The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
CORRESPONDENT WRITES
OF RACE BEFORE STAR

Iney nave eltner SuDscrlDed money Oh
donated their work and given materially
There are evidences of this all over the
boat. The wheel is inscribed as being
donated by the longshoremen of Homo
lulu, the pinnacle was given by the Ma
sonic lodge, and the sheets, napkins,
silver ware, rugs, blankets and all the
other fittings are inscribed with initials
or monograms to show who donated
them.
There will be one guest aboard tho
Hawaii, one Densham, who is supposed
to be writer. 1t pleases me to have
the opportunity to express an appre-
citation of Captain Harris and Mr..
Stroud Is courtesy publicly. ! have been
appointed official correspondent aboard
the Hawaii and wish to state right here
that I am going to sail with the two
finest sailors that ever tramped deck,
FEATURE HAWAIIAN HOSPI-
TALITY.
The Lurline is not the only yacht to
have a notable steward. F. j. Hamil-
ton, steward of the Hawaii, is a cinga-
lee. His manner is as supremely cheer
full as that of Alphonse, and his cook
ing is on the same level. Hamilton g
great forte is cake. He cooks de-
lightful confection that one might call
Opium cake,' and the more he cooked
so much the more did he have to cook,
for everybody who has been aboard the
Hawaii and enjoyed her delightful hos
pitality has tasted the cake, and, hay
ing tasted, has eaten many slices. Tie
hospitality of the Hawaii has been a
feature of her stay in these waters.S
No matter what time of day a boat |
comes alongside, the occupants have
been hidden aboard and made welcome.
Either Captain Harris or Mr.. Stroud
has been on hand to do the honors, and
the adjective "royal'' fittingly de-
scribes their manners, appearance and
treatment of their guests.
/ The Lady Maud of San Diego Us a
heavily built yawl, of generous propor-
lions. She does not look to be fiery
fast, but she is comfortable and has a
crew of the finest sportsmeni on the
coast. Her owner is John Kyle of San
Diego, who built her himself. Wilbur
Kyle, the former son, is captain, apd
Captain Lew B. Harris, an experienced
seaman, will act as nagivator. Herbeft
Bowles is mate, and all the crew arb
members of the San Diego Yacht Club
The full roster of those aboard is al
follows: Captain Wilbur Kyle; naviga-V
tor, Lew B. Harris; mate, Herbert
Bowles; steward, Bill Simpson; JIM
Jessop, G. D. Ledger, Jack Bone, Ed.
Schwartz, George Lane, c. w. Squires,
all able seamen. John Kyle, Mrs Will
bur Kyle and Miss Daniel guests.
| SINCLAIR IS CONFIDENT.
The Gwendolyn II of Seattle is the
lon oil ncA ~ oil tba ptrto h,,t ha Sc
sturdy little craft. Her lines are very
easy and she carries n wonderful ap-1
pearance of power in the water. Be.
low her line she has an easy bilge that
leads down to a deep keel If the race
were going to be beat to windward,
she should come very near to winning;
but, apparently, she has little chance
in running with big fellows like the
Lurline and Hawaii.
The Gwendolyn is owned by Lloyd
B. Johnson, Dean B. johnson, his son,
and Henry Henke. She belongs to the
Elliott Bay Yacht Club, and is cap.
tanned by Lloyd B. johnson. Her nav.
igator is JOS Redfern, and Dean John.
son acts as mate. The rest of her
crew are: Steward, Ed. Tassel; boat
swain, w. B. Jack; paymaster, Henry
Henke, and A. B. Walker Brunnisk, an
enthusiast from Chicago, who belongs
to the Jackson Park Yacht Club in
the fresh water city.
We expect the race will take about
twelve days. Captain Sinclair face
tiously declares that he will make the
run in eleven days and four hours. "4n
fact" says he, 81 have made an apa
pointment for dinner on the evening of
July Is, and expect to drop anchor
about eight bells in the afternoon watch
so as to have plenty of time to go
ashore and change" Even though the
Lurline arrives first, the result of the
race will not be known for some eight
: hours afterward. Every second of time
/. will count in this race, and the yachts
! will jockey for the start just the same
U as racing sloops on 12-knot run. From
the sound of the gun till the end of the
race it will be strenuous work aboard
the racers. None of the captains will
) overlook chance to gain some advan;
tage, and, figure though we may, no
) of us can tell who will win the rad
. until Diamond Head is reached