Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-15
with the railroad wharf and Pier u.

: with the railroad wharf and Pier II.
Broken Oar Hats Race
With the crack of the pistol the
three crews we're off for an excellent
start at 1920 o'clock. They had not
gone so yards. however, when the
gun cracked again; David Buick. row
ing, at five for Healani, broke his oar
and the race was held up while a
launch made haste for another oar.
| lmpatiently the crews pulled back
into place and waited for another Is
minutes for a second start. By 1926
Buick had another oar and the crews
were lined up again.
Just at 1926 the pistol cracked a
third time and the three crews shot
off for a close start. If there was any
crew that had the advantage at the
start it was the Myrtles. Duke Ka.
hanamoku started his men off at a
beautiful pace and they forged ahead
without a hitch. The Healanis were
little slow in starting.
The first 200 yards of the race was
fast pull for the three crews, but
as they settled down into a 34-stroke-
a-minute none had the advantage. AS
they pulled into sight the crowd
roared.
Myrtles Take Lead
Passing its own boat house, the
Myrtle crew took slight lead as
cheers came out 70 it. The Hilo crew
dropped a short ways behind, while
Healani was still close to Myrtle. 1t
was evident that the three crews
we're watching each other closely. On
the way out, Healani went slightly out
/ of her course, but for no disadvant-
age -,
The course led out to the flags OPP
posite the spar buoy, around viii h
the crews turned and started back
on the last mile. At the turn tie
crews were about opposite each
other.
Healani had fallen about a boats
length behind.
Just before the finish Myrtle put
in several hard finishing strokes and
crossed the line just ahead of the
Hilo crew, the Healanis following in
third place.
Such a welcome as the Myrtle Club
gave it's winning has not been seen
here for a long time. Inspired by
their victory, the men yelled with joy
and sped back to the boat house as
though they were starting the race
again. The other crews were worn
out, but every man held UP under the
strain and at the boat houses received
a big welcome in spite of their DIS
appointment.
Ladies' Race
The third race of the cay was the
ladies' six-oared sliding seat barge
event and proved an easy victory for
the kunaIu blue, otherwise the juni-
ors. The race started from the spar
buoy and the reds ! t the battle on
the starting line. The blues, using
a short snappy stroke, were length
ahead when the boats passed he
Myrtle Boat Club, and though the
reds kept up their long stroke the
distance between the two boats wild
ened until there were three lengths
between them 100 yards from the
flags. The seniors made grand
rally and cut the lead down naIi
length as the juniors shot across
the finishing line.
The juniors intended to start or
the west side of the course but tho
starter turned things about, with the
result tnat during the early stages
OF tie race the winning crew waS
headed towards the east side WharVes
until the boat following warned them
TO switch their course, so that in
shooting across the final line their
oars struck down the east side FLAG
.: the finishing mark.
Coming along the last half mile in
front OF the great crowds at the boa.
houses and along Pier l, each crew
began to set a faster pace If any
crew had the lead at this time it was
the Myrtles. Every person had his
own idea as to who was leading, how.
ever
The last quarter mile was tense.
The crowd yelled, whistIed and
cheered while each man tugged at
his oar with his full strength. The
strain was evident as tue men pulled
toward the finish.
Myrtle was leading a hundred yards
from the flags but it was still any
body's race. For minute it looked
as if Hilo were taking a brace that
would win for her.
NAVAL CUTTERS.
The fifteenth race ON the program
was switched and pulled off after the
third race. The deck force of the
U. S. S. Alert, favorites at the start, |
lost the event BY one of their crew
breaking an oar after making the
turn. The start was made at the
judges boat, the deck force boat get |
ting away on the shot while the en-
gineroom force, slow in getting on
the line, had an uphill battle to the
buoy. After making the turn, the
engineroom force spurted for 80 yards |
and the deck force boat was rapidly
losing ground when one or the oars of |