Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-24
KAMEHAMEHA OUTFNTS OTHER
YACHTS

Yesterday shortly after IL o'clock the
yacht Kamehameha was sighted COM
ing around Diamond Head in the lead
Of all the other yachts Of the Hawaiian
Yacht Club that had entered the race
around Oahu for the Governors cup
Robert Scott, the owner of the winning
yachts. was unable to be aboard but
he met the winner at the dock and
congratulated the crew and Jack Lon
don, who. was aboard. OF course all
of the amateur tars aboard were very
Jubilant over the victory and they had
good reasons to be so.
This race was one of the best ever
sailed in these waters and will go down
IN local yachting annals long to be re-
membered. All conditions for such a
race were as nearly perfect as pos
sible and the I; Kamehameha deserves
all credit as she won strictly on her
merits. All of the other yachts ac-
knowledged that the best boat won and
that they had no fault to find.
The only mishaD in the race oc
Cured to Fred Whitney's Helene
When off Barbers Point she broke hei
topmast. There was not heavy wind
blowing at the time 50 the wood mus
nave been defective. All efforts to re
pair the broken mast proved of no
avail and the yacht had to sail home
in this crippled condition, and there is
no doubt but to certain extent il
slackened her speed.
1t was expected that the yachts
would run into a calm off Waianae
The expected happened but it only
lasted for a short time The two lead
ers were successful in finding a breeze
that carried them through and there.
after held it until they reached home,
The Helene, La Paloma and Spray
were not so successful and spent mucn
valuable time drifting without enough
wind to make Roadway. 1t took the
Helene hours to get from Kahuku to
Bird Island
The result of the race was quite
surprise to local yachtsmen. 1t was
thought that in light wind the Gladys
would show clean pair of heels to all
The others, but in this they were mis-
taken and the Kamehameha beat her
at her own game, although the Gladys
finished second in the race
The yachts sailed very evenly until
they reached Barbers Point and from
there on the lead varied between the
Hawaii, La Paloma, Gladys and Ka-
mehameha. At last the wind favored
the Gladys and she gained a lead of
about three miles. Capt Lewis OF the
Kamehameha sighted a stiff breeze
coming so he set his balloon jib and this
so aided his boat that he cut down the
lead of the Gladys.in jig-time and from
this time on the Kamehameha was
never headed Off
The Kamehameha's log tells the
story of the yachts and gives the. rel
of the race.
2:1:30 p. m.-Started on port tack,
La Paloma and Hawaii leading about
three miles from the start. Set balloon
,ib on rounding spar buoy. Off Ka-
lihi the order was La PaIoma, Hawaii,
Kamehameha, Helene. Spray, Gladys.
4:20 p. m.-Off BARRIERS Point took
the lead; others in theffollowing order:
La Paloma, Hawaii Helene, Gladys,
Spray. Here the HeIene's topmast car
ried away. All the way down the Ha-
wall chung to La -Paloma and blanket
ed her. Macfarlane could not get
away from Lyle no matter how he
tried.
3 D. m.-Stjll in the lead, with work
ing sails only. Off Kaena Point with
Gladys second others not in sight
From here to Kahuku was a dead beat,
with fresh breeze well to the east
ward.
$40 a. m.-Off Kahulu, Gladys three
miles astern, others not in sight. Lay
close hauled and make Makapu in one
tack
1920 a. m.--Off Makapu, Gladys five
miles asteTn.
1885 a. m,-Off Makapuu. Had fair
~ strong trade wind with sea smooth
Tor this section. Gladys off Makapu
Point, Ran out into the channel and
squared away. Set spinnaker.
1920 p, m.-Of Diamond Head; stiff
breeze, no one in sight,
1850 y, m-0n spar buoy, the finish
Tied up at Bishop wharf,
The following shows the time of each
yacht;
Hawali-stari, June % 2;i-t0 u, M
hnlsh, June %, 5'as'S5 y. m; elapsed
Time, ~ sS'2i, handicap, 10000; cor
reeied Time 2a,5S,26,
kamehamoha start, lme a2 s,a'ig
p ~ finish lnue go 1859 p. mf
elapsed Time g3,6,a3, haudicap
scratch corrected lime, 2a,5iga.