The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
BRITISHER
IN CONTEST
The MapleIeaf's Entry
Made Quite a
Stir.

A recent San Francisco Chronicle has
| the following about the entry of the
Canadian yacht Maple Leaf, in the
| transpacif1c race:
There is a new angle to the ocean
| yacht race from San Francisco TO
| Honolulu. The main interest locally
was taken out of the contest yesterday
| for short time when it was an
| nounced that the Aggie had been with
drawn. James V. Coleman left for
Europe on Sunday. and before going
had ordered the Aggie out of commits
sion. While he is away the yacht is
to be given a new deck.
On the heels of the disappointing
news came a dispatch from Honolulu
stating that the British yacht Maple
leaf, of the Vancouver Yacht Club, had
been entered. The size of the yacht
was not given, but the race now turns
from local to an International af-
fair. All the yachts that We're going
to go down outside of the big New
Yorker are we'll known here, but now
that the subjects of King Edward are
going to try and put it over the Amer
lean eagle there will be something
doing around the yacht clubs of the
bay. When the size of the yacht is
known it may be that a syndicate will
be formed to send one special yacht
after the scalp of the Mapleleaf
There has been a change in the time
allowance, and instead of one hour al
Iowance there will be only one-half
hour allowance The race will be ham
died on this end by the Pacific Inter
club Yacht Association. A letter has
been received from Thomas w. Hob
ron, chairman of the special ocean
yacht race committee, asking the local
association to handle the event.
A member of the Hawaii Yacht Club.
in writing of the entertainments that
have been provided for the visiting
yachtsmen, states:
Il wish to call attention to the man.
ner in which we propose celebrating
the 18th of June, Kamehameha Day.
One feature of the days program will
be a parade composed entirely of pau
riders. At our annual floral parade
on February we brought out a great
many pau riders, and believe that our
efforts viii prove instrumental in re-
viving this beautiful custom.
THE principal event of the day.
however, will be a water carnival,
which is being arranged for by the
Healani and Myrtle boat clubs
81 perhaps sh'uld say in passins
that this special celebration is being
gotten up for the purpose of affording
entertainment for the visiting yachts
men, whose boats should be in port at
that date.
THE water carnival will take place
in the evening. That portion of the
harbor front selected for the purpose
will be brilliantly Illuminated. There
will be swimming and diving contests.
The most attractive feature will be
highly decorated float for the queen of
the carnival, who will be chosen by
ballot from among Hawaii's many
beautiful women. The float will be
large enough to permit of sundry per-
formances in honor of the queen of the
carnival and for the benefit of the
crowd of onlookers. There will be, for
instance, chorus singing by trained
voices of a multitude of Hawaiian
boys; bevy of charming japanese
maidens will give their graceful dances
before her majesty. There will also be
wrestling, tumbling and many other
forms of amusement