The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-01
FOUR BABY bL|SSES
FOR PA|R-0AR RACE
Cupid and Robertson, Chilling
worth and Thompson Training
for Star Regatta Day Event.

''You bet your sweet life we're going
to beat the Myrtles,' the Healanis
sing in chorus.
Not on your life echoes the
sound waves "Wait till regatta day
But, on the dead, it looks a toss up
TO see them practising for the fray.
The course lays out before them and
noon. They are all pretty cagy about
getting into a brush. The only way
they can get line on the comparative
speed of either club 5 senior crew is
to put their freshmen up against the
Healani seniors, the Myrtles say, and
then see how bad the Myrtle seniors
it out from that. The Healanis haven t
got their boat yet and are not trying
out for speed. There has been a strike
at the Walker works where the old
further delayed delivery, but the boat
- tx Sttltu Ipi sure IitAt Ntth
Training Works Both Ways.
The star event on the program for
the big harbor meet is to be a pair
race between Prince Cupid and Alex
Robertson. representing the Myrtles,
and Charlie Chillingworth and Frank
: Thompson i'll the Healani barge, both
are hard pairs to draw to when they
I get worked in on their stroke. The
, Myrtle ralr was out for a spin yester-
dav afternoon while the Healani Baby
BIisses took morning hike to Punch
! bowl to ooze off supert1uous weight.
/ This race is to be rOwed for a dinner
: 50 that the training works both ways,
! While the oarsmen are reducing their
isplacement so as to glide swiftly
| over the course they. at the same time,
! enlarge their capacity for the big feed
which encourages them TO keep up the
! pace.
| The Prince has swell shape and one
particularly well moulded for the Myr-
! lies adopted stroke which is a hard
catch with a leg drive. If his knees
meet him halfway they will get good
rebound for the leg drive and there II
be a strong kick coming either way.
hOnd crew SuTely COulluS.
Prince Cupid has been down to Ha
waii and while there received the as
surance that the Hawaiian crew from
KOna would surely be on hand to race
the Outrigger boys in the six-paddle
canoe event.
Another feature which viii be in
cluded in the program when the regatta
committee get together to make 1t VI
is a four-oar shell race. probably over
a three-quarters of mile course. This
will be an interclub event between The
Healanis and the Myrtles
Paul O. schmidt. who it was an
nounced some time ago would not o'
at his old seat on the Myrtle 5 senlo
crew. j. back in training and Will b'
in On the pull at least once more. HI
i going TO venture into matrimOnv bu
this event does not come off until Octo
Der, he said Yesterday. and he will still
have time to get in shape for that
The Myrtle senior crew will 1nclud'
most of last wears champions and com
nr;ses one of the best bunch of oarsmel
that ever represented the Myrtle clu'
in regatta day sports.
Oldtimers Come Back.
As the HeaIani club has practically
been reorganized most of the member
are new a the rowing game ana. /
was said Yesterday. this situation ha'
induced the oldtimers to get back mt
the stroke. The two crews, therefore
are pretty evenly matchd and there l
plenty Of rivalry to make the race
momentious struggle for supremae,
when all hands heave no for the strohi