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OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB Founded 7908 WAIKIKI BEACH HONOLULU, HAWAII OFFICERS DIRECTORS WILFORD D. GODBOLD President Le Roy C. Bush Samuel M. Fuller WILLIAM J. MULLAHEY ...... Vice-President Ernest R. Cameron W ilford D. Godbold W illiam C. Capp Leslie A. Hicks SAMUEL M. FULLER Secretary H. V. Danford Duke P. Kahanamoku HERBERT M. TAYLOR Treasurer Robert D. Fischer W illiam J. Mullahey Herbert M. Taylor ( COMMITTEES HOUSE AND GROUNDS Ernest W. Stenberg, Chairman FINANCE James B. Mann William C. Capp Duke P. Kahanamoku Mrs. Herbert M. Fox W ilford D. Godbold/ Chairman Leslie A. Hicks Herbert M. Taylor ENTERTAINMENT Samuel M. Fuller H. V. Danford Samuel M. Fuller, Chairman H. V. Danford Robert D. Fischer BUILDING FUND Leslie A. Hicks, Chairman VOLLEYBALL Dr. S. J. Beardmore, Chairm an Le Roy C. Bush H. V. Danford Ernest R. Cameron Jan F. Mowat CANOEING AND SAILING W illiam C. Capp, Co-ordinating Director ADMISSIONS W ilmer C. Morris, Chairman Dr. Irving Blom, Chairman James H. Pflueger Thad Eckstrand Warren Ackerman A. K. Pang BEACH SERVICES William W. Prange Albert E. Minvielle Jr. William J. Mullahey, Chairman Ernest H. Thomas Sam Poepoe Samuel M. Fuller Thomas M. Arnott
DISCIPLINARY CLUB CAPTAIN Samuel M. Fuller, Chairman Robert D. Fischer William J. Mullahey EDITOR "FORECAST" William C. Capp Dr. K. C. Leebrick Ernest W. Stenberg KAMEHAMEHA DAY PROGRAM
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...... Canoe Landing Hawaii • Maui • Kauai • Molokai
Followed by Ho’opuku
1:30...... 4. Canoe Race, Girls, Open )l. Canoe Race, Boys under 17 5. Junior Race, Men 2...Freshmen Race for Men 6. Canoe Race, Old Timers, Open 3. Surfboard Race, Open 7. Canoe Race, Men, Open
Official Head Judge: George “Dad” Center Timers:—Cecil Benny, Head Timer Judges: Assistants—James Gomard, HN; Johnny Black, olf-Shore—Kenneth Pratt, OCC; Harris OCC; Pat Silva, HYBC Warren, WSC; Billy Maertens, HN Recorder—Mrs. Elizabeth Paskowitz, WSC In-Shore—Bill Capp, OCC; Leon Sterling, Starter—Buster Shim, HN Jr., HN; Larry Downing, WSC Radio Announcer— Chief Clerk of the Course—Abel Gomes, WSC Radiomen— Assistants—Val Marciel, KL; O. B. Patterson, In-Shore—Johnny Keawe, Charles Stillman OCC Off-Shore—Manuel Pires
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[5| WAIKIKI - AQUATICS - THE CLUB MARCH-JULY, 1925 By Edwin North McClellan
Edwin North McClellan, Col., USMC, ret., dean of radio commentators, author, editor, soldier and traveler, has contributed many interesting and historic stories to the Forecast. It has been a labor of love for Hawaii and the Club. Many members have made complimentary remarks of his work and ask for more. We are glad to say that we have many more for future issues. — THE EDITOR.
In no year have the achievements of Outriggerites surpassed those of 1925. The Outrigger Canoe Club on the Beach at Waikiki should make history repeat itself. Swimming, diving, surfboarding, outrigger-canoeing, water-polo, aquaplaning, row ing, volleyball, track-and-field, horseshoe-pitching, and Hawaiian Hospitality, fea tured the Club’s activities of 1925.
OUTRIGGER MERMAIDS placed first in the fifty-yard wome( The Star-Bulletin of March 2, 1925, freestyle, beating Pauline Laird (Out brought news to Hawaii that at Miami, rigger Canoe Club) and Doris Helinihi. Florida, Ethel Lackie (on the same Lillie also captured the fifty-yard back date) had broken the 100-yard freestyle stroke with Pauline in second-place. swimming world-record of the Club’s The New Palama Swimming Tank was Mariechen Wehselau. opened on June 1, 1925, reported the Mariechen Wehselau (chaperoned by Advertiser of June 2, 1925. Mariechen Mrs. E. Fullard-Leo) and Samuel Alapai Wehselau won the 100-yard freestyle Ha Kahanamoku returned to Honolulu waiian Championship race for women, from Australia and New Zealand aboard the Aorangi on March 26, 1925. Miss followed in by Lillie Bowmer May and Wehselau, according to the Star-Bulletin Leilehua Judd, all three girls represent of April 3, 1925, was invited to partici ing the Outrigger Canoe Club. The fifty- pate in swimming-meets at New Zealand yard (novice) freestyle for women was the following autumn. taken by Annie Dause (Outrigger Canoe C lu b). In second and third places were "Mariechen Wehselau, Honolulu’s Beatrice Newport and B. Culman, both best girl swimmer, has decided to accept of the McKinley Club. , the invitation to compete in the Na tional Women’s Championships to be V MEN SWIMMERS held in Detroit next month,” wrote the sports-editor of the Advertiser, July 5, It was at this swimming meet that 1925. “The Swimming Committee of the three Hawaiian lads "caught the eagle- A.A.U. has allowed Miss Wehselau $225 eye of George (“Dad”) Center (coach toward expenses but about $400 is neces of the Olympic American Swimming sary and the needed amount will be Team at Antwerp in 1920), as future raised here, for, already, the Outrigger great aquatic performers,” wrote Mike Canoe Club is planning a number of Jay in the Star-Bulletin. These lads were entertainments while contributions will John Woodd and Jim Komenaka, swim also be asked for by those interested.” mers, and Robert Kea, diver.* Doris Helinihi and Beatrice Newport Sergeant Kahanamoku won two first (Outrigger Canoe Club) finished first places (back- and breast-stroke) in the and second in the forty-yard swim-dash final swimming meet of the Central for school-girls in the Central-Y Tank Grammar School, staged in the Wester- on March 6, 1925, the first of a two-day velt Tank of the Nuuanu YMCA on meet. On the second day, Lillie Bow- March 6, 1925. mer May (Outrigger Canoe Club) (Continued on Page 13) [4] CLUB MANAGER RESIGNS WAHINE LOCKER ROOM In the May issue of the Forecast we After many months of planning for an announced that our manager Ted Magill addition on the roof of the ewa wing for had left for a six weeks vacation. This a new locker room by the Buildings and announcement was true but subsequently Grounds Committee a suitable plan was the Directors received from Mr. Magill made. However, due to the provisions his resignation. He is presently visiting of the Club Building Fund it was found in Mexico and does not intend to return impossible at this time to proceed with to Hawaii. the addition. In part his letter was as follows: The Directors did however acknowl edge the need of more and better facil Dear Mr. Godbold: After careful consideration we have decided ities and have authorized the Committee not to return to Hawaii and I regretfully submit to proceed with modified plans. The my resignation as Manager of the Club. proposed work will include: repairs to The Club is important in the life of the com the roof, plastering and painting and munity and deserves to be successful. So long as other repairs. the membership continues to elect as Directors men of the temperament and sound business New full length and one-half length figment of the present Board, I am sure it will lockers will be built and so arranged that ^Atinue to merit the reputation it has gained they will partition the main locker room as one of the best in the country. and segregate the Seniors from Junior My thanks and Aloha to you and the many Directors past and present who have been so members. All present one-half length kind and considerate during the past three years. lockers will be removed from Junior Sincerely yours, room to Senior room and small lockers E. P. "TED” MAGILL. changed over. Full length mirrors will The membership as a whole, the Di be installed. rectors and the Club personnel will miss All but about eight of the dressing Ted. He was a genial and efficient gentle rooms will be removed to make room for man and made a host of friends in the the larger lockers. Members will be re Club and for the Club. We join in wish quested to use these rooms only for dress ing him "Aloha” and every success in ing and not for storing clothing as ample any new undertaking. To his charming space will be available in the new lockers. wife "K itty" we also say "Aloha nui loa” Ju nior members will be prohibited and trust that you both will return again from using the main locker room. Dis at least to visit us. obedience of this rule will be cause for punishment of offenders. It is hoped that the above improve OUR WELCOME GUESTS ments will to a great extent answer most ^ During the month of May we had as of the needs of the Senior members. A usual, many welcome guests from the nominal charge for locker rental will be Mainland and abroad. We welcome them made. Full length lockers will be $10.00 and wish them aloha on their departure. a year, one-half length lockers $5.00 a We hope that their visit to the Outrigger year. There will be a charge of $2.00 for Canoe Club brought them as much per small lockers. A number of full length sonal pleasure as it did us to have them. and one-half lockers will be set aside for AFFILIATED CLUBS visitors and spouse members. Reserva Club Del Mar—J. W. Reeves, Dr. Gerald R. Miller. tions for lockers should be made in Old Pueblo Club- Mr. and Mrs. Byron C. Kemp, Mr. Lobby Office through Mr. Charles Hee. Herbert A. Morrison, Mr. T. D. Talmage. Jonathan Club—Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Harren, Mr. In the absence of Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Good H . M. F.varn. Balboa Bay Club—Mr. and Mrs. William Tobias. Mr. heart has consented to act on the Build and Mrs. Gus Culbertson, Mr. and Mrs. Victor T. ings and Grounds Committee. Maxwell, Dr. E. J. Ball, Mr. and Mrs. L. H, Clipper, Mr. R. S. Davis, Mr. A. P. Minelti. Tattersall's Club—Mr.- N. P. Andrews, Mr. G. T. Nor ton, Mr. A. B. Browning, Hon. L. S. Snidee, Mr. A. J. Costin, Mr. F. J. Empsen. Mr. J. Goldberg, Mr. N. That new face in the Snack Bar on E. Hough. Mr. K. McKinsey. Kauai Yacht Club-D. W. Cunningham. Sundays is Tommy Schroeder who helps H ilo Yacht C /u i-Jo h n Dykes. San Diego Club-Lt. (jg) W. H. Conboy. out. The SB is a busy place and this Pasadena Athletic Club— Miss Grace Rediger. Judge and Mrs. Charles Donworth, Portland, Oregon. addition speeds up the service. NEW MANAGER NOT CHOSEN AFFILIATED CLUBS The Directors have had many applica On May 11th the Board of Directors tions for the position as manager suc approved the affiliation of the following ceeding Mr. Magill. At present no final Clubs for reciprocal privileges: choice has been made. The office requires University Club of Tacoma, Washing an experienced man with many qualifica ton; Coral Casino Beach and Cabana tions and the Directors when they de Club of Santa Barbara, California. cide want to select the best man avail Members planning to visit the States able. The Club operations in general or travel abroad should apply to the are well organized and with the fine co management to obtain guest privilege operation of the Directors and Charles cards for any of our affiliated Clubs. Hee it is felt that it is better to take a AFFILIATED CLUBS bit of time in selection rather than choos Aero Club of Oregon, Portland, Oregon. ing possibly the wrong person. Arizona Club, Phoenix, Arizona. Balboa Bay Club, Newport Harbor, California. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP Club Del Mar, Santa Monica, California. Below are listed prospective members College Club of Seattle, Seattle, Washington. Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club, Santa Barbara, who have applied for membership in C a lif. y YO U R Club. If for any reason you ob Cork Club, Houston, Texas. ( ject to their admission contact Dr. Irving Country Club of Peoria, Peoria, Illinois. Davenport Club, Davenport, Iowa. Blom giving your reasons. Any informa El Paso Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado. tion will be kept strictly confidential. It Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, California. is the duty of every member to voice his Lake Shore Club of Chicago, Illinois. objections before admission is granted, Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland, Oregon. New York Athletic Club, New York, New York. not after in order to maintain the high Old Pueblo Club, Tucson, Arizona. quality of our membership. Pasadena Athletic Club, Pasadena, California. Again we urge members who sponsor San Diego Club, San Diego, California. or second applicants to respond at once Santa Monica Swimming Club, Santa Monica, California. by filling out and returning question University Club of Tacoma, Washington.
naires to the Membership and Admis Hilo Yacht Club, Hilo, Hawaii, T.H. sions Committee. If you sponsor or Kauai Yacht Club, Lihue, Kauai, T.H. second an applicant it is your duty to give ALL the information you can American Club of Guatamala, C.A. promptly. The Committee makes full in American Club, Mexico City, Mexico. vestigation of every application and you Calgary Petroleum Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Carleton Club, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. can help them materially and expedite Casino De Parral, Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. applications by your kokua. Chihuahua Foreign Club, Chihuahua, Chihuahua. SENIORS Monterrey Foreign Club, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico^^ A p p l i c a n t S p o n s o r S e c o n d Pacific Club, Victoria, B. C., Canada. Rev. F. McDonald George Gray James Wilson South Yarra Club, Melbourne, Australia. Sally Close Loren Thurston Samuel Poepoe Ernest A. Ross A . Mackenzie Warren Ackerman TottersaH's Club, Sydney, Australia. Kenneth Murphy Samuel Fuller J. S . Rastatter Terminal City Club, Voncouver, B. C., Canada. JUNIORS Waikiki Club, Lima, Peru. Noel Murchie Robert W. Fischer Dora Derby WANTED—Surfboard Lockers—Urgent Vol. 10 No. 6 WE NEED LOCKERS. Have you one you do not use? There are many boards stored at the Club in lockers which are seldom used. If you are the renter of any such locker and feel that you can give it up—please do so. There are a number FORECAST of surfboard owners on the waiting list Issued by the who use boards daily or very often. You BOARD OF DIRECTORS will help some other wahine or kane to enjoy surfing if you remove your board E. W. STENBERG . . Editor and give up your locker. See Sally Hale Bus. Phone 5-7911 Res. Phone 9*3664 or Charles Hee. Mahalo! TED MAGILL . Advertising . Bus. Phone 9-4806
[6] OUTRIGGER CLUB SONG CONTEST THE CLUB NEEDS A SONG. Over a year ago we announced that the Club invited submission of music and lyrics for a Club song. The response was small and no definite rules were made governing the selection of such a song. The Board of Directors recently appointed a committee consisting of Harry Nord- mark, chairman; Buddie Peterson, Roily Wray, Frank Owens, Elmer Lee and Charlie Amalu to formulate rules and act as judges on the winning entry. Below are the rules. A prize of $100.00 will be awarded the winner. 1951 OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB SONG CONTEST 1. ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open to Outrigger Canoe Club members and the general pub lic, professional or amateur. 2. TOPIC: In keeping with the traditional water and athletic sports promotion and betterment purposes of the Club and the need for an official pep song to describe our Club purposes and to inspire our athletes and members, the theme of the official song desired, is self-evident. 3. BASIS OF CONTEST: (a) Any number of compositions may be submitted by any composer. (b) All material submitted must be written on music manuscript paper, in ink, with piano chords or symbols. ) (c) Each composition submitted must be accompanied by an official entry form. (d) Songs submitted with Hawaiian lyrics must be accompanied by a free English translation. (e) Composers who wish their manuscripts returned must accompany their entries with stamped-self-addressed envelopes. (f) The winning song will become the sole property of the Outrigger Canoe Club, an elee mosynary corporation, sponsors of this contest, and copyright shall be retained by the Outrigger Canoe Club. (g) The Outrigger Canoe Club retains the right to edit the winning song. 4. DATES: Entries must be submitted before 12:00 o'clock midnight, June 25, 1951. Mailed entries should be addressed to: Outrigger Canoe Club Song Contest Committee, Outrigger Canoe Club, Waikiki. Entry blanks may be obtained at the Outrigger Canoe Club. 5. JUDGING: (a) Judging of the best song submitted shall be done by a Contest Judging Board of 6, appointed by the Contest Committee Chairman, and consisting of 3 musicians and 3 Outrigger Canoe Club members. (b) Final decision of first place shall be decided by the majority vote of this Committee. Ways To Kill Most Any Organization SUMMER SUPERVISION FOR JUNIORS Don't attend meetings, but if you do, arrive George David "Dad” Center has been late. engaged by the Club to supervise the Be sure to leave before the meeting is closed. Never have anything to say at the meeting, activities of Junior members during sum wait until you get outside. mer vacation, June 1 to September 1. \ When at the meetings, vote to do everything, He will organize games, swimming, surf Aen go home and do nothing. ing and other sports, maintain discipline The next day, find fault with the officers and your members. and plan recreation activities. Take no part in the Club's affairs. “Dad” has been given full powers to Be sure to sit in the back so you can talk it discipline any Junior member for infrac over with a member. tions of rules, jxx>r sportsmanship or Get all the Club will give you, but don’t give ungentlemanly conduct. Any penalty im the Club anything. Never ask anyone to join the Club. posed is subject to appeal to the Dis At every opportunity threaten to resign and ciplinary Committee. try to get others to. Talk cooperation, but don’t cooperate. If asked to help, say you haven’t time. BOARD MEETINGS AT NIGHT Never read anything pertaining to the Club. Due to the great amount of work con Never accept an office, as it is easier to criti fronting the Board of Directors it has cize than to do things. If appointed to a committee, never give any been decided to hold Board meetings in time or service to this committee. the evenings. Meetings will be held on If you receive a bill for dues, ignore it. the third Thursday evening each month. Don't do any more than you have to, and Directors will meet in the office at 5:30 when the others willingly and unselfishly use p.m., conduct business and then go to their ability to help the good cause along, then howl because the Club is run by a clique. dinner. [7] Two of our young cartoonists Sorrel and Harrison combined in sketching what they think happens when our crews turn out to practice for the races. Whether true or not, we think it a darned good cartoon and we can use more of same. — THE EDITOR.
KAMEHAMEHA DAY, JUNE 11 king gifts of food, tapa, and other valu ables which the king in turn presented PAGEANT AND CANOE RACES to the winning participants in the sports. Kamehameha Day, as is the custom, Usually, following this, a great feast or will be celebrated on the beach and in luau was held in thankfulness for the the water fronting the Outrigger Canoe bounty of the rulers and of the land and Club followed by a dinner dance in the sea. The giving of these gifts was called Club. Ho’ Opuku and on this basis the pageant The pageant, beginning at 1:00 p.m., and celebration held honoring Kameha will include a canoe landing with each meha the Great is brought yearly through canoe carrying actors representing the the efforts of the Outrigger Canoe Club kings of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai and Molo and other organizations interested in kai followed by the Ho’ Opuku. The beach sports. / Ho’ Opuku and pageant commemorates and honors Hawaii’s great king of the Islands, law giver, organizer and without doubt the greatest of Polynesian rulers, ALOHA SHIRT DINNER DANCE King Kamehameha I. The exact birth Holoku-Aloha Shirt Ball June 16 date of Kamehameha is unknown but is generally accepted as June 11 which has On the evening of June 16th a dinner been declared a legal holiday for the dance will be held. Dinner will be served Territory of Hawaii. He died in 1819, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and dancing will having firmly established a monarchy be from 9:00 to 12:00 m. Ladies are re and lineage of noble blood which ruled quested to wear holokus, muumuus or Hawaii until it became a Republic. sportswear and the men aloha shirts. The Club celebrates on this day in Splash Lyons and his boys will furnish honor of Kamehameha and endeavors to the music. bring back some of the old customs of Aloha Shirt parties are always well at Hawaii. In the olden days, after great tended and loads of fun. Better get your athletic events such as makahiki or aqua reservation in at once. Tickets for sale tic contests, the people brought to the at the lobby office.
[8] Following the Kamehameha Day Catioe Races which are covered elsewhere in this publication, on July 4th the Walter Macfarlane Memorial Canoe Races will be held. Entries have been accepted from the Outrigger Canoe Club, Hui Nalu, Waikiki Surf Club and possibly others. This is the Blue Ribbon Event of the year and it is anticipated that the competition will be keen. Either on July 8 or July 15, the H a waiian Canoe Paddling and Surfing As VOLLEYBALL SPOTLIGHTS sociation will sponsor a series of canoe and surfboard races at Waikiki Beach. The Kane-Wahine Doubles Tourna These events will be in the nature of ment has been hard fought and interest Island Championships as crews from the ing. On Sunday, May 13th, the finals of islands of Maui and Hawaii, Hui Nalu, the losers’ bracket took place with Eva Outrigger Canoe Club, Waikiki Surf Viter and Dick Muirhead winning Club, Koolaupoko Lions Club and Hea- «_ _ Compliments of SAN FRANCISCO BEVERLY MANAGEMENT luxurious new penthouse CORP. c “one room suites” When in California, try The Bryson Hotel at 2701 Wilshire Blvd.; and if you are on sixteenth and looking for an apartment call Crestview 1-5611, Beverly Management Corp. We also have the Culver Hotel, and at our seventeenth floors. West Side Tennis Club all O.T.C. member ship cards will be honored. CLIFT HOTEL 400 No. Camden Drive DWIGHT H. HART, JR • MANAGER Beverly Hills, California ROBERT S. ODELL • PRESIDENT Bo Chr. Roos, President CR 1-5611 I 10] NOTES ON THE CUFF KAM DAY PRIZES Mrs. George P. Cooke ;mcl George have Contestants in Kam Day races are re applied for membership in the O.C.C. quested to stand by until all events are for their young son. membership to take finished. Prizes will be awarded imme effect in May, 1966. Yeah, it’s a boy, diately alter the races on the beach born May 21, weight almost 8 pounds— fronting the Club. what a volleyball player lie’ll be. Con gratulations, Keoki—hope that he doesn’t keep you away from the Club. A tip to the wise: If you wish 1 i 1 Orchids, order earlyl I he Herbert Foxes are oil—off for an extended trip which will take them ORCHID CORSAGES abroad to Europe and particularly South FRESH LEIS Africa—Johannesburg to be exact. Sure BY AIR —they are coming back—about November they think. Maybe longer if they like it. This is no Cook’s tour, sort of a gvpsv ’ -'.ation. here—there and then home, pping en route as the spirit moves them. , , , Call me “ Joe” Stickney whose member ship dates back to 1910 and the davs of “Pop” Ford, jack London and mam old timers is now doing nicelv. He ltas assumed the office of Vice-President and Sales Manager of I niversal Motors. Joe remembers when the Club con sisted ol a grass shack and the members (he was a kid then) had no lockers. They just shoved their belongings in a crevice ol the grass shack. Those were the clays. Honolulu houses didn’t boast Famous for any locks and everyone was honest. . . . CANTONESE SHOW ERS? How effete—no the boys just CHOW washed oil in the fresh water lagoon on • the Club grounds after surfing or swim- O rig in al Rum D rinks ">,ing. How times have changed. • 1 y 1 i Phones: During the absence of the manager 5-7428-5-9977 the Directors have taken over. Each Di for Reservations rector takes a turn on duty and they tell 9 2 6 WARD AVENUE us that it is an education lor them. It’s a good idea as they get very close to the AT HONOLULU'S problem ol Club management. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT f i 1 IT'S T H I . MATCH THIS-Recently Bill “Chid” Capp took off to see his folks in LA . He stayed just long enough to see a wrestling match on television. He’d have like to stay a few clays to see his folks— but he had a date to play volleyball with DINING ROOM “Rusty” Thomas (they are partners in COCKTAIL LOUNOi COFIII SHOP Wahine-Kane Tournament) so he took next plane back. All this happened between a Wednesday afternoon and Saturday. in Kohala) the brothers would most certainly have mentioned it to von Tempsky, or to Robert Hind who like Louis participated in the 1886 The game. It was my pleasure to know Senator R obert H ind in the '20’s and my recollection is that he regarded von Tempsky as the “father MAIL of polo" in Hawaii and that the 1886 game in which they both participated was to him the first actual polo played in the islands. BOX My interest was aroused because I once ac tually contemplated the project of writing a history of "Polo in the Pacific" and did con SAN FRANCISCO, 19, CALIF. siderable research by mail on the game not only Ernest W. Stenberg in Hawaii but in the Philippines (where Forbes Editor “Forecast" did much to popularize it) and in New Zealand. Outrigger Canoe Club It never seemed lo have caught on in Australia Waikiki Beach although there are plenty of horse fanciers in Honolulu, T. H. that neck of the world. But just about the time I'd get set to start on the “Polo in the Pacific" D ear Sir: there would happen to be First Break surf or It is with considerable interest that I scan the Castle's would start really rolling and I’d post May Issue of “Forecast" and note an article en pone the project again and again and again. . titled "Pioneer Polo in Paradise" by Edwin Sometime I’ll get wound up and tell you f 1 North McClellan to the effect that the Saturday I christened the University of Hawaii Roa\ ^ Press of November 6, 1880, which may be found Rainbows long ago at Moiliili field with the help in the Archives of Hawaii, reports: of Dad Center and his old Stutz Bearcat!!!! "On Wednesday afternoon (November 3, 1880) My regards to all the old sand lizards. was played a game of polo, the first we suppose ever played on these Islands." A loha nui, Far be it from me to suggest that somewhere MICHAEL JAY along the line a dale may have become garbled in transcribing or that James Haig MacKenzie Dear Mike Jay: in describing matches in Hawaii in 1884 might That very fine letter of yours was welcomed have meant the matches of 1886. For all I can by all your friends. I have given Dad Center guess polo did come to Hawaii in 1880 but I and Duke Kahanamoku your alohas and they keep thinking the date is too previous. send theirs back to you. As for Polo in Hawaii First of all it only reached England in 18y0, and that article in the May Issue of the Forecast from India. That date can be authenticated by Edwin North McClellan (called Pioneer Polo through the British Museum. It came to Amer in Paradise) it looks as if the printed record ica in or about 1885 from England, the polo asso must be considered. Colonel McClellan who is ciation can verify that. an established Historian of Hawaii and an ex Louis von Tempsky says it came to Hawaii in cellent researcher, took the trouble (though he 1886, or so he told me in an interview in 1921, is a pretty busy guy) to check the sources upon an interview that was widely published not only which he based his article and they not only in Honolulu but through a syndicate in Scripps are there in the Archives but he sustains the Howard papers on the mainland. In that inter 1880 dale for Hawaiian Polo of 1880 with re view Louis (God rest his jovial soul) tells about liable and additional information from a hunch of them sitting around } a.m. Christmas Hawaiian Gazette (November 10, 1880) w hl 1886 in Kohala, Hawaii, and talking about a seems to settle November 3, 1880, as the polo Major Haley of the Tenth Hussars recently pioneering date for Hawaii. However, don’t come to the island because of a weak heart but overlook the last paragraph of his Forecast ar bringing with him a polo outfit, mostly mallets ticle which urged everybody to "keep research and a ball. Somebody said let's borrow it and ing" for maybe there is an earlier Hawaiian polo have a game and so the first game was played date than unearthed so far. at Hawi either the next day or the day after. Here is the story as published in the Saturday Among the players were Hubert Filder (later Sir Press (November 6, 1880) : Hubert), Jack Brodie. Charlie Kempster, the "On Wednesday afternoon [November 3, 1880] Burchardt brothers, Archie Gunning, Bob Wal was played a game of P olo, the first we suppose lace, Louis von Tempsky, Robert Hind and ever played in these Islands. To those who know others, including the Kinnersley brothers. anything of the game of Hockey, polo would be Now where was James Haig Mackenzie when easily intelligible, as it may be described as von Tempsky gave this interview and for years 'Hockey on Horseback.’ The players are divided during the 20’s to his death was referred to as into two sides, stakes arc pitched for goals, as in "Father of Polo in Hawaii" and player in the football, and the object of each party is, of first game. Why did Mr. MacKenzie remain course, to drive the ball through and beyond the silent until June 1940 to question the date of opposiLe goal. Polo is a very favorite game in the first year of polo in.Hawaii? England and in India, especially where there It seems to me that had the Kinnersley broth are cavalry detachments stationed, and they ers taken part in a game earlier than 1886 (Mac play regiment against regiment or cavalry against kenzie suggests they played in a game in 1884 infantry, military against civilians, and so on. [12] There are also Polo Clubs which have no con Hui Makani, was out to revive swim nection with the Military, but to play a match occasionally. ming in Hawaii. "Each player is armed with a long-handled Samuel Alapai Kahanamoku finished mallet or club and should be mounted on a third in the 100-yard freestyle swimming short-legged active pony.'On Wednesday [No dash on April 24, 1925, at San Francisco vember 3, 1880] every man was mounted on the behind Johnny Weisemuller the win best steed he could procure; there were five players on each side and four games. were played. ner, reported the Advertiser. An occasional spill, not infrequent collisions, At the opening of the New Palama and now and then a stroke aimed at the ball, Swimming Tank on June 1, 1925, K. but resulting on the nose or knees of rider or Makinney, of the Outrigger Canoe Club, horse nearest at hand, render the game particu won the 220-yard (boys under 18 years) larly exciting, sometimes dangerous. It would be a capital game for natives, especially those race. Hayward Wright (Hui Makani) accustomed to bullock-hunting and we hope to took first place in the 50-yard novice see it naturalized here." freestyle; H. Yapp (Outrigger Canoe T he Hawaiian Gazette of November 10, 1880, Club) nosed out Andrew Kinney (Hui according to Colonel McClellan, not only iden tifies this POLO-MATCH but names the teams Nalu) for second place. Warren Kealoha and tells where it was played in Honolulu. The (Hui Makani) in addition to winning Hawaiian Gazette story is as follows: the 220-yard backstroke open, captured \ game of P olo was played at Palama the the plain high-diving from John Sable .r day by the officers of H.M.S. Gannet and (of Schofield) and K. Makinney (Out some of our Honolulu young men. Polo requires specially trained ponies which will answer to rigger Canoe Club). every touch of the heel and can turn round on DUKE PAOA KAHANAMOKU a ten-cent piece. The animals last Wednesday (November 3, 1880) were quite unaccustomed Word came to Honolulu from San to their work, and some of them kicked badly. Francisco, reported the Advertiser, March We wonder a P olo-C lub is not got up here; we 28, 1925, that “Duke Kahanamoku is have some excellent riders amongst us. This City requires good healthy amusement to keep said to be training for the 100-yard event. it from stagnating.” He will swim for the Los Angeles Ath If you ever do write your History of Pacific letic Club,” in the National AAU Cham Polo you might correspond with Colonel Mc pionship at San Francisco the following Clellan for he usually has a fund of reliable information and in Polo he apparently has con month. While Sam Kahanamoku com tributed the Pioneering Date of Hawaiian Polo peted in this meet there was no news that known so far. T H E ED ITO R. Duke participated. From another source came news that “Duke Kahanamoku, peerless Hawaiian WAIKIKI AQUATICS swimmer now residing in Los Angeles, (Continued from Page 4) has not deserted the swimming game en tirely for the movies.” His “latest and Hawaii was represented on the swim- most important role is that of a Hawai ng team of Yale University this year J ian bodyguard in Victor Fleming’s Para by Ed Peterson. Ed was a member of mount production of Jack London’s ab the 200-yard relay team that broke the sorbing story, Adventure." world’s record on February 14, 1925, re "When the Olympic Games open in ported the Star-Bulletin of March 7, Holland in 1928,” explained Duke Ka 1925. hanamoku, “I again hope to be one of “An International Swimming Meet at the participants in the swimming events. Honolulu during a whole week in Jupe,” . . . I am training. . . . Take Adventure, 1926, at which Oriental, Australian, New for example. In a single week during the Zealand, and Mainland United States, filming of this production I took part and local stars would compete, was pro in three fights, paddled a canoe until my jected in the chambers of Judge Wil arms ached, and swam a 440-yard course liam T. Rawlins on March 11, 1925. four times under conditions that called The Hui Makani Swimming Club for every ounce of strength I possessed.” held a meeting on April 17, 1925, re But, as Duke told me in March of 1951, ported the Advertiser of April 16, 1925. “I did not swim at Amsterdam, for I The same newspaper, of June 14, 1925, caught the flu.” carried news that Harvey Chilton, of the (To be Continued) [ 1 3 ] diauoli <£u diamm (Aloha Thu Jjoa We extend hearty greetings and “Happy Birthday and best wishes to you” to all Club members whose birthdays occur in June. Ju n e 1 William T. Davis John Cowperthwaite Barbara M. Dawrs Mrs. Esther Grinager Russell Sabor Ju n e 14 William P. Driver Jack A. B urnett Rosalie E. Lyons Ju n e 2 Bill Prange John Gregg Frederick Simpich, III Ju n e 15 Charles A. Blick Anita D. Berg Albert K. Treloar Norman Godbold, III Rastislav B. Sayers Ju n e 3 Senator William H. Hill Mrs. Joyce T. Carroll C. F. Rehnborg Ju ne 23 Roy T. Estes Sidney M. Bradford George W. Knowles Ju n e 16 John W. Casey Michael McCormack Hans C. Hansen Mrs. Anna Chambers Mrs. Shirley W. Walsh Roy M. Hunter Thomas F. Mullahey, Jr. Ju ne 4 Cecil E. Johnson Griffith Wight Jack A. Bell John D. Kaupiko Muriel M. Flanders Mary W. Bent Charles Thode Ariana Austin Robert I. Bush Wayne E. Rippee Ju n e 24 Major Gen. Walter Farrell Ju ne 17 Dr. M. W. Bergau Ju n e 5 Dr. Robert G. Benson Donna L. Burlingam e Waldo Bowman William G. Bray Eaton Magoon, Jr. Harold-Schilling Robert F. Dolan T . C. Melim, Jr. Lt. Col. R. G. Lockwood Ju ne 4 Warren W. Mitchell George E. White, Jr. Bayard H. Dillingham Judge Harry Steiner Mrs. H. V. Von Holt Randolph Sevier Al Karasick Thomas Oliver Doronda Lee Baker Ju ne 18 Ju ne 7 Helen Kaupiko Ju ne 25 David P. Kahanamoku Barbara A. Rhodes Robert M. Richardson Arthur S. Kleeman Clinton H. Wells ■June 26 8 Ju ne Ju ne 19 R. W. Allen Lawrence D. Ackerman, Jr. Griffith R. Conradt Bradford Eaves Gordon Damon Capt. Noyes R. Dawley Jerem y A. Jagger Mrs. Robert R. Midkiff Joan Halford William B. Howell Mrs. Beverly Wakefield Robert W. Hendry Fred E. Lunt Ju ne 9 Marcus C. Lester John W. Landregan, Jr. R. McBryde Purvis June 27 Dr. William F. Parker Mrs. R. A. Kemp, Jr. Dr. Claude Walker Ju ne 20 Dr. L. C. Marshall Major O. M. Doerflinger June 10 Ju ne 28 Philip E. Sevier Dr. Donald W. Hewitt Barbara S. Opperman Carey S. Cowart George Brangier Jan et M. Maice Robert L. Castendyk Hal C. Lundburg Bernard Stuhlmacher Ian Martin Ju ne I I Larda F. Smith William F. Baird Ju ne 21 Ju ne 29 G. S. G ainer David O. Klausmeyer Gladys E. Riley Carlos Sebastian Lynn Shields Charles F. Wanenburg Leslie J. Van Nostrand Ju ne 30 James W. Wilkinson, Jr. Thom as C. B. Gibson William Fink Jack R. Hupp Faye Ann Hanson William H. D. King, Jr. Fred P. Zinn Kirby Carl Hanson T. Chapin Littlejohn Irma B. Mallory June 12 June 22 June I. Santos Urban E. W ild, Jr. Olivia Driscoll Donald O. Wyeth June 13 R. P. Faithfull C. 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