The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-21


The two really exciting finishes yes
terday out of the thirteen races rowed,
steamed or sailed in the harbor were
the cruiser launch race and the four
paddle canoe race.
Both of these finishes were of the
most exciting sort. The launch race
was the most dramatic, while the four
l.oaddle canoe race was the most attrac-
lfive, from the fact that there was
,training of muscles and brains at the
inish. Rusty Brown won out in
his race by a magnificent piece of
tool-headedness. His canoe was swerv-
ng at the finish, but had good head
way. Instead of changing his paddle
pver and trying to steer his boat into
direct line, he stayed pau until the
4 pow paddler had showed her nose
tround. Then he padded like all
Hades let loose and just nosed out the
! Siaulani.
Launch Race Spectacular.
The finish of the steam launch race
4 vas wonder. The Colorado boat was
tn the far side with a big lead some
800 yards from the finish. The Ten
lessee steamer was on the inside, with
he Maryland trife ahead, between
aer and the Colorado, good second
hen the engineer on the Tennessee
ct loose the rest of his throttle and
hat launch began to jump out of the
water.
And, oh, how she did got The fin
Shing line was on slant from the
iawaii, and it seemed uncertain which
Dat would nose over the line first. un-
jl they were within few yards of
he finish. Then the prov of the Colo
ado was blanketed by the Tennessee
md the latter romped over the line a
S uarter of a length to the good.
Myrtles Victorious.
The Myrtle Boat Club. as usual.
anded it to the Healanis very badly.
t was very sorry piece of business,
nd something not to be dwelt on. This
lyrtle rowers were in grand form in
very case and made good time, but
aey had nothing to press them, and
was only the well-known Myrtle
oirit that forced them to row as hard
= they did.
4 Both six-oar barge races were the
forst kind of professions. Dick Sulli-
an and Catl Oss put up noble race
gainst Bill Lyle and Padeken in the
enior pair-oars, but they were out.
assed. The Myrtle boat had a sweet,
trong stroke at the finish, while Dick
Id Carl were growing ragged with the
Tort of the thing.
There was something of a race in the
lnior pair-oars, too. But again the
lyrtles outclassed the Healanis. The
E istance of those races is very short,
lly from the end of the Channel
'harf to opposite the marine ways, and
,e gain made in the less than two
inutes which it took to row the races
as very large.
Patent Cogs jerk. I
The Healanis' rowers have a stroke
ke moving picture film. 1t goes
S st enough, but has patent cog to
AXE it jerk, This was painfully
oticable in the six.oar races. While
Myrtle boat kept sliding through
water all the time, the Healani
irge had very painful way of get
ng up top speed during the stroke
I'D then stopping suddenly owing to
e unlimited jerk of the rowers on
cir slides. The Healani boats were
imated hair.spring escapements.
The losers seemed fit and did not ap.
ar to be so much done up as some
the winners But they surely
eked form. They jerked badly ON
cir return. they feathercd hardly at
s and they obversed their blades in
Q water, Had they been much At.
= and stronger crew than the Myrtles
ey could not have won under those
'eumstanees.
Sailing Races Interesting.
The sailing races provided plenty OF
on interest, especially at the finishes
len most Of the sailors seemed 10
ink that II WAS their duty 10 hold a
S ong luif aud cross the finishing line
ar this judges boat Instead Of keep.
rapfull aud passing across the
. anywhere between the Hawaii and
iiag on the quarantine wharf. In
N instances tho leaders lost the race
putting about 10 make another tack
account ~ this Misunderstanding,
Waterfront Crowded.
Tho waterfront WAS crowded early IN
! day, The iFmaaFd came IN before
hFsl Tase Nas started and just thirty
iands after she WAS warped 20 the
annnl wharf her masif, yards and
lie we're hlaeh Nllh spectators,
The anlshlav llne was changed ~ lha
| miaula lnstpaa u helne from 4
4 az the ga lfinau NhasT "a lhe