Note and Comment

Harvard's new cedar boat, which was imported from England, does not prove entirely satisfactory on trial. The oars are very heavy and are too long for the present rig of the boat. The sliding seats may prove satisfactory on further trial, but the rest of the rig will probably be changed. The crew has not room enough at present in the boat to get down to their work, as the craft was not rigged as ordered. The welding on the out-riggers is very imperfectly done, and it is not yet settled whether the wooden thole-pins will be used or not. The crews in England still use the pins in preference to the swivel rowlocks they have tried. The boat sets by the head a little in her present condition.- Globe.