SECOND RACE ENDS WITH SAME VICTOR

The same University crew that won the first practice race of the season Tuesday under the name of Crew C was triumphant again yesterday under the well-earned title of Crew A. Only one change was made in the winning crew, Perkins being on the stroke seat in place of Hall.

The victorious eight did not have such an easy time winning yesterday's race as it did on Tuesday. For more than a mile the crews were nearly on even terms. Going under the Harvard Bridge, three-quarters of a mile from the start, Crew A and Crew C, stroked by Norton, were neck and neck, with Crew D, with, Hall setting the pace, half a length behind. Slowly, however, the eventual winners pulled ahead. From the Henley mark to the finish the distance widened, until at the end Crew A was a length and a quarter ahead of Crew C, with Crew B trailing Norton's boat by a similar margin.

Consistently Pulls Away

The winning crew, which has consistency pulled away from all opponents for the last two weeks, was seated as follows; Stroke, Perkins; 7, Ladd; 6, Farnham; 5, Olmstead; 4, Lamer; 3, Saltonstall; 2, Sutherland; bow, Bancroft; coxswain, Herr.

On Monday weather conditions permitting, the three University crews will race again over the Basin course, with the strokes shifted. Watts, who rowed with a Freshman boat yesterday, may be back in a University shell next week. Following Monday's race, Coach Brown intends to make a slight shift and raise a few men from the second squad. The expected cut to two crews will probably not take place until the end of the week, at the earliest.

Today the University crews will have their first Saturday rowing of the spring, but the workout will be light in view of the amount of racing which the crews have been doing.

Lightweight Race Close

Two of the University 150-pound eights staged a close race over the Henley course in the Basin yesterday afternoon after the heavy crews had rowed the mile and three quarters distance. The eight stroked by James De Normandie '29 finished first with open water between his shell and that stroked by W. C. Atwater '28.

In spite of the light head wind the two crews rowed well and the race was close until the last quarter mile, when De Normandie raised the beat so effectively that his crew forged ahead to a decisive victory.

It is not expected, however, that Coach Heard will pick his first eight until about the middle of next week and it is probable that he will have another race Monday or Tuesday. Whether or not it is decided to take one or two crews to Kent for the spring vacation training period may also effect his decision in the rearrangement of his crews.