TRACK CAPTAINS.

The election of a successor to Captain Rand is significant. Harvard has enjoyed few first-rate track captains in the past, and of course it would be a platitude to ascribe our present winning streak in all sports to exceptional captains--combined with improved coaching. Rand won his place in the front rank by the measure in which he contributed to the building up of this season's team. Without detracting from the coaches' credit, it is only fair to say, in the words of one of them, that Rand was the "sun-shine" of the team. Confronted by material appreciably inferior to that of the preceding year, with several of the best performers on probation, he did his part, by planning, assisting and encouraging, in turning out the first Harvard intercollegiate champion team since 1901. But for the exasperating indifference of men capable of winning places in the field events, the dual meet also would have fallen to us. With this Rand combined remarkable form in his own events winning places in both hurdles in both meets, establishing a new Harvard record, and equalling a dual record of ten years standing.

It is apparent that next year's captain will have a difficult precedent to follow, but his work has been characterized by pains-taking assiduity--not only that, it is common talk that his assistance played a material part in the success of other members of the team. On his own part, from failing to place in the dual shot-put a year ago, he has become the intercollegiate champion and all but record-holder. Starting with the material at hand, there is no reason why the hard work he can be counted upon to put in should not make for victories.