The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-11
MYRTLES WIN RELAY RACE
AFTER EXCITING FINISH
FieaIanis Have Faster Swimmers, but They Do
Not Steer Straight -Supposed
Foul DsaIowed.

The Myrtles won the big relay swim
ming race yesterday afternoon and they
did it by pure perseverance and stay
ing with the game. The race was swum
across the Naval slip instead of the
Bishop slip, and the Healanis lost by
a mere matter of inches.
This was the second race of the kind
this year. The last race was taken by
the Healanis easily enough and the
next door neighbors to the Pilot sta
ton made excellent time. Where the
Healanis lost was in not. swimming
straight There is no denying the fact
that the Healani men SWAN faster than
the Myrtles and were at one time sew
eral yards ahead, but the latter men
got twisted in their steering gear and
swan many yards further than the
Myrtle Founders.
There was a big roar after the race
about supposed foul, but the judges
decided that no foul had been com
mitted and the race was deservedly
given to the Myrtles who swan straight
and true and, though not so speedy
as their opponents. took the trouble to
see in what direction they were swim,
ming.
The race was scheduled for clock
but there was big German steamer
alongside the Eva side of the Bishop
wharf and so there was no chance to
bring off swimming match there. At
ter much telephoning and talk it was
decided to swim the race at the Naval
slip. The distance across this space
is not known and so no time was
taken.
Many Spectators Present.
There was a really huge crowd to
watch the start of the race. Fl. M.
Avres, recently back from Hilo, was
taken as one of the judges and Jack
Densham. discovered in a small boat,
was sent to Judge the Eva arrivals and
departures
The Healani team took the makai
side and the Myrtles waited mauka.
On the waikiki side of the slip Carl
Oss. Bill King and Kamakau lined up
for the Healanis while the Myrtles were
represented by Thomson. Padeken and
Roth. On the Eva side the Healanis
were Lawrence Cunha. Fuller and Duke
while the Myrtles were Patty. Davis
and Center.
Carl Oss Makes Gain.
When the wor1 to go was given. Oss
and Thomson hit the water like one
man but Carl was much the faster
swimmer and be barged beneath the
wharf at least two yards in the lead.
Cunha slipped easily into the water
as soon as Carl was flush with the
wharf and swan so fast that he gain
ed a full yard on Patty and reached
the other side at least three yards in
the lead.
Tt looked like a cineh for the Hea-
Janis They were so much in the lead
that it seemed impossible that the Myr-
ties could ever catch up. But, on the
next leg of the race, Padeken, the
'Tiser kid, gained so much on Bill
King that he landed less than a yard
behind. This was not due to any lack
of speed on the part of Bill, but sim
ply to lack of steering.
King swan at a terrific pace and
would have gained on his opponent. had
he not swerved and covered much
longer distance than his opponent. Full
Ter took Kings place and Davis went
for Padeken Then there was one grand
race from the Eva to the Waikiki side
of the slim. Davis swan like fish
with hardly any smother and the ex-
citement was verv tense.
Davis Gains Yard.
The Myrtle rooters Jumped up and
down and yelled TO Davis to come along
and he surely did come. That yard
difference was made up and the two
men landed at the same second. Then
Kamakau for the Healanis and Roth
for the Myrtles got busy. Roth gained
on the Hawaiian lad and Center left
the wharf several seconds ahead of
Duke.
The last of the six legs of the race
was something to make anybody get up
and shout. Center swan strongly and
fast but Duke was gaining. Inch by
inch the Healani bow caught MP until
it seemed certain that he must lap
the other man. There was no chance