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The following appears editorially in
the San Diego Weekly Union of June
18th:
In one respect, at least, San Diego
might learn from Honolulu lesson
of enterprise. Although this city mas
a yacht entered for the great trans
pacific race that will began on the 4th
of next month, not all the money that
will be required to enable the San
Diego boat to compete has yet been
provided, and it is necessary almost
at the eleventh hour to appeal for the
additional funds that are requisite.
The Hawaiians do things differently.
Indeed, when it comes to enterprise In
yachting, they can be fairly said to
set the pace for the entire Pacific
coast.
To get clear idea of the Importance
of the coming race and the lead which
the Honolulu people have taken in
yachting, it only needs TO recall some
incidents of recent history. In 1906
the Hawaii Yacht Club planned race
from San Francisco to Honolulu, which
should be open to Pacific coast boats.
The San Francisco disaster caused the
abandonment of the project. Then the
South Coast Yacht Club proposed that
the race be sailed from San Pedro to
Honolulu. The offer was accepted, and
in the summer of that year the con-
test took place. Three boats competed
the Lurline, owned by Commodore I'll.
N. Sinclair of the South Coast Yacht
Club; the Anemone, owned by Mr.. Tut
of New York, and La Paloma, the Ha-
waii Yacht Club s entry. They finish.
ed in the order of their names. AT
the banquet given by the Hawaiians
to the visiting yachtsmen at Pearl
Harbor, after the contest, the sugges
ton that there be biennial race from
San Pedro to Honolulu found favor,
and the speed contest to be started on
the Fourth will be the result of that
suggestion. The Hawaiians, however,
seem to have entered into the affair
with more enthusiasm than have their
brethren in California. The islanders
declared that for this race they would
build a yacht which, as one of tham
said, would ''sail circles around the
Lurline and triangles around the Aneil-
one. - In very practical manner they
set to work to carry out their threat.
A committee of leading citizens took
charge of the affair. Twenty thou
sand dollars was raised, mainly by pop
uIar subscription, the list of those con-
tributing numbering several hundred.
Then an expert builder was engaged,
and the result is the yacht Hawaii.
The latter is described as one of the
prettiest crafts that ever SKINNED the
sea, and if money can turn out WIN
ner, the Hawaii should carry OF the
prizes in the forthcoming race. The
total cost of the boat was tritie over
S2l 900 When she sailed from Homo
lulu. on June 2, for San Pedro, she
was given an enthusiastic send-oH IN
which almost the entire population
seems to have joined.
1t is largely through private enter
prise that San Diego will be represent
ed in the coming race. The Lady
Maud, the yacht that has been entered, |
was built here and is owned here. !
MANY yachtsmen believe that she mas
a chance to bring to this city the val /
liable cups offered by the South Coast |
Yacht Club, and the trophy to be pre- :
sented to the winner by Sir Thomas |
Upton. In any event, it is not doubt
ed that the local yacht will give a |
good account of herself, and whether
she finishes first or last, it will be |
distinct advantage to San Diego to be
represented in this transpacitic race,
which will be an object of keen in |
.erest to yachtsmen everywhere. In /
these circumstances little of the en-
thusiasm and public spirit displayed by
he Hawaiians would be very timely
N San Diego just at this Juncture. The
way has been made very easy to have
his city represented by fine boat IN
/ yachting event that will attract gen
eral attention. The craft is furnished
without cost. The members of the
rev give their services free-the men
IN the Hawaii are paid wages ranging
rom so month for the cabin boy
o $50 fer the cook About $1,000 is
'equired to enable the San Diego boat
o compete, and most of the money is
needed for racing canvas (the Hawaii S
,ost $137S), spars, gearing, etc. A part
# the necessary fund has already been
aised The balance of a few hundred
Iollars should be provided without
elay.
This race is as important to San