The University crews took the hardest row yesterday that they have had this season. They left the boat house in fresh orders, which do not represent a first and second crew but are merely intended to try out new combinations. Ayer has now returned to his regular place at seven, and George was taken from the first Weld graded to row at seven in the other University crew. His place was taken by Colby. The crews started out in the following orders:

Stroke, Brownell; 7, Ayer; 6, Foster; 5, McGrew; 4, Shuebruk; 3, Francis; 2, Swift; bow, James; cox., Ivy.

Stroke, Smith; 7, George; 6, Bullard; 5, Bancroft; 4, Derby; 3, Covel; 2, Phillips; bow, Hartwell; cox., Otis.

Dr. J. P. Hutchinson '90 again aided Coach Higginson in directing the work of the crews. He will not have another opportunity to see them until they are at New London. E. C. Storrow '89 and G. S. Mumford '87 also coached from the launch.

The crews rowed in short stretches until they reached the starting point for the mile and seven-eights course. Here Dr. Hutchinson lined them up and sent them off for a brush over the course. Special attention was given to holding the stroke out long, and both eights rowed with more enthusiasm and life than has been shown for a number of days. At first neither crew had any great advantage, and at Harvard Bridge they were about even. From that point on, however, Bullard's crew shortened the stroke and fell to pieces.

The eights rowed back nearly to the Longwood bridge in quarter mile stretches under the coaching of Dr. Hutchinson and Mr. Storrow. The two strokes then changed places and the crews were started down stream again. In the second brush, Bullard's crew showed marked improvement and finished only a few feet behind Ayer's crew. The men then boarded the launch and the shells were towed back to the boat house.

The "Veritas" was used for the coaching launch, as "John Harvard" is laid up for repairs on her propellor shaft, which was bent from running aground last week.