DESPITE all predictions to the contrary, the Field Meeting of the Athletic Association proved to be a success; in fact, taking into consideration the difficulties under which it was held, it was a great success. Four weeks ago the idea of having a Meeting was entirely given up, but the offers of different gentlemen to give handsome cups proved an inducement to men to train, and in consequence the starters in the different events were, as a whole, more nearly "fit" than they have ever been before. The time made in the Hundred-Yard Dash and Quarter-Mile Run was most excellent, - remarkable when we consider that it was made on a track of loose dirt, instead of a cinder path. The Bicycle Race produced capital sport, every inch of the three miles being closely contested. It was, we believe, the first race ridden by amateurs in the country. Next fall, with a proper cinder track on Holmes or Jarvis, we hope to see larger fields of starters and equally fast and close races. The time made in all the events proves that as athletes we are, with proper training, inferior to none. A little self-denial, more and harder exercise, and regular, quiet living, comprise the essentials to high condition. It would seem that men who have proved their ability to run well without much training ought to be willing, on another occasion, to forego for a few weeks their personal pleasures in order to secure for themselves and the University a record inferior to that of no American college.