"The faults of the university crew are as follows:

Richards, '87, does not get reach enough. He drops his head and shoulders on the full reach in his endeavor to get a longer one. After the stroke is finished he does not start on his recover quite soon enough, and in getting his oar away from his body he pushes his body back. He does not get his oar into the water as soon as he is on the full reach. When the crew spurts he does not swing back enough, but gets jerky.

Meikleham, '86, does not get reach enough, and does not keep his blade covered long enough. He does not feather long enough, and does not get his oar over on the catch as much as he ought.

Albert Stevens, '87, is a little slow; does not get reach enough; does not start on his recover at once after finishing his stroke; feathers too low and does not get his oar over enough on the catch. He should row with a straighter back.

Warren, '88, does not swing his shoulders on the stroke enough; gets his oar over too much on the catch, and does not get his oar into the water smoothly.

Donnelly, S. of L., does not get enough reach; is bunched up too much when in position to take his stroke; does not swing back enough, and is nearly always a little late.

Harris, '87, does not get reach enough; drops his head and shoulders a little on the full reach, and does not get his oar into the water as soon as he is in position.

Beckwith, '88, S. of Mines, overreaches, and so is almost always behind time. He does not start on his recover quite soon enough; does not feather long enough; gets his oar over too much on the catch, but lets it turn back, just before going into the water, which makes the blades enter the water clumsily.

Lockwood, '87, does not swing perfectly straight in the boat; settles at the end of his stroke; does not get his oar over enough on the catch, and, when he spurts, does not swing back enough, but jerks on the end of his stroke.

Applegate, '89, comes nearly up to the perpendicular on the first half of his stroke before he kicks his slide; finishes with a bad jerk; takes hold of the water with bent arms; and rows with a crooked back.

G. T. Stevens, S. of L., settles very badly at the end of his stroke; does not take hold of the water until he has started his slide; does not get his blade in the water neatly; and does not stick to it well when he tires.

The crew as a whole does not keep good time; the oars hang over the water and do not go in neatly enough. The men do not slide slowly enough on the recover; they do not start on the recover soon enough; most of them do not feather long enough; they do not keep their blades quite covered, and some of them get jerky when they spurt." - Columbia Spectator.