The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-20
A Magnificent Race for
Senior Six Oar Barge Cup
Healanis Are Defeated by Only Half Length
by the Myrtles After Race That
Will Be Famous.

effect from the middle of the harbor
was very pleasing.
Start on Time.
1t was but a few minutes past the
scheduled time, nine clock, when the
starter fred his pistol and sent the two
whaleboats off on the first race of the
day. Coxswain Hill had the larger
boat and it looked as though, with the
same number Of men in her, she would
ride much more easily than the smaller
one. This proved to be the other way,
however, for the small boat shot away
at the start and was never headed and,
although keeping too far to leeward
.on the return, easily distanced her
larger rival and came in ahead by a
distance that was vaTiously figured at
from ten to thirty lengths.
The second event, for six-oar senior
barges, was the piece de resistance of
the day and it was in this that the
spectators were principally interested.
A friendly launch came by the Judges
boat and offered to take the newspaper
men out to follow the race, which offer
was gladly accepted. From this point
of vantage it could be seen that the
stake boat had disappeared and the
gyrations of the Healani boat were at
once explained, although many of the
spectators on shore were unable to I'M
.derstand what had happened.
The water was rough and choppy
out by the spar buoy and the rowers
in the barges must have had very
wet and nasty time of it. With all the
chop, both crews showed remarkable
skill in handling their oars and they
came through the space of rufIed wa
ter in good shape.
First Fun of the Day.
The first real fun of the day started
with the first canoe race. -Four long
Outraged craft, manned by big and
enormously museled Hawaiians, skinned
up to the judges boat to get their
order of place at the start.
The A seemed to have the neatest
lines and it was said that she had the
better chance but six husky paddlers,
attired in blue rowing shirts, created
admiration by their physique and they
were quoted as even favorites with the
Princes swift canoe.
The boys in blue started off with
rush and soon had all the rest of the
bunch headed 1t looked like a cinch
for her and the A was idling along
well in the rear. But the steersman
of the A was a foxy lad and his wis
dom was soon proved. In rounding the
buoy where the canoes had to turn
and come back again, the blues got
tangled ND with the reds and yellows
and there was a glorious mixup. The
A ambled up at the time when the
was at its worst and calm
" cITcled r0unu All the oCHSA NoAON9'
shooting out in the lead before the
others had disentangled themselves.
Meanwhile the blues upset and were
left laundering in the water while the
nimble A swept gaily home to victory
with crew from the Outrigger club
second.
The course for the freshmen six-oar
barges was not so long as that for the
seniors. The race started from the
iudges boat instead of further up the
barbor, otherwise the course was the
same. The Mvrtles had an easy time
of If in this race. as. indeed, they did
in every one with the exception of the
second rowing of the senior six-oar
race.
Sailing Canoes Skim.
There were other canoe-paddling
races. and then came the sailing events,
and these, too. proved to be delight
full success. There were plenty of en-
tries in both eases, and no fewer than
twelve white-winged craft were fitting
over the water at the same time, look
ing like a flock of frightened geese
along ont of danger.
The old-style sailing canoes were sent
off first, and a few miutes later the