The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-28
YALE WON RACE
BY ONE LENGTH
Good Race on The Thames Last Night
in Which The Better Crew Won
After Close Contest,

New London, Conn, June cs. Before
the greatest crowd that ever witnessed
race on the Thames river, the Yale
crew last evening, averaging four strokes
70 the minute less than Harvard kept
abreast Of the big Cambridge crew until
the last half mile, and then cracked ON
speed and won great race by scant
boat length. Never once In the whole
four miles did the rival shells cease to
lap each other, and the thousands
aboard the observation trains and every
sort Of floating craft, and those who
lined the shore sent cheer upon cheer
TO The eights as they fought out one Of
the finest contests in the history OF
American boating. Yale's time for the
four miles was 2i minutes and 10 see
on'fss 5Iaryord's 2f minutes and 13
seconds
+. H. Hartman Arrested.
The race was marked by one daisgfee-
able incident. This was the arrest Of +.
il. Hartman, BY Lieutenant Billiard,
President Roosevelt's naval aide Lieut.
Billiard, who was in charge Of the re-
venue cutters had warned every boat
owner, not to follow the race But 1t had
scarcely been started when Mr.. Harri-
man, IN powerful motor boat, began
to follow the Shells Lieutenant Billiard
and Chairman sehweppe who were
aboard the regatta committee boat, the
ARROW repeatedly warned the motor
boats owner to stop his engines and
get off the course. MIR. Hartman not
only paid no attention To them but
a. 4 r. -
boat and held it, on the navy yard
Lieutenant signalled for launch and
footed the revenue cutter whistle which
finally caused Mr.. Hartman 10 look
around.
you are under arrest, SIR shouted
me lieutenant. "You will give yourself
49, the man who will take you aboard
the Gresham to await my orders"
It was then discovered that the man
in the motor boat was Mr. Hartman
Chairman Schweppe, Of the regratta
committee, was very angry and shouted
To Mr. Hartman in terms which the
latter could not mistake The million
aire leYeled his forefinger at Mr.
Sehweppe and yelled back
Young man, ! will see you later
Mr.. schweppe's friends aboard the
Arrow gave Mr.. Hartman d gentle
laugh. Mr. Hartman saw no more OF
the race but was detained as anv ord.
mary prisoner aboard the Gresham un-
til after the race, when Lieutenant
Billiard went aboard the Gresham and
released him. But he ordered Mr.. Har-
rimanis motor boat tied up ut the navy
ward. The incident may cost Mr.. Har-
riman fine Of $780, This was the
penalty imposed on yacht owner
breaking the rules governing the course.
Was Grand Race.
Two better trained crews never rowed
q race. The time is the fastest time on
record for an upstream race. The re-
cord for the course IL 20 minutes and 10
seconds, but this was made town stream
with tide and wind. The rowing IF
Yale's crew, which, man for man was
not physically the equal az Harsard's,
Il the greatest achievement III John Ken
nedy. the Blues professional coach Iie
developed this crew from inferior ma
terial and made it one Of the best Yale
has ever produced
The difference between the two crows
was simply that Yale used her strength
more economically than did Harvard
The whole story 81 the race lies in
these few words.
When the race was finished Iii the
growing dusk, yacht cannon doomed
whistles and sirens engaged In weird
concert and motor boats began 10 dart
up and down and across the river BE.
fore New London was reached II was
night and the lights On the yachts be-
can tn shine out one by one Then sud
denly yacht after yacht turned Oh its
full electrical display and the broad