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Since the race with Cornell on Saturday a number of changes in the orders of the University eight and four-oar crews have been made. Filley is again stroking the eight, having replaced Shepard, who is now stroking the four-oar. Newhall, who rowed on the Junior class crew has been given a trial for the last two days at number four on the University eight. Farley and Bacon have been moved up from the four-oar and are now rowing at two and six, respectively on the University crew. These changes have made the boat somewhat unsteady...
...Freshman graded crew race, which started at 3.45 o'clock, was won by the Weld by half a length after an exciting race over the seven-eighths of a mile course. The time was 5 minutes and 4 4-5 seconds...
...second race, between the Weld and Newell picked crews over the mile course, the Weld won by two lengths in 5 minutes and 51 seconds...
...Carroll Cup championship race for single shells took place at 4.35 o'clock, over the mile course. E. E. Smith 2L., J. M. Montgomery '06 and C. C. Auchincloss 2L. appeared as contestants and finished in that order. Smith finished six lengths ahead of Montgomery, who lead Auchincloss by about seven lengths
During the afternoon, two records were broken. Parsons of Yale lowered the time for the 880-yard run 4-5 of a second, finishing in 1m., 56 s., after leading throughout the race. In the pole vault Dray of Yale cleared 11 ft., 10 1-2 in., which is 3 1-4 in. better than the previous record...