The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-20
consents
To RACE AGAIN
iaIloping Mary to Have Chance
to LeeWard and Return,
on Sunday.

Luther Hough has consented to race
the Pearl against the Galloping Mary
again, over the course suggested on
Monday morning. The race will start
at two clock next Sunday afternoon
and the other wrens and any other
boats of the same size are invited to
get in.
The course viii be as follows: From
a starting line between the kameha
meha and the dolphin off the end of
the Quarantine wharf, thence to lee
ward to the spar buoy, leave this to
port, thence back to the black buoy off
the lighthouse, leaving this to port,
thence to the spar buoy and back to
the black buoy again, thence to the
spar buoy once more and back to the
starting line, finishing in a direction
opposite to the start.
This course was suggested by the
crew of the wren as they think that
they can do better on a course di-
rectly to leeward and return. Just
next Sunday. There seems little doubt
that the wren lost last Sunday mostly
on the two legs from the spar buoy
to the bell buoy and back again. Here
the wind was almost over the beam
and the wren was laboring with a rud
der nearly at right angles to her length,
while the Pearl was nicely balanced
by her jib.
Battens for the Wren.
The wren means to win the race If
possible. Her sail was taken off yes
terday and sent to the sail loft to
have some batten strips put on her
after leach. There will be three of
these, one near the gaff, one halfway
down and one, the longest, just below
the second reef point.
Both boats suffer from an after
leach that is too taut. The Pearl not
so much as the wren. The ideal main
sail for a small boat of this kind has
always been conceded to be one whose
after leach futters on the wind until
the battens are put in. This obviates
all possibility of one of those baggy
places at the after end of the sail.
| A taut after leach is a dealy com
| plant on small sail. 1t causes a bag
| that prevents the wind from sliding
| off and tends to hold the boat back
almost as much as the huff is driving
! forward.
| Stealing a March.
As matter of fact the Galloping
| Mary is stealing march on the other
| uncompleted wrens by all this racing
and trying out. By the time the other
boats are ready to race for the Spald
| ing cup the ''Walloping Maru, a:
some, humorist called her, should bt
in excellent trim. 1t will then be time
for the crew of this wren to make
more noise of a sassy nature. Al
present they are keeping their bead:
below decks and wondering what vii
happen next Sunday.
Close as the race of last Sunday was
and exciting for the spectators, the
race of next Sunday bids fair to b.
even more attractive. If what thu
wren people say about the course be
ing better for them is true, then there
is every likelihood of a finish in which
the judges will have to look closely
to see which crosses the line first.
Pearls Twin Not Ready.
The Pearl s twin, now being bull
at Sorenson and Lyle s yard, may no
be ready for the race next Sunday
but there are other boats that nigh
come in. Mr.. Riley might well pu
his wren on the beach and garner thu
barnacles, then he would have an ex
cellent chance to beat both the othe
craft.
This small boat sailing is provin,
very attractive to crews and spectator
alike and it is surprising to note tn
amount of interest last Sundays rae
has aroused There are many yachts
men here who are good small boa
sailors and it would do no harm i
they would get in and join in tn
sport.
The Galloping Mary will be out o.
the bay this afternoon and anybod.
who is thinking of getting boat o
this description, is welcome to go on
and see how she handles. HealaI
boat club at about halfpast two.