Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-28
{. H. HARTMAN
CAPTIVE ON
WARSH|P
SEIZED FOR VIOLATING
RULES Or RACE COURSE
Yale Crew in a Magnificent
Burst Of Speed Defeats Har-
ward RowerS by Scant Boat
Length on Thames,

[By Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
New London, Conn. June 27-Be-
fore the largest crowd that ever wit
messed a race on the Thames river.
the Yale crew this evening. rowing
ON an average Of four strokes to the
minute less than Harvard, held the
big Cambridge crew even until the
last half mile. when the Blues let out
their speed and Won a magnificent
contest by a scant BOAT length, Never
once i'm the whole four miles ala The
long. graceful shells cease to lap each
other. Thousands OF persons who
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 |grandcSt races in the
history of boating. Yale's time for
the four miles was p minutes and 10
seconds; HarNdrd's u minutes and IL
seconds. The official time of the race
follows:
Half mile: Yale, 1924; Harvard,
2;26.
Mile: Yale. 5:i6: Harvard, SIG.
Mile and a half; Yale, SOS; Iiar-
ward, $40.
Two miles: Yale, 1o;41; Harvard,
1912.
two and a half miles: Yale. 1915;
Harvard. 12:1G.
Three miles: Yale, 1855; Harvard.
Three and a half miles: Yale,
1892. Harvard, 1882.
-Four miles: Yale, 21:10; Harvard,
PIE.
The race Was accompanied by one
disagreeable incident. This was the
arrest of f.. II. Hartman, the railroad
lnagnate. by Roscoe c. Bulmer, Pres
ident RoOsevelts naval aide. Lieuten-
ant Rulmer, who was in charge of the
revenue cutters. had warned every
boat owner not to follow Jhe race.
The big varsity struggle had scarcely
started when Mr.. Hartman, in a
nowarful motor boat. started to follow
the race. Lieutenant Bulmer and
Chairman Schweppe, who We're
aboard the regatta committee bodt'
the Arrow. repeatedly warned Hart
mar to stop his engine and get our OF
the course. Mr.. Hartman not only
maid no attention to them, but o a
position right alongside OF the rei-
crce's boat and held it, OFT the IlNA
ward Lieutenant Bulmer signalled Tor
Ia launch and footed the revenue cut
ter whistle. which finally caused MI
Hartman to look around.
"you arc under arrest. sir shouted
I ieufenant Bulmer. You Will give
Yourself up to this man. who VIII
nike Won aboard the Gresham 10 await
my orders.
Then IL was discovered that the man
in the motor boat was Mt. Hartman
Chairman Schwcppe. of the reEatt3
committee. was angry and ne hou,eu
10 Hartman i'm terms that the Ial.tr
could not misunderstood. INT NJ
ttonaire leveled his fou finger al MT
Schweppe and yelled PACK, h"u"7
man. will see YOU later.
S-cbweupe's friends aboard the Ar
r,,v rave Mr.. Hartman a gentle
laugh. Hartman saw no more OF 'he
race b,it was detained as an ordinarN
prisoner aboard the Gresham ullll
aafrer the race was over, when Lieu
tenant Runner went aboard the GIeS-
ham and released Nj. HaII4h'H' w.
ordered his boat tied up AT me navy
ward. The incident may cost MI ma
imam a fine Of $500. This was the
uanalt,, imposed on a yacht owner at
last Years race for ransgresslhE Iu0
rules governing the course.
IN race was scheduled to be roWea
,t baif mast O'Clock. but AT mat
hour a stiff northwest breeze Wiz
ht9v-fno. which every now ana tnen
broke into little squalls tnat Wouiu
have swamped a racing smell. A Ilati
mat no this morning Referee NJ. NieI-
Golbor the old Columbia oar, hau
been compelled to postpone tuc -
rnon oight-oared race, and the VARSITY
fovr-oared race because the river was
100 rough for shell racing. the lfesh-
men and the four-oared races Were
-,ostnoned until 8 o'clock, ana lneu
min 4 o'clock. The big crowd inal
never considers the oarSneh' puu T.
wavs wants to see the race. was grow
ing impatient when shorty peloIv
o,cIock the breeze gradually ul'H
AWAY and at Z o'clock, Wheh tlc W.
cisbts reached their stake boats lus'
ohnto She big drawbridge, there was
80 roalv enough wind to Tuftie the
Lnndreds Il flags that floated from
80 finest Yachts Of the eastern sea
na.,d which formed an avenue an ihe
way ND the river for o mics
What little wind there was bleW az
most straight across the couIat' "ut H.
was not sufficient to mtefIHlt WI"
rowing in any way. ~ - no
msnt made IL necessary To row w
7,,ce mn stream. but the crews had me
honait of an unusually strong t'ar
IIarvard's stake boat drifted ana ~
Uas Ten minutes past seven pel'i
referee Meikleham asked HaiNa'"
Are Won ready.?" and on recelyins
no r-esnonse. shouted. GO. BON
boats GOT away I'm good style, HarVaIu
~ onca showing that she was deter
,frnd to get the lead. stroke Farley
If tbe Cambridge eight started INTO
lie race rowing thirty-siN strokes Il"
,bc minute. Yale started az thiilN-
tbree but quickly dropped her gan
down 20 thirty. and then % lNehll-
nine Harvard cased w on her SIuhC
ms before she reached the hfst hal
milo nag and passed this stake E"-
inc at ~thirtv-thrce strokes 20 me nun
mo Harvard got a slight adVahlaEv
IN the start. but although AaiV Wa
r,UIng "A lower stroke ire 0oh7
Of Eli were ON even terms WIN w
crimson. and at the first halI mil'
Gag we're leading Harvard 10y hall =
boat length. Then Yale settled doWh
10 nor gait Of t~Wentv-eight strokes 70
tbo minute. which she held up To- inc
80 and "a half mile flag. Harvard
missing her stroke 20 thtrty-louI anu
emf down Yale's lead. The Blue TOT 4
fev strokes ran theirs up TO tnlrty-'"e
and al this gait held Harvard even
The boats did not change no-ili'i-
over mo next half mile. AT Do ini'f-
mile aa~ rho noses Of the shells were
z-iezageinC and o. was still cItner- anu
neithef-s race. Yale had dronrel her
stroke 10 twenty-eight 20 the minute