The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-21
Record CrolDd Gathers To See Excellent Reqatta

Grimshaw rowed for the Red and White
I and X. K, Fuller fo9 the Blue and
white, and it was a splendid exhibi
tlon OF sculling these two put up. Grim.
shaw held halt length lead untilswith
in hfty yards Of the finish. Here Fuller
spurted and slowly but surely began
cutting down the lead OF his opponent.
Fuller's squirt came a wee bit too late
and Grimshaw shot across the line one
second In the lead. Time: MYRTLE,
2:37; Healani, 1898. &-sf -
AZ half past eleven the freshman six,
oared crews dipped their oars. 70 per.
feet start with the Myrtles immediate.
~ taking the lead from the Healanis
and the Honolulus in last place. One
Of their man had slipped his oar and
Fthe boat foundered around a moment
Or two, the time lost being costly 10
the Black and Gold for they were ,fcv.
or able to regain the ground lost anl
finished poor third TO the MyrtIcs,
themselves twelve lengths behind thc
Healanis as the boats caught tho indp,s
eyes. The time, 1883, was the seeou,I
fastest time made in the history OF the
regatta, the Myrtles having negotiated
the same distance in 1912 in l0:47.
The winning crew were: II. A. Gun.
ter, stroke; +. o. Gall. No &; T.. VI
Fishel, No. 4; Il. Kanalanui, No. 3; VI.
Perry, No. 2; W. Hollingcr, No. /, and
! III. III. Kruger, eoxswain. ..
Steamer Boat Race
Twice during the four cared steamer
boat race, the crew from The y. =. &.
Major Samuel Ringgold lost the :ra,l
and twice they won it back again, all
Of which featured this rare. The rev
from the U. 8. s. Columbine fgurcd a
contender in the early stages Of the
race hut could not keep M their stroke
and finished second. The Fort Arm.
strong crew flushed third and the l..
SIS. Alert crew fourth. Winners time,
! S:l0. ,,t,,.y
Next on, the program was the Junior
sixoated barge race and this rro"ed a
decidedly hard race for the Judges to
call rs far as second and third place
Z was concerned. Following the Mvrtles
who crossed the line four lengths IN
the lead, came the Honolulus md lea.
lanis and as they crossed the Inc Il
looked dead heat. The judges were
at first inclined to call it a tie, but
finally decided that the Healanis beat
the Honolulus. Duke Kahanan1oku
made his first appearance as an oars
man is. this event and was a member
of the winning crew. -e.g
Following this race came the rowing
off the senior six cared race.
Canoe'sts Are Next
] Getting away from the rowing game
FOR "a few moments, the canoeists filled
l. I'll 81 a L.
outer buoy to the judges boats between
two crews from the Kamehameha Aqua
tic Club, the Ma.kai Fine ana the
Lanakila, the former crew gathered in
the first prize. The Makali also start
ed hut did not finish. n
y =. Frank Cunha won the Junior srul
race from Arthur Hough, by over ter
seconds, covering the distance in 2:3S
. AS, while Hough took ,2:48 -4-5. ~
was q pretty race despite the lead Of
Cunha' and showed that sculling races
are popular.
Brothers cut some figure in the mex
race, a Junior pair Dared affair, tn
Rosa boys pulling the oars in the Ka
halulani, a Myrtle entry, and the Gro
Ger boys pulling the oars in The Pear
G, also a Myrtle entry. II. II. Krugel
and l.. Cunha pulled for the Healanis
The Rosa boys proved the stronge
oarsmen and finished first, with the Hea
lani boat in second place.
Healani Boys Win
While the judges were prepared :,
send the six-oared barge race for boy
under seventeen years of age away
the rain began falling but it did no
La L., ,lnn
the Healanis and Myrtles faced tn
starter. Taking a quick start. the Hca
lanis went to the front and held a half
length lead to the judges boat, winning
in 2:20 As.
Following this race came the specia
race for the six-oared barge crews o
tho City and County and the Terri
torial employees, the former winning
by five lengths in 2:2S Is, the Terri
torials covering the distance in 2.39 Ia
Closing the regatta came the senio
nair Dared barge race between crew
from the Myrtle and Healani club
""h d"snitr the heavy rain falling tn,
men went to their task with might an,
and main and pulled one of the rHrt
" the dav. The Pearl {
from the Myrtle club proved tn" ~'''
ming pair in 1929, with the Kahululan
of the same club second and the Nam,
J, from the Healanis third.
At three clock the clerk of tn
courso sent word to the captains of tn
sailing boats to begin lining up fo
their race and at fifteen after the hnu
the signal was given to hoist sail. A
this time the wind had died down an
it was with great difficulty that tn
boats got into action. Finally all of th
boats but the Gouverneur Jaeschk
and the ,Holsa'ia got awav. DIi 'tin
through the channel the boats p'ekN
M wind and for an hour tackled bapj
and forth toward the outer buoy. Sud
denly the wind increased in velocit
and III" Holsatia ran Rfoul Of the I
IS, Eolumbine, swapping her mast /
the center. The Gouverneur also ra
"fou! of tn" end Of Pi"r No, /. an,
both boats were tnw"d lack to thei
slins w the EliZah"th
Finally the Hermes No. an
Hcrmcs No. . caught the wind an
sailed ha"k TO tie judges boat, the LAT
ter winning with the Other boat re
""i''inT g"hord "ri'". As an the off
cials had gone home, no time wa
taken.
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