The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

puS or. town, although occasionally one
was privileged to dodge out of his way
as he made his forty miles an hour in
his automobile. He had not much of
the democratic spirit for which Yale
is noted. He had a bowling acuuaint-
| ance with about a third of his class,
and was intimate with about ten.
He was member of "Wolf's Head"
the least prominent of the three senior
| societies. He was only elected to that
when one of the fifteen regularly
chosen members from the senior class
refused to accept the election.
The Horoscope, a lively Yale publ
cation, thus disposed of Mr.. Wander
bilt recently: Mr.. Reginald Clay
pool Vanderbilt is member of He
Boule and a brother of Alfred. These
little items hitched up with his appel
latlons, will make Reggie sure. : He is
perfectly harmless"
When Reggie arrived at Yale in his
freshman year, he brought an enor-
nous quantity of furniture several
trunks full of London clothes, a valet.
and a horse and trap. The valet had
to go, in accordance with Yale law, but
the other things remained
Took Little Part in Sports.
The only Office he ever held in Yale
was membership of the governing
board of the University club. He took
little part in the regular sports but
worked in the gymnasium. He was a
substitute on the university fencing
team last year, and has done some
work at boxing and wrestling. He
plays polo quite we'll
Yale regarded him all the less as one
of her typical sons, because he spent
every Saturday until Monday in New
York, and, in fact, was away as often
as he could be. He was very irregular
chanel
study under tutor. He arose some
time after 9, not an irksome hour, and
breakfasted either at the University
club or at "MoXys.'
The college gymnasium statistics
SHOW that Reggie is five feet nine and
ed, measures 1885, which is rather
small; his hips 1926. His arms are
"a inches long, rather more than the
average. His calf is only 1916. His
feet are very small, and his head is of
moderate size, for it is Accommodated
by a 6% hat
He is quite a rival of his cousin
William K Vanderbilt Jr., in racing
automobiles, and he has already three
horSeless demons. On May II last
he started from New Haven to break
the record to New York, but near Mil
ford he broke his machine, which had
TO be taken to the factory on a freight
SSeA' Lie 4ieiu III SN1OQSty maze the IrlD
from New York to New Haven in three
hours, which is within ten minutes of
the record.
Last summer young Vanderbilt was
prought up before Judge Baker, at
Newport, for drying his Winton ma
chlne faster than the law allows He
cheerfully admitted that he was guilty
and handed over $40. On one occasion
he borrowed his cousin, Willie KS.
famous white Ghost" and while try
ing to turn corner at top speed lost
front wheel and was thrown out
Beaten in a Road Race.
He was beaten in an exciting road
race for big stake from Taunton to
the Vanderbilt farm, at South Ports
mouth, by his friend Willing Spencer.
They started at :36, and Spencer fin
lshed at 2:49, and Vanderbilt at 2:51
the distance being twenty nine miles
His machine caused William c. Spring
lers' horse to smash it's carriage and
run away.
Fhe town council at Middleton, Just
outside of Newport, was so mcensed
by Reg1nald's automobile racing, that
1t ordered the only policeman of the
town to catch the young multi million
are at all hazards. The policeman Law
IN wait for him behind stone walls and
barns, but failed to stop him.
The young man has many good quail
tues and a mind of his own. He show
ed this when he walked into the tax
commissioners office this year. soon
after coming of age, and volunteered
to pay taxes on $250,000 personal prop
erty instead of the $11 900 on which he
Is strictly taxable. Most of his Sc
cur1t1eS are not taxable