The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-22
ALL IS READY
FOR YACHT RACE
Great Enthusiasm Shown Over
First Race of Yachting
Season.

Everything is in readiness for the r.
win cup yacht race on Sunday. The
yachts have all been out on the ways
and had their bilges cleaned and paint
ed, crews have all been got together
and know their right stations, and the
captains have all agreed 10 handicap
list which has already been published
Yachting is certainly on the boom.
The yacht fever bug has been doing ex-
cellent work lately, and we are liable
to see some of the new members of the
yacht club blossom out as real yacht
owners instead of minor officers in the
rocking chair feet.
Some cheerful idiot wrote letter to
an evening paper the other day asking
why the races were not all started in
side the harbor off the Brewer wharf.
This same c. |. must have very keen
conception of yacht race if he thinks
that five yachts averaging forty feet
in length from end of bumkln to end
of bowsprit, can jockey for start in
diligently in the close. confines of the
inner harbor.
He seems to overlook the fact that
the entrance to the harbor is narrow
and that the yachts would have to start
out before the wind. Even when the
yachts were merely starting off on an
excursion, four of them nearly got
damned in the channel. And much
worse might happen in a race where the
weather yacht has as much right of way
as the one to leewari ON account Of
the shoals at either side
There is only one place to start
yacht race and that is in clear water,
where there is chance for the yachts
to tack or jibe without poking their
bowsprits into one another or wharf.
This same cheerful idiot, if he wants
to get view of the start. can do 50
by walking couple OF blocks from the
end of the AIakea street carline.
Hawaii Brought Up.
The Hawaii Ii. was brought up from
Pearl Harbor yesterday afternoon and
warped alongside Allen e. Robinson S
wharf shortly after four clock. Harry
and Chan Wilder, Bill Stroud. Merle
johnson, j. w. Chapman and Alex.
brought her up.
Mr.. Chapman is a kamaaina who has
been in San Francisco for the last few
years. He arrived here only recently
and took the first opportunity to get
aboard yacht again. He is a very
enthusiastic yachtsman and was a mem
Der of the Hawaii Yacht Club while he
lived in Honolulu.
Old Hawaii in Race
The Hawaii I. will go in the race.
Alec Lyle will be at the tiller and,
with her big handicap of SIS minutes,
she ought to be able to do something
pretty good. She is in frst-class con
dition for a race, as she was hauled
out on the ways recently and over
hauled generally.
AS already stated, the new Hawaii
will not go in the race. She will keep
to leeward of the other yachts, but will
cover the course. Those in charge of
her believe that, by trying her out
thoroughly with the other yachts, a
method may be found to get the best
speed out of her. A very important
matter is that of ballast Certain
changes are being made in the amount
and disposition of the ballast she car
ries, and these will be continued until
the yachting experts have decided that
they have obtained the very best re-
suits.
Sampans for Marks.
Arrangements have been made with
japanese fishermen TO sail out early on
Sunday morning and anchor, one off
koko Head and the other off the en-
trance to Pearl Harbor, to act as stake
boats. Each sampan will carry large
Japanese flag at the masthead. This is
the best flag to use, as the big red ball
on the white background can be seen a
long way off, and it viii be easy for
the yacht shippers TO pick up the marks
| in plenty of time to shape their course
| accordingly.
Each of the yacht captains has been
provided with a marked chart showing
| the course of the race 1t is from the
entrance to the harbor to Koko Head.
| thence to the entrance to Pearl Har-
Dor and back to the starting point via
the bell buoy. The start viii be prompt
| w at nine clock