CLASS ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP.

The race for the class crew championship will be rowed this afternoon at 5.30 o'clock. There will then be a strong ebb tide and if the other conditions are favorable the time made should be very near the record. Three tugs have been chartered to follow the race. The University tug will be at Harvard Bridge at 4 o'clock. Only those who have signed in the blue-books will be allowed on this tug. One dollar fare will be charged. The 1901 tug will be at the Harvard Bridge at 4.30. All Seniors who want to watch the race from this tug must either get tickets, 75 cents apiece, at Leavitt's before 12, or buy them when they get to the tug. The capacity of the boat is sixty-five.

The officials for the race will be as follows: Starter, G. Mumford '87; referee, J. J. Storrow '85; timers, E. C. Storrow '89, W. E. Ladd '02, J. H. Smith '02; judges at finish, C. Hartwell '03, G. Blake '01, W. B. Wheelwright '01.

The drawing for positions gave 1901 the wall with 1903, 1902 and Law School next in order. This gives the Junior crew the best position. Judging from the races on Monday, the Seniors and Juniors have about an even chance for winning first place, but either of the other crews may win out.

The Law School crew is composed largely of inexperienced men but they are well together and row with a great deal of life. Snite keeps the stroke long and steady, and his work as a single sculler has given him valuable racing experience. Since the race on Monday there has been one change in the make-up of the crew. Chase, who was rowing at four, has broken down and his place has been filled by Shepard. The order of the crew today will be:

Law School Crew. -- Stroke, Snite; 7, Fairweather; 6, Davis; 5, Butler; 4, Shepard; 3, Sherburne; 2, Stipp; bow, Grilk.

The Senior crew rows very smoothly and the boat travels well between strokes. The men are all large and pull with plenty of dash. The outboard work is better than that of any of the other crews. On Monday the men weakened considerably after the first mile and if they do so today the crew will probably lose. The order is as follows:

Senior Crew -- Stroke. Gerrish; 7, J. Lawrence; 6, McConnell; 5, Henderson; 4, Brigham; 3, Swaim; 2, Cunningham; bow, Hawkins.

The Junior crew has improved much in the past week and is now rowing fairly well together. The crew has a big advantage in its stroke, Bullard, who puts a great deal of life into the men. The men are still a little slow with their hands but the blade work is good. The order is as follows:

Junior Crew -- Stroke, Bullard; 7, Goodell; 6, Gregg; 5, Morris; 4, R. Lawrence; 3, Merritt; 2, Brownell; bow, Smith.

The Sophomores have the least finished crew of the four. The men do not row together and both inboard and outboard work is very rough. Nevertheless the crew shows snap and strength and has a good chance in the race today. The order of the crew is as follows:

Sophomore Crew -- Stroke, G. Boardman; 7, J. Ayer; 6, D. McGrew; 5, E. Bowditch; 4, J. Foster; 3, R. Haycock; 2, M. Stone; bow, G. Clark.