Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-04

stern chase to Oahu The Hawaii
picked up of Kalaupapa and then
lost its gain in light breezes and
Gains. Crossing the channel II
gained more and when opposite Dia-
mond Head was even with the Kan.
Off Waikiki the Kan was passed and
the Hawaii came past the bell buoy
five minutes ahead of the KAN, hav-
ing beaten her to port by the mar
rowest margin. The Kan boys claim
the margin would have been the 9TH
err way had their spinnaker not car
ried away In the Molokai channel.
The Hawaii, on the other hand,
would have made the race from Hilo
well inside of twenty-four hours had
1t been successful in catching a
breeze Immediately it cleared Hilo.
Commodore Wilder had the same
working crew that was with the
yacht on the trip to Hilo, and spared
no effort of sail-changing and ballast
shifting to get the most possible out
of the boat, and learn what she
would do under varying conditions.
Wilder lost five-dollar wager that
he would make port in twenty-four
hours, but he came near enough I'M
der adverse conditions to gain some
balm for his loss.
The cruise was very pleasant one
In all respects. The cook and cabin
boy on the Hawaii were in fine fet-
tie and the eating department was
great. An exciting incident on the
kamehameha was when Jack O'Brien
went overheard in the channel as
result Of the spinnaker giving away.
He managed to cling to some of the
wreck and was promptly pulled in
without the boat coming about.
Those on board the Hawaii were
Commodore Wilder, w. II. Stroud,
Ray Reitow, Sam Lyle, Alec, Char
lie. Cook Kruse, w. X. Harrington,
Dan Logan, and Louis Richards, the
cabin boy.
The log reads rs follows:
On Board Yacht Hawaii,
Aug. 2. 1908.
RUN FROM HILO TO HONOLULU.
, 4:15 p. m. up anchor in Hilo Bay
and accepted offer of tow out. Kan
circled Commodore Sinclair's LurlIne
and gave him farewell cheer. Ha-
wall saluted Sinclair in passing out.
4:55 p. m. Kan crossed line from
whistling buoy to Wainaku mill.
1857 p. m. cast off launch.
p. m. Hawaii crossed line.
5:15 p. m. port tack. $50 star
board tack. Kan running ahead
rapidly.
5:35 Kan came about on port tack.
Made good gain.
5:45 Kan starboard tack.
sos Hawaii came about on port
tack. Light, winds. big rollers.
6:27 Gladys coming out of Hilo
harbOr.
1880 Gladys passed Hawaii.
10 p. NJ. Hawaii passed Gladys to
port.
Monday, 2:15 a. m. passed Kan a
quarter mile to windward. This
proved to be dream. (No one knows
what the boat was.)
Since leaving Pepeekeo light
course n. w. 1-2 w.
a. m. Maui OF lee bow.
Daylight. sight sloop ahead. Must
be Kan. How did 1t pass in the
night?
9:99 porpoise alongside. Kan 10
miles ahead.
1910 a. m. set "hee-haw" lib, but
1t draws. on Haiku. Kan not gain
ing. Light winds.
During the forenoon set variety
OF sails with good effect. Made spin
maker Of iib and water sail of jibtop-
sail. Picking up on Kan.
1870 p. m. good rain squall gave
nrst lively wind of the day.
p. m. on Halawa Point. Kan
l to 2 miles ahead.
1:45 took of water sail, set baby
jibtopsail.
$500 took In fisherman's staysaiI.
Wind dead aft. Kan caught favor
Ing squall and spurted ahead to 9
mile lead. Hawaii's wind light.
p. m. cook served grog - egg
nog-on deck.
1880 on Ka Lac O ka lilo Point.