THE Class Races have come and gone. Never before has so much excitement been aroused over this event, and never before has the result been so contradictory to the expectations of even the most knowing. The Freshmen, by an unprecedented display of muscle and skill, in spite of a poor boat and of an unfavorable position, distanced all their competitors, and may well be proud of their victory. With such a good beginning, '83 may be expected to lead hereafter in other races, and to furnish fine material to the University Crew next year. But their success, instead of making them over-confident, should spur them on to better achievements. The other crews were much more evenly matched than had been supposed, and would have merited more attention had not '83 so far surpassed them. As usual, there were delays in starting, - it seems to be impossible for a boat-race to be prompt, - but beyond this, nothing happened to make the race other than a marked success.