The Columbia-Harvard Freshman Race for 1886.

The Columbia freshmen have issued the following challenge to the Harvard freshmen. "The freshman class of Columbia College hereby challenges the freshman class of Harvard College to an eight-oared shell race with coxswains, two miles straightaway, to take place at New London. Time and minor details to be arranged hereafter."

Of this challenge the Spectator says editorially; "In another column we print the challenge of our freshmen to the Harvard freshmen, that they row a two-mile race next year at New London. Having done this, they have really pledged themselves to their college to spare neither work nor time in doing everything that will enhance their chances of winning this race. '85 and '87 both won their freshman races, and, if there is anything in precedent, '89 should win next year. A reliance upon skill and strength, however, will be found to be more useful than precedent when they come to the start next June, and it is the duty of the Boat Club to see that they are possessed of both. From what we have seen of them, they have lots of hard, steady work before them."