The management of the Athletic Association may once more congratulate themselves upon the successful inaugural of the regular series of three meetings. Every possible preparation necessary to insure an interesting and successful meeting had been taken by President Lowell and his assistants, and the results of their labor were manifested in the admirable seating arrangements, the regularity with which the different events were called and the general excellence of the different contests. It is to be regretted that there were not more entries for the sparring, since this is ordinarily the most interesting feature of the first meeting. What there was, however, was very good and highly appreciated. Among the audience were seen many old graduates who, in their time, contributed much to the success of our "games," and it was evident from the attention which they paid to the contests that time had not chilled their interest or lessened their appreciation of the sports which used to delight them. Many Boston gentlemen, too, who enjoy witnessing a spirited contest with the gloves or an exciting wrestling match, and who make it a point always to be present at our meetings, were on hand and contributed by their presence to the general success.

MIDDLE-WEIGHT SPARRING.The first event was the middle-weight sparring, for which there were three entries: J. Lee, '83; W. H. Page, '83, and R. D. Smith, '86. Mr. Lee had the "bye" and the first bout was accordingly between Page and Smith. Page had the benefit of two years' experience, having sparred in the light-weight in his sophomore year and in the middle-weight last year, when he was defeated, after a very close contest, by Lee. He has been in active training all winter and the effects of this were visible in his style and effectiveness, which were a great improvement over last year. Smith was much taller and heavier than his opponent, and, as he stepped into the ring, it looked as though he was going to make a fine showing. Page's weight was 139 7/8, while Smith was about 16 pounds heavier.

First round. - Page forced the fighting from the first, and following Smith up left and right, punished him quite badly. Smith soon recovered, and won deserved applause by several leads straight from the shoulder. Page excelled in round arm blows, while Smith's leading was very effective. At the close it was hard to say who had the best of it.

Second round. - Both men appeared rested by the one minute respite, and ready for work again. Page once again forced the fighting with good effect, and continually drove his adversary to the ropes, using him up badly. Smith, towards the end of the round, was winded, and the round closed decidedly in favor of Page, who showed up magnificently against his worthy opponent.

Third round. - Again the fighting was hard, and aroused intense enthusiasm. Smith did better than in the preceding round, but still did not seem a match for his sturdy antagonist.

The contest was awarded to Page. Smith deserves great credit for his excellent and plucky work.

PARALLEL BARS.There were four entries for this event: M. M. Kimball, '86; G. B. Morison, '83; T. C. Bachelder, '83; A. C. Denniston, '83. Of these, all but Kimball are entered for the HERALD cup for general excellence, and they have all had the benefit of three years' experience.

Kimball started off, followed by Morison, Bachelder and Denniston, in a little light exercise to limber themselves up. Denniston and Bachelder executed a very pretty double feat, which was received with deserved applause. A feature of Bachelder's movements was his walking the length of the bars upon his hands.

The event ended with a walk-over, executed by all four of the contestants. The cup was awarded to Mr. Bachelder, with a record of 8 1/2 points; Mr. Morison receiving 8 points, and Mr. Denniston 7.

FEATHER-WEIGHT WRESTLING.G. T. Thompson, S. S., weight 123 1/8, and J. W. Strauss, '86, weight 119, were the only entries in this event. In the first round Strauss, who was as quick and agile as a cat, after considerable sparring, secured a neck-hold which, however, was soon broken by Thompson. Thompson soon secured a hold and threw Strauss upon his face, but could not succeed in turning him upon his back in the time allowed. Strauss soon after again fell on his face but eluded all attempts to turn him, although Thompson once nearly had him on his back. Strauss soon after got a back hold but Thompson broke away and soon caught Strauss about the neck, and, with a back lock, threw him squarely on his back. Time, 8 min. 40 sec.

Second round. - Thompson attempted to throw Strauss over his head, but missed and gave the latter a leg hold, by which he nearly succeeded in throwing his antagonist. After a few passes, Thompson secured a firm hold, and again placed Strauss square on his back, winning the second fall and the cup. Time, 2 m. 40 sec. Strauss was wonderfully quick, but his adversary was too strong for him.

MIDDLE-WEIGHT SPARRING.The final bout of the middle-weight sparring was between Page, the winner of the first bout, and Lee, the champion of last year.

First round. - As the men came in the difference in height was very noticeable, Lee being much the taller. Page ducked well and landed some effective "round shots" on Lee's jaw, while the latter got in some pretty leads. The round ended with some hard fighting, in which both men gave and took severe punishment.

Second round. - Page led off with a neat round arm blow in the side, which he followed up left and right on Lee's head. Page kept his wind very well indeed and continued to force the fighting with good success although Lee was not backward in returning and countered with good success.

Third round. - Page got in his body blows with good effect, and led hard with his left, almost invariably following it up with his right. Lee rallied, and landed a lead square on Page's face. Once more the men went at it, and another rapid exchange followed, in which Page seemed to have the best of it. The bout and the cup were awarded to Page.