This is the weekend for crew. At home, the lightweights are favorites to win their EARC sprints and to finish the season undefeated. At the same time the second seeded heavyweight varsity will face its toughest test this year when it meets Yale in the EARC in Princeton.

These two regattas will offer the sight of most of the crews in the country. On the Charles, the Crimson will play host to Cornell, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Navy, Penn, Columbia, and MIT.

According to lightweight coach Joe Brown, Cornell will provide the hardest competition. The Big Red, however, beat the Princeton varsity by only six feet, compared to the varsity's length and a half victory last week.

The regatta will have qualifying heats in the morning for the varsity, J.V. and freshman events. The three six-boat finals and the consolation races will be run in the afternoon.

Last Victory in 1947

The last time the Crimson varsity won the EARC sprints was in 1947. Brown remarked that it has become traditional in the last few years for the winning crew to go to Henley, England, to race in the Thames Cup Race.

At Princeton the heavyweight's will have a considerably tougher time than the 150's. It is hard to estimate the strength of Yale based on this season's performance. Under undeniably faster conditions the Elis beat Princeton last Saturday and broke the course record set by the Crimson the week before. Moreover, they have four veterans from last year's crew, including three from the 1956 Olympic crew.

Coach Harvey Love, considering his squad's unexpected achievements up to now and their place in the seedings, said "It's a pretty good show to have gotten that far." There is no doubt, he felt, that the crew wants to win the race and will be up for it. "They are good enough so that they have a great chance," he added.

As far as Yale's experienced strength Love's only comment was, "That doesn't make them champions, They have got to finish the schedule first."

Before the final race with Yale the varsity must first get by Wisconsin and MIT. Love said, "Wisconsin is enough of a mystery to figure they have something. In the past, they have been in the thick of it."

This year the Crimson stands a chance for taking the Row Cup, which goes to the college getting the most points in the varsity, J.V. and Freshman races. Since the J.V. came in third last week, Love has shifted the lineup, bring Tom Nuzum up to stroke. He thinks that the boat has decidedly improved during the week.