The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-07
broke NEARLY EVEN
ON BIG YACHT RACE
Club Appoints Committee to Me-
gotlate Merger With Autoists
After Hearing Statement.

The Hawaii Yacht Club came within
twenty dollars of breaking even on the
last transpacifc yacht race. according
to Treasurer Harry Rvcroft, who read
his report on the clubs finances at the
directors meeting last evening in the
Commercial Clubrooms. The aggregate
amount donated by the public spirited
citizens of Oahu. Maui. Hawaii and
Kauai was s3657.10, The transpacifc
race, including the reception to the
! visiting yachtsmen and entertainment
while in Honolulu came to S3675.7S.
the difference amounting to $1S6s. The
cost of fitting out the Hawaii for the
race provisioning apd all the expenses
! of the trip up to the Coast and back
totaied S2997.9S- The reception and en-
tertainment of the crews of the Sweet
heart from the South Coast Yacht Club
of San Pedro and the Mollilou Of the
Aeolian Yacht Club Of Alameda, includ-
ing the Moana Hotel ball and luau.
cost S431.70. When the local Yacht was
fitted out for the long Journey the
yachtsmen figured that it was better TO
have too much of everything in the
way of yacht equipment than not
enough. and Treasurer Rycroft reported
last night that the excess stock on hand
at the present time was worth S246. TO-
The official accountant further reported
1922 in cash on hand and in the
bank to the credit of the Hawaii Yacht
Club
After the reading of the treasurer's
report the directors took up the pro-
posed merger of the automobile club
with the Hawaii Yacht Club. and fol-
lowing some general discussion over the
scheme Charlie Wilder and L. NJ Vetle-
sen We're appointed committee to take
the matter up with the automobile peo
pie. John r. Gait. who is member of
the automobile club, spoke in favor of
the proposed consolidation some time
ago, and suggested that each club APP
| point committee TO work the thing
up together. Talking won't do it, -
he said. and the vachtsmen took the
same view last night.
After considerable discussion about
what might lie done with the McGrew
| place at Aiea, provided it could be Sc
cured, Commodore James Jaeger took
down the files of The Advertiser and
read: Charlie Wilder says when the
treasurer of the Hawaii Yacht Club
makes his report on the finances of the
organization, so thatI may know where
we stand. | am going to get busy on
the consolidation scheme, and there viii
be something doing"
"Tbat settles it, said the commo-
dore. ats up to you to go ahead. -
harry Rvcroft then made a motion
that L. NJ Vetlesen and Charlie Wilder
be appointed to take the matter up
with the auto interests, and it was set
tied right there.
There was some uncertainty as to who
the officers of the automobile club were.
but Mason F. Prosser and John r. Gal.
were spoken of as having shown some
interest in the plan. which all hands
seem to think would infuse new life
into the automobile club and further
stimulate yachting activities. Tt IS
probable that the yacht club committee
viii get in touch with these two en-
thusiasts right away. Eetlesen had
charge of the transpacific yacht race
arrangements at this end, and he was
live wire on the job, while Wilder is
no slow one The directors Of the yacht
club seemed quite pleased with their
choice of a committee, and adjourned
perfectly satisfied that there will be
something doing.