The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-11
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.H|LO ENTHUSIASTS
PROUDOF 0ARSMEN
Crescent City Crews Share Much
Of the Honor Gained In Fourth
Of July Sports
oman speeial To The Adrertisarl

HILO, July THE wonderful show.
ing made by the Hilo rowing crews on
the Fourth is still the main tonic of
conversation in Hilo, despite the fact
that the two crews were defeated.
That they pushed their rivals 80 close
is something that IL extremely graft.
flying TO local residents and the grit
displayed by the local boys has done
almost as much for the cause of rowing
in the Crescent City us If they had won,
something which was hardly to be ex.
pected seeing that the crews were made
up of men competing for the first time.
stage fright" probably did much TO
lose the race for Hilo-and this is not
intended to zdetract in any manner
from the victory achieved by the Hea.
lanis-but we at this end know that
IN training the Hilo seniors went over
the course in over a minute better time
than that put up in the race. How.
ever, although they lost the local oars.
mon acquitted themselves admirably
and will undoubtedly be expected 70
reverse the decision when next the
crews compete. And may that be soont
-Four Boats Close Together
The Healanis won by the scantiest
Of margins, just nosing out the Myrtles
by one and half feet, with Hilo hang.
ing on less than a length behind. Day.
hight didn Z show between the first
three boats, while the Honolnlus were
only length OF a trihe more in the
roar Of the Hilo crew.
The course was a trying one. includ.
ing one half turn and one compIete
turn, which mislead the spectators con
siderahly, very few taking into con
sideration the slanting finishing line.
In fact, the Myrtles, on the outside
course, looked to be winning easily
and were pulling a long easy stroke at
the finish, while the Healanis seemed
to come to the front in the last couple
Of feet and just nose their old-time
rivals out of first place. Hilo also
sprang into the limelight in the last
hfty yards and the brilliant squirt
which characterized their finish work
I'd the several thousand spectators into
the highest pitch of enthusiasm. The
air was fairly rent with cries Of eli
10! Hilo wins" as the crews neared
the finishing line,. but the Heala mis-
had something up their sleeves which
they brought into use as the end drew
near and which was just sufficient to
take them over the line first.
Course Laid At An Angle
"Wby didn' the Myrtles row them.
| selves outf' the writer was asked
( after the race. 1t seemed as though
they were so much to the good that
they finished easily, failing to take
into consideration the angle of the
course, and this lost them the race.
The course was over a mile and q
half and at the first turn the Myrtles
led, with HilO close up, Honolulu third,
and the Healanis trailing, but only a
few yards behind the leading boat.
The Myrtles and the Healanis were
displaying the better form, rowing q
fine long stroke, but the Hilos and the
Honolulus failed to pull their oars
right through and consequently had to
work the harder for the same results.
Healani had gained first place at the
inal turn, with the Mrytles so close
as to make the advantage held by the
leaders practically nil, and the other
| two boats were 30 close up as to make
| Il. anyone race. And so it was right
to the finish. A better finish has sell
| dom, if ever been witnessed here.
Right to the end the issue was in
doubt, but the Healanis put in the
finer finish and won.
Junior Race Good
The junior race between the two
cities was equally good, although only
two boats competed, which detracted
somewhat from the race as compared
| with the senior event. But as race
it could hardly have been better. The
two crews swept along as though bound
together, only inches separating them
with the visitors holding the advan.
tage most Of the way. But the tenacity
displayed by the HilO juniors forced
their opponents to utilize every ounce
If strength they possessed and right up
70 the final yard the result hung In the
balance. But the finish of the Honolu
lans enabled them to forge ahead and
lain victory by n scant two feet, with
the Eilo juniors drawing closer every
second. ~
The highest praise is rendered to the
Honolulu crews for the victories they
achieved, but naturally the local boys
| COHc III loI great commentator IOl
their plucky showing.
Children's Sports
On the Mooheuu Park, a batch OF
children ranging from ten year old
youngsters up to husky boys Of fifteen
were entertained in series of racer
and athletic events and, incidentally
entertained a vast crowd of spectators
and down at the Kuhio Bay wharf O
number of swimming events were con
tested But the local swimmers were
very modest for only few lads turned
out to race and the results of the race,
were in most cases very one-sided. The
duck race, in which fifteen or more boys
swan after half dozen ducks was
about the best feature from the spec
tators' point of view for it was more
entertaining than anything else.