The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-17
THE REGATTA BROUGHT
CROWDS TO WAIKIKI BEACH

As far back as memory of man run
| ieth there has never been such a large
gathering Of sightseers at Waikiki as
that which spread over the ground
from Browns to the Diamond Head end
or the Moana grounds. Nearly all of
the Los Angelenos were there and they
seemed pleased for there was Sum
PIN dom from two o'clock until the
sun had gone down below the Waianae
mountains
The attraction was the annual regat-
ia, postponed from January LIST, and
set for yesterday s the sport would
be one of the features in the enter
tainment for Los Angelenos For Ho-
nolulu, the weather was rather bolster
Gus but the sun shone brightly
throughout the program. There were
sixteen events of aquatic sports which
called together the best talent on the
beach
Among the swimmers were members
of the Diamond Head Athletic Club
and the Waikiki boys and. though
Archie Robertson of the Heads won at
the finish, Genoves made capital
showing. They were in rough water
for a good portion of the distance and
the tide was low enough to permit the
boys in one of the relays to do some
tall sprinting on the coral bottom.
The miniature yacht race lacked in
terest through few entries. Young
Edison Hutchinson had the largest and
best boat and consequently won out.
The other boys made the effort with
their smaller yachts but the wind was
too strong for them.
The young ladies in the five-oared
gigs pulled well and put up a good
contest There was a rumor on the
beach that the result was according to
schedule as both crews are members
of the same club and as the cup is to
be engraved it would not do to have
it bear the name of another organiza-
ton.
The canoe races, particularly the one
in which seven of the six-paddle class
were entered, were sporty affairs
throughout. Secretary Atkinson, who
had charge of lining up the craft, gave
them a better start than has been the
custom in the past The favorite
canoe, the Alabama, had a clean-cut
rival in the Hanakeoke, and the result
was a race that was exciting from
start to finish The canoe races, how
ever, had more zip and go in them
than all of the other events COM
bined. They drew out good material
and the boys, young and old, made
a good showing.
After the race the occupants of the
judges stand were afforded an oppor-
tunity TO witness some diving not on
the program. AS the purse was hand
ed over to the Hanakeoke boys, the
first crew crossing the line, several
gold pieces fell into the water but
were later recovered by the men,
The two-paddle canoe race was
good one and gave the visitors chance
at guessing on names, for they found
one ON the program, the Kaheretikitik1,
that was new even to the Hawaiians
When il was explained that Harry Ar
nitage had gone to the Colonies for
name for his boat the public felt
better.
The real rerve-racking incident came
in the tenth race in which seven SIN
ole nadfle canoes lined up and Secre-
tarv Atkinson called to Hale kapule,
captain of one of them, through the
megaphnne that he must bring the ha-
Observation-Disclosures naka hikikapuo-
kaIani little nearer the stand. BY
rbe time he finished the name the canoe
had drifted beyond the starting flag.
The six-paddle canoe race for anna
tours was won easily by Rusty