The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-28
YALE DEFEATED

NEW EoNDoN. Conn, June a.
Before the largest crowd that ever
Witnessed a race on> t5S Thames
river, the Yale crew this eveffR@
rowing an average of four strokes ~
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the big Cambridge eight even III
the last half mile. when the
let out their sDeea 49, won u 4aag-
ns4eJnt contest by scant boat
length. Never once in the whole
four miles did the long graceful
shells cease to lap each other.
Thousands of persons crowded the
observation trains and every kind of
floating craft. and those who lined
the shore sent cheer upon cheer to
the old rivals as they finished one
of the grandest races in the history
of boating. Yale's time for the four
miles was 21 minutes and | o sec
onds; Harvard's. 21 minutes and 10
seconds.
The official time for the race fol-
lows:
Half mile-Yale 2:24, Harvard
1925.
dIC Tvs IldINdIu lD.
Mile and half-Yale 8:38, Har-
ward $40.
Two miles-Yale 1O:41; Harvard
1O:43.
Two and half miles 1916,
Harvard 13: 16.
Three miles-Yale 15:55, Har-
ward 15:55.
Three miles and half-Yale
1892, Harvard 1892.
Four miles-Yale 21:10, Harvard
21:13.
The race was accompanied by one
dff8greeable incident. This was the
arrest of e. H. Hartman, the rail-
road magnate, by Lieutenant Billiard,
President Roosevelt's naval aide
Lieutenant Billiard, who was in
charge of the revenue cutter, had
warned every boat owner not to fol-
low the race. The big varsity strug-
gle scarcely had been started when
Mr.. Hartman, in a powerful motor
boat, started to follow the race.
Lieutenant Billiard and Chairman
Scb~eppe, who we're aboard the
revenue cutter Arrow, repeatedly
warned Hartman to stop his engine
and get out of the course. Mr.. Har-
riman not only paid no attention to
them, but took position right
alongside of the referees boat, and
held it.
Off the navy yard, Lieutenant Bill
lard signalled for launch and toot-
ed the revenue cutters whistle,
which finally caused Mr.. Hartman to
look around.
you are under arrest, SIR shout
ed Lieutenant Billiard. You will
give yourself up to this man, who
will take you aboard the Gresham to
await my orders"
Then it was discovered that the
man in the motor boat was Mr.. Har-
riman. Chairman Schweppe of the
regetta committee, was angry and he
shouted to Hartman in terms that
the latter could not mistake. The
millionaire leveled his forefinger at
Mr.. Schweppe and yelled back:
Young man, will see you later"
Schweppe's friends aboard the Ar
row gave Mr.. Hartman gentle
laugh. Mr.. Hartman saw no more
of the race, but was detained as any
ordinary prisoner aboard the Gresh-
am until after the race was over,
when Lieutenant Billiard went aboard
the Gresham and released Mr.. Har-
rfman, but ordered his boat tied up
at the navy yard.
The incident may cost Mr. Harri-
man a fine of $500. This was the
penalty imposed upon a yacht owner
at last years race for transgressing
the rules governing the course.
The race was scheduled to be
rowed at half past one o'clock, but
at that hour a stiff northwest breeze
was blowing, which every now and
then blew up into little squalls that
would have swamped racing shell.
At half past 10 o'clock this morning,
Referee Vim. A. Meikelham, the old
ColuFhbia oarsman, had been COM
pellsd to postpone the freshman
eight-oared race and the varsity four
oared race because the river was too
rough for shell. racing. The fresh
m{n and four-oared races were post
| poped until 3:08 o'clock, and then