The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-21
Barge, Canoe and Yacht Racing Will
Be Seen Today and Close Finishes
Should Be Seen in All Events.

Those who did not think that Re-
gatta Day would be success should
have taken a trip to the harbor late
Yesterday afternoon and during the
evening and seen the dozens of ca
noes, barges and other boats which
were going over the courses laid out
for today's races. Everyone who viii
have anything to do with the races
today was on hand and the rivalry
was far more intense than 1T has been
for several years past. The races
which have been slow and not excit-
ing have been cut off the program, and
others. in which there will be efierce
rivalry. have been substituted
The first race will be for whaleboats.
and a new and interesting feature Will
be furnished by the entry from the
II. S. s. Iroquois. Before this the pilot
boats have had things all their own
way. and the sailors are out to lower
the colors of the native boys and are
confident that they can do so. There
viii be good deal of betting on this
event. as there always is when Hawai-
ians race against sailors.
The main race of the day IN the
mireds of many will come next, when
the senior crews of the Myrtles ana
the Healanis contend. The fact that
the Myrtles will not use the fast barge
Aft Rogers this year has given the
uaalanis a good deal of encouragement
hut they may be mistaken, ana the
odds when the two crews start VIII
stir he in favor of the Myrtles' whose
hoat seems to travel through the water
t,,++ar than that Of the other cluD. 1Ae
contest should be close, however, dhu
there are sure to be many OF tue me-
in the losing boat played out "heh INC
finish line is reached 49,
There are only three entries III Inc
600 for the first-class yachts tiie
Helene. GLADYS and Hawaii WIN ING
oorditions as they existed last hlshe
a. GLADYS should be the winner DIS
tbo-a is foo rnuch sea for the Helehe'
tho Hawaii will hardly want
ta,,,, sea either The Gladys seems "
,;l~a anv kind of a sea, though WIN
-.Ia,,+,, IF wind and very little SVEN SIG
world probably be defeated.
+ba race for the secono-cle19S
oh+s there are six entries, q ist IONS
,,ougb +o please the most 1asuuiou0
of these the Maggie, Myrtle ana TAX
1,..;,cass seem to have the best chahee
Tbo Columbia from the Iroquols Is q.
,,,l-no,vn quantity and can not De hs
an1- great extent
the freshmen race, between III.
poa,ani and Myrtle clubs. there shou,e
~ good contest, with the MY 'i'
go once more the favorite. Inc MY T
t1as have a fine looking lot Oh sou
-tars ond they have been training ma, y
et,.,, viii count when the end OF ti'
oornes They seem to pun III oe'
20 EN-, than the Healanis ana ar
out to win. race n
a., viii be that between the Iou
a5ala Hawaiian canoes. Inc La
$50 viii he the crew brought oo~
soi xona by Prince Cupid, with IN
.1nhor,o from waikiki, a close seo
90 The race last year was pe1"es
ao+;callv the same crews WEIGH w.
- to5av but instead or the <ia
.ace 49, uanakeoke, DR.. Walfs 1as
60 bitch is thought by many
10 better boat than the Alaoaln s
was used 1t will be nght ~ ~ -, ~
ish and there will be no Ie'-up - !
mart of the Kona boys TIL siio
over. .ha Kon
Two of the members or the =,
crew have never been in Honot'A1 -
fore and have been having 80
~ Enough they have been kel
under Prince Cupid's watciiu, .
the time and have not peeh alto"s IL
break training. When they -.
out to Waikiki, Cupid plinoloioe"