The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-23
THOUSANDS SAW
THE WATER CARNIVAL
At THE NAVAL DOCKS
A Blaze of Light and Color and
Some Fine Athletic
Exhibitions.

! Healani and Myrtle boat club men
combined last night to make the first
water carnival held in HonoluIu's har-
entertainments ever attempted here.
Thousands of people witnessed a fine
exhibition of sports which displayed
the skill of Honolulu's young men to
advantage. In swimming, racing, high
and fancy diving and general good
fun the exhibition was one which
should be the initial entertainment of
the series 10 be held annually.
The carnival came off between Naval
Docks l and which were kindly given
over to the two boat clubs by Captain
Nibiack U. s. N. acting commandant
of the Naval Station The wide slip
between the two was the scene of the
entertainment. the watery area being
Across the slip was another string of
incandescents which lighted up the
space clearly. A huge coal barge with
a high-diving stage rugged overhead,
was also outlined with lights. On the
opposite side OF Naval Dock No. the
United states cruiser Boston lay moor
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turesque features of the evening. One
lpf the prettiest of the decorative fea-
Aures was the naval station flag hoisted
on the tall Flagstaff upon which one
of the Boston's seafchlights played
steadily throughout the evening. The
flag floating, moving and undulating in
the breeze was ever a picture of lights
and shadows.
Both docks were rugged up with
seats in tiers upon which nearly two
thousand people were grouped, and
even these were not sufficient to seat
the great crowd which surged over
every foot of space. Governor Carter.
Secretary Atkinson and other officials
had parties of friends in conspicuous
sections, and all classes of society We're
present, for both clubs number their
friends by the thousands.
Small craft, decorated with lanterns,
added TO the attractive display. Even
the tug Fearless was covered with
Oriental lanterns.
On the big coal barge the Hawaiian |
Government band whiled away the in |
tervaIs with enlivening music. From |
O'Clock until after 10 there was some |
thing doing. The great event, of |
course was the fifty-yard champion |
ship race. in which Dan Renear, repre- |
sented the Healanis; Ernest Kopke and |
Tom Hustace, the Myrties; Wagner, |
the U. s Navy.
There was tine widest excitement
from the crack of the pistol until Hus
tace and Renear reached the finish
line. Hustace. unfortunately, touched
a guy rope. thinking it the finish wire
while Renear. although fouled several
times accidentally by Kopke reached
the main rope and some said, ahead of
Hustace. There was a minor dispute
and then Renear was given the deci-
sion. Previously. however, Renear
said he would rather run the race over
again. and later in the evening it was
announced officially. that the race
would be repeated next Saturday at
4:3O p. NJ at the Bishop slip It was
a magnificent race, young Hustace
showing up remarkably well. There is
championship material in the young
fellow
The last number the program was
the 800 yard relay race. which aroused
great enthusiasm. For the Healanis,
Dan Renear. Geo. Freeth, Will Dick
son. Sanford. and HeiIbron, and an
other were entered. For the Myrtles
the swimmers were Ernest Kopke,
Tom Hustace. Crozier. Beckert. Lyle
and Tom Honan. The Myrtles won
with Hustace taking the honors after
an exciting finish
The intermediate program was de-
voted to a small boys so yard dash.
Won by PaIika. The chariot race. with