FLYING RINGS.The contestants were T. C. Bachelder, L. S. (Blue). J. B. Walker, (red). Bachelder first took the rings and appeared lighter upon them than Walker. Walker tried several difficult feats and in the swing and turn appeared to great advantage. On the rings at rest Walker's more difficult attempts were well done although his movements were not smooth and graceful but evidenced great effort. Walker showed great originality in his work. Bachelder appeared sonewhat fatigued, but presented a very graceful appearance. Some of Walker's snake-like motions were very telling and although the event was prolonged and sonewhat monotonous promised to last much longer had not a gentle hint been given by withdrawing some of the mats. Bachelder won.
TUG OF WAR.'85 and '87 were all alive when the ring contest was over at the prospect of a hard struggle for the tug-of-war championship. The delay before the teams appeared was not as great as usual. At Mr. Coolidge's request the andience remained seated and quiet. '87 won the toss and Cochrane the anchor took the north end of the hall. The men were soon in place, Simes, Gorham, Boyden, and Gilman (anchor) on the junior cleats and Olglesby, Litchfield, Remington and Cochrane (anchor), freshmen. With but little dalay Dr. Sargent gave the word when the tape was above the line not pressing it to the floor. As they dropped it was evident that '85 had been successful and a heave at once put the freshmen in jeopardy as their anchor came up off the floor a little. '85 gained some eight inches and then '87 went to work with a will to get it back, heace after heave came from the plucky freshmen and once Gilman was caught up a little. Back and forth went the tape but always on '85's side of the line These small alternate gains and losses lasted for about three or four minutes and then the '85 men seemed to act on the defensive as they had several inches to spare. Not so the freshmen. "Heave heave," came from Cochrane's throat every few seconds during the last minute and this constant tugging gained several inches. '85 lay quiet on the rope until the five minutes limit was reached, when they were declared win-
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ners by two inches. Then the pent-up enthusiasm of the whole junior class broke forth into indiscriminate cheering and the team was borne away on the shoulders of their classmates. Gilman, on the shoulders of four men, was carried around the "yard" followed by a crowd of '85 enthusiasts cheering until they were hoarse when they took him to his room in Matthews. While the juniors were thus disporting themselves to their own satisfaction the large crowd quietly filed out of the gymnasium and the third winter meeting of 1884 was over.
THE CHALLENGE CUP.While the audience was taking a short rest between two of the events, Mr. Coolidge stepped forward holding in his hand the large solid silver Challenge Cup of the Inter-collegiate Athletic Association, He said that it was won last year for the fourth time in succession by Harvard's representatives at New York. Those who won the prizes at the '84 meeting last May, were: W. H. Goodwin, '84, 1-4 mile run, 51 4-5 sec.; W. H. Goodwin, '84, 1-2 mile run, 2 min. 2 sec.; G. B. Morrison, '83, 1 mile run, 4 min. 38 3 5 sec.; C. H. Atkinson, '85, running high jump, 5 feet 8 1-2 inches; W. Soren, '83, running broad jump, 20 feet, 6 inches; C. H. Kip, '83, throwing the hammer, 88 feet, 11 inches; C. H. Kip, '83, putting the shot, 35 feet, 8 inches. The cup has been won, once by Princeton, three times by Columnia and four times by Harvard. There still remain six shields to be filled so that the cup will be good for some years to come.
THE CLASS PENNANT.By winning nine first prizes the class of '85 has captured the pennant offered by the H. A. A., to the class making the best record during the first three meetings. The juniors well deserve their record as they have taken more prizes than any other two classes put together. The score stands: '85, first 9 prizes; '86, second 4 first and one second prize; '84, third 4 first; '87 fourth, while the Law School brings up the rear.