The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-25
Visiting Swimmers
Have Jolly Picnic
And Day at Kailua
(Contributedl

(COnJrlDuJeQ)
All of the swimmers who came to
Maui to participate in the swimming
meet at the Puunene Tank on the
II and IS, were taken by members of
the Maui Athletic Club for an all day
picnic to the home of Mr.. w. F.
Pogue, at Kailua, nearly 35 miles
from Wailuku, and at the beginning
of the celebrated Ditch Trail the day
before the meet, Sunday, October 16.
The natural beauties of the road
~traversed were but a taste of the joys
to come, although the trip was not
without its inconvenience, in the
form of auto troubles. Just after leav-
ing Spreckelsville, some seven miles
from Waikiki, a series of minor mis-
haps occurred to the car in which
Duke Kahanamoku, Buster Brown
and Mouse" Smith were riding, Gull
minating in the breakdown of the
car. After a wait of half an hour
or more, the six occupants of the ill
fated machine were transferred to
two other cars, and completed the
journey with no further in convent
ence.
Largest Swimming Hole
Upon arrival at the Pogue's the
members of the party changed to
their bathing suits, and walked down
a trail newly and specially made by
Mr.. Pogue for the occasion, into a
gulch some 600 feet deep, in which
is the largest natural swimming pool
in the Hawaiian Islands. The pool
covers three acres in area, is 300
feet in length, $50 in width and 35
foot dnnn On n ciIn n nnrnon1iott
lar cliff rises to a height of about a
hundred feet. On the other side is a
natural amphitheatre, shaded by the
bright green kuikui trees and other
wild, tropical foliage, the ground be-
ing thickly carpeted with grass and
vines. These unusually beautiful sur
roundings made the pool an ideal
spot for swimming, and would be a
wonderful setting for a moving pic
ture, with Hawaii's famous swimmers
and divers in action. Many of the
swimmers climbed the steep bank to
various heights, some as high as 40
feet, from whence they dived into the
placid, warm water of the gigantic
pool below. :
At different points overlooking this
beautiful spot, and silhouetted
against the sky were people who had
come from all points in the neighbor-
hood to witness the performance of
the champion men and women swim
mers. There were also four other
groups on various vantage points
nearer the level of the pool. Some
of them had come many miles to see
the enjoyment of the famous visitors
in their pool and formed an aggrega-
ton of 200 or more.
Luau is Served
After an hour or more of sport, all
tramped. back to Mr.. Pogue's home
and about two o'clock were feted with
a most sumptuous luau, with the COM
pliments of the Pogue family. This
feast was spread upon four long
tables in an airy, arbor-like structure
covered with feathery bamboo, which
sheltered from the sun, while it adj
mitted the cooling breeze. Meantime,
many of the swimmers watched the
removal from the ground (where il
had been placed to cook the day be-
force of the food, which included
three pigs and a whole calf. The peo-
pie of Kailua assisted in contributing
to the success of this most delicious
luau and II was a complete success,
judging from the enthusiastic senti-
ments expressed by the swimmers.
After taking possession of Mr..
Pogue's house for an hour, three
cheers were given for the Pogues and
the people of Kailua. The party then
started on their return trip, all being
most enthusiastic over the days out
ing, and more than grateful to Mr..
Pogue and his family for his enter.
tainment of them