At no time in the history of Yale has there been a greater interest taken in field athletics than at present. Ten years ago Yale's representatives took very few prizes at the inter-collegiate meetings, but gradually her advantages in this line of athletics have extended and her successes increased, until at last she holds the cherished Mott Haven cup. This success has been due to diligent and faithful work on the part of our athletes and careful management on the part of the athletic committee. The present officers of the Athletic Ascociation are taking a great interest in Yale's welfare in their department of athletics, and are leaving nothing undone which will in any way make success more certain. It is their aim to develop men for those events which are not very strong at present. Coxe's graduation leaves Yale without the winner of the two of the first prizes taken last spring. The Athletic Association now offer prizes for contests in throwing the hammer and putting the shot. Last winter a series of high jump contests was held for the purpose of developing new men in this event. There were a large number of entries, and the practice was a great help to the candidate of the Mott Haven team. This year, besides all but one of the old men, there are quite a number of freshmen who show up well in the high jump, and to encourage them prizes will be offered in this event also. The contests will take place weekly and will be handicap contests, as will the putting of the shot and throwing of the hammer.

Yale has never been noted for the success of her tug-of-war team, although there is no scarcity of good material in college. Last season the meeting with Columbia at the armory did much to awaken an interest in that sport here, and the team which represented Yale last Spring was the best she ever sent out. This fall a series of pulls between six teams representing the entire university, have been arranged, each team to pull three times with every other team, and the final pull to be a feature of the winter games. It is hoped in this way to develop enough new prize winners to make up for those lost.- New Haven Union.