The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-28
ARREST HARTMAN
At COLLEGE RACE
RAIL KING IN MOTOR BOAT IN.
TERFERED WITH YALE
HARVARD REGATTA.
ElI'S SONS WINNERS
In An Exciting Eight.oared Event
Crimson Crew Made Squirt at
start While the Blues
Finished Strong.

! New London, Con-. June 27.--BefOre
race on the Thames river the Yale
crew this evening, rowing an average
Of -four strokes to the minute less
than Harvard held the big Cambridge
eight even until the last half mile.
when the Blues let out their speed
h and won by scant boat length.
Never once In the whole four miles
did the long graceful sheels cease to
tlap each other Yale's time for tho
four miles was II minutes and 10 sec
onds Harvard's time was III minutes
and 13 seconds
The race was accompanied by ono
disagreeable incident. This was the
arrest Of e. II. Hartman, the railroad
magnate. by Lieutenant Billiard, Presi-
dent Roosevelt's naval aide. Billiard,
who was in charge OF revenue cut
tiers had warned every boat owner not
to follow the race The big varsity
struggle had scarcely been started
when Hartman, In powerful moor
boat started to follow the race. Bill
lard and Chairman schweppe, who
were aboard the regatta committee
boat Arrow repeatedly warned Har-
riman to stop his engine and get ont
of the course.
Held as Ordinary Prisoner.
Hartman paid no attention to them
but took position right alongside
the referees boat and held It. off
the navy yard. Billiard signalled for
the launch and footed the revenue
cutters whistle which finally caused
/ lHarriman- to look around. He was i'm
Imediately arrested
The millionaire levelled his fore
,hneoy IA Chairman schweppe and
lyeiled lack Young man ! Will see
lyoi; later.
Schweppe's friends aboard the ~Ar-
row. gave Hartman 4 gentle laugh.
Hartman saw no more OF the race
but was detained as an ordinary pris-
oner aboard the Gresham until after
the race was over when Billiard went
aboard the Gresham and released
Hartman. but ordered his boat tied
up at the navy yard
The incident may cost Hartman
fine of $500 This was the penalty
imposed on yacht owner at last
years race for transgressing the rules
governing the course.
Harvard's Early Spurt Tells.
The race did not start until 7;l)
o'clock Both boats got away In good
Style Harvard at once showing she
was determined 10 get the lead.
Stroke Farley of the Cambridge eight
started into the race rowing &c
strokes to the minute. Yale started
at 80 hut quickly dropped to 80 and
then to 20. Harvard eased mp on her
stroke just before she reached the
first half mile flag and passed this
stake at SO, Harvard got a slight adj
vantage at the start. but although
Yale was rowing lower stroke the Ellis
soon we're on even terms with the
Crimson and at the first half mile
were leading Harvard by half boat
length
Then Yale settled down into her
gait of 2s which she held up to the
two and half mile flag. Harvard
raised her stroke to "a and cut down
Yale's lead. The Blue for a few
stokes ran theirs up to 81 and at this
gait held Harvard even. At the three
mile flag the noses Of the shells were
zig tagging and IL was still either's
and neither's race. Yale had dropped
TO 2s while Harvard was still row.
ing 34.
Yale Strong at Finish.
Just as the shells swept into the
last half mile Stroke Boulion of Yale
lc- go his first real squirt. Up went
the stroke from % to 30 and then 50.
Boulton at the end Of the race was
striking a gait which Harvard hit at
he beginning. Harvard made her
spurt and she could not make another
Il was this final spgri OF Yale which
rnn the race for her.
But Harvard was not eaSly
whipped. Although the Blue raised
heir stroke seven points they only
-rept away from Harvard on this last
1alf mile by inches at a time and she
ras not able 10 clear Wa er between
boats until the flaK dropped. Her vic
ory was won by a scant boat length