The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-30
TRANsPAC|FIC
RACE DISCUSSED
Mclnerny Talks on Need of a
Yacht to Represent
Hawaii.

NOW that the Hawaii Yacht Club has
received an invitation to participate
In the transpaeif1c race of 1908, it Is
time to decide whether Or not this
Territory can afford to enter it.
To ascertain facts and learn, if pos
sihle, what plan Is being formulated
an Advertiser representative called
upon W. H. McInerny who spoke as
follows:
1.-THE proper man to Interview on
E. Cooper, but I will gladly give you
nay personal views.
1.-THE South Coast Yacht Club OF San
Pedro have in hand the event for 1908,
and the Invitations are issued by them,
the invitation reading thar this race
is held under the joint auspices of the
South Coast Yacht club and the Ha-
wall Yacht Club This, you will see,
brings US right into Thine event, but
without a beat.
so far there have been entered for
Iiiio 1"s-C, wv poats rum thC ooosiA
Coast Club, two British boats from
Vancouver and Victoria, one from
Seattle. one from Denver, and two
Eastern boats, making a splendid
starting list.
TOUR little club is without finances,
but full of energy and thorough yacht
ing material, and we would gladly as
sumo the detail of handling this event
If we could be financed. Last years
race demonstrated to us the advan-
tages to this community, from an adj
Vertising standpoint, of entering and
promoting the race. Don't you know,
every sporting journal in the world
gave full details and photographs and
personal interviews with members OF
the yachts. Not only did the sporting
papers write it up, but the daily news
papers and especially the papers of
England. 1t has been the means OF
our receiving inquiries for regular re-
ports orf our yearly yachting events
from q number of these journals.
Among the visitors lately here from
Los Angeles, were several members of
the South Coast Yacht Club and at a
gathering one evening while here, Mr.
Hampton, speaking of Hawaii, said
that previous to last years race they
had taken no interest whatever in this
place, and scarcely knew that it was
on the map, but that after the event
and the reports brought back to them
BY those participating, there develop
ed in their organization great regard
for our people, our islands and our
pIuck. and prominent members of their
community freely admitted that Los
Angeles through the transpacific race,
had received greater benefits from an
advertising standpoint, than from any
other individual effort undertaken. 1t
was further said that the Ohio excur-
sion was almost a direct result of the
race of last year. I can't tell -you,' he
said, where these excursions will end.
After the last race, the South Coast
Club received new life, initiation fees
and dues being increased and seventy
five new members being admitted
LAS to Hawaii, 1 can tell you that,
in my opinion, it was the banner pro-
motion of the year. That race cost
this community $500, and the two
yachts visiting spent here $4,000, or in
other words We got immediate and d.
rect financial returns from our invest
ence whatever to the indirect adver-
Using results. / question if our Pro
motion Committee, in their prudent
and practical disbursements can point
to any item of effort that has paid
better. And I think that the results
of that race have demonstrated to
those business men of our community
whose conservative judgment led them
to be skeptical OF such promotion
work, the wisdom of our course.
LAS to obtaining boat and how to
finance the matter, 1 will say: There
are three ways of obtaining a boat;
one, the best of all to build II rlghf
here: another, to buy a secondhand
yacht, and sti1l another, to order
boat built on the Pacific coast.
yacht, to participate on equal terms
with the others and to be at all repre-
sentative, must be at least 40 feet on
deck Such a yacht would cost about
s12. 900. A secondhand yacht could be
bought and arranged for such race
at something like $4,000 or $1,000 dol
lars To provision and prepare the
Yacht for its long trip would cost some
$500. which would have to be added
to the above estimate. Acting on the
suggestion of my friend, Mr.. J. ]. VIII
Iiams, | think one of the best ways to
finance this matter is to issue stock
certificates of the value of s. each, and