The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-01
YALE FRESHMEN
 WIN GREAT RACE
BIG RACES POSTPONED UNTIL TO- DAY ON ACCOUNT OF HEAVY RAlN--YoUNesTER PUT UP A WoNDERFUL EXHIBITION.

{ at ss4l5s ss r1 s-fkf A New London, Conn, June 3O.--The thous- ands who journeyed to the Thames for the annual Yale-Harvard boat races saw one of the best freshman races that ever has been rowed on any course and then for eight hours the. crowd stood in the rain and waited in vain, first for the varsity four-oared race. which was postponed, and finally for the big varsity eight-oared race
 Finally early in the evening both the varsity and four-oared races were put over until tomorrow.
 Yale won the freshman race by half a second or a quarter of boats length. For the two miles of this race the two shells zig-zaged and neither crew ever had a lead of more than a length. 1t was one of the most remarkable boat races in the history of intercollegiate rowing.
 Just as the last half mile flag was passed Yale began the spurt that won the race. She jumped her stroke up to 36 and began to pull ahead inch by inch. Harvard did not make her effort until an eighth of a mile from the finish. Then her stroke went to 3S, but it was too late. Yale was leading by the length of her canvas bow as the flags dipped at the finish. The two flags went down almost simultaneously and it was several min utes before the crews knew who had won. Finally the referee shouted out the name of the winner and the Yale young sters sat up in the shell and gave a Yale cheer with 'Harvard' on the result of if Yale had won by just half of a second. Yale's time was 10;20, Harvard's 10:2OIa. 7---~~e->7--->1-~-- here. The British government not only has taken no part in such measures, but apparently is ignorant that they are ln progress.
 Offiical opinion here from Premier Bal four down is that the time is not ripe for any offer of mediation; but to quote person in Balfour's confidence HGreat Britain has kept the door open for any such contingency" It is not likely that this government would be acceptable in the role of arbitrator, but it would at the right time use all it's influence to urge the belligerents to accept the offer from suitable mediator There seems to be no reason for thinking that the govern ment would not nil that role suitable. but Russian opinion is always a rather unknown factor"
 Nothing Has Resulted.
 From the highest official sources here. and from the Japanese legation comes the positive statement that nothing whatever has resulted from the inter- views between King Edward and Elm peror William at Kiel, that in any way was connected with the Russo-Japa- nese war. There seems to be no doubt that responsible ministers seriously warned King Edward that he must not | initiate any step in that direction with 1 his imperial nephew.
 The Japanese legation 1t appears. made discrete inquiries as to whether or not this advice was carried our, and it was stated there tonight that there was every reason to believe the war was not discussed at Kiel. except in the most con- versational and informal way.
 It was also pointed out at the Japanese | legation which was entirely ignorant of any news concerning a movement towards i mediation that the present moment would be the most inopportune, so far as Japan is concerned, for any such step. Must Secure More Advantage.
 Japan, it was maintained at the legation must first secure some such strategical point as Liao Yang before she is in a l position to maintain such advantages as she has already won in Manchuria. With out a commanding strategcal base Jap anese officials here believe force would be unable either to rest on their present laurels or to push forward
 | Whether this Is accomplished by de- cisive battle or by the retirement of the Russians, the Japanese here say media tion cannot be dreamed of until that phase of the struggle is settled in one way or the other. Subsequent to the Japanese achieving or failing in this objective, it was thought that mediation might be | possibly feasible, but Baron Hayashi the 1 -------<~---~.-s-~>-- (conti 1ued on Second Panel