On the 15th of March the 'varsity and the four class crews left the gymnasium for the river. The University crew began practice at first in the heavy barge, which has seen a great deal of service; but after about a week they changed it for Blaike's cedar shall. With the exception of two men the crew is precisely the same as that which represented Harvard at New London last year. The two places left by Penrose, '87, and Storrow are now filled by Remington, '87, and Butler, '88. The former stroked the '87 class boat last year, and the latter rowed number three in the freshman crew.

Capt. Mumford has coached the crew almost every day, with the exception of two or three times, when Mr. Storrow and Mr. Agassiz have been out. It has not yet been fully decided who shall row stroke. Colony, Mumford and Remington have stroked the crew during the past month, and it is probable that Remington will row there permanently.

At present the crew is rowing as follows:

Position. Name. Weight.

Stroke. Remington, 160

7. Keyes, 168

6. Brooks, 172

5. Burgess, 179

4. Colony, 161

3. Yocum, 182

2. Mumford, 154

1. Butler, 164

Coxswain. Browne, 100

The crew as a whole is doing fairly well for this time of the year. There are, however, a number of individual faults.

Stroke. Looks at his oar too much, which has a tendency to make him swing badly. Does not hold himself firmly enough at the finish and during the last part of the recover. On the whole he is doing very well, but should pay rather more attention to the coach.