Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-15
SENIOR AND FRESHMAN.
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| iiSen TO the occasion and decorated
| his vessel with vari.colored flags from
stem to stern.
And away in the distance lay the
purple sea. calm in the flooding sun
light. changing into almost impossible
colors nearer in to the shore, and dot.
ted here and there with the cleaning
sails of incoming or outgoing vessels.
Altogether 1t was a perfect day aud
perfect sccne.-such as could be had
only in Hawaii.
Cupid Wins First Race.
The first race of the day. between
the Kanoelani. entered by Prince Gu.
pid. and the Kapiolani. entered by q.
s. Harris. both six.oared. whaleboats,
was won by the former after one Of
the prettiest races ever seen on the
harbor. The boats were nose and
nose all the way and Prince Cupid
finally won out with less than length
OF clear water between his boat and
the Kapiolani.
Cupid's boat caught the water first.
lowing forty strokes to the minute.
while Harris was down to thirty.six.
He pulled ahead slightly, and opposite
the Myrtle boathouse Harris hat came
off and he waved II to encourage his
crew, who responded. being on even
terms when the old knuckle buoy was
reached. Cupid once more drew a
few feet to the fore. but Harris re-
sponded and when he rounded the
spar buoy was two lengths to the
good
Cupid came up on the inside as the
turn was being made, committing
clear but unintentional foul. which
| Harris refused to take advantage of.
Coming back around the spar buoy.
Cupid was one and a half lengths to
the good and this advantage was re.
tanned to the finish In spite OF spurts
by Harris men.
The time was: Cupid, 2Sm. 25 3.5
Sec: Harris. 2Sm. 30sec.
Myrtle Seniors Win.
The second race was between the
Hcalani and Myrtle clubs for six.oar
senior bargcs. The course being home
between the Railroad and Sorenson's
wharf to and around the flags oppo.
site the spar buoy. keeping the same
on the port side In turning, and the
finish back to a line between the Ko
Au Hou, the judges boat. and the old
lnter.Island wharf.
The Hcalanis caught the water with
the pistol. dropping into fast. clean
stroke Of 80 to the minute. which car
ricd them ahead, showing clear wa.
Ter between the boats opposite the
he Au Hou. They kept their advan.
'age to the lighthouse, rowing easily
| MI nt hA 1nfs
chcered by their club fellows.
Heaiani's Pretty Turn.
In making the turn around the spar
tuoy the Hcalanis made a pretty turn
with the advantage OF full length as
they Strengthened out for the stretch
home. The launch Watcrwitch cross.
cd the bows of the two barges, throw.
ing her swell against them. This nc.
ton caused much comment on the
judges boat. ...
Different on the Turn.
On the return the story was differ
ent. The Myrtles started a squirt
which meant business. In a few
strokes they Tapped the Blues and In
spite OF the squirt OF the Healani crew
took the lead. At the lighthouse. with
the advantage of the inner course they
were three lengths In the lead and had
extended this to four when the judges
boat was passed. The time: Myrtles,
l5m. As 7-5sec.; Healani, 15m. 81 3.5s.
The crews were:
All Rogers, entered by Myrtle Boat
Club. Crew: Stroke, l.. c. King; No.
o, w. II. Soper; No. 4, l.. Underwood;
No. 3, Sam Johnson; No. 2, A. Ewart;
No. ], X. Brown, coxswain. l.. Hough.
Healani, entered by Healani Boat
Club. Crew: Stroke. Paul ]. Jarrett;
No. 3. Geo. Freeth; No. 4. II. Mccar.
riston; No. 3. II. l.. Sullivan, No. 2,
NJ. p. Robinson: No. 1, v. Fernandez;
coxswain. II. Steiner. -,.r,.
Yachts Get Away. .,.r
The next race to be started was that
OF the frst.class yachts, two OF which
were entered--the Hawaii, by C. Lew.
is, and the Kamehameha. by Robert
Scott. The course was from line
between the lighthouse and the Hea.
lani Boat Club out the channel to the
bell buoy, around the same to the
Pearl Harbor fairway buoy, back to
the bell buoy and finishing opposite
the judges stand.
The second-class yachts-Myrtle,
owned by A. Crozier, and Princess.
owned by Prince Cupid started on
the same course ten minutes later.
Myrtles' Second Victory.
The Freshman race between the six.
cared crews OF the Healanis and Myr-
ties turned out to be a walkover for
the latter. The Healanis caught the
water first with stroke of 3S against
the Myrtles' SO, but at the lighthouse
the Reds had begun to draw away At
the spar buoy they gained their great
est advantage in the turn. gaining at
least Ave lengths in addition to the
two they already Had. The Blue boat
was too long and by no means so fast
as the All Rogers and as the boats
neared the finish the style of the Myr.