Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-18

I The Honolulu IacnI CIuD eHII
organization VIII develop winners. I
= mined from start to finish, no matter
The crews were off to q good start
when Starter Leslie Scott fired the
pistol az 9:41 TO send the seniors
away IN the opening race OF the day.
Myrtle jumped to the lead In the first
minute and was q length ahead at
the first hundred yards and kept up
their spurt 70 the judges boat, where
the red and white crew was pulling
steady stroke two lengths ahead OF
the HonoluIus. who led the Healanis
by half length.
MyrtIes kept up their steady stroke
TO the first buoy. when the crews
missed their course and It was at the
last buoy outside the harbor that the
Honolulus and Healanis ran into each
other and the Honolulu shell was
swamped.
In the meantime the Myrtles. who
were three lengths ahead. finished
the race. coming TO the line with a.
steady stroke.
The time was Il minutes. 2s and As
seconds.
Healanis finished the race many
minutes after the Honolulu boat was
cut In two BY the Healani craft. s.
Judges Hear Statements.
After the finish Of the senior race
the Judges received the statements
made By the second and third crews
and d conference was held as to wlie
ther or not the race should be run
over again. The judges decided that
they would look over the course to
decide Whether the shifting Of the
buogs lessened the chances OF the 9th
er crews in the race
12-oancd Guitar Race.
While the conference was being
held me 1e-oared cutter race. With the
Alert and Thetis as entries, started
Of. AT 1922 the Alert and Thetis
were or to good start. At the first
200 yards the Alert started squirt
and led all the way Ia the first buoy,
when the Thetis crew Increased the
stroke and went into the lead. which
they held to within so yards OF the
finish. Then the oarsmen Of the Alert
increased their stroke and a battle
was on to the finish. At the last min
ute the Alert flashed into the lead and
across the line, eietcrs by less than
two yards.
The time Tor this race was; Alert
13 minutes, l9 seconds; Thetis, 13
minutes. "a 2-5 seconds.
Senior SeulI Race.
The senior scull event was started
at 10:49. Lindsay Grimshaw, the Myr-
tie entrant. led from the start, and
led boat length to within SO yards
from the finish when r. X. Fuller Of
the Healanl Club spurted and made
great finish 10 the line, only one sec.
ond behind the winner. The spurt
was started q moment too late and
the Blue of the HeaIani was forced to |
bow to the Red and White OF the Myr.
tie Club. The time: Myrtle, 2:S7;
Healani, 2::3S.
Freshman slx-osr BARGE Race.
The freshman six-oared barge race
did not start until 1l:26. when the
crews were on to a perfect start
Myrtles jumped into the lead and were |
q half length ahead az the Myrtle /
clubhouse. Honolulans were N last
position, nearly length behind the /
Healanis. They were splashins at the
start. but later rowed 4 steady stroke |
and drew up on the leaders before
the first buoy was reached. All the
turn Healants iumped into the lead /
and passed the Myrtles while the Ho.
nolulu crew was slowly drawing up
with the leaders and was up with the /
MyrtIes at the turn back to the line. i
The Healanis had increased thei.
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