The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11

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'lRpsu- nauticus' was forgiven and
soon the buoys were passed and there
was plenty OF room for everybody.
Heading for Pearl Harbor
As soon AS clear water WAS 10 ehcd
the yachts all iibed aud headed for the
entrance to Pearl Harbor. The sailing
boats were left way behind by the
Mokoii and Luka and there was only
a light breeze until about half war
down.
The Charlotte C., kamehameha and
Spray kept company with tn Hawaii
while the Gladys was almost hull down
in the lead, bringing joy to the heart
Of one Tom King who brought his gai
liant little yacht into Pearl Harbor the
first of all the sailers.
There was good breeze to carry
the yachts up the harbor entrance. The
Hawaii struck bottom about twenty
yards on the channel side OF black
mark. This was due to the shifting
of the channel owing to dredging oPcs
ntions. evidently. for there is always
supposed to be deep water directly to
starboard of black mark enter ug.
The good yacht was not th re very
long however. The Ke-Haulani took
line and snubbed her head round while
Alec did some fancy work in the
dinghy with an anchor line. Before
the poor old Spray had passed her
many fathoms, she was on her way
again and reached the anchorage in
front of the clubhouse shortly after
one o clock
A Lively Scene.
There never was such lively scene
| "a al hnc Tho
playing in the dancing pavilion, hun
cry yatchsmen were making raids on
! the lunch tables and the lawn was dot
| ted with parties seated on the gross
=, enjoying the good things that their
men folk brought them
| The Helene and the poor old Spray
| had little race all to themselves com
| ing up the harbor. Bill Stroud, DO sun,
mate and cabin boy of the Helene.
dared to enjoy the moment when that
yacht went to windward of the Spray
Retaliation came when the afore-men-
toned farmer made supposedly funny
gestures from the deck of the Spray
when she passed the b. p. o. Els.
Finally the Helene went TO windward
of black mark and left the Spray
way behind. When the latter dropped
anchor there was ironical cheering
from the Helene, which was only for
given on account of an invitation to
go aboard and take a lesson in some
nautical device which had TO do with
splicing o rope, main brace or some
thing of that sort.
Spray Drags Anchor.
While the crew of the Spray were
ashore she decided to drag her anchor
which she did to great perfection. But
Sailor Roberts, the wrestling wonder
of the Iroquois, had sailed the long
boat down for the event and he came
to the rescue. The crw was put aboard
in jig time, they hoisted sail and
cruised around the bay until timely
offer of tow home from Captain
Miller caused them to drop sail and
take the end of tow rope.
There was fine breeze for the re-
turn trip All the sailing boats beat
the Mokolii and her two lows in To
Honolulu, and by the time the latter
had warped to the Oceanic wharf all
the sailing boats had put their people
ashore.
II was trying to rain as the fleet
approached Honolulu. A magnificent
rainbow arched itself above the city
} and one j. Pluvius did his best to
: dampen the end of the excursion. But
5 Eben Low and a few fellow pirates
) stood on the poop deck of the Luka
l and sang "Way Down in Rio and
when that Pluvius guy heard the lntg
"Way Down on the Rio Grande' he
l quit. He gave them best. There was
l nothing to the rain business after that
Admiral Beckley There.
Admiral Beckley was the life of the
4 LII. n =. II a - 4
I everybody aboard by his genial smile
: and courtliness, and he also made hit
C with certain Dutchmen on the Spray
4 by INDUCING in patent game Of his.
= known as "dTy fishing.n This game is
r played with fishing line and some
). thing refreshing tied to the end of it,
h Admiral Beckley's method of playing
9 the game is to signal to the crew of a
[ yacht that is being towed, then to drop
Il the line and bait overheard and watch
the frantic efforts of the man ON the
bowsprit who is trying to catch the
bait. Needless to say the bait was
4 always caught.
3 Success in Every Way.
The excursion was success in every
g way. II is remarkable tribute TO the
e seamanship of the local yachtsmen that
~ wan huNh a SuNNt5b. ~ 10 NJ hitdh
d job TO pack a large deck-load of land
n lubbers on a sailing yacht and not have
e any pilikia. Captains Whitney, Scott.
King and Crozier, as well as all the
others, deserve not only admiration bmf
n thanks for the clever way in which theF
g sailed their yachts to fearl Harbor and
d back and gave everybody good time
10 There was something of u balance
* left over in favor of the Yacht Ciuh
J, The expense was large, and in spite Of
!, the $50 subscriptions that everybody
4 put UP much of this was used up in
d paying for the lunch and other ex
n penses The object of the Yacht Club
Ie has been reached, however. The ex-
eursion was not so much to raise money
n as to revive enthusiasm in yachting.
10 and that result has been more than at
N tanned.
a Charlie Iamhart will Iaava fnr Uft.