Every branch of Athletics is now so quiet that nothing of interest can be said or written. The New York Athletic Club held two days' sport at Gilmore's Garden, New York, but the times made were poor, and the races devoid of any particular interest. The mile-run was won in 4 min. 52 1/2 sec. (we think) by a man with 58 yards' start, which would make him about as good as 5 min. or 5 min. 2 sec., for the full distance. The times made in the bicycle race were very poor, one two-mile heat being run in worse than 11 minutes.

Columbia. - This College has organized a Hare and Hounds Club, which have weekly runs, their last being over 12 miles in length. There are now several packs organized in New York with large memberships, and there is no better fun or better training than a good long spin after two good hares. One would think that the University and Freshmen crews would start some such thing, and meet once or twice a week. It is most splendid and thorough exercise, and far better for these men than plodding up to Fresh Pond or elsewhere at one uniform jog, and in funereal single file.

SKATING.Why can't the Athletic Association give some skating-races this winter, and so help to fill up the dull season? A course could be easily laid out, on Fresh Pond or some other neighboring water, of say a straight quarter-mile, and races of a mile, half-quarter, hundred yards, etc., could be easily given. If the H. A. A. will do so, the editor of this column will give a $ 10 cup for a race of quarter-mile heats, best two in three. Such a race should furnish good sport, and fast time would doubtless be made.