Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
nv OWEN MERRIck

BY OWEN MERRiCk ~
stsn.HuIietIn Staff Representative a.
=. 1tIIIo Fourtf, Of July Sports.
lyon Tell IT. That was the slogan
Of the Honolulu crews before the big
reRatta at Hilo on July 4. And Hio
told Il. The Crescent City oarsmen
told II IN no uncertain terms, and Tor
the first time In the history OF row
ing In Hawaii q Hilo crew won 9 -
nior event. In this telling perform
ance. quoted literally, the Hiioites es.
tablished new record for q course OF
one mile and q half, their time oeins
ego. b -.
rent when the brownskinned atn-
Ietar puIled the nose Of their barge
.across the lire q winner over the Myr-
tIes nv one length, and the oarsmen
wifi not eocn forget the, wild cneers
which went up when the crowd ON tne
sfanAs acted ike maniacs. SIX tnon-
ssra neople were gathered around the
1900 snd those 5000 joined in giving
the sturdy oarsmen 9 real tribute. ~
noiuir had lost out IN race Mnsre
the best crew had been returned tns
yietor. ana among the 5000 voices
rassed a shouting cry OF praise
for fl,e winners, there were numbered
every supporter Of the Healanis ana
Wyrfies Hilo had made an eleventn
ho,,r effort. and Il had been reward
- And a said before when fou
EsIl IL vas the slogan, the Hilo oars
men had answered with their piaaes'
- - :
- msny respects the race which
r,ss rtared at Hilo on July 4 was one
of the most important since ne ~.
tie sport was placed upon ioouns
a Hawaii. The victory meant pucn
~ Hilo. and the one topic OF ohcus-
Sion ii the Crescent City was me
ereak victory Of the boys VINO o
1orked IS hard to gain q yictory ofsr
the older boat clubs.
The Hilo Hotel, where the oarsmen
we're quarters, was . busy place
thrnnrhout the evening. and whenever
: conversafion was started about the
r ~ u. u the work Of the keo
Croee. Ii invariably was turned 70 row.
inr before the speaker had concluoed
re Grafton. The Japanese hack driy-
err we're talking barges and cpzsWalns'
while ;the fair young ladies VINO were
n attendance 1t the ball "a the even
inf were singing the praises q tne
vcunf men who had put Hilo on tne
man .aduntically speaking
lolrSno War Active
when asked what be thought o. the
rscs 5ames Lloyd, coach Of the heas
Ienif said: e1ilo,s victory means
mnck to rowing in Hawaii they
enrrnr surprise on us AL. otnerNise
fhe volcano Is very active Bob Cnli-
Iinrworih said: I'VE regretted % 1oses
~ c0,Ilse. but we have no abb ready.
the rest crew won and extend my
conafatulations TO the boys OF hl,e,
who made good with . vengeance. We
viii BE- ready for Hilo IN Septempef.
Summing ii all up the Hilo people
nave begun to realize thai the REGATTA
4 worth while. BleacherH we're erect.
- fhif wear. seating about $500 PEG.
srio. Long b sfore the fIrst aquatic
y<~cnf was called. the bleacher1 were
nscFed Is overflouihg. and long
ERE around the wharf and mp the
rHore made up 3 crowd o. ~ least
e0oo before the FIRST race was started.
me Wauna Kea was late il arriving
a fke wharf. but the crowd did not
"a Eli mind the delay and swimming
races were introduced rs features tPl.
lowing the swimming races : number
~ duck races were staged, ana tnese
furnished amusement tor the crowd
I've ducks were thrown out u the
wnfrr. and the youngsters proved 20
- erneft IN landing the birds.
start Was Good
n was long after II o'clock when
the Myrtle Class A crew came cut.
and five minutes afterwards the crowd
cave cheer as the Healanis crossed
the starting line. The .Hilo crew was
lac 10 face the starter, and the home
town crew was given q real ovation.
starter cS0zier did not delay things
frng when the boats were lined up,
and he rot them away to good start,
sitnonkh the Healanis did not make
the right catch at the beginning.
Coing out the Healanis nit up =
stroke or about 50, and the Myrtles
were showing q faster stroke as they
naaredf the turn. The Myrtios were
first af the turn IN 4s2S IS. The
crew.ied the Healanfs and Hilo crews
hy alength. In making the turn the
Hilo crew required about three
strokes, and turning back to the fin
Ish lire after the turn, the Hilo crew
evened things mp, while the Healanis
were last. The race from there on
was real fight all the way.
Coming TO the finish line a half
mile away, the Heaianis Increased
their stroke while Coxswain Scott.
citing erect in his boat called upon
he Hilo crew for the long even
stroke. The Hiloites responded and
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