Crews Oppose Cornell Here Today in Last Home Regatta

Cambridge's last chance to see the Crimson heavies in competition comes this afternoon when Harvey Love's varsity and jayvee crews take on Cornell on the Charles. The varsity races at 5 p.m. while the junior varsity leads off at 4:30. Boston University will row in the varsity test, but not in the J.V. race.

Not only is it the last home regatta for Crimson crews but it is also the final race before the four-mile grind against Yale on June 20, and Love, with a two-and-two record so far this spring, must take this one to keep above 500 for the year.

Harvard Favored

The Crimson should win. Last week at the Eastern Sprints on Princeton's Lake Carnegie, Harvard, though losing to both Navy and Wisconsin, defeat the Big Red by 4.7 seconds--over a length-while rowing the 2000-meter course. B.U. has not looked impressive at any time this year. Today the course is a mile and three-quarters and Love is hopeful. "We've improved over last Saturday," he said, "and rowed a good time trial on Wednesday. Cornell usually improves in late season, too, though," he warned. He pointed out that he thought the Crimson varsity had rowed a better race in relation to Navy last week than the week before, and feels that the crew has continued to improve in this week's practices.

Crimson Boatings Altered

The varsity is the same as last week except that Frank Peale has moved into the number three seat in place of Peter Simonds. The jayvee boating has John Atherton at the three oar and Reuben Richards back again at stroke. With these boatings, the first eight defeated the second by a length and a half in one of the best time trials of the season this week Good conditions today should mean a well-rowed race.

Stork Sanford's Big Red, besides losing to the Crimson at Princeton, have also lost to both Yale and the Tigers in the sprint in the Carnegie Cup race the week before, but only three-quarters of a length separated all three boats. Prior to that race the low-stroking Ithaca crew had turned in easy victories over B.U., Columbia, and Syracuse twice.

The jayvees should have their hands full too. The Cornell second boat, after winning its first two races handily, lost to Princeton by four feet in the last ten strokes two weeks ago, and dropped its second decision last week.