Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-04
YALE WINS RACE
The Biz Harvard Crew Was Unable
to Keep In the Lead Even
With a Faster Stroke.
HARTMAN WAS ARRESTED
Railroad Maunate Insisted on Break
Ing Rules Of the Course and Was
Taken Aboard q Revenue
Cutter.

New London, Conn.,, June .2S.-Be'
fore the largest crowd that ever wit.
messed a race on the Thames river
the Yale crew Thursday evening, row
ing on an average Of four strokes to
the minute less than Harvard. held
the big Cambridge eight even until
the last half mile, when the blue let
out their speed and won a magnifi-
cent contest by q scant boat length.
Never once in the whole four miles
did the long graceful shells cease
to lap each other. Thousands Of per
sons 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
fought out one OF the grandest races
In the history Of boating. Yale's time
for the four miles was II minutes ana
ten seconds; Haryard's 81 minutes
and 10 seconds.
The race was accompanied by one
disagreeable incident. This was the
arrest Of e. H. Hartman, the railroad
magnate, by Lieutenant Billiard, Pres
ident Roosevelts naval aide. Lieut..
Billiard who was In charge of the
revenue cutters had warned every
boat owner not to follow the race,
Tie big varsity struggle had scarce
" been started when Mr.. Hartman
In powerful motor boat, started to-
follow the race. Lieutenant BILLIARD
and Chairman Schweppe, who were
aboard the regatta committee boat,
lne ARROW" repeatedly warned MT.
hartman to stop his engine and gel
out OF the course. Mr.. Hartman not
only paid no attention to them, but
took position right alongside OF the
referees boat and held 1t. Off the
navy yard, Lieutenant Billiard sig
nailed for launch and footed the
revenue cutter whistle which finally
caused Mr.. Hartman to look around.
You are under arrest, sir" shout
ed Lieut.. Billiard.
You will give yourself up to this \
man who will take you aboard the
Gresham to await my orders"
Then 1t was discovered that the
man in the motor boat was Mr.. Har-
riman. Chairman schweppe of the
regatta committee was angry and he
shouted to MT. Hartman in terms
that the latter could not mistake,
The millionaire leveled his forefingef
It MI. schWeppe and yelled back:
Young man, will see You later"
Schweppes friends aboard the Ar,
row gave Mr.. Hartman a gentle
augh. Mr.. Hartman saw no more
u the race, but was detained, as any
ordinary prisoner aboard the Gres-
lam until after the race was over
ghen Lieutenant Billiard went aboard
he Gresham and released Mr.. Har-
iman, but ordered his boat tied up
i the navy yard. The incident may
ost Mr. Hartman q fine Of $500.
his was the penalty imposed on q
Tale owner at last years race for
ransgresslng the rules governing
be course. j,
The race was scheduled 70 be row
d at half past one O'Clock, but at that
our apsHff northwest breeze was
lowing which ever nov and then
roke into little squalls that would
ave BEamped 3 racing she'll
Shorty before O'Clock the breeze
raduaily died away and At ! O'Clock
hen The two eights reached their
lake boats. just above the big draw.
rldss. there vas scarcely enough
ind 70 ruffls the hundreds Of nags Z
Bat noatsd from tho finest yachts
I TIE eastern ssaboart which formed