The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-18
RED WAVES HIGH
ABOVE COLORS
OF BOTH RIVALS
Gold Of Hilo Left Behind and Two
Victories TO Seven For Rivals
Is Only Cheer That Comes To
Brighten Lot Of Healani
From Sunday Adver.i,er)

Honolulu was en- fete yesterday as
Il is on no other day of the year.
There are other holidays but Regatta
Day il Honolulu's own. 1t is unique
to this one particular island and there
is special appropriateness in its OBJ
seryation here, out in the MidPaciGc.
On. no other day is the festive spirit
the gayety, the care free, spOntaniety
Of spirit so manifest as on Regatta Day.
II is then that happiness and the pure
Joy Of being alive seems to effery esce
and overflow 81
It was beautiful day and the
weather distributor had indeed been
kind. Perhaps II was bit warm and
il Is true that the wind was from. the
south and rain clouds threatened at
times but only a few drops fell on the
waterfront where the crowds were.
though there was scent of rain in the
mir IN the later afternoon that told Of
the shower that fell a little way up
town. @s ~
Crowds were out early, they came in
automobiles, by street cars and some
in horse drawn rigs, the young and the
old, boys aud girls, the latter in their
brightest and best both of gowns and
of smiles, men and women and children,
fifteen thousand of them or more, and
all headed in one direction, toward the
waterfront where the events of the day
were scheduled to be held. On the wa,
terfront every vantage point was eager.
w occupied while the boat houses were
scenes Of gayety and festivity. II was
thera that hospitality reigned to mem
bers and their guests.
Toward the early afternoon long de.
lays somewhat dampened the ardOr of
all but the more enthusiastic and a
tendency to drift away began to be
manifested but the greater part of the
great crowd stayed on to the end.
Red was the triumphant color in yes.
terday's twenty-frst annual eelebra.
tion Of Honolulu y Regatta Day, for the
Myrtles won seven rowing races TO the
two victories that fell to the lot of
their old.time rivals, the Healanis. In
their one race the Hilo senior crew
came in close second to the Myrtles
with the Healanis two barge lengths be-
hind the Big Islanders. "
Victory Perches on Myrties
The ELECTROMAGNETIC, Kunalu and
Healani--were the great eenters Of the
day, but while mirth and jollity
: reigned supreme az the two former a
heavy pail seemed to hang over the
last. The Gold of Hilo mingled with
the Red Of the Myrtles and the vari.
Z eolored hues of the Kunalus. The Blue
Of the Healani dropped, crestfallen
throughout the day until late in the
afternoon two victories served to cheer
the spirits of the inside clubhouse hab.
itues. lsf% ."s ".@
The great surprise of the day, to
many, was the Myrtle victory in the
main event, the six.oared senior barge
race Hilo. ruling favorite all week,
had 10 take second place, while the
Healanis. whose hackers early in the
morning started furry by offering the
Blue against the field, finished a poor
third. .= g." -. ...g.
n The one big drawback was the slow
ness of many of the officials in getting
the races started There were ages OF
waits between events, when there ap
peared absolutely no reason for any
The Healanis would not get their crews
out until the Myrtles were in the
water, and the Myrtles hung back until
the Healanis showed on the course. And
50 IL went throughout the day. There
were reasonable excuses at times, when
oars snapped at the start of some of the
races, but generally the dragging Out
wns because the announcer, starter, OF
this or that official Jagged and lacked
pep and go to get the machinery
moving. u
Good Races, Slow oficials
The races themselves were good nj
fault can be found on this score. Somt
Of the finishes were exciting and ex
hilarating, but there has not been I
meet during the twenty-One years Ho
nomln has had Regatta Day when thu
crowd grew as tired waiting for some
thing 10 develop as II did yesterday, i
Is to be hoped that the next rowing
meet will be run on the principle tina
the patience and convenience of Thu
lookers-on are just az important factor
as anything else that goes to make
successful meet. as..
Even the band seemed to have beer
hit by the mahoPe feeling, and musi'
came on only at great intervals, yet IL
the boathouses the glee clubs and thu
dancers seemed TO lose no heeting mo
inent of enjoyment. II was probably a
well that this was so there. There wa
at least one rift in the clouds. A..
They named the new six-oared bargl
built by Harada for the Myrtles tn,
sDuke r. Kahanamoku, Z" and 10 max
the job complete Capt. Bob Chilling
worth at the last moment made Duk
himself the stroke Of the crew tina
won the outstanding event of the day
Mrs. Richie Rosa, wife Of William j.
Rosa, coach of the Myrtles, early j.
the morning ehristened the new boat
breaking perfectly good bottle o
white wing on the bow Of the infan
craft. She spilled most of the cham
payne over her exterior, but that onl
added 70 the zest of the occasion.
How Skinner" Decided
The Myrtle boys wanted Charles s
Davis, deputy city attorney. who wa
Ciyea the privilege to select the name
10 call the new craft the "SkluDe
Davis, Z, but "Skinner" Davis, some
what bashfully sidestepped and dc
eided thpt II the boat was to be II win
ner N would have to take on the appel