The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-05
MYRTLE
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ElHb NLitN ttEHl F&}taN-E~ OF tlilttfii''
suGar-cane fields stretch-on one siIe
| right up amongst the foothills of the
| WaianaC mountains The serratei
| ridge and the deep-grooved slopes of
the range, upon which gray and p'T
pie lights ana shadows are ever play
ing make background 10 the Wow
| which Is truly sublime. Then. looking
opposite toward the east. are seen Ills
| family looming up the diadem OF
| PunchbowI and the crown of Diamond
Head, suggesting to the sophisticated
| imagination the populous city and sc
,lcommerce-teeming port at the bases OF
! these grand landmarks.
| notwithstanding the dubious wealth
er, again. the appareling OF the multi
tude was little modified from that OF
| Honolulu 5 ideal gala days. With e
fair sex white ana neutral tiuts pre-
| dominated. There were a few wir"ic
red and blue costumes. mostly upon
| youthful! native figures, emphasizing Che
| partisanship Of the wearers. Yet there
! was less Haunting even Of party rub
! bons and sashes by the ladies than Of
| yore. Indeed, the same thing IS trIe
of the men and the boys at tnis year 5
| champ ionship regatta.
| As OF showing Of cOlOrs, so il seemed
also of display of party enthusiasm.
| True, there was vigorous cheering by
| both Myrtle and Healani sympathi:ers,
while each race was vet unwcn, to spur
| their respective favOrites TO greater +
fort. And there was hearty enong!i
| cheering by the Reds over their VIC
| tories upon being won. Yet neither
was the cheering prolonged nor vas
| loud Boosting heard at al on the sile
| of the victoIs. Another marked con
| trast TO other times was an absercc T
| aggressive challenging TO maxi bets
/ just before and during the progress OF
races. There MAJ have been a good
| deal of gambling on the results, but It
certainly was neither obtrusiVe nor
| noisy.
What a narrow escape there was
from an unpropitious day for the only
daylight celebration OF the Fourth
which was worth while this year. IRE
thought Of it gives chill.
1t was raining in town at eight
o clock yesterday morning. That was
the hour when people liv ;ng near the
farther ends of the trolley lines began
to look out for cars that would tIke
them TO the railway station III good
time to buy their excursion tickets and
secure good seats aboard inc special
train for the boat races. It looked to
be raining, too, over on the Waianae
mountains. and the green streak of So
gar-cane fields this side Of the moan
tains was notified with white vapors.
If il was not raining, also, ut Pearl
City Peninsula from whence the races
We're to he viewed, then "ut f the
most perfect rain ghosts ever seen hoy
cred over that beautiful spot.
So the people in the farther suhII ~
hesitated before going out to hail their
cars. As they hesitated they critically
scanned the clouds rolling upon the
whole circuit Of the hori z"n. Th",~
scanning brought to view bright ,
patches Of blue sky here and there
Their hesitation was quickly en.ied.
Taking the whole town, however, the
decision to risk the weather was slow,
Half an hour before the announced
time for the departure of the train
the gathering at the station was small {.
compared with that seen on former
championship boat racing occasions at
a similar period before the pulling OFT
of the train. But as the period sGcrt-
ened. the electric cars and other vehi- !
Giles deposited more and more people a.
the station. Thus it came about chat /
excursionists who had taken seats il !
4
when that was the tailend car in the |
train found themselves in the last ear
of but the iIrst half of the train OF six
teen cars which was finally made up
and at 9:O9, or nine minutes late, slow
II moved ont but, soon gathering sperH,
made the run TO the Peninsula. inciud- ,
ing a slight delay at Pearl City station,
inside Of half an hour.
There were fully eight hundred peo-
pie in the train. Some two or three
hundred from Honolulu and way sta
tions reached the Peninsula by the reg
ular train leaving at 9:I5. For the rest
of the cOncourse an accounting has al
ready been made. After the races the
special train OF sixteen cars whisked
more people home than it had taken
away. and in equally quick time.
Governor and Mrs. Carter, after
resting at the Hawaii Yacht Club
house. went on board the yacht Auem-
one.
There We're many representatives Of
the older Honolulu families. that have
both Datronized and furnished aquatic
sports with bone and sinew from the
beginning. II the championship regatta.
CREWS TAKE TO THE WATER. g
BY the time the train from Honolulu
vas speeding down the Peninsula to
ward the shore Of the racing Ioch, ,
starter George Turner IN one of Young
5ros.' launches called the two crews for -
he Senior race. There was some little .
clay in getting the boats 10 water. The 7
Iyrtles. who had their training quar- =
ers near MacfarIaue's. the place being ,
marked by a beautiful ttas OF red and
White stripes. Were first TO enter their <
oat. this was at 1902 a. m As the r
IyrtleS dipped their blades they were s.,
iven d cheering send-oT. ladies along Z
bore and i'll the yachts and small boats y
.aving a handkerchief salute. The boat 3
ped up the harbor To the starting -
Oiut
The Healanis did not set into their ~
oat until ten minutes later This de g.
~ was caused by the water off their =
aiming quarters being too shallow 10 a
AXE oars there. Their shell had TO be ,.
owed down the haTbor 10 q pier, the II