The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
GREAT INTEREST
IN REGATTA DAY
Member of Committee Answers
Knocking Article of
Yesterday.

Inc following statement was made
last night to the Advertiser by T. V.
King, of the Regatta Committee, in re-
Spouse to an article which appeared in
the Bulletin and which he desired to
have answered.:
I'm reply to the statements made in
the Bulletin yesterday afternoon to the
effect that Regatta Day has promise
of being as big a fizzle as was ever
perpetrated in Honolulu I should like
to make a statement. The entries for
Regatta Day are as good as they have
been on previous occasions but the
reason for this attempt to knock the
program is very obvious. This year
there have been SO many demands
made on the public for subscriptions
that we have only been able to raise
as we used to do. AS we had such
a small amount we thought it was
necessary to cut down all expenses to
a minimum.
Among other expenses which we
cut was the advertising. Heretofore
we have always advertised in all three
papers. This year we cut out the adj
vertising in the Bulletin and Star, in
order to save expense. We thought
that advertising in one paper was
enough and in the same way we cut
out a good many other expenses,
bringing the total fund needed down
in a great degree. The advertising
men from the two afternoon papers
came to me and asked for the same
matter that had been put in the Ad-
vertiser and 1 explained the situation
to them.
"The Bulletin, because it was left
out of the advertising, is now attempt
ing TO knock the sports of the holiday
and I believe that anyone can see why
it is being done. It is done in the most
conspicuous manner on the front page,
a nosition it never did give our articles
when it tried to help us and was get
ting s12 per year for advertising.
AS matter of fact Regatta Day
PROMISES to be far better this year
than it was last and in spite OF at
+emnts to discredit the hard work
which has been done by the members
of the Regatta. Committee it is sure
70 he a most decided success. Inc
changing of the course so that the
races will start and finish at the Naval
aocI will give the big crowd, which
&c sure to be on hand, an opportunity
70 see better sport than before Wheil
thew were started far up in the mar
bor and the spectators could tell noun
ing of what the positions Were' eA-
cont when the contestants were IL
ractlv opposite them at the Fort street
aoclx or the different lighthouses.
Tn regard to the events, there VIII DC
moro of the two branches or sport ~
| which the public takes great ihterest
crew racing in barges. ana paouiiis
races in Hawaiian canoes. Last Se@l
| there was no junior race between az
| .r.,r+les and the Healanfs, Whiie tAis
| a~,a,,+ will once more be on the pro
e,.a,,, this wear. There will be severa
-, canoe races and there are as man,
,t.;as as there have been ordinarily
| IF anyone Il1lDhS iAAeAe
+busiasm in regard to the RACING =
Iowaiian canoes he should pay VS.
- Waikiki some evening and see tir
men training. Last year the cIes
which prince Cupid brought down liol
Kona ran away with the champiciis -
Of the islands, but it win have 81, g,l
farent race to paddle this year. :
vaikiki crew is on its mettle ana II
safe to say that it will never nnls
more than a few feet behind, If not we
to the fore. - ,,+r;e
The only race in which the entr.e
ore not we'll filed is the contest IL
1rs+-class yachts. In this the Heieii'
GLADYS and Hawaii are the three con
tastants. The owner of the spray lie,
left the city and the Kamehameaa
having changes made whlch pre-
her entering. In the second-ciass y<'t :.
race the entries are more numerous :
Far than they have been in years pas
The Regatta Day Of 1907 shoulo oe -
most interesting seen since the old gay
- the monarchy when King haiaAau