CRITICISM OF THE CREWS.

The date for the races between the club class crews has been set a day earlier, so that the races will now take place, if the weather permits, on Monday, April 8. The race for the--class championship between the winning crews in these first races will be rowed on Thursday, April 11, as was announced before.

The crew management hope, if enough interest is shown in the scheme, to charter a tug to follow the class races on April 11. As the races will be held between four and five in the afternoon, they will not interfere with any college duties. Blue books will be posted at Leavitt's, Sanborn's, and Memorial Hall for men to sign. If fifty men sign, the tickets will be $1.00; if one hundred sign, they will be 50 cents.

The Newell crews are developing rapidly, and will in all probability make a good showing in the races against the Weld. At present, the Newel 1901 crew is rowing in the best form. The men are well together, and get their blades in well, but they ease off at the finish. The boat is a trifle dead, but is improving in this respect every day. The order is as follows: Stroke, Gerrish; 7, J. Lawrence; 6, McConnell; 5, Henderson; 4, Brigham; 3, Swaim; 2, Cunningham; bow, Hawkins.

The Newell Law School crew is not so well together, although there are several experienced men in the boat. Sheafe has been rowing occasionally, but will not be in the race. At present, the chief fault is a tendency to row out of the boat and to rush the slides. This makes the boat unsteady and prevents a good beat. The order is: Stroke, Blake; 7, Bolling; 6, Swift; 5, Perkins; 4, Marvin; 3, Schoyer; 2, Farley; bow, Stetson.

The Newell 1902 crew is also not well together, due to the frequent changes made in the order. Although the men get a hard catch, their finish is weak and they are slow with their hands at the recover. Yesterday they rowed in the following order: Stroke, Bullard; 7, Goodell; 6, Gregg; 5, Morris; 4, R. Lawrence; 3, Merritt; 2, Brownell; bow, Champollion.

The Newell Sophomore crew is rowing poorly at present. The blade work is poor and there is a tendency to hang at the catch, especially on the port side. The men rush their slides badly, causing the boat to be unsteady in the extreme. The order is: Stroke, Boandnan 7, Ayer; 6, McGrew; 5, Bowditch; 4, Bigelow; 3, Haycock; 2, Brown; bow, Clark.

The general fault which is found in all the Weld crews is that the men are slow at starting and do not heave the stroke through to a strong finish.

The Law School crew has suffered a great deal from changes in the make up, but the men are experienced and are beginning to shake together. The crew has plenty of life, but there is a tendency to rush as soon as the stroke is quickened. The order of the crew is: Stroke, Snite; 7, Fairweather; 6, Davis; 5, Butler; 4, Chase; 3, Sherburne; 2, Stipp; bow, Grilk.

The Weld Seniors have improved greatly in the last week. Although they lack the power of the other crews, they row with lots of spirit and keep their boat fairly steady. Their leg drive is still too weak and the crew is not yet able to row a fast stroke. The order is as follows: Stroke, Blake; 7, Evans; 6, Burton; 5, Loud; 4, Gray, 3, Ivins; 2, Locke; bow, Lovejoy.

The 1902 crew, although strong and well together, has not improved very much of late. The outboard work is very uneven and several of the men still clip badly at times. The catch is fairly strong but the men do not finish strongly with their shoulders. The crew is now rowing as follows: Stroke, Bancroft; 7, Emory; 6, Shuebruk; 5, Grew; 4, Colby; 3, Francis; 2, Brooks; bow, Covel.

Last week the 1903 crew was rowing better than any of the other Weld crews, but yesterday the work showed a decided slump. The worst fault is rushing the slides and slumping over at the catch. Nearly all the men have this fault and they also fail to finish strongly. The order of the crew is: Stroke, Roberts; 7, Switzer; 6, Whitwell; 5, Pitkin; 4, Derby; 3, Bent; 2, James; bow, George.