sam
family has since been INDUCING IN ia"
fish and luau while the captain mas III
vested in a new paper collar.
Cantain Macfarlane combined DUST
ness with pleasure at Hilo, spending
ten DAYS there. during when time He
the installation OF the ne"
acetvIere gas plant at the Volcano
House and incidentally superNlSeu
Madam Pele's 500 foot pit. The gooddess
gave a special exhibition for the yacht
ing marty. two lava cones forming ana
throwing lava $50 feet high. sendihs
out lava flow which covered the en-
tire floor of the pit with several acres
of glowing, red-hot lava
Commodore Picker left the yacht AT
HiIo and Mr. Frank Halstead JolIieu
the yacht there.
4 GALE OF WIND.
On Saturday. April %. sail was again
set at 1880 in the morning and the re-
turn trip begun by beating out OF hIo
harbor and rounding the east point Oh
Hawaii at about two in the afternoon
with a smooth sea and fair Will
with occasional rain squalls
At dark the yacht was opposite Puma |
Plantation with indications that the
wind would be light for the night
about 10 o'clock the wind suddenly rose
TO a gale and the sea picked up rapid
". The wind hauled around 70 dead
aft soon became too strong to carry
-ulI sail. while the sea began to break
over her stern. The captain had 10
,,aI-a a decision as 20 whether he should