The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-19

An immense crowd of spectators lined
she beach at Waikiki yesterday after
moon to watch the Hawaiian regatta
and they were not disappointed; for ev-
cry race provided something in the
spectacular line and some of the finishes
were so close that the excitement was
intense.
The feature of the day was the over
Nynelming succession of victories by the
haole boys from the Outrigger club.
They won every event in which they
were entered and took away $85 in
prize money, which was all turned over
TO a fund that has been started to buy
the finest racing canoe that money can
obtain. i-ef* l&IH a
The surf riding on boards contest
was a huge success in every way and
the final victory of Vincent Genoves
was indeed a thrilling sight. He and
young Rothwen were racing for the
shore close together on the same wave
and it looked, for an instant as though
they would both tE6ch the sand at the
same time, but Rothwel lost the wave
"a few seconds before Genoves and the
latter, padding vigorously with his
hands, beached his board and ran up
the strand winner by few yards.
When the boarders were given the
signal to start they launched their
boards and padded vigorously out to
where the turning flags were anchored
beyond the surf. They reached the
flags well punched togethet and then
there was pause of few moments
while they waited for wave to carry
them in From the shore it could be
sBeen that two of them had caught
good roller and were flying shorewards,
while three others took the next wave
and came speeding after them.
Behind them came the other seven
riders in straggly line on different
waves, bat the FIVE in front all kept
their places and, guiding with admira.
lble skill, swept along with the surf
squirting around them in great shoots
OF foam. Before the two foremost had
come level with the end of the Moana
pier, it could be seen that they were
Genoves and Rothwell. Then mighty
shput went up from the crowd for the
second three, riding on larger wave
were slowly but surely overtaking the
leaders.
1t looked as though the following
wave would reach and engulf the one
eon which the two lads in front were
riding but, before this could happen,
rthe front wave took a squirt and
'Genoves and Rothwell shot away from
the three behind them. AS the wave
neared the shore it sank to mere rise
on the surface of the water but there
was still force enough to drive the
boards Then the wave began to curve
and the outer ends faded until the
water was almost level. Rothwell was
"a trife nearer the end than Genoves
and the latter held his motive power
Just enough longer than his competitor
10 reach shore first.
There were two sailing canoe races
and both of them afforded a remarkably |
beautiful sight as they fed before the ,
offshore breeze out over the breakers i,
that eurled and frothed angrily as their
symmetry was broken by the speeding
craft The first race was for modern
canoes and, when they had made a good /
offing, the Hawaiian craft were sent
AFTER them. The starting line was be-
tween the end of the Moana pier and
a flag anchored hundred yards !
straight out to sea. The course was off
the wind to the southwark, round
buoy, anchored opposite the Castle resi-
dence well out to sea, and return. The
return was a close reach, so close in
fact that it became beat at the end
as all the canoes had to tack.
After the second race had started it
was seen that the Alabama had not
vet left shore. When the others had
been gone FIVE minutes the Alabama
shot out and went speeding after the
others but she did not cross the start
ing line. Interest was taken up by the
finish of the moderns which was very
exciting. The Keokilani had just gone
about for the last leg close to the flag
and had only few yards to go before
the line was crossed, when suddenly a
pig wave came along and bore the
Holuamanu down towards the other
.anoe at terrific speed. For moment
t seemed that she would win the race
put the wave died down and the Keoki- I
ami crossed the line well in the lead
Meanwhile things had been doing
with the other canoes and interest be-
gan to center on them, especially when ;