Fall Class Race.

Ninety-seven won the fall class race which was yesterday rowed over a one mile course between the Harvard Bridge and the Longwood Railroad Bridge. The start was made under the Harvard Bridge about five o'clock. Ninety-five showed from the start that she was not capable of the pace which '96 and '97 set and immediately fell behind, finishing some four lengths behind both the other crews.

The real race was between '96 and '97. The start was even and the two crews, rowing 34 strokes to the minute, continued abreast. Frequent sports were made by each to get rid of the other but without success, until the last eighth of a mile when '97 drew to the front and finished half a boat length ahead. There was some difficulty in determining the finish line, which ran diagonally across the river. The result was that both crews appeared almost even at the finish.

The improvement, during the last few days, of the men in the ninety-six boat was noticeable in the race.

Ninety-seven had a very smooth rowing crew which worked well together. They had the advantage of the other crews in rowing the race with five of last year's New London crew. It is strange that they did not win by more.

The following are the make-ups of the crews in the order of finishing:

Ninety-seven - Stroke, Cornwell; 7, Kernan; 6, Williams; 5, Phelps; 4, White; 3, Elder; 2, Sleeper; bow, Little; cox, Orton.

Ninety-six - Stroke, Kales; 7, Forbes; 6, Shea; 5, Barrett; 4, Lyman; 3, Greenough; 2, R. Wadsworth; bow, B. Frothingham, cox, Day.

Ninety-five - Stroke, Ninde; 7, Smith; 6, Capen; 5, Fairbank; 4, Irving; 3, Pool; 2, Raymond; bow, E. Brown; cox, Frazer.

E. H. Fennessy acted as starter. W. M. Briggs and C. S. French were judges at the finish.