The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-02
HAWAII MAKES
TRIP To kauai
Schooner Returns After Four
Days Cruise to Garden
ISIands

The yacht Hawaii came into Homo
lulu harbor about 10 clock last night
and warped to the Kilauea wharf after
very pleasant cruise to Nawiliwili,
Kauai. With Chan. Wilder in command
she left Honolulu last Saturday at 2
o clock in the afternoon. Those aboard
were Chan. and Harry Wilder, Tommy
King, W. L. Castle, c.. w. C. Deering
and Alex Lundquist and Charlie Grenaa
the two professional members of the
crew.
The wind was light on the run down
and they did not get off Nawiliwili till
after noon on Sunday. They dropped
anchor there and were greeted on shore
by Charlie and Arthur Rice who had
been notified of their coming and had
everything ready for hospitable well
come.
They lunched at Mr.. Rice IS house
and then in DR.. Putnam s auto and Mr..
Rice's rig they were taken round the
various plantations and given good
view of the beauties of the Garden Is,
land. On their return they went aboard
the yacht where they entertained sew
eral visitors who were interested to
take a look at the vessel they had
contributed to build. Amongst these
were Judge Hardy, George Wilcox and
Charlie Dole.
That night they stayed at Mr.. Rice s
house and started out early on Monday
morning on horseback in search of
goats. They found plenty of them and
actually shot forty-six, bringing back
some excellent skins with them. Tom
my King came nearly losing his first
kill as the animal fell over a precipiee,
but he induced native boy to scramble
down and bring the skin up with him.
When they returned to Nawiliwill
Mr.. Deering said that he thought he
would return by steamer leaving last
night and stated that he knew he would
beat them back to Honolulu. His
prophecy came very near coming true
for the winds were very light and they
lay beealmed of Kaena Point for many
hours. Mr.. Castle stayed on Kauai as
a guest of the Knudsens.
The yacht left Kauai at 8 o'clock
on Monday night and had a fairly good
breeze all night. But yesterday morn
ing the wind fell very light and they
took counsel as to whether it were bet
ter to beat up to Kahuku Point and
run down round the other side of the
Island or to keep on towards Barber s
Point They decided on the latter and
thought they had done well until they
had passed Kaena Point when the wind
dropped entirely.
1T took them from $50 in the morn
ing until well after midday to get from
Kaena Point round Barber Point but,
about 4:30, they picked up little on
shore breeze and were off the harbor by
clock The breeze was very light
and it took full hour to beat up
the harbor to the wharf where they
made fast
, Everybody on board had delightful
time The lack of wind was not very
pleasant but they were out only for a
cruise and bothered as little as possible
when the wind fell fat, although no
real yachtsman ever keeps really calm
in the doldrums.
Alex Lundquist was great success
as cook. 1t is true that the people he
cooked for had plenty of that hunger
sauce, but they all say that he has
French chef backed off the boards and
can put out meal fit for king.
The Hawaii will probably remain IN
the harbor for day or two, and be
hauled out on the ways in preparation
for the race to Kahului. She needs TINS
badly as she has not been out for some
time and those on board state they had
a view of long whiskers on her bilge IN
the swell off NawiliwiH.