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 II
Saturdays Races Was sputed-Coxswain Hough ano
New Boat Played an important Pa-Boat Named for Duke


but two OF the nine races in which
they participated in the 2lst annua
Regatta Day celebration Saturday, the
Myrtle Boat Club again attains the
rowing championship OF the territory
after a period Of six years, during
which the Healani Yacht and Boa
club has been supreme. Myrtle crews
won every race in which they entered
except the junior and the senior pair
Dared sliding-seat barge events whicf
were both won by Heaiani.
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
hers of the two old rival clu3s-the
Healani and the Myrtle-as they nave
for 20 years in the past.
Hilo protested against making TIE
total score of all of the races the oh
3ect of the greatest competition be
cause they had only one crew to offer
In response the Hawaiian Rowing
Association agreed to make each race
4 strictly separate event and to ofrGi
the most cherished trophy for victory
IN the one race in which the HaWall
team competed-the senior slX-oarec
eIiding-seat barge race.
Rivalry Was Keen
Nevertheless, the historic rivalry
between Healani and Myrtle prevailed
supreme. Myrtle rejoiced for having
won the senior, junior and freshman
events, and likewise did Healanl De
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 regatts
championship away back In 1910. Fol
many years previous to that time they
held the rowing championship OF the
ferritory. They boosted Of the best
oarsmen until it became almost ira
ditional for them to win. The Healan
club was on the point Of disruption
after repeated defeats.
During the following year, however
the Healani club entered the regatts
competition with final determinatiof
TO do or die. They purchased new
boat and enlisted good oarsmen II
their club to win the majority of tho
races in the regatta that year.
aealani Wins In 1911 ........ -.
Since 1911 the Healani crews have
been supreme. In 1919 they won foul
ont of five races and 1t was during
that year that the famous race be
tween the two freshmen crews result
Cd in q dead heat and one of the com
neting men was sent to the hosplta
Is result of the strain.
In 1918 Healani won every race tina
hey entered, and during the mex
three years they continued to prove
he better of the two although In ISL
the competition was very close. Las
year Healani won six out OF the eigh
races
But on Saturday the tables wer,
turned with much surprise. The dop'
81 even the oldest prognosticators dit
not give the Myrtle Club the victor!
which it won.
HiIc Picked 60 Win
Hilo had been picked to win thu
senior race, and although the othe
two crews were conceded goot
chance for victory, they were not ex
pected to be near the Hawaii crew q
the finish. Largely for this reason
the senior race was one of the mos
exciting that has been seen in TIT
harbor for years.
Healani supposedly had the strong
est junior crew and the members o
that club still contend that the.
WOULD have won had not Gall broker
his oar. Nearing the lighthouse, thu
Healani crew was rowing by far thu
better race when Calls oar cracked
He followed in form, but the boat los
much on the turn. Finally he triet
tkraight pulling again after the boa
had rounded the buoy. His oar broAl
~ two and he jumped overheard, hi
crew finishing far behind the win
ners. .... -.
Myrtle was generally conceded tn,
victory won by the freshman crew
They were also expected to win TIL
senior scull race and there was littl,
doubt about the junior scull race al
though victory in that race came q
them by reason of foul by one o
fheir opponents. ...:.
The victory of the Myrtle rookie
crew in the intermediate race was on
81 the features of the meet. in spit
of the fact that the men were row
ing in the poorest oarge--a barg
which. it was estimated, would pu
fhem back three boat lengths on tn
fnrn-and in spite of the second fac
mad they had never been in boa
together before, they won the race
Moi the least conspicuous person 4
the winning boat was Sam johnson
Who rowed at number one
Barces Help Victory
of the many things which entere'
INTO the responsibility for the Myrti
euccess. there were two, outside o
the work of the men who actually pre-
neIled the boat. which have receives
only casual attention from the ave.
APE layman. First OF these was IN
boats used. and second, the WORK Q
the coxswain.
The Headani club has been ahea
Of the Myrtle club in the success .
their boat purchases since tnes "
ean to win in 1911 At that time Tue
had bought a new Rogers boat. Ia
rival club followed them by also on.
inc Ropers boat. And so one Gu