Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-28
RIVAL CLUBS
Will Decide
+ Speed QUERY

When the Healani and Myrtle fresh
man crews meet on the water this
afternoon to row. off the dead heat
that was declared, at the finish of last
Saturdays race, boating men who
have been bottling up their enthusi-
asni Tor q full week will have q chance
to let OF little steam. There has
been a world of speculation over the
outcome of the race and paftisans OF
both clubs will be out In force to
watch their favorites pull. The race
is scheduled for O'Clock. .'.1 ~
There is not as much. real coin up
on this afternoons contest as there
was on the Regatta Day struggle be-
tween the two. crews, but what bets
have been recorded are at even mo-
ney. Before last Saturdays race the
Myrtles were reader to back their
freshman than any other crew. not
even excepting the highly-touted Sc
niors, but the -act that one regular Is
now out of the boat, and that Hea-
lanis made such a fine showing, and
have the same crew to q man, has
rather tanned their speculative ardor.
Powers Of Judges.
In declaring all bets on the race off,
the Judges did something highly I'm
usual in amateur sporting events, and
opinion seems to be about equally div.
ided as to whether or not they had
the right to do so. There Is only one
clause in the rules of the Hawaiian
Rowing Association which may be
considered to apply, Rule 16 reading
as follows: 49, -
1.-THE jurisdiction of the judges shall
extend over the race and all matters
connected with it from the time the
race is specified to start until its final
termination, and their decision in all
cases shall be final and without ap.
peal"
Certainly betting is "a matter con-
nected with the race" but is it some
thing that the judges can officially
recognize? There is one faction that
contends that today's event Is merely
a prolongation of Saturdays, that 1t
is the same race in fact, and that
their money should ride. Another hui
SAYS that when the Myrtle and Hea-
lani bows finished together the race
was over; that this is another race
entirely, and that the fact that there
has been a change in one crew proves
this.
Sensible Action.
All things considered, the judges
probably acted wisely in declaring the
bets off, for when they permitted the
Nyrtles to put a sub in the boat, they
violated the rule governing ties, which
reads:
I'm the event of tie taking place
in any race, the same crews shall con-
tend again, after such interval as the
judges may appoint; any crew retus-
ing shall be adjudged to have lost the
race"
Now the Myrtles were not willing
to re-row the race the same day. and
when it came to setting date II was
found that Shaw of the Myrtles was
going off for a cruise on the kukul,
and that if they waited for his return,
a Healani man would not be available.
The Judges took the bull by the horns,
ordered the race roWed again on this
date, but disposed of the changed
crews by multiplying the bets. This
looks like an even break for all. Men
who bet on one crew shouldn't be
forced to string their coin on another.
and there was plenty Of time after the
announcement for spectators to get
their coin up again.
This afternoons race will decide
an Interesting question of supremacy.