The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-20

was given at this unexpected move.
The launch waterwich took the
Sharks line and Will Young proceeded
to look to his gasoline tank. "An
right" he said, Wen take you there"
London, perhaps, did not think Of
the disappointment there would be in
Honolulu when it should be known
that he had cut out the capital city for
the retreat Of little old Pearl City, or
perhaps he was anxious to look over
the U. S. Naval Station site there.
1t was about o'clock when the Wa
terwitch started to tow her down and
she was in the Lochs before 1890 She
proved to be an easy tow and assist
ed the efforts of the launch with her
fore and mail sail
Something has been said about the
long trip of the Shark from San Fran
cisco. As a matter of fact there have
been many windjammers which have
been longer coming down than the
Shark.
I'VE had a very enjoyable trip, with
out accident" said London, but we
had no wind. Considering the absence
of wind I think twenty seven days is
not at all bad"
Captain Eames is sailing master Of
| the Shark Besides Eames and Mr..
and Mrs. London, those aboard are
two sailors and a japanese cook.
Everything is in fine condition
cradle work to be done on the boat.
At Pearl IIarbor she win be painted and
some changes will be made in her deck
work. Her auxiliary gasoline engine
is not yet in commission. This will be
remedied before the Shark sails hence.
A new bed-pIate for her engine will
have to be put in.
London and his wife put in lot of
time during calms on the way down
using the typewriter in the coy and
convenient cabin, London frequently
debating to his wife. A careful log
was kept every day. With the keeping
of the log and the writing of accounts
of the trip for the Cosmopolitan and
other magazines and newspapers, occa-
sional concerts and other pastimes, the
voyage was not tedious. There will
be many more longer voyages before
the Sharks history has been complet-
ed.
London wore light white suits on
the trip. That which he had on when
the Shark arrived was rathtr dirty.
He was at the wheel when off this port
and in command Mrs. London, as
were all aboard, was very tanned. She
declared that she had enjoyed the trip
immensely and her happy countenance
supported her words She smiled "a
welcome to the officers who went out
to meet the Shark and was enthusiast
tic over all that she saw.
There are years Of adventure and
romance before the people of the Shark
and the beginning has been suspicious.
The Shark has proved herself to. be ev-
erything that London claimed she
would be. She. is strongly built and
constructed to withstand rough wealth
er. While she has as yet not tasted
anything but Gains and light winds.
she promises to give good account of
herself when the test comes. The Lon
dons are confident that she can be de-
pended on.
While the Shark is a keteh she is
officially a yacht She does not have
to enter or clear; she may leave for
foreign port without clearing, but on
return to an American part from a for
eign port She is obliged to enter.
London observed the eyes of the doc
tor, customs man, pilot and immigra-
ton inspector rowing over the Sharks
lines. I'm no naval architect" he
said smiling "but she's built for utiliv
ty. All agreed with him.
DR.. Sinclair found that there was no
sickness aboard; immigration Inspec-
tor Harry Brown found that she car
ried no stowaways or prohibited per-
sons and Customs Inspector Farmer
learned that she was within all regu-
lations and gave permission for her to
proceed to Pearl Harbor. He boarded
the doctors launch that the Water
witch might tow the Shark to the
Lochs. Captain Macauley was the pl-
lot who went out to the ketch His
boat was towed back to the harbor by
the doctors launch
Many people were lined up along the
Honolulu waterfront to see the Shark
enter; they were disappointed when
they discovered that she was going to
Pearl Harbor. Photographer williams.
Jr,. was on hand to snap the Shark
and her crew as She entered. He
shared in the disappointment.
The Shark is 80 tons gross and 10
tons net: 81 feet in length; Is $40
beam; Z 5-1O depth of hold, with a fore
mast much longer than the main and
very large bowsprit. She was NOV
ing at a fine rate when the launches
went alongside and it was all they