The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-24
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ner and no excuses to offer. It had
the Hawaii would lead the yachtsmen
of the Coast to these shores, whereas
as it turned out, she had only herded
them here. ''To the Lurline, the win.
ner and the Queen of the Pacific, we
raise our caps, said the chairman, in
conclusion of his remarks. ''For the
Gwendolyn II, the wonder of the
North, we raise both hands; to the
Lady Maud, the lemon packet of the
South, we lower our colors, and for the
Hawaii we offer no apologies I will
say. though, that when the next gun
fires at San Pedro, we will be there to
cross the starting line.
COMMODORE STEWART PREDIC-
Commodore Victor B. Stewart, of
Los Angeles, who came with the Lur-
line, was called upon as the first SPEAK
er, and in the course of his address
paid many compliments to the hos
pitality of Honolulans, finding that the
realization was in this case better than
the anticipation, high as that had been.
He predicted that the race would bring
the Coast communities and HAWAII
closer together, as it had shown the
yachting world that there were no bet
ter sportsmen in the world than those
of Hawaii, who had built their yacht
and who had taken defeat so grace
fully. The boys from Seattle and San
Diego deserved credit for entering
their yachts and making the race pos
sible. He then proposed the toast to
!. the Hawaii Yacht Club.
IN THE GOVERNOR s CHAIR.
Commodore II. E. Cooper, who was
called upon to respond, stated that
Governor Frear had been expected to
be present to present the prizes, but
had been unable. '.You know how /
have missed the Governor s chair on
several occasions by very wide mar,
gins, but at last | am occupying it,
he said, following this up by jsllying
Commodore Sinclair with the Los An
geles hunch,s which had told them that
a Los Angeles man would win the first
prize and accordingly had only sent the
second to Honolulu to be presented.
He had the greatest pleasure in assur
ing Mr.. Sinclair that he would find
his trophy safely waiting for him in
Los Angeles.
SINCLAIR s GRACEFUL TRIBUTE.
In acknowledging the promise of the
cup, which he stated was now on its way
here, the Lurline owner-captain said,
in part: II need no silver punchbowl
when / arrive in Hawaii, | need no
always a loving cup to me, full of love
and welcome. When Captain Fuller,
your harbor master, boarded the Lur-
line outside on my arrival, he said
welcome home, and that is the vel
come you always give me. What
would you expect but that the Lurline
would hurry here. She has been here
four times before and needed no Ha.
waii to herd her to these shores.
Mr.. Sinclair then offered his trophy
for perpetual cup to be raced for,
provided another was not offered by
one whom he did not name, but whom
everyone supposed to be Sir Thomas
Upton. He praised the boys of the
Gwendolyn II and expressed hope
that they would carry the news of the
race throughout the Northwest and
possibly drive the yachtsmen of San
Francisco into the next race. He ex-
pected, he said, that when the Hawaii
had been properly tuned and tested,
that she would be sent up again fully
equipped to wrest the honors from the
Lurline and all other yachts. For the
defeat of the Hawaii there was no one
to blame. The yacht had been pluckily |
entered in the race when there had |
been no opportunity to try her and |
under such conditions no yacht could |
be expected to do her best. ''You |
nave Sood sallorS mere ana IN the ia /
waii you have a winning yacht, once |
you have learned her, and when the |
next race comes you will find that the
South Coast Yacht Club has a hearty |
and sincere welcome for you and for
your yacht
At the conclusion of his address. the |
Commodore was cheered. while the or. |
chestra played Aloha De in expression
of the aloha felt in Honolulu for the
Lurline and her owner.
THE GWENDOLYN TROPHY.
Commodore Cooper expressed the
pleasure it gave him to present the
handsome second trophy TO the owners
n.