A few criticisms of minor points in the management of the games of Saturday may enable the officers of the H. A. A. to make the other meetings run more smoothly. First of all, there was very apparent want of activity on the part of the stewards and "ushers," except in getting in everybody's light. There was no one to summon the contestants in sparring at the beginning of each round. This made it necessary for the referee, Mr. O'Reilly to do this himself, something which we have never seen done at a winter meeting before, and hope never to see again. The idea of the stewards standing idly about, and allowing the oldest gentleman acting as an officer to do their work, was not an act of very great courtesy. Another feature, not of importance, perhaps, but, nevertheless, well omitted was the presence of trainers, and of contestants being revised in the main hall. These men and their work are much more properly confined to the outer regions, so close at hand which has hitherto always been considered the place for them.

the crowding about on the main floor, the changing of seats, and standing up, even in the early part of the games were nuisances which caused another one, the concerted shouting of "sit down" by men whose view of the games was thus cut off.