The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-30
HISTORY OF
THE MYRTLE:S
Steady Progress OF the
Red Banner Since
1883.

On the 9Th of February, 1883. at a
small gathering of then young men of
Honolulu The Myrtle Boat Club" was
| organized. seven names in all being
enrolled as the charter members of the
club, which has grown to be one of the
most prosperous and well-known row.
! ing clubs of the city. With only one
/ boat. the Red, White and Blue,
which is still in existence. the MEM
bers Immediately set to work TO build
a boathouse
A site on what is ROW made land
just mauka of the Pacific Mali wharf
was secured, and there was built and
painted by the members themselves,
( the first home of the club, and soon
the newly-adopted colors-scarIet and
White-were floating in the breeze
Early in 1885 the membership has
/ increased to such an extent that larger
, quarters were needed. a site was OBJ
tanned just below the Marine Railway
where the Bishop Slip is. and a two
/ story building erected, and here the
club remained until the latter part OF
1901. The growing need for more
wharf room, decided the Bishop es-
tate on whose land the clubhouse
stood, to utilize the site for a wharf.
A committee from the club was APP
pointed to select new site, and after
much difficulty secured a location on
the L. 5. Naval Reservation, through
the kind assistance of Rear Admiral
Merry a short distance below the
Channel wharf 1t was decided to move
ha al 20 A. 81
to carry out this plan a large expendi-
ture confronted the club. This was
met partly by subscriptions and pro-
ceeds from the performance of said
Pasha" in September of 1904
The club has at present a member
ship of one hundred and seventy MEM
bers, and a number of honorary MEM
bers.
During the twenty-three years of it's
existence the Myrtle Boat Club has
rowed in seventy-eight races and won
fifty-one.
Out of the former clubs which COM
posed the Rowing Association during
the years of 1888 to 1887, the club has
outlived The Honolulu Yacht and
Boat Club 'Iolani Club" "Kaiulani,"
'Knickerbocker Club Eclipse Club"
'Lealani Club and the former .'Hea-
lani Club" which was organized in
1894 under the name of the "Healani
Yacht and Boat Club and which now
stands as it's only competitor
RACES WON.
Following are races won by the
Myrtle Boat Club. with the date, boat
and course: ,
November 1, 1SS3-Puaiii, mile.
November II, 1sS4-Stranger, Bell |
Buoy.
November II, 1884 - Lillian, Spar
Buoy.
March % 1SS5-Stranger, Spar Buoy.
March %. 1ss5-Stranger. Bell Buoy. |
November IS. 1SS5-Alf Rogers, Spar
Buoy.
July A. 1Sss-Alice NJ. Bell Buoy.
July 4. 1SS9-Alice NJ. Bell Buoy.
August "a. 1S91-AIf Rogers, Spar
Buoy
September :, 1ss1-Alf Rogers, Spar
Buoy
March II, 1ss2-Alice NJ, Pearl Har-
Dor, 8 m.
March II, 1Ss2-Alf Rogers. Pearl
Harbor, m
May "a. 1Ss2-Alice NJ, Bell Buoy.
October Z, 1se3-Myrtle. Pearl Har-
Dor. 8 m.
July A. 1s94-AIice NJ. Spar Buoy.
July 4, 1S95-MyrtIe. Spar Buoy.
May g. 1S96-Australian Shell, Pearl
Iarbor. / IL m.
May 9, 1S96-Australian Shell, Pearl
Harbor, IL m.
July 4, 1S96-Myrtle, Spar Buoy.
September 10, 1s96-Alf Rogers, Spar
Buoy.
September 10, 1896 : Myrtle, Bell
Buoy.
September II. 1S97-Australian Shell,
Pearl Harbor. 1-2 m.
September II. 1897-Australian Shell,
Pearl Harbor l 1-2 m.
September IS, 1897 - Myrtle, Spar
Buoy. II
September IS. 18g7-Alice NJ, Spar
Buoy. I,
June %, 1S97-Alice NJ. Spar Buoy.
September g, 1s99-Australian Shell,
Pearl Harbor. / 1-2 m.
September 9. 1S99-AustraIian Shell,
Pearl Harbor. 1 1-2 n.
September IS, 1899 = Myrtle, Spar
Buoy
September 8, 1sO0-Australian Shell,
Pearl Harbor. 1 1-2 m.