The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-21

which n beggar finds n ring which,
when he rubs it and wishes for any
thing, causes unseen hands to bring the
wished-fo object and set IL in front
eff the wisher. The beggar calls for
food, and Immediately a delightful re.
past is set before him; for music, and
unseen instruments discourse for his
benefit; for wine, ind the liquid bub'
bles foom the air into glass that ap-
pears before him.
That is very good smile for a de-
scription of the trip TO Maui for the
harvest home and tennis and polo tour
naments. The hands that served were
not unseen, and one did not have to
rub ring, not even wish, because
all wishes were anticipated, and II
would be an idle man indeed who could
have time to wish for anything.
i had n good omen the minute L
lift home to catch the steamer. With
heavy suitcase ana camera i was
well loaded and did not enjoy the pros
meet of a walk of four blocks to the
car. At that moment an automobile
driN en- by one good friend came round
the corner and / had ride all the
wav down town. Then / said to my
self "This is going to be very de-
Iightful trip''-and it certainly was.
Most of the players had gone By
the Mauna Kea earlier in the day, and
when we boarded the Mikahala at 81
o'clock ON Tuesday evening there were
only four or five players and couple
ef mere spectators like myself. There
were some players of n different kind,
however, being none others than Ernest
Kaai and his quintet of singers and
players. And how those boys can
singl They sang when we left the
dock, they sang before supper, they
sang after supper, they sang during
che evening, and, when we were all
awakened by the steamer s landing Mt
dock during the night, they sang
again.
The weather was quiet and the water
smooth, fortunately for the tennis men,
and we all felt very well, if a trifle
unsleeped, when we dropped anchor in
Kahului harbor. The boats were low
cred and we were soon scrambling out
on the wharf and i was taking in my
first impressions of the Island of Maui.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
There were several men waiting on
the dock to receive us, and l took my
first and best impression of the Mani
men from them. They were big and
sunburned and they wore riding
breeehes. Not the Park Lane kind, but
the real made for-work-
variety. They had broad shoulders and
lean limbs and look of quiet strength
and self-eonfidence that marks the man
of the open air. i said to myself,
"These be gentlemen and sportsmeni
there is no evil in them,' and L was
right.
There was plenty Of shaking
and greetings of the CHEEKY sort, and
then we piled into train that was tc
take us to Puunene. 1t was funny
little train, consisting of one car and
an engine, with smokestack as large
as the boiler, and cylinders larger than
10th put together. But that little en-
CINE did its work, and it was only a
Few minutes before we had stopped at
the depot at Puunene.
In front of us as we stepped off the
ear was large enclosure covered with
grass and dotted with hydrants. Be
yond this was the long two-story build
ing of the Puunene club, with wide
double veranda running the entire
length of it. To the left was the ten
pis court enclosure, where the tourna
ments are held, and beyond this the
towering mass of the Puunene sugar
mill.
Is was hot even at that hour, about
half.past seven, and the shade of the
club building was very grateful. There
were bathrooms upstairs, and we were
soon taking turns at the tubs, and the
feel of the soft, cool water was very
very good.
After that there was breakfast and
then the players went to change into
their "working clothes i strolled
over to the courts and took look at
them. The grass was not very green
and lacked that Undesirable spring.
ness of the lawns in England, but they
we're grass tennis courts, and, for that
one thing, wonder of refreshment to
me, who have seen nothing but as
malt or gravel courts for years.
Soon whitehall men with racquetS
came strolling into the. enclosure and
began practising in a very lively anc
ar.ergetic way. Our men all stacked NJ
well so far as ] could see, in spite OF
the sea passage, and foresaw some
good tennis.
Long before the first game of tho
tournament started the little grand
stand was crowded with fair spectators
and soon men began to bring benche
cut, which they ranged along thu
fences and in front of the stand.
MAKING THINGS PLEASANT.
Meanwhile the Maui people wer'
making themselves very pleasant, The,
introduced themselves, asked if need
cd anything, and begged To he called
on il they could possibly do anything
If / had been a player l might hay
booked for something of the sort, blu
being there purely and simply to repoT
the games and take pictures, this hoi
pitable friendliness appealed to m
very strongly.
A newspaper man is always more c
less of a nuisance, especially If he hav
a camera, but the Maui players pose
for me with the best grace in tn
world, and good pictures, those eterni
blessings to the itinerant scribble
we're the result.
1t was hot, very hot, when the gamt