WE are very sorry to have had our column omitted for the last four numbers, owing to lack of room, and we hope that the omission may not recur. During our long silence the most prominent athletic meeting which has been held was that of the Manhattan Athletic Club on Thanksgiving Day, in which connection we cannot pass over the wonderful running of Myers, the champion in the 100-yards handicap, without comment. Starting from scratch, on a track covered with snow, he finished only two inches behind J. B. White, Manhattan Athletic Club (4 yds.), the time taken by the slowest of the three watches held by an amateur being 10 seconds. The other two watches, held by two well-known representatives of the sporting press, each registered figures inside even time; but the officials, wishing to err on the right side, if at all, took the time of the slowest watch as the record. Mr. W. B. Curtis, of the Spirit of the Times, however (one of the best judges of athletics in the country), states it as his opinion that the race was faster than 10 seconds; but we must wait now for the spring for Myers to make the record. Another feature of the meeting was the running of Mr. J. B. Harriman in the 1/4-mile run "for boys, 16 years and under." With a field of 16 starters, in the final heat he easily took the lead and kept it without difficulty, winning, finally, in 57 1/4 seconds, which, for a race under the above conditions, is very fast. He runs in excellent form, and we shall look for his name among the winners at next spring's Inter-scholastic Games.

R. S. Haley, Oakland (Cal.) Athletic Club, in a 1/4-mile handicap on November 20 last, broke the best amateur records at 300 yds. and 350 yds., making the distance in 32 5/8 seconds and 38 1/4 seconds respectively, the previous best records being 34 1/5 and 39 seconds, each held by Myers.

The Columbia College Bicycle Club will probably give no games this winter, as Gilmore's Garden is undergoing repair, and is consequently temporarily unfit for use. It is a matter of regret, as our representatives have done well there for the past two years.