EIGHT-OARED CLASS RACES AT HARVARD.

Class races in eight-oared boats have been rowed since the spring of 1879. Previous to this the only races besides those of the University Crew had been those of the various clubs. Interest in boating was gradually dying out when it was proposed to return to the old system of class races. Instead of rowing in six-oared boats it was decided to have eight men in the boats. The first race after this plan took place on Saturday, May 17, 1879. The entries were from the four classes in the college ('79, '80, '81, '82,) and the Law School.

Before the race the general opinion was that the Law School would win, with the Juniors ('80) second. The result was very different. '79 was followed at an interval of a few feet by '81. The Law School was third, Juniors fourth, and Freshmen last. The race between '79 and '81 was the closest ever witnessed in college.

'79's time was 9 min. 10 seconds, and that of '81 was 9 min. 10 3/4 seconds.

'82's crew at that time was made up as follows :

1. Blodgett, 148

2. Luck, 151

3. Dean, 145

4. Hoar, 145

5. Cruger, 187

6. Warren, 181

7. Chalfant, 180

8. Bartlett, 142

Average weight, 160.

In the following fall races, which came off on October 25, 1879, the Juniors, '81, came in first, followed by '80, with '82 third.

'81's time was 8.36.

'82's crew was then as follows :

1. Waring, 143

2. Hoyt, 132

3. Baldwin, 155

4. McDonald, 155

5. Dean, 145

6. Lawrence, 188

7. Chalfant, 186

8. Bartlett, 145

The spring races of 1880, which occurred on May 15, showed the utter impossibility of predicting the results of races. Universal opinion was that the various crews would come in the order of the classes - '80, '81, '82 and '83 - but to the surprise of everybody, except the freshmen themselves, '83 won easily by seven lengths. The crews came in exactly in the reverse order of the classes. The time was as follows : '83, 10 min. 41 sec.; '82, 11 min. 4 sec.; '81, 11 min. 5 sec.; '80, 11 min. 15 sec. The race between the three upper classes was very exciting.

'82's crew was composed as follows :

Bow. Crehore, 148

2. Hoyt, 138

3. Goodnough, 150

4. Blodgett, 148

5. Lawrence, 180 1/2

6. Warren, 180

7. Chalfant, 190

8. Bartlett, (capt.) 151

Average, 160 3/4.

Cox, Oxnard, 110

'83's crew :

Bow, J. D. Sherwood, 145

2. H. G. Chapman, 153

3. Burch, 157

4. Sawyer, 170

5. Belshaw, 180

6. C. Hammond, (capt.) 178

7. E. T. Cabot, 178

Stroke, C. P. Curtis, 152 1/2

Average, 164 1/4

Cox., Buchman, 87

In the fall races in 1880, (October 23,) '81 and '83 had a hard fight for first place, which '81 finally gained. '82 came in last, as the Freshmen entered no crew. Time : '81, 9 min. 4 1/2 sec.; '83, 9 min. 5 1/2 sec.

'83 had the same crew as the one of the preceding spring, except Chaman, who was replaced by C. Perin.

'82 : Cunningham, Luck, Pendleton, Hubbard, Goodnough, Lawrence, Chalfant and Hoyt (stroke).

In the spring of 1881, (May 14), four crews entered : '81, '82, '83, and '84. The order was '82, '81, '83 and '84.

'82's crew :

1. Crehore 155

2. Hoyt 140

3. Sherwood 152

4. Babcock 158

5. Dean 153

6. Warren 185

7. Perkins 161

8. Goodnough 153

Cox., Oxnard 108

'83's crew :

1. Sherwood 148

2. Lee 148

3. Keith 150

4. Jacobs 154

5. Burch 155

6. Hubbard 158

7. Baxter 162

8. Perin 155

Cox., Buchman 98

'84's crew :

1. Bryant, 140

2. Le Moyne, 157

3. Wesselhoeft, 168

4. Goodwin, 153

5. Mumford, 171

6. Hutchinson, 159

7. Clarke, 182

8. Perkins, 178

Cox., Davis, 98