OUR SPORTING COLUMN.

Cambridge-Oxford. The thirty-fifth annual race between these Universities was a mere walk-over for Cambridge, which won by seven lengths in 21 min. 18 sec. Each University has now won seventeen races, and there is one dead heat, - a remarkable record, and a fact that will add much interest to the race next year.

A Boat-Club has recently been organized at Troy, N. Y., which rejoices in the fearful and wonderful name of Thuh-he-ka-ne-ok. Liberal odds are offered that no one of the members can pronounce the name of his club 3,000 times in 3,000 quarter-hours.

ATHLETICS.The track on Jarvis Field is at the present writing completed, all but the rolling, which will take some time longer. It has been an exceedingly costly piece of work, and we hope that any assessment which may possibly be made will be paid up promptly and cheerfully. Now that the work is complete, it will not need renewing for a series of years, and we may also congratulate ourselves on having the only cinder path this side of Mott Haven, New York. The track has been carefully resurveyed, 18 inches removed from the inside all round, and it is now an exact fifth-mile in circumference. The roller will be kept going on it incessantly, and no trouble spared to make it as fine and fast as it can be made.

The interest in athletics has indeed become great, and, in conjunction with rowing, bids fair to eclipse everything else at Harvard this year. Men are said to be training in unheard-of numbers, and the future of athletics here (until the craze dies out in, say, ten months' time) looks bright indeed. Fast men we have at all distances and at all gaits, and to the mile-runners and mile-walkers, especially, a capital chance is given of winning both fame and valuable cups, As may be recollected, this column, last fall, offered two cups of $25 each for any man who would beat 4 min. 50 sec. in a mile run, or 7 min. 40 sec. in a mile walk. These prizes will be given, as per agreement, at the Spring Games, provided that any one makes the required time. We shall, however, have a competent professional judge to watch the walking, and contestants will be handled with very little mercy unless they walk in strictly fair style. This is the only protection we claim, and it is, we think, perfectly fair to all parties. We hope men don't want to win a walking race in a run, and we certainly don't want to give a costly prize for such a race.

Handicaps. According to a verbal agreement with the President of the H. A. A., a set of prizes for handicap races will be offered on Friday afternoon, April 29. These races will, we believe, consist of a mile walk, mile run, 100-yards, 120-yards hurdles, and quarter-mile. Particulars and date of entries' closing will be given later.

C. U. B. C. We congratulate Mr. E. J. Wendell on his success at these games, and condole with Mr. F. C. Huidekoper on his hard luck.