The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-14


Boat Club last night, in the rooms of
the Merchants Association, Young
building, was harmonious from start to
finish. Forty-seven members were pres
emit and all of the old officers, with the
exception of Mr.. Parke, who declined.
were reelected. The new trustees are
Messrs. Girvin, Ewart and Bechert.
Another Mr. Bechert was elected cap
tain.
The secretary reported 120 active
members on the roll, ten designations
and twenty-four new ones
The treasurer reported: Receipts for
the year, s2OS9.46; disbursements, ST.
7sS.O0; net earnings, s326.46; unpaid
bills, s74S.01.
Captain King rendered the following
interesting report:
Honolulu, T. H, Feb. IS, 1907. :
w w. Harris. President, Myrtle Boat
Club, Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir: AS captain of this club, 1
am pleased to report the year 1906 as
the two preceding ones from s. racing
point of view, which is the main object
of the club.
This completes my third term as cap
tain, during which time we have raced
and won sixteen races out of twenty,
and, except losing the senior and fresh
man barge races in 1904, we have won
all the main events. In 1905 :ye lost
the Junior and in 1906 the senior pair
oar races.
To be a little more exact, and for
the benefit of those who are not so IA
nliliar with our doings in the past year,
/ would say we won the senior and
junior championship shell races at
Pearl Harbor on July 4th, and the
senior and freshman barge races on
September Is. There being no Junior
barge race, as was the case the year
previous, we were unable to add this
race to our list of victories; we lost
TIE senior, but won the junior, pair-oar
race.
Our swimming team won the relay
race from the Healanis for the second
time, thereby capturing a silver cup.
This completes our doings for the year.
in the racing line.
report, we are in somewhat of a hole
financially, but it is not near as bad as
If might have been, when you take into
considera ton the work We have had
to do on the house and the heavy train
ing expenses we have had.
The work on the house, which
amounted to about $500, was very nee
essary and ought to last for about ten
rlu
of us now is the repairs on boats. and
possibly new ones. Our practise shells
are hardly worth spending money on
for repairing, and our racing shells are
very little better. If we continue shell
racing after this year we will have to
have some new ones. Our barges are
in pretty good shape, but, after this
year, 1 think the Healanis will force us
into getting a new racing barge with
them, as they will not race against the
"AIf. Rogers" after this year.
Hoping the club will continue as
prosperous in the future as it has been
in the past, and that the newly-eiected
captain will be as successful as 1 have.
1 beg to remain, very respectfully
T. V. KING,
Capt. NJ. B. G.
During informal discussion President
Harris said it had occurred to him that
the question of a regatta at Pearl Har-
Dor should have consideration. This
event has been drain upon the treas
ury of the club-both clubs-and unless
there is a change it is probable the
races will be q discontinued Tne ex-
penses of the numerous visits of the
captains during the training period
were considerable. Just now the Rae
ing Association is more dead than allve,
a condition which may be due to the
lack of interest shown by the members.
When the Racing Association was
formed there We're three clubs, whlle
now there are two, and the expense is
increased 1t is impossible to have a
mile and a half straight away race
anywhere but at Pearl Harbor, but the
question is, Does it pay? A race at
Pearl Harbor means three weeks hard
training at ar expense of 500. POSI-
bIy an amalgamation of the CLUBS
might be consummated for the good or
the sport Something must be done, or
the clubs may disband. He would like
to hear a motion that committee OF
three be appointed TO consult with the
Healani Club, and when committee
from that organization was appointed
the Joint committee would confer with
the Racing Association.
VIM Soper approved Of cutting out
shell racing and combining it to barges
in the harbor, paying due attention TO
the swimming races in July. Inc
greatest amount of energy could then
be put into the sport on Regatta Day
Mr. King endorsed this view The
contract with the clubs was made for
four years, three of which have
passed.
Mr.. Harris said he did not anticipate
any decided action relative to the Pearl
Harbor regatta, as he believed the o. |
r. & l. Co would make concessions.
When a report from the committee is
received a special meeting can be call |
ed. If the Pearl Harbor regatta is dis
continued the receipts OF the club will
be sufficient to carry it along nicely.
He would oppose any motion to IN
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