THE CREW VICTORY.

At last the string of defeats which Harvard crews have suffered at the hands of Cornell has been broken and a more decisive victory could not have been desired. The very unfortunate weather conditions were as unfavorable to one crew as to the other and it is a source of satisfaction to the rowing authorities to win in rough water and reverse last year's result, when Cornell won at Ithaca by a scant margin through better oarsmanship in a choppy sea.

It was too much to expect of Cornell that a finished crew could be put into the race after the changes which had been made only a short time ago and, in fact, it was the worst Cornell crew that the University crew has ever rowed. However, it is more the manner in which the University crew rowed the race than the victory over their rivals that is gratifying. They showed great adaptability in the rough water, as well in the rigging of the boat as in their oarsmanship, and the physical condition of the men was all that could be desired.

It is less than a month now before the last race of the season in view of which all of the preliminary work, including the two victories, has been done. At present the crew is by no means a perfect one, but they are rowing splendidly together and with a few weeks of training, especially for the longer distance, should acquit themselves creditably on the Thames.