The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-27


from the past five years. shows tn,
northeast trades prevailing with tn,
possibility of southeasterly winds a,
the Islands are neared. Storms ar,
practically unknown at this period
though the winds are strong with g
velocity ranging from to 5.
Now for the contestants Hawai-
will certainly send one yacht. TIL,
schooner La Paloma. California built
and known to all San Francisco yachts
men. will be the selection, unless Com
modore Hebron secures a schooner
and even then there is a possibility ot
both competing. La Paloma. owned
by Commodore Macfarlane, is a staunch
little craft of some twenty-four tons
and fortynine feet over all length
Originally a schooner, her skipper
changed her to a sIoop, but has since
reverted to the first type She is sea-
worthy and has made deep-sea trips
of 500 miles around and about the is
! lands. She has already made the trip
! from San Francisco to Honolulu. on
her acquisition by Commodore Macfar-
! lane, being sailed by Captain McPhail.
! then mate of the bark Andrew Welch.
! The last-named craft made race of
! it with the schooner. but La Paloma
won out by two days margin in a
nineteen days trip Her present own
/ er is an enthusiastic yachtsman ana
! true sportsman, and La Paloma will
be driven for all she can do in the
she viii get about three days flandf-
cap over her biggest rival, and will
be a competitor not to be slighted
! Though she will not likely be the first
! across the line, the race will not be
over till she is sighted, and Should
many of the finishes be made at night,
Commodore Macfarlane, with his,
knowledge of the islands and their
channels, will get a chance to steal
some hours while his competitors hest
tate as to whether the faint loom of
the land means Oahu or Molokai Maui
or Lanai. There are long stretches or
calm lying under the lee of the land,
which will be avoided by the expert
enced
The schooner Lurline. owned by
Commodore H. II. Sinclair, of the
South Coast Yacht club, will be a
sturdy claimant for first honors. In
1904 she made delightful and success
full trip in southern waters, visiting
Hawaii, the Marquesas, Tahiti, Sa-
moa and the Fills. piloted by her able
owner. He, too. is a deep-sea salt
whose experience will serve him in
good stead. His southern cruise was
made without mishap, and his log
showed many good runs. Since this
voyage the Lurline has been remodeled,
and will show a fast pair of heels. The
trip of the Lurline from San Pedro to
Honolulu was made in sixteen days,
the log showing the record 1850 miles.
hoy, 70
able and southins-unnecessa on the
San Francisco Honolulu trip--was
made. The Lurline measures eighty
three feet on deck. and her tonnage is
forty-seven. San Francisco yachtsmen
will, many of them, be disappointed II
Games " Coleman, at the schooner
Aggies wheel, will not have the pleas
ure of watching his competitors from
over his good ships stern during the
race There are many reasons why |
the Aggie is a favorite. OF beautiful
lines and proven speed, she has the
most excellent of chances. She has |
a deck length of seventy-eight feet.
Douglas White has declared his in |
tention of entering the schooner Ramo- |
ma, sixty-six feet deck length, which |
has, it is said, great speed before the |
wind. John and Wilbur Kyle, of San |
Diego, have launched a yacht which |
will compete if it can be rugged in |
time Commodore Fulton G. Berry |
may put another stick in the sloop |
Mike (fifty-two feet deck length) and |
make yawl of her for the race, for |
which the Mike is definitely entered, |
and George A. Story's new yacht may
compete. H. r Simpkins' yaw1 Ira
montana (sixty-seven feet deck Lengthy !
and Commodore Vincent's yawl lola, I
are also possibilities. There is an auxil-
larry ketch now on the way from York,
via the Horn which has entered. She
is 116 feet over all, and will be the
biggest yacht In the Pacific, her ketch
rig being, moreover, a novelty in these
waters. She is named the Anemone
and is owned by Charles L. Tut, of
Springs. who Is a member OF |
The South Coast Yacht club. with head
quarters at San Pedro, and also of the
New York Yacht Club. The Anemone
viii fly the New York colors and be a
representative of the eastern club in |
he race. Seattle may send the fifty
seven foot schooner Bonita. There
nave been run1ors of the auxiliary At
antic. owned by Wilson Marshall and
winner of the Atlantic deep-sea race.
coming around from New York and
aking part. and there is long list
,f possibilities which may be men
toned here not appropriately, with
heir deck measurements in feet. These
,re:
schooners: Challenge (42), Chispa
e2), Lady Ada (59). Martha (50, Viz
,inia (6D, White Wings $50, Joseph
ne (4S). Yawls: Ariadne (55), Idler
40, Ripple (41). Tramontana 60. Tru-
mt (42), Minerva (4D. Seven Bells (46).
;loops: Challenger (42), Rover (42).
'helma (42), Clara (45), Speedwell (45).
4ois (44). Ella (42). Pride (4l), and
4arpoon (45).
Were the race, with its ideal con-
itions, starting from New York. there
you'd be many competitors and the
'acific coast should not be behindhand.
zone Of the craft mentioned should be
,ft out on account Of size. The forty
lght-foot La Paloma is q sure starter.
n5 voar +he bottom Of the list in Inea s.