Since last week the work of the University crew squad has been very varied. Except when the University crew raced the second last Tuesday, the two eights have been working independently. Tuesday was the only day a four-oar went out.

The University crew has had hard and easy work on alternate days. Monday the men rowed down stream to Harvard bridge, returning to the University boat-house in easy stretches. Tuesday they gave the second crew two and a half lengths start and defeated it by a length and a half over the 1 and 7-8 miles course down stream from Longwood bridge to the Union Boat Club, covering the distance in 9 minutes and 40 seconds. This was slow time considering the favorable conditions. On Wednesday afternoon the crew rowed down stream again to within a quarter of a mile of the Union Boat club, but Thursday went up stream about two miles. Returning down stream the men practiced starts.

Yesterday the University eight was given a time row over the regular course, the last mile being a race with the first Freshman crew. Filley started the boat with an easy stroke of 28 to the minute, and held this pace until the boat came even with the Freshmen, who were waiting above Harvard bridge. Here the University eight took ten strokes at 32, but the Freshman crew rowing a point or two higher held its own. Below the bridge the Freshmen led by a half-length, which they soon increased to three quarters. At this point Filley again raised the stroke to 32 and inside of 20 strokes drew ahead and increased the lead at the finish to about a length. The time, 9 minutes 20 seconds, was good considering the stroke which did not go higher than 32 and was below 30 most of the distance. This time was 20 seconds better than that made on Tuesday.

The work of the crew early in the week was very unsatisfactory, but judging from the performance yesterday the men have overcome their lassitude and have commenced to improve again.

Work of Second Crew.

Changes were made in the University second crew on Monday. On Tuesday and Thursday in the races against the University and Sophomore crews, the boat did not go very well. In spite of another shift yesterday the men rowed better together and showed more life than for several days previously. Throughout the week Coach Wray has given considerable attention to the second crew in preparation for the race at Philadelphia on May 26.

The orders:

University crew--Stroke, Filley; 7, Newhall; 6, R. Bacon; 5, Richardson; 4, Glass; 3, Tappan; 2, Fish; bow, Flint; cox., Blagden.

Second crew--Stroke, Morgan; 7, Corlett; 6, Swaim; 5, Emmons; 4, Richards; 3, Gill; 2, G. Bacon; bow, Wiggins; cox., Arnold.

Changes in Freshman Boat.

During the first part of the past week the order of the Freshman crew has undergone several changes, all on the starboard side, but since Wednesday has remained the same. The results are evident both in the individual showing and in that of the crew as a whole. Until recently the men in the stern of the boat have lacked snap in burying their blades at the catch as if they were uncertain of the men behind them, and this slackness has caused a hang at the catch among the bow oars.

Today only the first crew will row and the third will disband, except for four men and a coxswain who will report again as usual on Monday.

R. M. Faulkner was last night elected captain of the crew.

The orders:

First crew--Stroke, J. Cutler; 7, Rackemann; 6, Lunt; 5, Faulkner; 4, Mulligan; 3, Severance; 2, Crandall; bow, E. Cutler; cox., Wise.

Second crew--Stroke, Kemp; 7, Ellis; 6, Butler; 5, Kennard; 4, Wentworth; 3, Hanfstaengl; 2, Kelly; bow, Wood; cox., Galatti.