ROWING YESTERDAY.

The orders of the University crews were changed yesterday. G. Bancroft was put in the first boat at 2, and his place at 2 in the second taken by Blake. In the second boat James rowed at 6, and McGrew was changed to 3. Brownell was also tried at stroke in the first crew for some time, and seemed to drive the men well. E. C. torrow '89 and G. S. Mumford '87 coached from the launch, with R. Bullard '96 and Mr. F. L. Higginson '63 also on board. The order of the crews yesterday was as follows:

First crew--Stroke, Bullard, Brownell; 7, Ayer; 6, H. Bancroft; 5, Lawrence; 4, Shuebruk; 3, Emory; 2, G. Bancroft; bow, Goodell.

Second crew--Stroke, Brownell, Bullard; 7, Loud; 6, James; 5, Henderson; 4, McConnell; 3, McGrew; 2, Blake; bow, Snite.

General Criticism of the Freshmen.

The Freshman crew squad has now been rowing long enough for the general faults of the candidates to be clearly apparent. The men seem to be awkward, and though they are well up to the average in strength, they do not apply their power well. The crews are still very unsteady. All the men are apt to let their oars fly up at the catch and to weaken at the finish. In fact their power is applied only in the middle of the stroke. This is partly due to the fact that they do not yet stand on their stretchers firmly enough. There seems also to be a tendency to feather under the water.

There were no changes in the orders of the crews yesterday. Today the first crew will row in the new boat built this winter by Robinson. It was rigged for them yesterday and is now ready for use.