FRESHMAN CREW WINS.

The Freshman crew defeated the Worcester High School eight over the mile and one-half course on Lake Quinsigamond Saturday afternoon, winning by less than a quarter of a length in 8m. 8s. Both crews were very evenly matched and at no time was either crew more than a quarter of a length ahead of the other.

At the start the Worcester crew showed poor watermanship, and the Freshmen gained a slight lead; their opponents soon caught up, however, and at the mile were a few feet ahead of the Freshmen. By this time the Freshmen had settled down to a short stroke of about 36, while the Worcester crew kept up a stroke of 42 throughout the entire race. At the mile and a quarter the boats were still practically together. The Worcester boat then gained a slight lead, but were soon overtaken by the Freshmen, who crossed the finish line less than fifteen feet in the lead.

The weather was favorable, as there was very little wind, and the time made was fairly good. Taking into consideration the fact that the Freshmen had rowed in this order for only two days, their work was creditable. The order was:

Stroke--Pleasanton; 7, Hollingsworth; 6, Guild; 5, Kellogg; 4, White; 3, Burchard; 2, Judd; bow; Flint; cox., Williams.

The Yale freshman crew on Saturday easily defeated the Springfield High School by ten lengths in 9 minutes, over a mile and a half course on the Connecticut River at Springfield. A strong wind blew against both shells all the way, which gave the Yale crew, who averaged 10 pounds heavier to the man than their opponents, a great advantage.