The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-06
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


say that there was huge waterspout
in the bay.
When the yachtsmen went ashore,
which was done in ceremonious order,
the commodore going first. Clifford Kim
ball, the new manager at Haleiwa was
ready to receive them and give them
the keys of the city, or words to that
effect.
An Enjoyable Day.
most of them stayed over night to re-
turn this morning on one or other of
the yachts.
Pleased With Cruise.
Each and every one of the yachtsmen
spoke in rapture of the moonlight
cruise of the night before. Especially
those on board the Hawaii III. The
good schooner was the only one that
was not becalmed during the night of
Waianae and she sped along with a
fair breeze and rhythmic rifle at her
bows until Haleiwa was made early in
the morning
Judge Dole and DIR. Emerson were
both on the Hawaii and they both spoke
enthusiastically of the pleasure of the
cruise and the delight of the sail
through the moonlit night. Lingard
Bjoernsen Svingard Vetlesen, the Morse
sailor. descendant of line of Vikings
was also aboard the Hawaii.
The Norseman Story.
This is the story they tell of him.
Perhaps it was a dream but it is worth
the telling anyway. The Viking was
offered place at the wheel, shortly
before midnight, and he took it with
great delight. At this time the yacht
was close to where the Waianae dol.
. drums prevail but she still had little
breeze. Gradually the wind died down
and the man at the wheel grew
troubled. Then, so they all declare,
he spoke aloud in Il strange language
and, as he spoke, calling in the tongue
of his fathers, to the ancient god of
the winds, his modern garb faded, Civ.
ing place to the rugged tunic and leg
| ginged trousers of Viking. On his
head appeared a noble helm. all winged
and battling on his neck -clouding hair.
One hand, his left, still clutched the
wheel, but in his right twice headed
battle-ax appeared. This ak he waved
above his head and loudly then he call
ed in Morse of old. He called on those
who heard for, sudden through the
mOonlit brightness of the night, n mys.
! tic shape appeared. 1t was a high
proved craft with yarded mast and,
from its bullying sides, eight sweeping
oars appeared.
| Again he called, this time the won
dering watchers heard the names of
/ Thor and Odin and of other heroes of
the northern past. Then answered one
loud voice from off the nearing wind.
| deck of the ghostly craft: IT'S |,
/ Skidbladnir." was the word that came
'and, with my eight-Oared craft that
doth conform to any size or shape or
use at all, II send a. rope aboard and
row we past the doldrums. -
So, in the ghostly stiffness of the
night, hempen line took shape around
the forward bits and, while the trans,
formed Viking steered, the eight stont
oars were piled, nor sound nor splash
they made and so the yacht Hawaii
swan sweetly to the meeting of the
light land breeze.
Her sails pulled and bellied to the
thrusting wind, the ghost shape of the
Viking craft faded in the curl of some
breeze born catspaw, and the strong
Then ensued n very ENJOYABLE day
| ipOHlc VI lutH NtHl W lHt INNS,
went fishing while Tommy King and
one or two other enthusiasts unlimbeT
ed their shotguns and went out after
doves.
Captain Nicely sat on rock for two
hours trying to catch fish. He fel
asleep and the tide came up just higl
enough TO make him dream that he wa
floating through the gates of Paradise
He foated all right. In fact, he hat
TO swim TO shore. Great joy and mucl
letting-oif of 6recraekers by the de
lighted bunch that observed his mis-
hap.
The yaehtsmen all turned In earl,
last night 50 as TO be ready for
start this morning soon after sunrise
They will probably all be back In thu
harbOr before nightfal and will hav'
had one Of the most delightful cruise
ever planned by the yacht club,