Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-11
Wednesday, July 8,

Twice Tuesday the scarlet and
white of the Myrtle Boat Club waved
in triumph; twice the MyrIIes' sup
porters cheered their sturdy crews. for
twice the Myrtle shell crossed the fin
ish line victor in the races at Fearl
HarboI.
In the first race, the senior contest,
the Myrtles rowed the last half of the
distance without a competitor to spar
them on, for just past the threc-quarter
flag Bob McCorriston, rowing No. in
the Healani shell, slipped from his
seat and the boat turned over almost
Immediately. Up till then It was any
body's race, but the mishap put the
Healanis completely out of it, the
Myrtles rowing on down, finishing in
good style in the slow time of 1893 40.
Nor were the Healanis to go through
the Junior race without misfortune.
Less than a hundred yards from the
finish. with the race apparently well
in hand, with thousands of voices al
ready proclaiming victory for the Blue
youngsters, No. 2, Robinson, caught
a crab, his crew-mates missed their
strokes, and the Myrtles. coming on
with bulldog tenacity, flashed across
the finish one-fifth of a second to the
good. Time. 1910,
II was n great tday for the races, and
there were many thousand people out
to see the classic sport. A special
train. leaving town at o'clock, car
ried ont the officials many of the men,
hers of the yacht and boat clubs. and
some men of the crew. Another train,
twelve cars long and every car jam
med. carried the bulk of the crowd out
at 9 o'clock. Just as this crowd arriv-
ed the first race was pulled off.
The shore of the beautiful harbor
was lined with spectators as the crews
went to the starting flag. From every
cottage Haunted banners; the training
quarters of the crews were gayly dec
GRATED and in the harbor many yachts
miscellaneous craft were dressed in
bright flags. The sun shone glorious
", there was slight breeze from the
land, and the perfect surroundings put
the crowd on edge for the races.
Starter Harold Dillingham; had one
launch, and in another were the othel
officials. The officials launch waited
at the half-mile flag Tor the racers, theI
accompanied them on down TO the lin
ish.
1t was Just 9:45 o'clock when tn,
Myrtle Senior athletes swung out from
training quarters and of down to thu
start. Three minutes later the Hea
lanis followed. Both crews were cheer
ed by their clubmatets and friends.
The breeze had kicked up some wa
ter on the course, though 1t was re
marked that seldom have weather con
ditions been so perfect as yesterday
But down at the start the breeze wa
stronger and the two crews maneuver
ed for position for nearly ten minutes
having to keep the starboard oars 90
ing all the time to prevent drifting
Finally there was pun of smoke fror
Starter Dillingham's pistol and tn
race was on.
The Healanis caught the water frs
at exactly lO:O9 o'clock. Both crew
started at 81 strokes per minute, a
once increasing this, then dropping I
32. At the quarter the two boats wer
even. Just after the quarter flag wa
passed 1t was noticeable that No. 2 /
the Healani shell was in trouble. Al
parently he failed to slide in uniso
with the others. Twice before the ha
was covered he lost his seat and his r,
covery was slow and uncertain. W
the Blues were rowing strongly. Th
Myrtles covered the half in 1854, 81
feet ahead OF the HealanIs. The N.Y.
ties here were rowing 80 and the ott
ers "a in their effort to overcome tn
disadvantage.
Then No. again slid from his sea
and the Myrtle boat crept ahead SLOW
ly but surely. McCorriston' irregula
movements almost turned the she
over more than once. At the three
quarter flag, which the Myrtle passe
In 4:I3, they we're leading by thret