The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-01
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NEAR VICTORY
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the second night out, which carried
with it realization that it was really
an ocean yacht race.
AS we were going out Molokai chan
mel the Lady Maud was observed to
have her mainsail down and crew
working hard amidships. We thought
on the Lurline that it was serious trou-
bic but after an hour or two saw sail
go up with a reef seemingly, in it.
The Hawaii crossed the line at 1885
last night, third in the race.
The Gwendolyn came in about five
minutes later. followed closely by the
Lady Maud.
The defeat of the Hawaii is laid al
together to her having laid inshore too
far off Oahu.
The Kamehameha crossed the finish
line at 7:45 last night Her crew con-
sisted of Robert Scott, owner and mas
ter; Chas. Lewis, sailing master; VIM.
Lyle, Jacob O'Brien, Frank Beckett.
Geo. Little, August Richard, Kinalau
William Lyle says the Kamehameha
would have beaten the Lurline were 1t
not for having struck a calm inshore
off Laupahoehoe. They reached that
point at o'clock in the morning and
would have slipped in ahead easily IL
only light breeze had struck them.
They made the run across the Ha-
wall channel in six hours. All arrived
| In good shape The only accident was
IN breaking their jib sheet off Molo-
kai, carrying away their lifts.
Here is rough log of the Lurline's
cruise:
owing to difficulty with the gaff top
sail sheets we were twenty minutes
late in crossing the line. Before reach
ing Diamond Head a sudden suuall
carried away the foretopmast back
stay, causing the foretopmast to snap
off.
We kept along on the port tack the
same as crossing the line until within
about ten miles of Molokai lighthouse.
Then went about to the northward. At
p. m. we were ahead of all the yachts
except the Kamehameha, which was
leading us about one mile We stood
to the northward till 1870 p. M, then
tackled and next morning "wednesday
at 8 tackled off the channel between
Molokai and Maui. Made several tacks
during the day, passing the Kameha-
meha about noon.
At p. m. we were about thirteen
miles off the east end of Maui. Stood
to the north for two hours and went
about. Then stood S. E. and about 4
a. m. Thursday were about ten miles
N. N. 3. from Laupahoehoe. From G
a, m. until [ p. m. squalls and shifting
winds, varied with Gains. were en-
countered, the weather at times quite
dirty until about 1 p m when with a
light breeze from the east we stood in
Tor Hilo bay, crossing the finish line
at 2:2S:3O.
Passed Lady Maud early Tuesday.
Also Gwendolyn. Passed Gladys an
hour later.
Hawaii passed under our stern and
TO leeward at z p. m. Next morning
GWendolyn, Hawaii, Gladys and Ka-
mehameha were in sight, Hawaii lead
ing, GWendolyn next Off Nahiku lost
sight of bunch.
While walloWing in a calm off Haka-
TAU we sighted the Kamehameha some
miles astern inshore, apparently nav
ing a favoring breeze.
AT $50 this evening the Kamehame-
ia was reported four or five miles out.
with a probability of arriving about 7
O'Clock. At $3.50 she was floundering
along IN almost dead calm about half
way between Papaikou and Hilo. She
arrived at $3.50 or 8.
Charles T. Wilder was endeavoring
all afternoon and evening to locate the
other yachts by telephone but with no
greater success than to obtain a renort
that the Gladys and Kamehameha were
on Laupahoehoe. Someone rang him
up while at dinner and told him the
hawaii was off the Kau coast which
he and H. P. Roth, as well as others
VINO heard it, regarded as absurd
ny Iar the nastiest seas encountered
on the cruise were between Diamond
ana hoko Heads In the channels
sIrohg put regular seas were running
ana until yesterday morning. as AL
ready noted the trade wind prevailed
Messrs. Wilder and Roth of tbe Ha-
wall Yacht Club, the Lurline marty w
n. Q. Campbell and R. r. Guard Iinad
at Demosthenes together
1t is understood that the citizens of
mo VIII entertain the visiting yachts
men at luncheon and with a visit 70
the volcano. -
Eben p Low and the writer were
guests OF Commodore Sinclair in the
yacht race.
"A mass meeting will he held here
tnls evening to consider the question
OF procuring a visit from the Pacific
cruise fleet.
1t is raining in Hilo.