The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-02
HEALTHFUL SPORTS
OF THESE ISLANDS

BY II. M. YRES.

nament is held under the auspices OF
the Hawaiian Tennis Association, at
which the championship of all classes is
decided
During the winter months football
reigns supreme. Next to baseball, the
kicking game has the most followers, a
contest under Intercollegiate rules,
never failing to draw a big crowd.
Coached by old varsity players, lot
of good talent has been developed, MAX
ing the games always worth witnessing.
Association football, of much more re-
cent introduction, locally, than the oval
ball game, Is nevertheless making rapid
progress, FIVE strong elevens constitut-
ing very lively league, last season.
Indoor baseball, basketball and
skating, for the latter of which two
rinks are provided, are all INDUCED in
to a greater or less extent.
Aquatic sports, as is natural in an
he-year-round-b bathing climate, en-
joy great vogue. There are three row
ing clubs, the membership of one being
limited to the fair sex Rowing is a
most popular sport here and the cham
pionship races which are held at Pearl
Harbor on July 4, are always produc-
tive of excitement and keen competi-
tion
The Hawaii Yacht Club has its head
quarters at the peninsula, an admira
bic spot for the purpose, few miles
seut ssef; tovs,,.ss ffefes races are from time
to time held, followed by enjoyable
social sessions., The yachtsman g great
day, however, is Regatta Day. which oc-
ours IN the middle of September. Then
the local craft flock to Honolulu har-
Dor and compete for valuable prizes in
class races. The day is filed in with
rowing races by the two clubs and con-
tests in which the various small craft
which tie up in the harbor, participate.
Swimming is the feature of water
carnival, held every year, and which
has not heretofore failed to produce ex-
treme speed in the natatorial line. |
Everybody swims in Hawaii, so a plen-
titude of speedy performances is not to |
be wondered at.
In addition to the foregoing very lib |
eral ''menu' of sport, there is enter |
tainment of no mean order for the lover
Of the gun, who has the time to go some |
little distance afeld. The turtle-dove !
IS plentiful and may be found in guam
titles by every rice-field. Bags of from
30 to 100 birds per man are not uncom
mon when good shots are behind the
gun. In the fall and early spring
golden plover and ducks, including
sprig, northwest and an oe-
maitard or canvasback, all mi
gratory birds, afford good sport in GER
tain localities, known best of all to
of the Hawaiian Gun Club,
whose traps on Manoa Valley from time
TO time witness some first-class smash II
ing of clay pigeons The most priced
bird with the local gunner, however, is
he Mongolian and japanese pheasant,
ordly fowl, fairly plentiful in favored
ocalities on Oahu and elsewhere. Black
3rant, curlew and wild turkeys are oc
met with by the hunter
On Hawaii there are a few wild eat
lie and hogs and OH Molokai, herds of
leer, with the exception of wild goats,
more or less abundant nearly every
where. this completes the list of game
laiming the attention of the rifle.
Several pairs of royal quail were, a
ew months ago, turned loose on Kauai,
ut sufficient time has not elapsed to
etermine whether the attempt to dom I
ellie these beautiful little birds in Ha
7aii has met with success. On Kauai
nd Molokai the California quail is c
bundant 4
Rod and line fishing has been but lit II
lie exploited, from the scientific
ngler s standpoint The ocean waters |
bound with fish, including the. gamy f
onto (aku), honefsh (oio), and ulua, l.
Il of which would undoubtedly take an il
rtificial line if artistically presented. a
Deep-sea fishing with hand-lines, as T
racticed by the native and japanese h
sherman rarely fails to afford exciting Il
,ort and good bags. Then there are "
rf-fsh to be caught in the boiling A
aters Of the reef, while an evening s.
vent with torch, spear and hand-net, W
the Silly shadows of the lagoon is Il
Ire to provide amusement of a pleasur- il
ole and profitable description. d
Shark-fshing is occasionally INDUCED e
by tourists and a more thrilling ex- C
,rience than hooking a 14foot selach- a.
n it is impossible to imagine. A dead w
,rse placed off the mouth of the har- II
,r always attracts numbers of these e
venous monsters and a chance for r,
me pretty harpooning work is offered s
e seeker after new sensations who has a,
ought his nerve with him. 7
Harmony Lodge holds an installation II