The second winter meeting, held on Saturday, was marked by one of the poorest as well as one of the best sparring bouts held in the gymnasium this year. The Athletic Association is always ready to urge new men to come forward, and it offers every means in its power by which the standard of indoor and outdoor athletics may be raised. An exhibition, however, like the first one in sparring on Saturday, which was devoid of every appearance of the slightest scientific excellence, cannot help but have an effect opposed to the purposes for which the meetings are held. The other events in the meeting were well contested, and a lively interest was shown by those present.

An important feature of the meeting was the presentation of the Mott Haven cup to the college. By the victory of last spring the cup has been awarded permanently to Harvard. We would take this opportunity of again congratulating the college upon being the holder of the cup which represents so many victories for Harvard in general athletic excellence. We would, also, in behalf of the University, again thank the men, both graduate and undergraduate, who, in the past seven years, have brought it about that Harvard should be the first holder of the intercollegiate cup.