THE CLASS CREWS.

In no previous year in the history of Harvard boating has there been so much interest centered in the class races. Every day a large number of students go down to the boat-house to watch the different crews at their work on the river. Eight men in a boat, moving backward and forward with machine-like regularity, all with caps corresponding to the colors of their oars, present a fine sight. Each of the three upper class crews entertain great hopes of victory, and take every opportunity to improve its chines of success. These three crews are so evenly matched that it would be rash to prophesy any order in which they will come in. The crew which, during the next week, makes the greatest improvement.

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and guards most carefully against over training will be the victorious one next Saturday. The race will undoubtedly be very close and interesting, as there has not been such fast rowing and such fine form exhibited in any previous year. This is of course mostly due to the great competition and to the large amount of time spent upon the water. During the last two weeks the seniors and juniors rowed twice a day, while the sophomores went out twice every other day, and the freshmen only once a day. Last Tuesday all the crews with the exception of the seniors, took time rows under favorable conditions, and made two miles in from ten to eleven minutes.

The seniors are still rowing with their accustomed ease and rapidity. They have made all possible improvement in their boat which their style of rowing admits. Their shell has been made much steadier by lowering the seats, and has been lightened by the removal of several unnecessary braces. The juniors have been greatly encouraged by the arrival of their new shell, made after the model of the '84 boat. It is a well braced, steady boat, but barely large enough. The junior crew has made more improvement in the past two weeks than any of the other crews, due perhaps to the fact that there was more room for it. It is said that they were able to keep up with the university crew for a considerable distance in a pull the two crews took together last week.

Of the '86 crew, it will be sufficient to quote Col. Bancroft's words : "The sophomores are still rowing in fine form ; in fact they are as pretty a sight to look at as any class that ever rowed on Charles river, and can be relied upon to pull a good race."

The freshmen are working hard and faithfully. Their improvement is noticeable, but necessarily slow, as there are several very heavy men in the boat, whom it always takes longer to get into good form. The good time they made over the upper course shows that they have considerable power in their boat.