Columbia Crew.

During the past week the Columbia 'varsity crew has been rowing the full stroke. Some of the men are rowing in excellent form individually, but the work of the crew as a whole has greatly to be improved. The positions of the men are still uncertain. Probably six of the old crew will retain their seats, and the two vacant places, 7 and 5, will be filled with new men. MacDonald, Hall and McCloud are the best of the green material. At present the average weight of the men is almost as high as that of last year. If they keep on increasing they will outweigh the '95 crew, which was considered very heavy. The crew will go on the river in about ten days.

A new shell for the race has been ordered. The model will be exactly the same as that of last year's boat, but the rigging inside will be made to fit each man.