The New York Tribune thus speaks editorially of the Columbia crew:

"Already the thoughts of college men are directed earnestly toward the races which takes place next month between Harvard and Columbia, and Harvard and Yale. Good reports come from all the crews; but none seem to be in better condition than the 'Varsity Eight of Columbia. They are an especially fine lot of young fellows in appearance, and their friends will be grieviously disappointed if they do not give a good account of themselves in their contest against Harvard-so good, indeed, that Harvard will be left far behind. Their chances for victory are more than fair, as will be seen by an article in our local columns. They are the heaviest crew but one that Columbia has ever turned out, and as there is never any discount on the pluck of Columbia men, it appears likely that New Yorkers will have reason to be more than usually proud of the crew which represents them at New London in June."