Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-05

Oscar Sommers In No. 2 slide Is the
present senior sculls champion of the
coast, having won the event at the
July 1 regatta on the Alameda estn-
airy. Fred Hacke is the present
Junior single skiff champion, having
won the event the same day Som
mers took the senior title. Bramp.
ton also is singles man OF ability.
Henry Nielsen and Charles Kiser
are the only two men who have no
single SOULS honors to boast Of. Both
men are, however, powerful and ex.
perienced oarsmen. Nielsen was a
member of the Alameda club four
that won the Coast championship In
1910 Kiser has not up to the present
attained the distinction OF being rat.
ed among the senior blade wielders,
but his wonderful work in the inter.
mediate crew has been the means OF
his being named in the big crew.
Herman Kihna who has piloted dor.
ers of Alameda crews to victory, will
have charge Of the tiller ropes in the
Honolulu race.
Former Star Is Coach.
The crew Is being coached by e.
B. Th0rning, an old time champion
himself, and former member OF the
Spiders Thorning has been named
by the rowing association as its re-
preventative and will make the trim
as manager and coach. The crew will
sail September 10 on the steamer ST.
ezra and arrive at Honolulu Septem.
Der 16. This will give the men five
full days to wind up training and get
accustomed to the course.
The length of the course viii be
something new for the local crew
the islanders rowing over two mile
straightaway instead Of the usual
tlile and half with the turn, that
the locals are used to. As opponents
the three strong clubs at Honolulu
will be in the race. The Myrtles
Puunenes and Healani crews are ali
training for the race. The Myrtles
areEthe present island champions.
Besides the big six cared race
Henry Hess and Oscar Sommers, the
Alameda club champion double pair
slso will row. In the doubles event.
Sommers, Brampton and Hacke may
take part In the singles events though
this has not been definitely arranged,
When the. tour was first arranged
it. was thought that the local crew
could use the new Honolulu barge
that is being built by Rogers for the
islands. It was suggested that the
Alameda crew train In this barge and
bring it to Honolulu for use in the
race. The Alameda club, however,
has decided to use its own four cared
large and 1t has been turned over to
Rogers to rearrange the slides SO
that six men can be seated In the
boats The new Honolulu Boat Is only
four feet longer than the Alameda
four cared barge. In making the
new arrangement in the local barge
Il is proposed to move the coxswain
seat about three feet nearer the stern
post and bring the present stroke
seat aft about four feet. There viii
then be room to bring the three other
seats far enough aft to allow the two
extra slides being placed in the bow
of the barge. The forward waist men
also will be brought up at least q
foot closed to the after waist men
than they are at present located. This
arrangement will give a compact ar
rangement and should prove to be
we'll balanced racing machine. The
boat6Mill be considerably higher than
any of the other barges in the race.
1t has the regulation measurements
in every respect for a six cared
barge.