ATHLETICS.
Athletics. By W. B. Thomas. "The Isthmian Library." (Ward, Lock, and Co. 55.)--Every chapter in this volume is to be commended for its handling of the subject treated, but we must give special praise to Mr. C. N. Jackson's notes on the O.U.A.C., Mr. Gray's companion article on the C.U.A.C., "Distance Running," by Dr. H. A. Munro—a most admirable exposition of the technical side of running—" How to Hurdle," by Mr. A. C. M. Croome, "Athletics in America," by Mr. W. M. Fletcher, and an amusing chapter by Mr. Thomas himself on "Local Meetings." But all are good; those unsigned, and presumably by the editor. show an intimate acquaintance with the physics of jumping and the philosophy of racing. The sporting style is entirely banished but for a trace or so here and there, and the general ease of the style and interest in the particular form of sport are well sus- tained. Athletics themselves cover a wider sphere than' that included by the title, but the writers had, of course to confine themselves to the more refined products of competition.
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