Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-02-25
MANNIN('S CREW
ROWtD FINE RACE

There never was prettier race
seen In Honolulu harbor than that be.
tween the crew Of native boatmen and
the crew of the Manning. which took
piice Saturday afternoon at four
O'Clock The Manning won decisively
and deserves all credit for game
struggle. and the Hawaiians certain.
~ upheld their reputation for the
way which they rowed after the Man.
ming was well in the lead, There. was
no sign OF quitting to be seen on their
part.
Condition won the race for the
Manning, combined with physical
strength such M Is seldom seen In
sny FIVE men picked from the crew Of
as small boat as the revenue cutter.
Every man In the Manning's crew was
in absolutely perfect condition and
the fact that they started out with a
stroke of As to the minute and never
dropped below 40 throughout the en-.
tire three miles. finishing with A. is
enough to show this to be true.
The Hawaiian crew pulled longer
and slower stroke, much pretticr to
look at but when the time came to
squirt they could not get foot more
In speed out of their boat.
The difference In the two boats was
noticeable. The manning boys pulled
one Of the ships boats, which was at
I least 800 pounds heavier than Prince
! Cupid's boat, which was used by the
natives This was counterbalanccd by
| the fact that three of the Manning's
| five oars were on the starboard side,
| while the reverse was the case with
the Hawaiians. In making the turn
from left to right the Manning gained
at least two lengths for this reason.
At the start the Hawaiians took the
lead, catching the water clearly and
having LEAD of a clear length when
! the first buoy in the channel was
reached. From here till the flags for
the turn were reached the Hawaiians
gained steadily. though they lost some
distance on account of the fact that
their coxswain did not see his flag
and kept too much to the leeward.
At the mid.channel buoy the Man.
ming boat was full four lengths he.
hind and the Hawaiians seemed to be
loafing so easily were they in the lead
Manning crew sprinted and after roun
ding the flags were only little over
o length behind. Here they settled
down to work and, urged by Cox
swain Marthinussen. the veteran OF a
hundred races. gradually took the
lead.
When opposite No. buoy they
we're four lengths ahead OF the natives
who tried to squirt, and succeeded IN
cutting down the distance to about a
length before reaching the lighthouse
From here on the Manning boys kept
On gaining, being about six lengths to
the good at the finish.
Both crews were In good shape at
the finish, the Manning's men looking
as If they were fit for another contest
AT once. There was over $500 which
changed hands on the result, the rev
enue cutter men placing all their say
ings on their crew.
The arrangements were perfect, the
Waterwitch placing the buoys and
measuring the course with patent
log and the oahu acting as the ref
eree's boat and following the two
crews. Mrs. S. c. Aliens new launch
with a numerous party on board also
followed the race and deserves special
credit for keeping far enough away SC
that no wash from her could possibly
interfere with the crews.
During the race party of about
thirty viewed the contest from the
Manning and were entertained by
Captain Joynes and the Mannings Of
flcers. Afternoon tea and congratula
tons were the order of the day OF
board when the race was over.
The crews were:
Manning-Coxswain, X. Marthinus
sen; stroke. Il. Hakasson; No. 4, J
Roalsen; No. 3, G. Lion; No. ., II. c
Jensen; bow, G. Jakorlieff.
Hawaiian - Coxswain. Andrew
stroke, e. II. Mahuka; No. 4, Cloud
No 3, Kanei; No. 2, Tom Mahuka
bow, Kane.
The officials - Judges: Lieutenant
Searles, Sam Walker, c. Waterman
referees: Lloyd Conkling. Lieutenant
David.
Time--Manning 29:ll 3.5; Hawaii