They seem to enjoy their life at New London, a great deal of their time when they are not rowing, being spent in walking about the streets in town, or lounging about the Crocker House.

This afternoon your correspondent made a little visit to the Columbia quarters, where he was very courteously received by Capt. Meikleham. The house where the men live is a large white building, with several ells, standing about half a mile beyond the Harvard quarters up the river. The 'varsity and part of the freshman crew occupy the house together, while the rest of the '89 men live in a little cottage directly across the the way. As you enter the house, across the little sheltered piazza, you come first into the parlor, or rather lounging room, where the men spend their odd moments in playing cards, reading, etc. To the right of this room we come into the dining-room, in which are two long tables, - one for each crew, - and leading out from here is the kitchen, where an enormous negro provides the meals. The other rooms on the ground floor are all used as bed-rooms, two men occupying each. Upstairs there are a number of other sleeping apartments, which impress one as being rather too small for comfort. In front of the house there is a flag-pole, upon which waves the Columbia blue and white, and near this is a little summer house, where the men usually sit in the evening.

It seems rather hard to close without saying a word or two about the Harvard crew. The men are all in excellent health and spirits, and are making the most of their stay at the quarters. They take two long pulls every day, and while away the intervening time in playing ball, rifle shooting, etc. An account of the crew appeared to-day in a New London paper, which is rather amusing. It has as a heading "Giants get into gear;" and among other things it speaks of Capt. Mumford as being a "veritable Samson," and of Burgess and Yocum as being the "big fellers" of the eight. Accounts like this are very common among the daily papers here, and are read with great pleasure by the men at the quarters.

It may interest the freshmen, too, to know that "they are said to be an excellent crew, with several strong oars, who pull a stroke similar to that of the 'varsity." The freshman quarters are being made ready for the crew's arrival next Wednesday, and Capt. Mahl throp has spent several days in painting the little summer house a deep crimson.

As soon as the men do arrive, Capt. Meikleham, of Columbia, wants to see them, to make final preparations for the race, which takes place on July 1st.

Mr. Adee, of Yale, has been selected by Harvard and Columbia to act as the referee in the 'varsity race on Saturday, which will take place at 6 30 p. m.

H. D. HALE.