The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-22

the contest between the senior pairs,
the old rivals. the Healanis and the
Myrtles came together again. Frank
Bechert and f.. F. Bechert, with L.
Hough as coxswain, lined up on the
starting line for the Reds against II.
O'Sullivan and Alfred Blacknan. with
Harry Steiner as cox for the Blues.
In this UP to this far on the program
the Blues made their best bid for
win. tapping the Healani boat until
within short distance of the finish,
when the Reds spurted, crossing the
| line bare two lengths in the lead. This
race was gamely pulled on both sides,
| each crew hitting up thirtw-two clip
| from start to finish. Passing the Hea-
| lani boathouse the Blue pair showed
/ good chance. pulling even and squirting
| in response to the cheers of their root
ers The official time of the race was
2:45 fiat
JUNIOR SIX DARED.
| The next race of the day, the Junior
| Six Oars, was not rowed until after
| the noon intermission, the Healanis
being sort one of their men. This puller,
/ who had been in training, is an en-
| ploye of the Rapid Transit Company
and leave of absence was denied him,
as alleged on the judges boat, by
Manager Pratt. During the noon IN
PERMISSION delegation from the boat
/ club called on Mr.. Pratt, but all ef-
! forts to fill the crew was useless.
The boats lined up about two o'clock,
| the Blues seemingly the heavier crew,
! The race was close but the Myrtles,
colors still waved their crew coming
| home a good three lengths to the good.
The crews were:
Myrtles-Tom Honan, Bob Chilling
| worth. Ted Cooper, /. Spaulding, Fl
Williams.
Heafanjs-J. Clark, Ed. Desha, Sum
mer. e. Hamauku, Ben Clark, Carl Oss
The best race of the day, by all odds
was that between the four paddle
I canoes, four canoes starting. The Ko-
ma crew again won after desperate
struggle between them and the Mo
Wela crew. At the buoy the Konas
made a beautiful turn and got away &
clear length ahead of the other three
who punched. Then the Moi Wela:
spurted, Tapped the leaders and refus
ed to be shaken, squirting at the finish
and losing only by few feet. The
Keawamalii crew also did good pad
ding in the stretch and was only be
hind a bare length. The race was
good and the finish about the only
really exciting one of the day.
JUNIOR PAIR OARS.
The final inter-club contest of thu
day was the Junior pair-oared. sliding
seat race between the Reds and Blues
For the former Charles Padaken anC
Bob Hughes did the pulling, and fo
: the Healanis Mark Robinson and V
Fernandez Jr., upheld the clubs repu
. tation.
This race also went to the Myrtles
: but was close. The Reds took tn
lead from the gun and kept 1t despit
the best and hardest that the Blu
oarsmen could do. About boat
length separated the boats at the fin
ish, the time being 2:45, the same a!
! the time made by the senior pairs
MODERN CANOES.
Five canoes started in the four-pad
: die modern canoe race, the Huelopuaa
Mahikfnaio, Diamond Star and Kala
4 hikiola
:. The Kalahikiola, entered by Joh1
q Lii. was first: Jack Atkinson crew, tn
: Huelopuaa, getting second by a foo
over the Mahikinaio.
WAHINE FADDLERS.
: Two canoes manred by women, tw
4 paddlers in each, started in the thir
!. feenth race, one crew captained b
Mrs, Kipi. the second by Mrs. Mel'
2 Mrs KIM piloted her craft to victor,
leading by a couple of lengths Mrs
: KIM is gray haired old lady an
bore honors meekly.
a SAILING RACES.
? Although the start for the zach
races was not made until wen on
= the morning the wind outside wa
strong enough to send the whitening
= hou.Iing home from Pearl Harbor bt
!. fire all the officials Of the day had re
n turned from their lunch. The yacf
, Hawaii which had been given name
: ;can showed her heels to her riNai
e the GLADYS and the Kamehameh'
! from the start. winning on expire
a Elmo without having to take her name
!. lean into account at all The hanl'
a bameba crossed the finish line seCoH
r. while the GLADYS was / Ave 10 outs''
: bv the spar buoy, the second-ela'
z Yacht Princess having come 10 sr4
/ and blown over.
= In the race for second-class Yach
J. there were FIVE starters, the Columol
= MaIolo, Myrtle, Princess and Mage
T. the last named coming home first. II
= little yachts. although sent away son
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