The Work on the River.

The class first crews from both the Weld and Newell clubs were on the river Saturday. J. Lawrence '01, H. Bancroft '98, and J. Perkins 3L., coached from the "John Harvard" and Vail and Wray from singles.

McGrew stroked the Newell Seniors, and the general work of the crew showed improvement. The chief defect of all the crews is the shortness of the stroke and the lack of drive at the finish. The Freshman crews have good material, but the men have been unusually slow in becoming accustomed to the work on the water. The orders are still undecided, except that of the Newell Seniors, which is for the present fixed as follows: Stroke, McGrew; 7, Ayer; 6, Foster; 5, Haycock; 4, Stevens; 3, James; 2, Stone; bow, Boardman; cox., Litchfield.

The launch "Veritas" was put in the water on Saturday and will probably be ready for use on Wednesday.