The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-11

for him to win but the gameness of it
all appealed so strongly to the specta-
tors that they yelled themselves hoarse.
Both Swerve at Finish.
Just before Center reached the wharf
and the finish, Duke swerved slightly
mauka and Center did the same thing
makai. The result was that the two
of them came together and there was
an immediate veil Of foul from the
Healani supporters.
1t was regrettable incident but
there was nothing to constitute foul.
Center was far enough ahead to make
victory certain and neither one of the
swimmers had the least intention of
blocking the other man. Duke merely
struck Center's feet with his stroke at
a time when the winner was less than
three yards from the finish.
Judges Deny Protest.
There was so much shouting of
Foul that the Judges talked the
matter over but decided that no pro-
test should be sustained and the victory
was awarded to the Myrtle boat club
after the most exciting race ever seen
on the water front.
The affair was a great sporting event.
Each one of the twelve swimmers was
trained to the minute and, had the dis
tanee been known and the time taken,
there is little doubt that wonderful
record would show.
|. A pleasing incident of the race was
the appearance of a huge green cap.
Underneath this was discovered Ia
bicycle and, between the cap and the
bicycle somebody claimed to have dis
covered Henry Chillingworth. Incl
dentally Henry was on the Eva wharf
during the race and may be quoted as
concurring with the judges ON the foul
proposition.
There were many other celebrities
present. All the adherents of the two
clubs were there and the wharves were
gay with that fiutter of feminine cloth
ing. Indeed there were more than
few pretty mouths and dainty hands
that shouted and gesticulated to their
favorites to "Cone on Bob or Bill or
Dick or Charlie -
More Judges Needed.
One lesson was learned from the race
and that is that more judges should be
should be appointed and the race
should be arranged on stricter lines.
Here is proposition made by one of
the swimmers that sounds like good
sense. There should be four Judges
taken, two from the Myrtles and two
from the Healanis. On each side of
the slip these judges should be sta
toned. A Myrtle man for the Heala-
nj swimmers and vice versa. When a
swimmer arrives the Judge touches the
next man in the rely as signal to
go, SO that there is no chance for any
taking-eff too soon.
In addition to these Judges there
should be an official who starts the
race and decides the finish and one to
look out for fouls. In this way the
next event of the kind will be pulled
off without any possibility of roar
going up such as was heard yesterday
afternoon.
There was very sportsmanlike spir-
1t shown by all the competitors. After
the race Center stated that he had no
more idea of fouling Duke tina nof
hiring flying machine and Duke
stated that he would never have
thought of foul had the people ON
the wharves not started the talk.
The race was a keen and verv in
tefestlng event and one that had thrills
enough to make up for sixteen horse
races and twenty-four baseball games.
It is expected that the two clubs viii
arrange return match in the near
future. In which case we shall see
the race started on time with four
landing judges to obviate any posi-
bility of a mistake.
The teams were as follows:
"Reminiscences, Lawrence, Cunha.
Bill King, Fuller, Kamakau and Duke.
Myrtles-Thomson, Patey, Padeken.
Davis, Roth and Center.
Sued for breach of promise. ehs''
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