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Trove
1914 'JOYS OF THE SURF.', Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), 1 January, p. 4, viewed 15 August, 2013,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114500375
Noted and forwarded by John MacRitchie, Manly Local Studies Librarian, 15 August 2013, with many thanks.

Although  two minor accidents occurred at Yamba, during the holidays, it is pleasing to know that no accidents with accidents with  fatal results happened.
Miss Blaxland, a young Grafton lady, was the victim of a nasty accident.
While playing on the rocks in the vicinity of the beach she fell and sustained a nasty cut on the hand.
She was taken to the resuscitation room of the Life Saving Brigade, where a stitch, was inserted and the wound dressed by Dr Deithelm, of Grafton, who, fortunately, happened to be surfing at the time of the accident.
The doctor spoke most highly of the Life Saving rooms and was very pleased to see such a valuable collection of first aid materials, all of which were absolutely necessary and effective
Mr. Busch, South Grafton manager of the Bank of Australasia, was also the victim of a painful accident, sustaining a nasty cut on the cheek bone, which, it is believed, was inflicted by a surf board in the surf on Saturday last.
This case was treated in the town and materials necessary for such were given by the Life Saving Brigade.
Surf boards, especially when used amongst such a crowd as was surfing during the holidays, are a most undesirable menace to surfers, beside being one continual menace to the safety of those who do not use them.
-"Advocate."

Trove
1914 'ACCIDENTS AT YAMBA.', Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 1 January, p. 8, viewed 4 June, 2012,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72284684

Plans for a clubhouse at Waikikl have been practically completed by the Hui Nalu, the already famous swimming and canoeing organization, of which Duke Kahanamoku, world's champion, is a member.

The clubhouse is to be built a Ainahau Lane, opposite the Moana hotel, and will be comfortable and commodious.
The site will be leased for a long term.

To raise the funds tor the clubhouse, the Hul Nalus are planning two "Hawvaiian Nights" at the opera house and have set the dates tentatively at February 11 and 12.
Definite announcement as to the dates will be made later.

President Rawlins of the Hui Nalu, discussing the building plans, said today:
"The clubhouse will be a roomy structure of the bungalow type, one storey, planned so that the roof may be raised and a second story built if desirable.
It is close to the beach and will give the members of the club an adequate gathering place.

"The Hui Halu has been in existence only a little more than two years and already has won two Pacific coast and one Portola (sic) swimming championships, besides having sent to the last Olympic games the man who won the world's short-distance swimming championship.
The club is progressing fast and quarters are desirable."

The programs planned for the two evening events next month are to be largely of a typical Hawaiian type.
A scene at Waikiki beach will be shown and there will be some excellent singing.
Ernest Kaai has given the services of his singers and musicians and will be of much assistance.
"Dudie" Miller has taken the Hui Nalu quintet in hand and is rehearsing it on special songs and a number of young Hawaiian girls will take part.
A list of patronesses will be given later.

"The Hui Nalu will participate largely in the floral parade and carnival events," said Rawlins today.
"The services of the club are at the disposal of the management and we are anxious to do anything we can to make the carnival a success.
We shall have men in the swimming meet, water carnival in the harbor, pageant on the beach and in the production of 'The Mayor of Tokio.' "

Chronicling America
Honolulu star-bulletin. (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii) 1912-current, January 05, 1914, 2:30 Edition, Image 1
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Sydney Mail
7 January 1914, page 26.

Riding the Waves on the Honolulu Beach.

The Waikiki Beach at Honolulu is noted for ihe delightful pastime of surf-board riding which can be enjoyed there.
Our illustration shows very clearly the various stages that have to be gone through before the upright position on the board is attained.
The swimmer lies flat on the board, and paddles with his arms until a fair pace is gained, and the wave is properly carrying its burden.
Then he rises slowly, lifting the body, and assuming a kneeling position, and finally he stands erect.

Comlng- "The Hui Nalu Follies."
That's the name of the Hui Nalu show to be given at the Opera House.

Patronesses for the event were announced today.
They are as follows:
Queen Liliuokalani, Princess Kalanianaole, Mrs. H. G. Smart, Mrs. R. W. Shingle, Mrs. Walter Macfarlane, Mrs. G. C. Beckley, Mrs. Charles T. Colllingworth, Mrs. A. O. M.r Robertson, Mrs. J. D. Dougherty, Mrs; W. H. Campbell, Mrs. Charles Hall, Mrs. Frank Hustace, Sr.

There will be between 60 and 70 people in the company and a dozen or more young ladies will take part in one of the numbers. Ernest Kaai and his glee club will take an active part.
Several distinct novelties are promised in the form of special local scenes and new dances.
Rehersals are now underway at the Moana tenis club quarters.
The object of the show is to raise funds for the new clubhouse that the Hui Nalu will build in Ainahau lane.

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Honolulu star-bulletin. (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii) 1912-current, January 14, 1914, 3:30 Edition, Image 7
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PapersPast
Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8767, 14 January 1914, Page 2
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Board-surfing, which is every year gaining in popularity among bathers at our seaside resorts, is an imported pastime.
Its home is in the islands of the Pacific, and nowhere more than at Honolulu, whose famous Waikiki beach may justly be termed "a surfer's paradise."
The. formation of this beach is peculiar.
Coral abounds on the bottom, and, a reef stretches right across the bay about half a mile from the shore.
Inside' the reef the water is quite shallow, so shallow that one can. stand only waist-deep at a distance of 200 yards or so from shore.
It is this shallowness and very gradual slope which give the waves their long, easy, regular roll, and contribute to the pleasure of surf-board riding.
The method of riding used by the surfbathers of Honolulu is described by a Sydney paper thus-:
"About 300 yards out wave is selected, and then, by lying flat on the board with the arms used in paddle fashion, as much impetus as possible is gained before the waves reaches the surfer.
The position is maintained until one is certain that the wave is carrying its burden, when the enjoyment is increased by first .assuming a kneeling position, and then standing erect on the centre of the board.
This is kept up for more than 200 yards, and sometimes those who can balance well stand, on their heads.
A variation of the pastime is canoeing in outriggers or hollowed logs, which are paddled out to the, wave and sent careering along, on its crest at. a great pace in the same manner as the board.
Sharks abound m these, waters, but the natives seem to have not the least fear of them.
They swim about everywhere unconcernedly, and harpooning sharks is one of their favorite occupations.
A carcase is towed out into the deep; water behind a boat, and after hours of watching and waiting, the sharks gather round, and having assured themselves that the bait is not alive, begin to bite at it.
The carcase is .then drawn in close to the boat, and .the attacking shark is skilfully harpooned between the fins and pulled in, the flesh being sold to the Chinese for fowl.
It was Waikiki that produced "Duke" Paoa Kahanamoku, the world's greatest sprint swimmer.
He started his career by winning a 100 yds race in the Honolulu harbor in 55 2-sec, thereby establishing a .world's record, and afterwards secured a place in the United States team for the fifth Olympic games at Stockholm.
Five world's' records have now been placed against his name.
"Duke" is to visit Australia some time this year, when.it is anticipated that the. different swimming conditions in Australian waters will enable him to make even faster times than he has hitherto succeeded m accomplishing.

PapersPast
Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13278, 14 January 1914, Page 9.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/
and
Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13915, 24 January 1914, Page 3.

A new form of aquatic sport m Wellington was seen m the vicinity of the boat harbor at Clyde quay on Thursday evening, and attracted considerable attention.
Outside the boat harbor a man, clad in a bathing costume, was standing on a species of surf board attached by a long rope to a motor boat, which was travelling at a good pace and towing the board over the choppy waves.
The rider appeared to be clutching a strap on the board as he flew through the spray.
To the surprise of the onlookers, the launch suddenly changed, its course at about a right angle.
It was expected that the board would at once be tipped up, but the rider managed to swerve it round just as gracefully as the launch had done

PapersPast
Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13281, 17 January 1914, Page 8.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/

Chronicling America
The Maui news. (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, January 31, 1914, Image 6
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There is only one spot where this fascinating sport can be seen and indulged in at its best, says H. J. Shepstone, in the "Wide World Magazine." and that is at Waikiki Beach, not far from Honolulu, the capital ol Hawaii.
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Trove
Malvern Standard, Victoria, Saturday 31 January 1914, page 5.
1914 'The Surf-Board kiders of Hawaii.', Malvern Standard (Vic. : 1906 - 1931), 31 January, p. 5, viewed 7 September, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66395621

Also reprinted in:
Prahran Chronicle, Victoria, Saturday 31 January 1914 page 5.

It s a corking good show the Hui Nalu actors, actorines, singers, dancers and vaudevillians offer to Honolulu for two nights this week.
Last night the opera house was packed with a crowd of local people and friends, and the crowd had an evening of riotous fun and genuine amusement and entertainment, furnished by the swimming club that has grown from 15 to nearly 200 members and now is after the funds for a clubhouse at Waikiki.

Before the show the wise ones whispered that "Ned" Steel, whose name appears dignifiedly on the program as Edmund H. Steel, had gathered together a collection of stunts that would surprise and delight everyone from the bald-headed row to the last seat up under Mister W. D. Adams' eaves, and after the show the audience agreed with the wise ones.
Steel, director of the show, assisted by a hard working staff and as loyal a set of club members and their friends as ever
 pulled together, put on individual acts, songs, dances, choruses and many other things in rapid succession and with fine effect.

Some of the fun was sharp- Oh, that burlesque on the Kilohana Art League!
But it was all harmless and even some of the victims who happened to be in the house entered into the spirit of it and had as good a  time as anybody seeing themselves walking around the stage grotesquely.

Right from the start the show went well.
The curtain showed a Waikiki beach scene with Diamond Head in the background, the Moana hotel, pier and bathhouse, the hau-tree over the benches, and Tommy J. K. Evans showing a guitar how to make music.

Then on came the Hui Nalu boys just as they do out at the beach, laughing, playing jokes on each other- and here was even "Tough Bill" smearing himself and comrades with sand.
The club-members warble a few songs, our own champion Duke Kahanamoku and others of the Hui Nalus, dressed- or undressed- in swimming suits, dive right off the stage into a mythical ocean, and even "Louie" in the bathhouse goes through his regular voice-swallowing act, off stage.

Bill Rawlins, president of the club now disclosed as a real live actor, Ned  Steel, Duke, Charley Stillman, Thomas P. W. Gray, "Dude" Miller, Harvey Chilton and others then begin to talk of raising funds for a club house and decide to give a show.
From that time on the program brings out various features of the show.

Bob Kaawa, who is a member of the champion swimming team, is a fine musician singing and playing several splendid selections, accompanied by a number of his fellow members.
The talented Evans brothers, Thomas, J. Kainau and Francis, give an excellent instrumental trio, guitars and ukulele, and were recalled three times last night.
Watson Ballantyne's song, "We Love You, Hui Nalu", made itself instantly popular.
Some particularly good moving pictures by Bonine lent variety to the show, the first real (sic) showing the pineappie industry on Ohau with some magnificent scenery and the next giving "movies" of the Hui Nalu boys at home canoeing and surfing.
Ernest Kaai was one of the biggest hits of the evening, with difficult and melodious selections on the mandolin and ukulele and was called to respond to several encores.

A cafe scene from "The Vienna Cafe, Atlantic City" was next on the program with a bevy of pretty and handsomely dressed girls and correct young men in evening clothes.
Ernest Kaai  led the group with a song and chorus and a rapid and kaleidoscopic dance in the cafe was staged with great effect, some new "rags" being introduced to the audience.

The Hui Nalu Quintet Club, Jack Newberg, as a Monte Carter Hebrew in parodies of a local brew, and a well-staged "radium dance" followed in quick succession.
The radium dance was given with grotesque pierro figures on a darkened stage and with darkened house, the phosphorescent effect of the costumes being striking and the dance well done.

Two of the most popular numbers of the evening were the dance by Ned Steel and Duke Kahanamoku and the burlesque on the Kilohana Art League.
Steel dances like a prima ballerina, and dressed like an up-to-date chorus lady, and with Duke as the partner, he caught the fancy of the audience at once.
Incidentally Duke showed athletic prowess in other lines besides swimming.

The Kilohana Ait League burlesque was a scream.
The unlucky victims were H. P. Wood, U. S. District Attorney Jeff McCarn, Attorney George Davis, Judge Sanford B. Dole, Former Governor Walter F. Frear, Delegate Kuhio and Monte Carter.
Their impersonators were  well made up.
Robert  Purvis, disguised behind the venerable Dole whiskers, was a really wonderful likeness.
Jeff McCarn's  nose, to be sure, was a trifle red, and he danced with considerable abandon.
Kuhio and his cane his lifelike, even to the princely indolence. and the Frear countenance might have deceived the governor himself.
Monte Carter, well carried out by Jack Newberg, handled the "league" with fine effect and ended with a"chorus girls' contest" in which all got a prize.
"Dole" got a pair of dumbells.
Frear a pair of sissors with some hirsute refetenccs to "making Honolulu beautiful."
Jeff McCain a bottle that bore a suspicious label.
Secretary Wood a milk-bottle.
Then as an encore, the league put on a burlesque of the coming floral parade, each memeber riding in a decorated car, except for Jeff McCarn who bought up the rear banging with religious zeal  a drum which bore the legend "Down with Booze."

It was all excellent fun and never transgressed the bounds of propriety.

The house was decorated with colors of various swimming clubs, the Hui Nalu black and old gold predominating.
In one of the upper boxes the swimmers from the Olympic Club, San Francisco, were guests of the Hui Nalu, the box being decorated with the red and white of the Coast organization, and the Hui An Kai, the local girls' club, had the opposite box.
Paper ribbon and streamers were thrown from these boxes during the cafe dansing scene.

The show will be given again tomorrow night.

Those who took part are:

J R Mosely Cummins. Wm. League!
Kahanamoku. Wm. T. Rawlins. Ed

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Photographed by R. K. Bonine.
PART III
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Ernest N. Parker: musiral
Ernest Parker: master of properties. "DudeII AHlerT advertising manager; Thos. P. W. Gray; business managers, A:ex Mav and Francis Evans; stage carpenter. Wm. Prestidge. ciud. jacK ewDerg. as.

The Carnival at Honolulu is at an end, the last of the program having-been carried out yesterday.
The crowd of visitors from the Coast was fully up to expectations, while more people from the different islands attended and took part in the Carnival than ever before.
Cn account of a considerable increase in hotel and lodging house room, there was not the overcrowding that had been feared; although it must be stated that the city was taxed to its fullest capacity in this regard.
...

The swimming events at Honolulu Saturday morning resulted in one great surprise, and that was the defeat of Champion Duke Kahanamoku in the 50-vard -race by Bob Small, of California.
Duke, however, "delivered the goods", in the long distance races, Miss Ruth Stacker won out in the race for women, and Miss LeGros, also of Honolulu, came insecond.

Following were the principal events and the results:
440-yard Duke Kahanamoku (H. N.), first; Lincoln Johnson, (unattached), second; F. Kruger (H.), third.
Time 5 min. 46 2-5 sec.
100-yard D u k e Kahannmoku (H. N.), first; E. R. Small (unattached), second; Geo. Cunha, third.
Time 54 4-5 seconds.
Lowered Hawaiian record by two fifths of a second.
50-yard E. R. Small (unattached), first; Duke Kahanamoku (H.N.), second; Geo. Cunha (H.), third.
Time 23 2-5 sees.
Equals world's record.
880 yard Walter Pomeroy (O C), first; G. Keaweamahi (H. N.) second; Fred B. Arnold (H. NJ), third.
Time: 13 min. 24 sees.
220 yard Duke Kahanamoku (H. N.), first; George Cunha (H.) second; Lincoln Johnson, (Y), third. Time 2 min. 35-15 sec.
50-vard (for women) Ruth Stacker (H. A.), first; Lucille LeGros (U.), second; Miss Lane third.
Time-31 1-5 sec.
1 mile Walter Pomeroy (O), first; George Keaweamahi, (HN.). second; George Bushnell, (H.), third.
Time 26 in in. 49 1-5 sec.
Lowered -Hawaiian record by 55.45 sees.
440-vard relay Hui Nalu team, Hustace, Kaupiko, Holstein and Kahanamoku; first; Healani team, F. Kruger, Wodehouse, H. Kruger and G. Cunha second: Pacific Coast team, McWood, Leary, ociiuitz and Small, third.
Time 4 min. 5 3-5 sees.

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The Garden Island. (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, February 24, 1914, Image 1
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Sunday Times Sydney, Sunday 1 March 1914, page 14, Illustrated. Sydney can boast of  possessing several young ladies (notably Miss Amor, of Manly) who can 'shoot' the breakers in the method in vogue here almost as expertly as the best men exponents. Our waves are of a different formation to those which roll in at Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, and are not suitable for surf-board riding, consequently we are not able to emulate the Hawaiians in their exhilarating pastime of utilising boards to assume a horizontal position whilst dashing shorewards. To manipulate the surf in this fashion requires the greatest skill and dexterity, and for a long while no white man capable of imitating the natives could be produced, and there are very few in existence to-day. These facts combine to make the accomplishment of the white girl depicted in the above prctiire all the more extraordinary. The photo was forwarded by Mr. George Walker.

PapersPast
Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 56, 7 March 1914, Page 14.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/

Those who have seen the exhibition handiwork of the eight grade student of Punahou Preparatory school are of the unanimous opinion that it is one of the best ever given.
The variety of articles exhibited is unlimited and there is everything from a relief map of thE Panama canal to a plate full of divinity fudge to be seen by those who take the trouble to walk down into the basement of the building.
...
Mark Weil's chain was the cause of much comment while Curtis Turner's miniature surf board, "Dartaway," and Oliver Emerson's electric shocking machine were two of the best exhibits.

ChroniclingAmerica
Honolulu star-bulletin. (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii) 1912-current, March 27, 1914, 2:30 Edition, Image 5
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Honolulu, H. W.
It is improbable that the feat of riding a narrow board down the rapids that surge through the gorge just below the falls
of Niagara cquld he accomplished by anyone.
But if it could be done at all the most likely candidate for the daring and dangerous exhibition would be a native Hawaiian surf
rider.

The sea that beats over the coral reef which half-circles the outer limits of the harbor quickly churns itself into a raging, roaring torrent of breakers that sweep inland across the shallower waters of the lagoon.
It is upon the crest of these violent breakers that the surf riders cast their long-pointed boards and, with a grace that never falls to win the admiration of any spectator who may happen to witness the daring performance, stand upright upon the flimsy footings and guide them through the raging sea to the stiller waters that border the shore.

It is one of the most exhilarating and fascinating sports in the world.
The average Hawaiian is a natural water dog.
Almost the first thing a voyager from the United States sees when the steamship enters the harbor is a horde of native boys disporting themselves in the deep water

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by the channel.
As the ship comes -longside they give exhibitions of diving after coins that are thrown to them by passengers.
No sooner does the piece of money strike the water than the boys disappear, head downward, and after a lively scramble far beneath the surface the lucky contestant rises to the surface1 holding thecoin in his hand as proof of his prowess.

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The day book. (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, May 11, 1914, NOON EDITION, Image 10
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MY GRACIOUS what a long time 'til June, but she's coming up out of the boil of surf from the green of a summer sea- the girl who means June in New York with her glossy black cap, and the salt-drops on her nose and lashes, her auburn arms and her sleek wet black figure like a seal's- the Bathing Girl!

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The Garden Island. (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, August 04, 1914, Image 1
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The World's News
Sydney, Saturday 22 August 1914, page 15.

Surf-rider: "I'm almost sure this isn't a bit the way its done in the illustrated papers!"

- "London Punch."

Trove
1914 'No title.', The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955), 22 August, p. 15, viewed 7 October, 2014,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131500745

A GLIMPSE OF HONOLULU

The Hawaiian hall is rich in articles that illustrate the early life of the people of the islands
Doctor Brigham devised the ingenious plan of taking plaster casts of living Hawaiians who were good types of their race.
Then from these caste were made the figures that now represent the worship and the industries of the people.
Thus for instance, we have natives pounding the taro to make poi, the national dish, and others cutting from stone the pounders used in this work.
Others are shown spinning and weaving and making weapons and fishing tackle.
One of the most striking groups is that of a kahuna, or medicine man praying before a big calabash, in order to draw down a curse upon his enemy.
So superstitious are the natives that even in these days if a man learns that a kahuna is praying for his death he takes leave of his friends settles his estate, turns his face to the wall and gives up the ghost.

Among the valuable specimen's in this room is a unique collection of kapa, or tapa cloth, made from vegetable fiber.
Of all the islanders of the Pacific, these Hawaiians made the finest tapa, and Doctor Brlgham has gathered here wonderful specimens of their skill.
Most of this cloth was made from the paper mulberry, a shrub that was cultivated by all Polynesians
The bark from the lower branches of these trees was stripped off, dried and then laboriously beaten and the fiber welded together into sheets.
The pattern carved on the beater gave figure to the tapa cloth, and the coloring was done by vegetable dyes.
The museum contains also many fine specimens of the old basket work, which has now become extinct.

Perhaps the most interesting exhibits in the Hawaiian hall are the large central cases, one containing an ancient grass house and the others a replica of an ancient sacrificial temple.
The grass houses have well-nigh disappeared from the islands, although over thirty years ago they were universal in the more remote parts of the islands.
This house was found in Kauai, the garden island, and it was evidently made by skilled workmen.
The frame is of timber, with strong rafters, the whole being bound together by tough braid and thatched with pell grass.
The only opening usually provided was the door, although sometimes a small hole was made in one gable.
The door of plank was seldom over three foot high.
A small circle of stones on the ground floor was raised slightly and, covered with fine mats, served as the family bed.
There was no furniture, as the Hawaiian squats on his haunches when working or taking his food.
These houses were wholesome when new, but they soon became musty and vermin-infested.

Surf riding is a sport peculiar to Hawaii, it furnishes more thrills to the minute than any other known sport, with the possible  exception of volplaning (sic) in an aeroplane.
On thoe Waikiki beacch at any hour of the day men may be seen surf riding on boards.
Beginners roll about inshore at the mercy of the waves, which batter them about and throw them up in huddled heaps upon the sand, amid roars of laughter from the onlookers.
In the far distance, tiny flgures with outstrotched arms, like the wings of a bird, fly, hover, float, with perfect poise and grace, upon the crests of green breakers.

Describing his first experience in this sport a writer says:
"Clad in scanty bathing dresses, we venture forth, a party of three, and trust ourselves to the mercy of two brawny, mahogany-colored natives.
The long, narrow canoe is steadied by an outrigger, a slender log hold by curved crosspleces.
As we paddled out, breakers rose like green walls in front of us; thrilling enough, but nothing to the excitement when we turned to come in.
Having got some way out, we waited, paddling gently, for a really big wavo.
Suddenly our black men began to shout wildly, and away we went, a huge wave gathering up behind us, while we fled down its green and gleaming surface amid showers of blinding spray and the shouts of the men, drowned by the hissing of the roaring water.
The steeper grew the wave, the faster fled the canoe.
We were going at racehorse pace, the water whirling in our faces.
It was so thrilling, we forgot to be afraid."

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Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965, September 10, 1914, Image 3
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Notes.
1. This article, with the accompanying images, was reprinted in several mainland newspapers.
Its appearance in the Dakota County Herald was probably not the first time it was published.
See:
The Kansas City Sun, Kansas City, Montana, September 12, 1914, page 7.
The Tucumcari News and Tucumcari Times, Tucumcari, New Mexico, October 1, 1914, page 7.
2. volplaning- To glide toward the earth in an airplane with the engine cut off.
3. All the immages are cropped.
4. Photograph 1: In the surf at Honolulu, The white costumes worn by three surfers are said to indicate memebers of the Hui Nalu.
5. Photograph 2: The Swift Rush to the to Shore, by A. R. Gurrey Jr. was published in his The Surf Riders of Hawaii, circa 1911-1914.

Where Men Ride Waves By TEMPLE MANNING. I have watched the natives play at most every known outdoor game, golf in Scotland, polo in India, lacrosse in Canada, and baseball on the Polo Grounds in New York, but I never saw anything in the way of athletic sport that quite equaled the surl riding in Hawaii. I mean in the absoslute abandon and boyish spirit with which the players entered into the game. Of course, the Hawaiian are almost amphibious, spending a larg part of the time in the water almost from infancy, and every little boy and girl have a surf-riding plank, and they never seem to tire of the sport. I took the photograph, from which this picture was made, on the beach near Honolulu, where some 100 or more young men and maidens were sporting in surf that would have nearly beaten the life out of one of our own water men. ChroniclingAmerica The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, October 26, 1914, HOME EDITION, Image 10 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1914-10-26/ed-1/seq-10/ Note. The unknown artist has probably exaggerated the nose lift on the surfboard.

Riding the Waves.

The large entry for the association's patriotic handicap on Saturday necessitated seventeen heats, even though more than thirty entrants had previously notified their intention of not starting.
The result showed that ii. M'Ghlo (Sydney) had been very liberally treated by the handicapper.
He has only competed in two races this season, and has won both, and his rapid improvement foretells greater achievements in the future.
M'Ghie presented the amount of the first prize to the association's patriotic fund.
The afternoon, therefore, showed a profit to the fund of  £10 entry fees and £2 10s, the donation of first prize, while the trophies, totalling £5 3s, were presented by Mr. James Taylor, president of the association.
The swimming generally was remarkable for the fact that the trudgeon stroke was only nei-n iB «bout tbrojp Instancif, wbj__e Ljie number o, exponents of the "Kahanamoku" kick were numerous.
Some of the handicap men gave the back-markers surprises, and it was not unusual for the scratch man's time to be beaten by swimmers to whom he was conceding a start.
A. W. Barry was tho speediest performer with 24 4-5s. ,

The Sydney, Manly, and Woolwich clubs held events on Saturday afternoon, but the majority of the organisations postponed their fixtures.
The premiers' furlong handicap for the W. W. Hill cup provided some excellent racing, in which handicapper Barry, nicely gauged the competitors.
The fine showing of the sprint champion, together with Thomas, Lovy, and Duff, added interest to the race, the final going to the last named after a most spirited contest.
Manly carried out a popular race relay handicap, the entry fees of which are to be handed to the Association's Patriotic Fund.

The programmes for the three-days State championship carnival on January 2, 6, and 9 have been issued.
The 300 yards and haft mile championships will be contested the first day,  440 yards (free style), and 220 yards breast stroke at the second meeting, and the 100 yards teams race, 220 yards, and diving at the final gala.
Several diving competitions from the high and low spring-boards and high tower, and intérclub handicaps, enter for all classes of swimmers.
The occasion will provide the first appearance of D. P. Kahanamoku, and the council of the association ís leaving no stone unturned in arranging for what is expected to bo the greatest day in the history of the sport in this country.
A paid assistant organiser is to be employed, under the instructions of  the executive, several members of which have had wide experience in promoting such functions.
The members of the association have been invited to send suggestions in to headquarters for consideration.
The scheme includes some new features for swimming carnivals, while the comfort of the spectator is to be studied in every possible way.
With that end in view- the City Council has been approached in regard to increased seating accommodation, a better carriage approach to the entrance, and the lowering of the raill for the gallery, which is rather awkwardly situated for front-row patrons.
A special free display is to be given to school children during Kahanamoku's visit, and already the patronage of many prominent citizens is assured.

Besides appearing in the early January functions, the famous visitor will also show at various other centres after his return from Brisbane.
However, the three occasions mentioned will be his last appearances at the Domain Baths.
An arrangement is being completed by which opportunity will be given to surf patrons to view his work with the board on our ocean beaches.
It is proposed that he should appear at Newcastle, Goulburn, Forbes, "Parramatta, and Drummoyne.

Mr. F. Cummins, selector of the Metropolitan District Harris Cup team, notifies that a test race will be hold al the Domain Baths. Clubs eligible to send representatives are Sydney, Y.M.C.A., Palace Emporium.

Before our next issue appears the ship conveying Duke Paoa Kahanamoku and travelling companion is expexted to enter Sydney Heads.
The prospective visit of the celebrated Hawaiian has been the chief topic of discussion amongst swimmers for months past.
During the course of negotiations followers of the sport were confused  by successive conflicting and doubtful situations.
Great was their relief, therefore, when it was known definitely that he would be leaving Honolulu on the 30th.
Their chagrin immediately changed into an all-engrossing curiousity, and speculation as to what this natatorial Paladin is really like has since been aggitating their thoughts.
As the due date of his arrival (Monday next) draws nigh, so does the excited state of enthusiasts' feelings become more apparent.

The circumstances vividly recall Stockholm, and the perturbations members of the Olympic team underwent as the s.s. Finland, with the "Duke" and other American representatives on board, hurried in the direction of that port.
We knew, instinctively or otherwise, that Kahanamoku was the individual we had most cause to fear.
A name is not supposed to be of any significance, but we were not then familiar with the Hawaiian nomenclature and I rather think this was a factor in keeping him in our dread as an opponent.
It had been rumored time and again that the Finland had reached her destination, and we began to greet such anouncements with the same contempt as war scares nowdays.
But I recollect one or other of our party one afternoon suddenly bursting into the room with the startling infirmation, "He's here! I've seen him!"
There was no necessity for any further explanation as to whom the reference applied.
Where we were staying was only a short distance from the "Swim Gladeon", as it was called, and when our informant told us the Duke was still in the water when he left, we immediately rushed off in hopes of catching a glimpse of him.
He was standing on the side of the enclosure just about to take a plunge.
The first thought that occured to me, after I caught sight of him, was that he was not as pleasant-featured a man as Alick Wickham, nor was there anything prepossessing about his physique.
He was tall and somewhat lanky in build.
No sooner had he entered the water, however, than we were spellbound with admiration of the fish-like rapidity with which he cleaved the element.
He worked his feet - which we had not failed to observe were unusually large - after the style of propellers.
The disturbance made by his leg movement increased the likeness.
When we came to study his action more critically we noticed he placed his arms in rather an unattractive way.
But this imperfect was forgotten, almost as soon as noted, because we were unconiously impressed with the fact that in this instance, as regards any aesthetic flaw it might be possible to detect in his stroke, it was a case of handsome is that handsome does.

On closer aquaintance we found the Duke, as we soon began to to term him, a very friendly man.
He was particualy obliging in the matter of giving exhibitions for our special edification or illustrating any feature of his stroke.
He speaks English well, with American mannerisms of a mild description.
One of the first things we were anxious to find out was whether the title "Duke" was an aristocratic appendage, or merely a term of endearment.
We discovered he had not inherited the distinction, but that his pals had conferred it upon him, probably because they considered him a prince of good fellows.

Kahanamoku quickly installed himself a general favorite.
This reputation was confirmed as the competition progressed.
After the first couple of rounds of the 100 metres, it was realised the result was a forgone conclusion, and his fame was firmly established.
Although he was the cynosure of all eyes, and was attracting far more attention than any of the great exponents who were displaying their prowess there, his notoriety never had the slightest effect on the Duke's deportment, his demeanor being invariably modest and unconcerned.

A Mr. Darnell, of London, a liberal donor to the Royal Life-Saving Society, who came across with Mr. William Henry, carried away by wonderment of the marevellously fast performances the Duke was registering, and as an incentive for him to strive to the full extent of his powers offered to present kahanamoku with a 25-guinea cup in the event of him touching 60sec for the said distance.
That the suggestion was not preposterous was shown by his having covered the course at Hamburg, a few days subsequent to the Games, in 61 3-5sec, which now consitutes the existing world record.
Sixty-two three-fifths was acually the closest he got to the mark at Stockholm.

The task set for him by Mr. Darnell was responsible for the Duke swimming a badly-judged race in the final, which enabled me to get much nearer to him at the finish than would have otherwise happened.
I overheard the manager of the American team, Mr. Otto Wahlde, remark to Kahanamoku, on the way to the post:
"Now, Duke, this is the last chance you've got for the Englishman's trophy."
As a result of this admonition, no doubt, the Hawaiian started off at a terrific pace.
He shot away from the rest of us like a hydroplane.
I saw a streak of foam disappearing over my horizon.
That was enough.
I concentrated my worries elsewhere.
But after the motorist had traversed about 90yds he ran short of petrol, and his form loomed up again in my vision.
This occurrence simply electrified me, and minimised my own impending tiredness.

There was another incident that that occupies a conspicuous niche in my memory of what took place on that historical occasion.
It was enacted on the starting platform.
The King and Queen of Sweden and other members of the Royal family were in attendance.
The sale of tickets had been stopped by the police.
Every available inch of space was filled by by the expectant crowd.
As can be imagined, the moment was one of intense excitement.
We had been allotted our stations, and the spectators duly advised of our identity and the countries we represented.
Just as we were about to assume a crouching attitude, Bretting, the German representative, left his post, at the opposite end of the line to where Kahanamoku and myself were placed.
Not a a few of his countrymen, it might be mentioned, had unbounded confidence in his ability to seriously dispute the issue with the Hawaiian.
Bretting walked straight up to the Duke, shook hands with him, turned to me and did likewise (he had picked up the crawl from seeing me swim in Hamburg six years previously), and, retraced his steps.
I had not yet recovered from my astonishment at this proceedure when the Duke's voice broke in:
"Say, Healy, he must think he is going to deliver the goods."
The comment struck me at the time as being immensely funny, and an involuntary peal of laughter escaped me before I collected my wits sufficiently to make the rejoiner:
"Then blessed is he who expecteth nothing."

Mr. W. W. W. Hill, hon. secretary of the Australian Swimming Union, has received a cable from Mr W.T. Rawlins, president of the Hawaiian Amateur Athletic Union, stating that Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Francis Evans and George Cunha left on Honolulu on the Ventura on November 30.
Francis Evans is evidently the manager of the party, and has taken Mr Rawlin's place as it was expected that the enthusiasts had done most in the development of Kahanamoku would come in charge of the team.
George Cunha is also famous as sprint swimmer and has secured many seconds to his companion.
He has covered the hundred yards in 57 seconds and the 50 yards in 24 seconds, and it is quite possible that both first and second place may go to the visitors in the hundred yards championship.

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, the world's champion swimmer over 100 metres arrived here from Honolulu by the R.M.S. Ventura yesterday.
He was accompanied by Mr. Francis Evans as manager, and Mr. George Cunha, an American resident of Honolulu, who is also a splendid performer in the water.

Kahanamoku, who is a native of Honolulu,  is 26 years of age.
He is a splendid specimen of manhood standing, 6ft 1in. and weighing 12st 8lb.
He is the undoubted sprint champion of the world.
At the Olympic Games at Stockhom in 1912 he won the 100 metres championship in 61 3-5s establishing a world's record that has never since been equalled.
Australia's best time for a similar distance is 64 4-5s.
Kahanamoku, though a sprinter, swims all distances up to 440 yards.
In his stroke, his arm work is similar to that in Austialia, but his "kick" or "foot- work" differs from ours.
He has a special "kick" of his own ; one that has won him renown, and has been called "the Kahanamoku kick."
The feet revolve like the blades of a steamer's propellor, and the champion gets up wonderful speed. In fact, he has been called "the flash," for he streaks through the water over the shorter distances at a tremendous pace.

Kahanamoku has arrived here to take part in the State championships on January 2,  6, and 9 next, in the Domain baths, when among his opponents will be Longworth and Barry, two Sydney swimmers who have already astonished Australasia.
Both have splendid records, and by beating them Kahanamoku will have beaten our best.
After the Sydney swimming carnival, the champion goes to Queensland, where he will appear at several towns.
Then he returns to Sydney, and will give a second display.
On this occasion the Swimming Union will probably in arrange for a surf display, when the champion will be seen on the surf-board.
Matters in this direction have not yet been finally arranged.
Then the champion will proceed to the Dominion.
Victoria, on the score of expense, has declined a visit.
Duke Kahanamoku has arrived here early, so as to acclimatise himself, and thoroughly train for the championships.
He will make no public appearance nor take part in any events, until January 2, when he will be seen at his best.

George Cunha is credited with 57s for 100 yards, our best being but two-fifths faster.
Any performer who can do this will always be a dangerous opponent in the water.
Yesterday afternoon a large gathering met at the Hotel Australia to give the visitors a hearty welcome. Mr. J. Taylor, president of the union, presided.
In proposing the health of the visitors, the chairman said Kahanamoku was the first Olympic champion to visit our shores.
The association for many years had endeavoured to bring to Australia champions of other countries to measure blades, as it were, with our own swimmers in our own water, and under our own conditions.

Though they had sent teams to the Olympic Games, and also to contest the English championships, it had remained to Kahanamoku to be the first champion to come here and measure his strength with our champions.
He expressed the hope that the visitors' stay would be a pleasurable one.
They could rest assured of fair-play in all   their contests, and he felt sure they would get the same treatment from the champion.
(Cheers.)
Mr. H. Y. Braddon said it was a good thing for these events to take place.
Because of the terrible struggles they were engaged in, there had been an inclination to put off such events, but they all meant work for someone or another, and personally, he thought it a good thing to hold them.
Mr. C. W. Oakes also spoke.
Mr. Evans conveyed the best wishes of the Hawaiian swimmers to the Australians for their kindly invitation.
Their reception had been only such as befitted the greatest sport-loving country of the world.
When their visit was over, it would be said the best man had won.
Duke Kahanamoku said he had been looking forward to this visit for the last two or three years.
He was glad to see many faces he had seen at the Olympic Games at Stockholm.
He would do his best to win ; that was all be could do.
Mr. Cunha also replied.

The Duke is here.
The celebrated Hawaiian and companions reached Sydney by the Ventura on Monday.

A big gathering of prominent swimmers and officials awaited the steamer's arrival at the wharf.
Many others, however, myself included, who were anxious to be present to greet the visitors when the stepped ashore, were misinformed as to the time the ship was due, and thus prevented from carrying out that intention.

The party consists of Kahanamouku,  Mr. Francis Evans, manager, and Cunha, another swimmer or repute.
To the suprise of all, Cunha is not an Hawaiian native as was thought, but a white man.
He was born at Honolulu and is of Portuguese-Irish descent.
Both he and Mr. Evans are short, slightly built men.
They look small by contrast alongside the Duke, who stands over 6ft.

The tourists were officially welcomed at the Hotel Australia at 5 o'clock on Monday afternoon.
Followers of the sport congregated in great force.
It was the largest and most representative assembly of natatorial enthusiasts ever seen in Sydney.
The guests were recorded a magnificent reception, the hero of the occasion, Duke, of course, being specifically signalled out.

The president of the N.S.W.A.S.A., Mr. James Taylor, who presided, in proposing the health of the visitors, remarked thatthe controlling body had endeavored unsuccessfully in the past to secure the presence of champions from other parts of the world to measure blades, as it were, with Australians under their own conditions.
It had remained for the Olympic champion, Duke Kahanamoku, to be the first accredited International swimmer to visit these shores.

The toast was supported by Messrs. H. Y. Braddon and C. W. Oakes, and drunk with enthusiasm and cordiality.

In replying, Mr. Evans conveyed the best wishes of the Hawaiian sportsmen to Australians for their kindly invitation..
He stated that Mr. Rawlins was extremely sorry at not being able to undertake the journey.
He explained that Mr. Rawlins had recently been elected a member of the legislature and he was debarred on that account from making the trip.
Their reception had been such as only benefited the greastest sports-loving country in the world.

The chairman's announcement of the Duke's name was responsible for a great burst of cheering, which continued after he had risen to his feet.
Kahanamoku did not portray signs of self conciousness.
He faced his audience calmly, and spoke deliberately.
He said he had been looking forward to visiting Australia for the last two or three seasons, and felt sure he was in for a good time.
Cunha also made a few observations.
None of the party, as a matter of fact, revealed a perchant for public speaking.

All my glowing impressions of the Duke (as a man) were re-established.
I had managed to get a chance to shake hands and have a chat with him.
He is a splendid dispositioned fellow, and I cannot concieve the thought of anyone taking other than an instant liking for him.
I make bold to predict that he will have ingratiated himself into the affections of a large number of Australians before departing on his homeward voyage.
I could not detect any alteration in his appearance.
He says he feels well, and his looks do not belie him.
The Ventura struck it pretty rough about 24 hours before she entered the harbour, but the travellers weathered the storm without suffering any dire consequences.

They found time since landing to have a dip at the Domain Municipal baths.
"What do you think of them, Duke?" I enquired.
"Gee! They're just fine, and the water's great," was the prompt rejoiner.
I then asked : "Do you intend to compete beyond the quarter-mile?"
This interrogation made the Hawaiian's big black eyes expand and sparkle, and he answered, with an accompanying broad smile : "I want to look the bunch over first before deciding."
He told me he had partcipated in a few, but not a great many, lengthy races the past year or two.
He apparently does not plan to be a long-distance champion.

We had begun to get reminiscent about Stockholm, when I recollected something I was particualy anxious to know.
Simultaneously, I exclaimed : "Oh! Did you bring your surf board with you?", to which he replied:
"Why no, we were told the use of boards was not permitted in Australia."
Evidently noticing the look of keen disappointment on my face, he quickly added:
"But I can easily make one here."

This information, I am sure, both swimmers and surfers will be delighted to be acquainted with, as holding out prospects of the acquirement of the knack of manipulating them.

I have not as yet seen Cunha in the water, but Longworth, who I consider an excellent judge, assures me he is a flyer; at least, that is the estimation he formed of him after watching him play about in the element for a while on Monday.
Cuhuna is not at all unlike Percy McGillivary, who, next to the Duke, was perhaps the most prominent member of the American Olympic team.

I enquired of Mr. Evans if the voyage across in the Ventura was uneventual.
"Not altogether," was his comment; "we lost a propeller," which made me anxiously question, "Not one of the Duke's, surely?"
Mr. Evans was happy to state the Duke was still of the twin-srew variety.
Bye the bye, Mr. W. W. Hill enlightens me as to how Kahanamoku came to be called "Duke."
His birth corresponded with the visit of the Duke of Cummerland to Honolulu, and he was christened so in honour of that event.
The visitors were located at the Oxford Hotel.

DUKE KAHANAMOKU The fastest swimmer in the world, photographed at the Sydney Domain Baths  two hours after his arrival in Sydney.	GEORGE CUNHA, SECOND ONLY TO KAHANAMOKU AS SWIMMER IN HAWAII. He secured second place in most of the Pacific Coast Championships, and can do 100yds in 57sec. He is one of the Honolulu party now in Sydney.

It was demonstrated on Saturday, in the club events, that our champions will be at the best condition to meet the famous Hawaiian visitor.
Albert Barry probably put up the best swim of his career over ??? metres by covering the distance in 64 4-5s, (Australasian record).
Owing to the large crowd at the Domain Baths, the water was disturbed, and Barry was interfered with by the spectators and competitors during his swim.
He should still do better, and Kahanamoku will meet him at his best.
Longworth also showed excellent form in winning the 200 yards event at Rose Bay in the fast time of 2m. 14 4-5s.
The late Barney Kieran's best over this distance was 3m. 11s.
It will be seen that the swim was full of merit.

Three carnivals will be held tonight.
Randwick and Coogee will hold the Harris Cup 800yds teams' race at Coogee baths; and William Longworth wiII defend his title in the Eastern District 880yds championship against S. Smith, who is swimming particularly well just now.
The chief event at the Abbotsford carnival will be the Western District Championship, and Woolwich club will hold its first gala in aid of the Patriotic Fund of the district.

The Melbourne club is sending what is practically a Victorian representative team of swimmers to meet the Sydney club in the annual contests at the Domain baths on Saturday.
In the breast-stroke they have always been successful.
The quarter-mile event promises to be a very open swim between T. W.. Mason (ex-champion of Victoria), L. and F. Grieve (representing Melbourne), and L. Boardman, C. Thomas, and G. Levy, who will appear on behalf of the local club.
The diving contestants will be N. Griffith (champion of Victoria), A. Sauter (who will represent Melbourne), and L. Boardman, L. McCarthy, and A. V. Barry, of Sydney.
Included in the Sydney Club's programme is the 880yds President's Cup handicap, and the entrants are notified that the heats will take place to-morrow night, at the Domain baths, at 8 p.m., and the final on Saturday.

A special meeting of the council of the A.S.A. will be hold on Friday evening to discuss the question of diving at the Kahanamoku carnivals.
Previously, at State championship carnivals, displays have been arranged by the best divers, but on this occasion the committee have arranged for a competition to be held each day.

Only two entries have been received for the A grade polo competition, and three for the B grade.
The disappointing response to the association's efforts led the polo committee to make a recommendation for the cancellation of the competitions this year, but it has been decided, by a very close vote, to go on with the arrangements.
...
The arrival of Kahanamoku and party by the Ventura last Monday has formed the completing a link in the great swimming celebrations, which are to take place in Sydney on January 2, 6 and 9.
It is the first time that Australia has entertained an international swimmer, and as as the present visitor is the world's best exponent, it makes the occasion the more memorable.
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku will find greater opposition in Sydney than any other part of the globe, and the entertainment at the Domain Baths should compare favourably with any other swimming function that has been held elsewhere.
George Cunha, who is accompaning Kahanamoku as swimming companion, is a performer of very high merit over distances from 50 to 220 yards, and has he has covered the 100 yards in 57 s, it is just possible that is possible that he may also outclass our best exponents in the sprint championship.
Francis Evans is manager, and has acted on several occasions with Mr Rawlins on tour with the Hawaiian teams in America.
They are members of the Hui Nalu Club, and the party will attend the Randwick and Coogee gala to-night, and Sydney- Melbourne contest on Saturday.

We'll bet Fred rocks the boat.

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The New South Wales Swimming Association has arranged for a display by Duke Paoa Kahanamoku at Freshwater on Wednesday morning, at 11 o'clock.
The famous swimmer will give an exhibition of breaker shooting and board shooting.

The fine swimming in the Sydney Melbourne club contests forecasts a strenuous and exciting time in connection with the Kahamamoku carnivals.
...
Next Tuesday the association will hold an exhibition for school-children throughout the metropolitan area.
The city council has granted them the free use of the gallery and 5000 tickets have been issued to the schools.
The program will include exhibitions by Duke Paoa Kahanamoku and George Cunha (Hawaii), Ivan Steadman (Victoria), and our best local exponents

Kahamamoku has decided not to compete in the longer distances.
He is not a distance or middle distance swimmer.
However, on this tour he has agreed to swim in all championships up and up to and including the quarter-mile; and will appear in the hundred yards on January 2,  440 yd. on January 6 and 220 yd. on January 9.
His companion, Geo. Cunha, will swim in the 100 yards and the 220 yards events on the two Saturdays, and will swim in the first-class handicap on the mid week gala.
Probably an attempt will be made on the 50 yards or 75 yards record, or a teams relay race over 220 yd., two men each racing 110 yards, will be arranged.
The matter will be settled within the next day or so by the executive of the A.S.A.
The second is the termination of the Melbourne club to compete at the carnivals is gratifying....

The Australian Swimming Union received a cable message from the secretary-treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union of United States, through the Hawaiian Athletic Association, vouching for the amateur standing of George Cunha and the Duke Kahamamoku, and granting them permission to compete in Australia.
A similar statement asked for by the United States Athletic Union regarding the understanding of the Australian swimmers, was cabled.

The swimming authorities have heard that through the publication of a paragraph yesterday to the effect that Kahanamoku would give an exhibition in the surf at Freshwater, Manly, some 2000 or 3000 people who assembled there to watch the show were disappolnted.
The famous Hawaiian did not put in an appearance, and he was not expected to do- so by those controlling his visit to this country.
The association wishes it to be made knownn that the "Duke's" first appearance in publlc will take place on the openlng day (January 2) of the championship carnival at the Municlpal Baths, Domain.
The announcement of any other arrangement with Kahanamoku as the central flgure has not that body's authority.

Longworth, Barry, and Cunha (Kahanamoku's companion) put up some speedy performances In the Municipal Baths, Domain, yesterday.
Longworth covered 440 yards in 5min. 30sec., Barry got over 110 yards in 1min. 2sec., which is only 3-5 seconds slower than Kahanamoku's world's 100 metres (slightly less than 110 yards) record,
accomplished at the Olympic Games held in Stockholm, two years ago.
Barry, it might be mentloned, is being trained in gymnasium work by Mr. Snowy Baker, for the forthcoming contests which are sure to excite world-wide interest.

Cunha's contribution to the swimming sensations of yesterday was 100 yards in 57sec.
Entrles for the several events In connectlon with the approaching championship meetlng, have closed, and are unusually numerous.
Mr. Hay, the association organiser for the carnival, spent the whole day Monday and the greater part of the night receiving them.
Those who will compete for the 100 yards honors are:- Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, George Cunha, W. Longworth. A. Barry, L.O. Solomons, H. M. Hay, G. Wyld, J. Huie, Tas Jones, E. G. Finlay, J. Stedman. B. G. Page.

One could hear , in the imagination the roars of applause with which thousands of Australians might have greeted Kahanamoku 's display at Freshwater, Manly, this morning, had the fact that it was to take place been made public. (3)
As it was there were only a few pressmen, some members of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, and the casual Freshwater bathers present. (4)
The Hawaiian confined his show to riding the breakers with the aid of a board (5), such as been used in his native islands from time immemorial. (6)

There are surfboards in the Honolulu Museum  - narrow ones, 20ft. in length, and hoary with age. (7)
But the Hawaiian of today  enjoys what is, perhaps, the most exhilira-ating (sic) and exciting water sport known with the assistance of a much shorter aid - one about eight or nine feet long, 2ft. across, and weighing, perhaps, 68lb.
The board used by Kahanamoku weighed 78lb, and was sugar pine.

He would have preferred redwood , but a properly seasoned piece of that particular timber , sufficiently long, could not be procured in Sydney.
The necessary shape is almost that of a coffin lid, with one end cut to very nearly a point.
The surf riding board is thicker at the bottom than at the top, tapering all the way. (8)

Kahanamoku's control of the improvisation was wonderful, he handled it like a toy and went out  fully a quarter of a mile, riding some breakers and dashing through others with such speed that he completely mystified Messers. W. W. Hill and Hoy (8a), who entered the water with him.
Mr Hoy can throw a 100 yards behind in little more than a minute.
Not at any time in the race seaward did either of the swimmers hold the islander for a moment, and he soon away by himself. (9)
The Duke lay flat upon the board, and with arms widespread, paddled his own canoe vigorously. (10)