The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-18

IN the hnrbor began TO help out in the
confusion and delays The u. 8. =.
Navajo came in from Pearl Harbor, the
schooner Luka with load of lumber
aboard went out for one Of the outside
islands. The big transport sheridan
began her voyage Of several thousand
miles to the South. Later in the after.
noon the Hawaii and Mauna Kea left
their berths for outside island points.
The yacht La Paloma also helped out
considerably by lacking here and there
throughout the day. There was but
small complaint in regard to the many
minor craft which fitted here aud there
about the harbor and followed the
racers out aud ID. 3 tia. ..,..
With the disturbers out Of the way,
the Intermediate six.oar barges got OH
to ilie race and splendid finish. The
| Myrtles had two crews, the "PaDini"
and pBeef Trust,o the latter also
known as the Rockies, y hailing from
the Officers Training Camp at Scho-
field Barracks. The Healanis had their
own "Panini' bunch. too, but they
came in second TO the 'fBeef Trust -
4" Rockies" Beat Regulars .
The tsRookiesp came into the city
| in the morning from the red dust of
Leilehpa and had blood in their eyes.
With Brig. Gen. Samuel I. johnson, N.
g. H., nj No. |, this same bunch sur.
prised nearly everybody by winning
without much apparent effort. This
may be inside history, but Il is worth
relating. A. Wise, No. ., was over.
come with the heat early in the race
and found fond penchant of falling
L lie lat I'll "a.
guard No. L, using mild language, as
often exhorted the fading Wise to row
or pretend TO do so, otherwise TO jump
into the liquid. He stuck, but only FIVE
oars did the work. The number was
sufficient, however, for they won hands
down in l2;43 40, with the Healanis
bad second and the Myrtle "Pani.
nj - six worse third. ..|
The surfboard race was provocative
of both interest and mirth. The Hui
Nalu entries side.stepped and failed to
show up, the entries, Ave or six of
them, being all from the Outrigger
Canoe Club of waikiki, The place
makers were Edric Cooke, first, time
1927 2-5; DAD Center, second, and
Percy Nottage, third.
Duke Wins scull Race =.
The scull race was won by Duke p.
Kahanamoku, rowing for the Myrtles,
in 500 3-5 He crossed the line fully
Ave lengths ahead of Arthur Parker
another Myrtle rover. Harry Melim,
who began the race for the Healanis,
failed TO finish. After rowing all over
the course he wound up safely, even if
| tardily, at the Healani bOathOuse At
that he was cheered by the wearers Of
J the Blues. -
The Myrtle Juniors found no difficnl.
ty in winning from the Healanis in the
| six.oared barge event, finishing the race
fully fifteen lengths ahead Of the de.
| feated crew. Time 1928. The Hea.
lanis, however, on the way out frae.
tured an oar and after rounding the
turning point lost IL altogether. Gall,
the unlucky oar, lightened his boat by
| jumping overheard and was picked IN
by one Of the launches which Follow ed
| the boats As IL was the Ha.Hlnis
made game try and all honor should
be accorded them. ~ ~@4
Healanis Victorious At Last ~
The tables were turned on the Myrtles
for the first time during the day when
late in the afternoon the Blue pair
oar crew wrested victory from the heds.
This race was made in I: AS and was
a close one. The Healani winners were
William Hollinger and Robert Kanaka.
nui. They nosed out the win by frac-
ture of boat = length from Duke Ka-
hanamoku and Arthur Parker, the third
crew to make place being Anderson
and Oss. The boats got away to a good
start and held together the whole way
out, but on the turn Healani began TO
gain and placed n wide gap between
themselves and the Duke and his part
her. Three.fOurths of the way in Duke
and Parker increased their strokes and
closed up on the Blue pair, but their
sprint was tardy and the better crew
won. ~
There was a mix up in the junior
scull race. William Rowatt of the Hea-
lanis crossed the finishing line first,
but Bryant of the Myrtles entered q
protest, asserting that ROwatt had foul
Sd him repeatedly. In fact, it was OBJ
erved early in the race that Rowatt
had gone from the Waikiki alley TO
he center course, between Bryant and
William l.. Rosa, who was the second
Myrtle rover. Ea.,
Rowatt Is Disqualified
The judges decided that the race he
rOwed over again and Rowatt signifed
his intention to do so. When informed,
Captain Brown of the Healani refused
to have the race re-rOwed. There was
mother rOnfab with the Judges, with
the result that Rowatt was held dis
lqualifed. Bill Rosa was given first
place, with BRYANT taking second finish.
The Hui Nalu crew won the four
paddle canoe race from the Outrigger
canoe double entries, time 2:0l 40
The Hui Nalu paddlers were Vincent
Genoves, W. A. Cottrell, Fred Wilhelm
and Lukela KaupikO.
The six-oared barge race for boys
under eighteen years of age was pref
ty one, with the Myrtle crew proving,
what had been claimed for them the
two past weeks. the winners bv fifteen
lengths, time 1895 2,5. The Healanis
in this race, too, were outclassed. Last
Wednesday the Myrtle boys raced the
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