This afternoon the annual fall races in barges will take place between the three upper classes. This race is not of great importance in college boating, yet it has a certain value because it seems to induce possible candidates for the university crew to begin the training season early. The rowing men themselves find this fall race a source of pleasure; it does not represent a winter of hard work and a defeat can easily be made good in the spring. This year the three upper classes are remarkably well represented for nearly all the men in the boats have had experience in former races, and the crews are so evenly matched in point of strength that it seems impossible for either crew to have a walk-over. The race ought to draw out a great number of spectators.
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