Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-17
Myrtle Boat Club Ne9otiates
Victory Following Long Wait.
Red Was Winner of Regatta Day Races in 1910Success m
Saturdays Races Was Undisputed-Cox Hough and
New Boat Played an important Par-Boa Named for Duke

WI lHO u lliC IaNCo IA
they participated in the 2lst annual
Regatta Day celebration Saturday, the
Myrtle Boat Club again attains the
rowing championship Of the territory
after q period of six years, during
which the Healani Yacht and Boat
club has been supreme. Myrtle crews
won every race in which they entered
except the junior and the senior pair
cared sliding-seat barge events which
were both won by Healani.
Although no trophy was offered this
year for the club winning the great
est number OF points, nor, In fact,
were the results OF the races entered
in any score, the total Of victories
bore as much significance TO the mem
bers of the two old rival cluhs-the
Healani and the Myrtle-as they have
for 20 years in the past.
Hilo protested against making the
total score OF all of the races the oh
5ect of the greatest competition be-
cause they had only one crew to offer.
In response the Hawaiian Rowing
Association agreed to make each race
a strictly separate event and to Offer
the most cherished trophy for victory
IN the one race in which the Hawaii
team competed-the senior siX-oared
sliding-seat barge race.
Rivalry Was Keen
Nevertheless, the historic rivalry
between Healani and Myrtle prevailed
supreme. Myrtle reioiced for having
won the senior, junior and freshman
events, and likewise did Healani be-
come down-hearted, but the greatest
source of feeling remained the sum
total of all of the races in which the
two rivals competed.
Myrtle Won In 1910
The Myrtle club won its last regatta
championship away back in 1910. For
many years previous to that time they
held the rowing championship or the
territory. They boosted OF the best
oarsmen until ii became almost ira
ditional for them to win. The Healanl
club was on the point OF disruption
after repeated defeats.
During the following year, however,
the Healani club entered the regatta
competition with final determination
10 do or die. They purchased q new
boat and enlisted good oarsmen IN
their club to win the majority OF the
races in the regatta that year. ....
fisalani Wins In 1911 r.
Since 1911 the Healani crews have
been supreme. In 1912 they won four
out Of five races and 1t was during
that year that the famous race be.
tween the two freshmen crews result
ed In dead heat and one OF the com.
betting men was sent to the hospital
a. a result of the strain.
In 1918 Healani won every race tina.
they entered, and during the next
three years they continued to prove
the better of the two although In 1913
the competition was very close. Last
year Healani won six out Of the eight
races
But on Saturday the tables were
turned with much surprise. The dope
Of even the oldest representations die
not give the Myrtle Club the victory
which it won. ..
HiIo Picked to Win
Hilo had been picked to win the
senior race, and although the othel
two crews were conceded good
chance for victory, they were not ex
pected to be near the Hawaii crew al
the finish. Largely for this reason
the senior race was one of the most
exciting that has been seen in the
harbor for years.
Healani supposedly had the strong
est junior crew and the members Of
that club still contend that they
would have won had not Gall broker
his oar. Nearing the lighthouse, the
Healani crew was rowing by far the
better race when Calls oar cracked
re followed in form, but the boat los'
much on the turn. Finally he triec
straight pulling again after the boa
had rounded the buoy. His oar broke
n two and he jumped overheard, hi:
crew finishing far behind the win
ners. ..... -....:
Myrtle was generally conceded thu
victory won by the freshman crew
They were also expected to win the
senior scull race and there was little
doubt about the junior scull race al
though victory in that race came t.
them by reason Of foul by one o.
their opponents.
The victory of the Myrtle rookie
crew in the intermediate race was one
Of the features of the meet In spite
of the fact that the men were row
ing in the poorest barge-a barge
which, it was estimated, would pu
them back three boat lengths on TIT
furn-and in spite of the second fac
that they had never been in boa
together before. they won the race
Not the least conspicuous person II
the winning boat was Sam johnson
who rowed at number one.
earues Help Victory
OF the many things which entered
into the responsibility for the Myrtle
success. there were two, outside o
the work of the men who actually pro
neIIed the boat, which have received
univ casual attention from the aver
see layman. First Of these was TIT
hoafs used, and second, the work o
the eoxswain. ,-.-,
The Healani club has been aheat
~ the Myrtle club in the success o
their boat purchases since they be
ear IN win in 1911. At that time the!
had bought a new Rogers boat. Th'
rival club followed them by also guy
ing a Rogers boat. And SO one ciu'
continued to be just behind tne othe
IN tba purchase of barges.