The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-29
{ From Thursdays Advertiser.)

From Thursdays Advertiser.)
Despite the fact that the launche!
and pilot boat failed to locate the yacht
La Paloma off the harbor yesterday
morning and reported that the lookout
at Diamond Head had sent in false
alarm in reporting the little craft, the
Hawaiian yacht was resting securely
after her long and plucky run. out be-
side the bell buoy, having crossed the
finishing line a few minutes before
midnight.
Thus while the Hawaiian representa-
tive in the transpacific race missed the
warm reception that had been planned
for her and her gallant crew when she
rounded Diamond Head. the welcome
given after daybreak revealed her pres
renee and the launches could reach heI
was a hearty one, II delayed. And cer-
tainly neither Hawaii nor Captain
Macfarlane need be ashamed of the rec
ord of La Paloma, although her efforts
failed to put her across the finishing
line ahead of either of her fast rivals
Handicapped by reason of a foul hull
and forced to start on the long slant
lie in a leaking condition, because
1 Be state of affairs on the California
! Coast due to the earthquake made nee
essary repairs impossible. the plucky
craft put to sea in competition with
two superb vessels and ran them close
ly through the whole course of ever
two thousand miles. In addition to her
other handicaps the yacht was unfor-
tunate enough to have a faulty chro-
nometer, putting her off her course some
sixty miles at the finish and shutting
her out from the second prize, which
would have been hers on time allow
lance If this lost distance had not to be
Vade up,
J Captain Macfariane expresses him
self well satisfied with the result of
the first transpacific race, in making
which a certainty he played a promi-
nent part. For the reception given him
on the Coast by the yachtsmen he can
not give too much praise, and he has
. expressed the hope that the visiting
yachtsmen in Hawaii may carry away
as high an opinion of Hawaiian hos
pitality as he has brought home con-
corning the hospitality of the Califor-
mans.
For his sailing master and crew Mac
farlane said:
of La Paloma / can only say that to
them is due the full credit for the fast
time that the little boat made, and
that from Captain Mosher down every
man did his very best to keep up the
boat to her highest speed. l want to
thank them all through the press for
Tie hard work which they went
through without a murmur of any
kind.
The daily record of the trip, as given
in the yachts log, is.
Start of the race off San Pedro.
At 1910 we crossed the line with all
lower sails set with fresh NWN. wind.
The Lurline was second to cross the
line about 5 minutes later and the
Anemone about 10 minutes later. In
about Is minutes later the Lurline pass
ed us to leeward and had all sails set
and made fine picture. At 1880 Anem-
one passed us also to leeward with all
sails set. At 1920 we shaped our course
SSE. and set staysail and W. seemed
to hang on fairly well.
2:30. Ran into a calm ais. Anemone
and Lurline and calm continued with
light bathing winds until 10 p. m. when
we picked up a light wind that took
us out clear of the Cataliri island still
holding our course. At p. m. we
had hauled up TO the Anemone and
.iRNe three of us al In line with the
Is rhine about Z miles to the south and
the Anemone headed the same course
about 8 miles from us ard that was
the position we saw OF them when night
came on. At ~ midnight wind fresh
ened up 10 quite a blow and we had 10
take In staysail.
a, m. 18th came on a severe blow
from NV. with very heavy seas abeam
and coming clear over her and into
cockpit. Took IN mainsail and furled
same and ran her on point under
foresail, staysail and jib making better
weather OF H. s a, m. took IN jib and
left foresail and staysail up, Wind had
freshened ul 10 a good fresh gale and
blowing AZ the rate Of 80 miles an hour
and very cold. Seas still coming over
her and coming down through both
nkyllghts, Put on extra covers on
HkliEhta 10 keep seas out, II a, M,
found water over cabin noor ana went
20 pump but would not draw ana was
obliged 10 take up hooTlns and ball
oul with bucket ana before We got her
dry had taken out all ~ % gallons,
vs. would liked 20 hava sased her az
another point but lhaI would have
IaAfn heT out NJ 0ur course and that
Nc sould not think N - No are Va .
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