The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-19
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l III % PiOCh. 4IAlo was duC W lDt 1dCb
that the naval launches were unable
| to start the regatta as previously
planned, and so the six-oar barges were
ordered out and left the starting line
Just few minutes before bells chimed
out from the cruisers.
From the very start the Myrtle crew
jumped out and proceeded to enlarge
it's lead with every stroke. BY the
time it had passed the judges boat
the barge was several lengths in the
lead. and rounded the outer marks
many seconds in the lead.
The water was not rough outside and
little spray was shipped, but there were
occasional bursts of wind that made
it hard for the rowers, and both boats
slowed down. The active forty-two of
the Myrtles was down to thirty-eight
but they kept coming all the time and
crossed the finishing line with little
Luther Hough yelling himself as hoarse
through the megaphone as though it
were heartbreakipg finish with the
other boat nosing out.
The distance between the two boats
was too long to try and estimate
lengths, so the time was taken. Ac-
cording to the time it was somewhere
between fifteen and twenty lengths.
six-Paddle Canoe Race.
Then came the six-paddle canoe race
The visitors on the Hawaii promptly
made pool on the race and the man
who had drawn Kaimookalani was
very glad because it was the longest
name on the list and he thought that
it ought to reach in first. He is a
naval officer and refused to be discour-
aged when told about the Outrigger
Club and the IA. But the haole crew
romped in an easy winner. Rusty
Brown steered magnificent race and
kept the Princes boat pointed as
straight as an arrow, while the other
canoes were veering all over the place.
It was a splendid feat of padding and
too much credit can not be given to
that good old Rusty and his gallant
crew of youngsters. Not one much
more than passed the twenty mark.
Freshman Contest.
Next came the six-oar freshman race
BILE, a better stroke than the seniors,
and they jumped away from the ragged
attempt of the Healanis so fast that
it was shame to watch. For a time
the Healanis, with extra beef and
weight, made a rally, but they could
not hold the terrific pace of stroke
that McCandless set, and soon dropped
behind. Carl Oss did his level best
at cox, but there was nothing doing
and the Myrtle crew came in just fifty
five seconds ahead of the Healanis.
First Real Excitement.
The first real excitement of the day
was provided by the next race, which
was for four-paddle canoes. Rusty
Brown IS gallant crew, with the same
boat, but curtailed by two paddlers,
just managed to win the race. The
Niaulani held the lead till within three
hundred yards of the finish when the
IA nosed out and took the lead
Fifty yards from the finish the IA
swerved and it looked ais though Rusty
were all in and would never get his
boat over first. But that gallant Out
riggerite was very far from all in.
Not he. Not by many rows of beans.
He had his brain working beneath its
auburn lid. He was padding to port
and the boat sYerved to starboard. He
had choice of shree things to do. Two
of which would have lost him the race
and one which would win, and he
chose tn right one.
He could have changed his paddle
over. The time lost would have been
fatal. He did neither. He let up for
about three strokes and yelled to bow
to paddle. The canoe was going fast,
she Strengthened for the line, the slight
rest gave Rusty new energy, and dig
ging his paddle like crazy man, he
literally lifted the good old IA over
the line ahead Tt was one grand ex-
hibition of skill, pluck, nerve and
stamina.
Senior Pair-0ar.
The senior pair-oar came next, and
provided some excitement at the finish,
for Dick Sullivan and Carl Oss mag
nifcent condition and stamina enabled
them to make it look bad for the Bill
Lyle-Padeken combination a short way
from the finish. But the Myrtles won
again, and were never really in danger.
Four-Oar Race.
i ne race IOI IouI ptuuiS cdHOSo-
modern-was interesting principally on
account of preliminary wagers that were
made on the Hawaii by several of the
| guests. One man took the Maikai Fine
because he said that Maikai was the
| first Hawaiian word he had learned;
| another man took the Good Time be-
cause the name appealed to his
inner consciousness. There was much
cheering and pulling for the two boats,
/ by partisans The Good Time won out
and the Maikai Fine came in a close
| third to the Laukila.
Junior Pair-oar.
| The Junior pair-oar which followed
was another sharp dash to victory by
/ the Myrtle pair. Ted Center and Ma
caulay had little difficulty in running
away from Kamakau and Fuller, and
/ crossed the line well in the lead.
Sailing Canoe Race.
The first sailing canoe race was won
fairly easily by the Lei lima. She
| would not have won if the crew of the
Alabama had not thought that it was
necessary to pass the line near the
Judges boat. She put about wher
| there was no need to, the Lei Ilima
passed ahead of her and won out, while
| the Alabama made a great finish fol-
| seeOnd ,laaa with tba Eola; ;,,ci