The race between the seniors and freshmen turned out to be a close and interesting contest. The crews were on hand at eleven o'clock promptly and were started, without the aid of starting boats, by Referee Eaton from his single scull. The boats got off very nearly together, but with the advantage a little in favor of the seniors, who had the inside course; they immediately increased their lead to about a quarter of a length which they retained to the mile buoy, where the freshmen spurted and drew up nearly even with the leaders. From this point to the finish the race was a series of hotly contested spurts, the seniors, in spite of their want of training, gamely answering with an increase of speed each time their opponents attempted to take the lead. '83 crossed the line about three-quarters of a length ahead. No time was taken, as the judges at the finish neglected to stop their watches. The race was a hard one for the seniors, who have trained less than a week and only rowed once with all their regular crew. Mr. Davis, '84, was coxswain for '83, otherwise their crew was the same as in the class races. The freshmen rowed a plucky and uphill race and the outcome promises favorably for their success in their race with the Columbia freshmen next week.