Close following the news of Harvard's defeat in lacrosse, cricket and baseball, comes the news even more unexpected, of her failure to win the Mott Haven cup. The result of the games is of course unfortunate and calls for the sincere regret of every Harvard man; and yet it is not to be utterly deplored.

The games were perhaps the best that have ever been held. Eight records were broken, and the individual work of the contestants was, as a whole, uncommonly brilliant. Harvard, therefore has the satisfaction of knowing that, even though she lost the cup it was lost to a series of exceptional contestants. The showing, however, of the Harvard men was good, and but for the unfortunate mishap in the bicycle race would have been even better. There is a strong probability, in fact, that Harvard may yet, by winning the bicycle race, take second place in the games.