This year, as last, the question comes up: "Shall the Yale freshmen be allowed to take part in our freshman race with Columbia or not?" At first it would seem that Harvard should decide this question, on account of her victory last year, - but as this race with Columbia has been an institution for such a long time, it is only fair that the latter college should have something to say about the matter. And from what several of their men inferred at New London last June, they will not hear of Yale's coming in this year.

Another objection is that three eights cannot race on the Thames course with equal conditions to each. Any one who has rowed on the river cannot fail to have noticed how much the tide and wind may be of advantage or disadvantage, - as Yale found out to her cost. And though this may hardly seem possible when the width of the river is taken into consideration, it certainly is the case.

A correspondent in a recent communication to the CRIMSON has proposed that there shall be a one mile race with Yale on the day following the Columbia race. This, however, would be out of the question, even if Yale should accept such terms, which is doubtful, - for our freshmen could not possibly row this second race as well as ordinary circumstances would warrant.

Taking these things into consideration therefore there seems very little prospect of a repetition of last year's triple race.