The scratch races to be held this noon form one of the pleasantest features in the athletic annals of the year. The races for senior eights are generally well contested, and the crews, though hastily gotten together, often row in really good form. The race between freshman eights serve the same purpose as does the clown in a circus. It is to be hoped, however, that the eighty-nine crews will not be wrought to such a pitch of enthusiasm as to attempt to drive their boats through the sea wall, as did the freshman crews of last year. The four oar and single working-boat races are generally of but little interest, and it is probable that the excitement caused by the victory of the CRIMSON crew last year will not be equalled for some years to come.
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