The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-08
T HE SAILORS
HAVE BUSY
DAY
cFrom Mondays Advertiser,

the clouds, but when they landed on
terra frma, they showed themselves to
be true sons of the soil and let the
town know that they were out-for
holiday.
If one didn't know the method of
allotment of shore leave aboard war
ship, it might be supposed that the
crew of the whole Pacific fleet was
ashore. The boys made noise, spent
their money in the proverbial sailor.
man IS way, saw everything there was
to be seen, ate everything good in
sight and washed it down with other
things just as good and sparkling, rode
everything from bicycle and wheel
barrow to the finest auto in town, and
surfboard at the beach. In brief, it
was bluejackets' day ashore and Mr.
Civilian had to take back seat, when
there was back seat available in the
crush.
The crowds of bluejackets began
coming ashore by noon. They made a
grand rush for the livery stables where
the liyerymen, keen for business and !
knowing the sailorman g failing, had
corrals in the rear of their stables filled
with horses from the country. Some
were white and some were brown, and
some were Kaleidoscope In color, and
some were good, and many were bad
and Indifferent, but each one was
horse and that was enough for the
bluejacket, First come, first served, and
the best ones began going out of thes
stables, but the others didn't wait.
During the afternoon every livery
stable riding horse was loaned out
Every bluejacket imagines he is a
frst-class rider, and if he isn't he
makes a stab at it that ought to win
him a medal. First he takes the flap
ping trousers ends and puts an elastic
band around them, or pulls them up
under his Boston carriers. Then he
mounts. Let us draw the veil over
that maneuver. He feels safe when
he reaches the deck of the horse. When
the horse reaches the street it is often
to make a squirt and then the passersby
smile. 1t is a funny stunt, sailor on
horseback and the horse mad about it.
Generally the riders form a company
and go dashing about at breakneck
speed.
Then there are the chums who split
the cost of horse and buggy. The
best in the stable is what they want
The senior chum gets the steering gear
and the other Tolls back in the seat
like any old millionaire, puts his feet
on the dashboard and looks out on the
world with disdain. Both puff big fat
cigars, but the best, mind you, and
their pockets are filed with other good
Havanas.
Then there is the auto crowd, hilar-
ious and showing off. This is the
crowd that stops often at rest and re-
freshment places. If they don't have
a merry time it is no fault of them.
selves or the chauffeur.
And haven't the restaurants been
coming money! Well, yes. At meal
time some of the restaurants are so
full of bluejackets surrounding teabone
and tenderloin steaks that regular
patrons go hungry until they locate
another meal factory.
The fruit stores did rushing bust
ness Sunday and pineapples and cocoa
nuts went like hot cakes. The sailor
man has taken a great fancy to the
Wahiawa pines and is gorging himself
on the luscious fruit. He won't find
anything like the Wahiawa pine on the
Coast.
Saturday night many went to sleep
wherever the fancy overlook them. Yes
terday morning at 5 clock nearly ff
ty men were sleeping the sleep of the
just in the Bishop park opposite the
Young Hotel. The lodging houses have
been packed, but dozens sleep out OF
doors.
AT Waikiki beach yesterday a great
crowd of bluejackets was conspicuous
At the Moana Hotel the Hawaiian
band gave a special concert in the
pretty hau tree arbor close to thu
beach. 1t was a departure from the
usual Sunday concert and was largely
attended, many officers of the feet be
ing present. The grounds were wei
supplied with benches, settees anC
chairs. The concert was enjoyable, anC
the hope was expressed that more con
kcerts would be given there. The bath
, ing was patronized to the limit of the
bathrooms, both at the Moana and Sea
side. AT the latter place the sailor,
swarmed over the lawns and owned tn,
premises.
The Waikiki Inn was another pop
ular resort for bluejackets and horses
buggfes and wagonettes were plentiful
! around the place.
The feet patrol was out in force yes
terday and preserved order all owe
9 town. The officers in charge of thi
important detail of sailor police hav,
! done their duty exceptionally well. TIL
patrolmen are distinguished from thei
fellow blueiackets by their web cart
ridge belts, leggins and long bjllies.
! There have been paydays aboar'
some of the vessels of the feet, an,
!. the results were apparent in town yes
terday by the liberal expenditures o
t the men. They are postal card fend
and thousands of pictured cardboard
lare being sent to the mainland.
Spoons for Souvenirs.
Those who remember the fine silve
service and accessories aboard the flag
ship Connecticut of the Atlantic flee
K Twill be panied to hear that, after tn
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