Aug 1881

THE

PETEHITEI VOL . III .

AUGUST, 1881 .

No .

23.

SCHOOL LETTER. I-IE Midsummer Term closed on July 26 . The prizes were distributed by the I-Ion . and Rev . Canon-residentiary Forester in the evening : the chief feature of interest was that Clayforth ii . (the youngest member of the Sixth) carried off the Exhibition.

As to the cricket season now over, no further reference need be made than that two bats have been obtained for large scoring, an achievement unexampled for several years past . We have reason to believe that the services of a more efficient professional will be secured for next year . But the fielding, in which the Eleven have shewn the greatest weakness this year, is the part of the game which is least affected by the professional's training, and lies mainly with the individual exertions and enthusiasm of the Eleven themselves . We will hope that this branch, by no means the least important in cricket, will receive more attention next year.

The Sports came off very satisfactorily on Saturday, July 23.

The day was in the main favourable, and the attendance " fair " in every sense of the word . The entries were good in most cases and the contests interesting, some of the junior ones especially so . In the mile only three competitors came up to the scratch : we should like to have seen a few disinterested persons run, even though without any hope of a place, merely to set the pace, and display their freedom from anything like pot-hunting . The distance was run in very good form by Eyre, who came in an easy first. Putting the weight was a very good event this year.

We regret to have to record the failure of our Regatta Crew.

The Regatta was held on Wednesday, July 27, for boats on the Ouse only . The School crew consisted of Lyre, Baldwin,

T

82

SCHOOL LETTER.

Griffith, and Greenhow . A defeat of about three lengths was the natural result of want of training, and might have been at once anticipated, considering that bow had only sat the boat for three or four days . The crew gave no bad promise, and doubtless a few weeks of steady training would have rendered our chance of victory certain.

The School is suffering a severe exodus this term . The numerous scholarships recently obtained are naturally succeeded by a great efflux of literary and athletic talent from the School.

However, we will not grudge the Universities the blessings in store for them . Griffith, Eyre, Baskett, Douglas, Chadwick i ., Collinson are going up this term ; Baskett to Oxford, the rest to Cambridge ; and Greenhow and Bulman i . are going up to Durham . We wish them every success in their University career . Several others are also leaving, who we trust will not feel aggrieved by the omission of their names here ; space and want of information forbid the insertion.

Football prospects are not very bright ; but no doubt there is latent power in the School, and we will not anticipate.

JOEY BAGSTOCK.

[We must correct two wrong assertions of our correspondent : first, the Regatta was not confined to boats on the Ouse, but was perfectly open ; second, the school boat was beaten not by three, but barely two lengths .—ED.]

NOTES AND ITEMS. W . Y . FAUSSET, Balliol College, Oxford, has obtained a first class in the final honour school of liters! human/ores.

W. B . WORSFOLD, University College, Oxford, has obtained a first class in classical moderations . After leaving St . Peter's, Worsfold was for some time at Wakefield Grammar School.

J . H . DANIEL, Queen's College, Oxford, has obtained a third class in classical moderations.

W . H . COBB has passed fourth in the whole number of candidates in the examination for the Civil Service, going straight from his present School (viz . Winchester) ; an achievement almost unexampled .

NOTES AND ITEMS .

83

T . HALLIWELL has passed the matriculation examination of London University.

J . CHADWICIi has passed in the first class in the first science examination for the M . D . Degree.

We must apologise for a slip of the pen which escaped the editorial eye in our last ` Oxford Letter. ' It was, of course, Mr. Burne Jones, the artist, who received the distinction of an honorary degree, and not Mr. Oscar Wylde, the youthful prophet of zestheticism, whose first volume of poems has just been given to an unappreciative world .—ED. The Editors solicit any pieces of information about past Peterites which their readers may be able to give ; one of the objects of this journal being to unite the past and present members of the School.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT THE SCHOOL. On 'Cuesday evening, July 26th, the half-yearly distribution of prizes at the School took place . There was a large attendance of the parents and friends of the boys. The Hon . and Rev. Canon-residentiary Forester presided, and on entering the School was received with loud cheering.

The REV . H . M . STEPHENSON, Head Master, read the following list of School Honours obtained since July, r88o : J . H . Piggin obtained leaving certificate with distinction in Latin and Greek.

F . T. Griffith, Open Classical Exhibition at Clare College, Cambridge.

J . H. Collinson, Open Mathematical Scholarship at Queen ' s College, Cambridge.

G. H . Eyre, Open Mathematical Scholarship at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

A. Douglas, Open Classical Scholarship at Christ College, Cambridge.

A. Chadwick, Open Mathematical Exhibition at St . John's College, Cambridge.

B. G . M . Baskett, Hastings' Exhibition for Classics, Queen's College, Oxford.

F. T . Griffith, Ackroyd Scholarship, H. C . B . Clayforth, Kay Exhibition for Classics at Worcester College, Oxford .

84

DISTRIBUTION OF

PRIZES.

G . H . Wade, Exhibitioner of Balliol College, Oxford, Second Class in Mathematical Honours in Moderations.

A. T . Pollard, M .A ., late Scholar of Wadham College, Oxford, elected to Head Mastership of the new Oxford High School.

W. Y . Fausset, Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, First Class in Classical Honours in final examination.

The following were the examiners : T . C . Snow, Esq ., M .A ., Fellow and Tutor of St . John's College, Oxford ; W . E. Gabbett, Esq ., M .A ., late Scholar of Lincoln College, Oxford, Tutor in the University of Durham ; Rev. G . B . Atkinson, M .A ., late Fellow and Tutor, of Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; for the Sixth Form and First Division . Examiners for Scholarships, Fifth and Fourth Forms :--Rev . G. H . Sing, M .A ., Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ; Rev . J . Brownbill, late Scholar of St . John's College, Cambridge . Examiner of Lower School :-Rev. J . Bedford, late Scholar of Lincoln College, Oxford.

MR. SNOW in his report said :—" In Divinity, the work was very good, and there is no case of anything like failure . Bailey stands first, and Baskett second, Bailey' s paper on the Greek Testament is very good ; there is some very remarkable work in Wade's paper, but Wade unfortunately could not attempt enough of the paper to attain very high marks . In the general Scripture paper, Griffith and Bailey are both very full and complete. " In Classics, the work reached the same high general level, with no case of total failure, and a certain amount of valuable work even in the least successful papers . The prepared books were very well done throughout ; the style was good, and the boys knew the matter of the books . Baskett ' s translation, and Clayforth ii .'s abstracts of the matter of the books, were remarkably good . Clayforth i ., Douglas, and Wilton, also produced excellent papers, especially in Sophocles . The unprepared translation was also very good . There was great skill in finding out the general meaning of hard passages . In these two papers, Baskett stands easily first, with Clayforth i . second in the Greek, and Wilton in the Latin . I am sure that Baskett's unseen translation must take a high place in any examination . The composition was equally free from total failures . The best single pieces produced were Clayforth ii .'s Greek verses and Griffith's Latin elegiacs . Baskett' s Greek prose, and Clayforth i.'s and Griffith ' s Latin prose, were also very good.

Baskett, Clayforth i., Clayforth ii ., Griffith, and Wilton, are good scholars all round, with special excellencies ; Baskett and Wilton in translation, both the Clayforths and Griffith in composition . Baskett especially has done very good work throughout, and gives promise of great success in the University. "

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES .

85

MR . GAnnETT'S report was as follows :—" I am able to give a very satisfactory account of the Roman History Papers of Form VI . of St. Peter's School, York. " The Special Period has been carefully studied and well taught.

The general level of the work was high, and E . W. Clayforth sent in really first-rate papers . Several others were good, and I do not think there were any failures. " The only part of the work which seemed to me unsatisfactory was the history of the Empire from Tiberius to Marcus Aurelius . Here most of the candidates dealt in generalities, rarely condescending to details.

E . W . Clayforth was a notable exception. " The English Composition, Spelling, and Hand-writing, and indeed the general style of the papers, merits the highest praise ."

The following was MR . ATKINSON ' S report : " I have much pleasure in sending you the list of marks of you r boys in Mathematics . 1 am glad to be able to say that they have, upon the whole, done very well ; although as far as I can recollect not quite so well as last year. In Conic Sections and Analytical Geometry Collinson did well, and Chadwick very fairly. Eyre was the only other boy who did anything worth mentioning. The two former also did well in Trigonometry . In Mechanics Collinson was decidedly good ; and E . W. Clayforth, Chadwick, and Peters, good . The Arithmetic was clone well by a good many : and here Chadwick and Collinson got the remarkable scores of 118 and 117 out of i ao. " The Algebra also was very satisfactory upon the whole ; here Chadwick was decidedly head, getting the very good score of 235 out of The average in this subject is decidedly high.

300 . " Put upon the whole I think perhaps the Euclid was the best . Here Collinson performed the remarkable feat of getting 298 out of 300 . We might call it full marks, the two being taken off for little more than a slip . In this subject I think there is an improvement in style since last year . " Mx. SING said : " I have examined the Fifth and Fourth Forms in Latin and Greek, Divinity and History. " In the Fifth Form the prepared Subjects were fairly well done ; the Virgil accurately translated by almost all ; the Livy not so well.

In Greek, as in Latin, the verse subject--Hippolytus—was better clone than the Prose (selections from Thucydides and Plato), though two or three boys did the latter fairly well. " Grammar in both Latin and Greek was poor, especially syntax, which the boys did not seem to understand .

80

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

" The unseen pieces for Translation were fairly done by the best boys, the Latin really well by one or two. " In Composition the Standard reached was low, and there was little promise of scholarship : but the work was, generally speaking, accurate. " In History, only two boys had any grasp of the subject : the remainder showed only a smattering of the facts. " In Divinity the Greek Testament paper was moderately done : in this, as in the Old Testament, taken viva voce, there was little knowledge of the subject matter shown except by Wilson, Warwick, and Robinson, whose work was very creditable.

"In the Upper Fourth very fair work was shown up throughout the Form in the Translation paper—Virgil, Sallust, and Euripides . The Translations were careful--except the Sallust--and a fair attempt was made upon a piece of unseen . The accidence questions were poorly done . The work taken viva voce was also generally satisfactory. " The Composition was not so good, and showed little promise, though none did actually badly. " With the History paper I was quite satisfied ; most of the boys knew a good deal of the facts ; and the Geography question was especially well done. " Divinity also had been well prepared : most of the boys had a good general knowledge of the Old Testament subject ; and translated the Greek Testament with fair accuracy. " In the Lower Fourth, where for the most part the subjects were the same as in the Upper, the standard attained was naturally not so high. " On the Latin and Greek subjects Cobb and Grindrod ii . did remarkably good papers : and in vivii voce Wilson and Raine did remarkably well . Accidence here again was the weakest point. " In Composition the paper set was rather beyond the powers of most of the boys . Three of them made a fair attempt at Latin Prose : the rest did very moderately.

The History, also, and Old Testament were poor, and showed very slender knowledge : especially in History the last five boys did very badly . The Greek Testament paper was rather better ; but the translation was the only part at all well done . The explanations of difficult texts were especially meagre. " I also set a paper of unseen Greek and Latin Translation, Grammar and Greek Prose Composition, for Scholarships . Work of some promise was shown up by three boys—lord, Wilson, and Rhodes . Lord especially doing the Greek Prose and Latin Translation with considerable vigour and accuracy. " On the whole, the Upper Fourth was decidedly the best of the three forms . and their examination proved some painstaking work .

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES .

8

" In the Fifth, Lord, Warwick, and Wilson, did themselves credit, the rest were hardly more than moderate. " In the Lower Fourth I was pleased with Cobb—so far as I saw his work—Grindrod, Wilson, and Raine. " To sum up : though there was no work of high promise, yet there was none distinctly bad, except at the bottom of the Lower Fourth ; and though the Standard attained was low, yet there were signs of careful preparation and some painstaking work . Greek Accidence is decidedly the weakest point throughout ."

The following was the report of MR . BEDFORD :—" I have examined the Lower School of St. Peter's in Classics, Divinity, and History, and have pleasure in giving it as my opinion that the work is of a thoroughly sound and genuine kind . The Classical work of the Third Form is specially worthy of commendation ; for while the translations are, I think, distinctly above the average of Third Form work in most great schools, the more elementary work is also accurate and good . The Second Form Latin and Greek showed great care and disciplined industry : and the First Form boys, with scarcely an exception, gave evidence that they have, by good work and able teaching, mastered the early difficulties of Latin and Greek . The papers were, on the whole, methodically and thoughtfully written ; and the very small number of reckless `shots' and careless answers is a very favourable feature. " The Divinity was generally good ; that of the Lower Third and Lower Second excellent throughout. " The History, too, was most carefully prepared : a few boys were inclined to answer in the words of the book rather than in their own ; but on the whole the subject seemed to be well understood. " I may say in conclusion, that, apart from the general goodness of the work done, I think I see among the boys of the Lower School, many boys who with continued care and industry may look forward to honours and distinctions in and beyond the School, in no way inferior to those lately attained by the upper boys of St . Peter's ."

MR. BROwNnILL said :

" Division H .—The papers sent in were satisfactory on the whole.

The Geometry was the least satisfactory part ; the Algebra was very good. " Division III . and Upper Civil .—The work in this part of the School is excellent in all respects. " Lower IV .—This Form is an exception to the other Forms which I have examined . Except two or three boys' papers, the work was poor .

S4

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

" Third Form and Lower Civil .—Although the Algebra was weak, the work here was satisfactory. The Euclid was very well done. "

The Hon . and Rev . Canon Forester, before distributing the prizes, said he wished to inculcate on his young friends the advice once given to himself—to endeavour to cultivate simple tastes . (Hear, hear .) If they did that, they would never be wanting in either happiness or occupation, but would find an ample field for both wherever they went, or in whatever circumstances they were placed . He would mention in this relation one of the greatest men who ever lived in this country—a man to whom England probably owed more than to any other of her sons—George Stephenson . Whilst walking with his friends in the woods and country grounds, he would arrest attention by allusion to some simple object, such as the various kinds of grass, nests of birds, movement of ants, in all of which he would recognise the Divine power and wonderful mechanism and contrivances of nature . He wished them to remember the great disadvantages that George Stephenson had to contend with from the beginning of his career, that he was a simple collier, and rose by Clint of hard work and the employment and improve= went of the faculties that God gave him to become a famous man, and to raise England in some respects to its present commercial position.

He mentioned George Stephenson as an example any one might laudably follow in the cultivation of simple tastes . Canon Forester then said that he knew three persons whom he was proud to call his friends . All had been in humble life . One was a simple shepherd in Nottingham ; the other an operative china painter in a parish in Shropshire ; and the third a journeyman baker in Nottingham . Each of these three, like George Stephenson, cultivated simple tastes, and rose thereby . The shepherd became the incumbent of a parish in Yorkshire, not very far from Richmond, and that was a strong instance of what a man might do if he really chose . (Applause .) The china painter to whom he had referred mvas once a great drunken scamp. However, he became a teetotaller and Wesleyan local preacher, and went about examining bits of rocks, and soon educated himself to be a geologist. (Applause.) He made a collection of the Silurian strata, and when he had arranged it, it was made known to the curators of the jermyn Street Museum, who were glad to become possessed of this working-man's collection as an example of the Silurian system in geology . (Applause .) The journeyman baker turned his attention to astronomy, and made a reflector telescope of his own, being a good mechanician . When Mr. Gladstone came to Nottingham some ten years ago he was introduced to this baker, and the Ronal Society, in recognition of his merit made a Fellow of him . and

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES .

89

presented him with telescopes and astronomical instruments . (Applause .)

The astronomical baker got the situation of Secretary to the first School Board, and was now Secretary to the Nottingham Hospital . (Applause.)

He mentioned these things to show how a man might be raised from the position in which Providence had first cast his lot, but in which he certainly was not bound to stay the whole of his life. (Applause .)

These were forcible illustrations of the benefits of cultivating simple tastes ; but apart from any success which might attend such a cultivation, it would contribute very much to their happiness in leisure hours.

(Loud applause .)

Canon Forester then distributed the prizes to the successful boys, all of whom were loudly cheered on coming forward.

EXHIBITIONER,—Clayforth ii.

FOUNDATION SCHOLARS,—Lord, Clarke i . ; Wilton, for I year.

FREE ScxoLARs,—Rhodes, Hewison i . ; Wilson i . for 2 years ; Crawshaw i . for i year.

ARCHBISHOP ' S PRIzEMAN,—Baskett.

DEAN ' S PRIZEMAN, —C011insOn. CANON ELWYN ' S GREEK TESTAMENT PRIZE, — Bailey.

HEAD MASTER ' S COMPOSITION PRIZES : Greek Prose,—not awarded.

Latin Hexameters,—Clayforth ii.

ARCHDEACON HEY ' S ENGLISH ESSAY PRIZE .—Wilton.

HEAD MASTER ' S PRIZE FOR ENGLISH . —Wilton.

Commended,—Bailey, Baskett, and Clayforth ii.

FORM PRIZES. Sixth Form,—Rank, Baskett ; Divinity, Bailey ; German, Peters History prize (extra), Clayforth ii.

Fifth Form .—Rank, Daniel i. ; Divinity, Warwick ; Classics, Lord French, Flower i.

Upper Fourth Form .—Rank, Rhodes ; Classics, Wade iii . ; French, Bowden . Mr . Yeld's Composition, Brockbank . Mr. Yeld's History, Grindrod i . Mathematics, Division II ., joy ; Division III ., I lewison i.

Lower Fourth Form .—Rank, Grindrod ii . ; Classics, Wilson ii.

Mathematics, Crossley ii . ; French, Williamson i . ; Mr . Yeld's (extra), Cobb iv.

Upper Third Form .—Rank, Daniel iv . ; Classics, Daniel iv.

Mathematics, Clarke ii . ; French, Malcolm i.

Lower Third Form .—Rank, Bloomfield ; Classics, Bloomfield Mathematics, Crosthwaite and Flower ii . ; French, Bloomfield.

Upper Second Form .—Rank, Crawshaw ii . ; Classics, Crawshaw Mathematics, hitchin i . ; French, Crawshaw ii .

90

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

Lower Second Form.—Rank, Hudson ; Classics, Malcolm ii.; Mathematics, Rymer ; French, Murray ii.

Upper First Form .—Rank, Wade iv . ; Classics, Hood ; Mathematics, Shepherdson ; French, Colby.

Lower First Form .—Rank, Grindrod iii . ; Classics, Charlesworth ; Mathematics, Ford ii . ; French, Charlesworth.

Civil and Military Department.—Upper Division .—Rank, Martin i . ; Divinity, Martin i . ; English, Martin iii. ; Mathematics, Halliwell ; French, Crossley i . ; Natural Science, Halliwell ; German, Martin iii.

Lower Division .—Rank, Steavenson vii. ; Divinity, Steavenson vii .; English, Steavenson vii. ; Natural Science, Croskill ; Mathematics, Firth; French, Harland.

Division I .—Mathematics, Extra Prize (not open to those who have previously obtained any prize in Division I .), E . W . Clayforth.

Writing and Dictation Prizes .—Form IV ., Rhodes ; Form III., Flower ii . ; Form II ., Murray ii . ; Form I ., St. Cedd.

Civil and Military Department, Marshall i.

Drawing Prizes, given by W. T . Roddy, Esq. — Walter-colours, Crossley ii . ; Pencil, Bulman i . ; Chalk, Crawshaw i . ; Improvement, Martin iii. ; Mechanical, Croskill.

Drilling Prize, given by Sergeant Kinneavey .—Melrose.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, Mr . STEPHENSON thanked Canon Forester for the kindly interest he had taken in the School by being present on that occasion . He also thanked him for the valuable advice he had given the pupils, which, if followed, would prevent them from falling into any routine life . He wished the people of York would cultivate simple tastes, and prefer an open field, as an adjunct of that School, to the erection of villa residences . (Loud applause .) He thought St. Peter's School had clone something for York in past times, and also in later times, therefore it would be no very great sacrifice on the part of the people of York if they were to purchase the adjoining piece of land, so that it should not be built upon, and make a present of it to the School (Applause .) St . Peter's had for a great number of years been educating the children of York citizens, giving them a first-grade education for one-half the market price (applause) : for if they lived in Liverpool or other large towns where the Schools had to be entirely self-supporting, such an education as was afforded at St . Peter's would have to be paid for at double the rate. He would go so far as to say that some of the well-to-do citizens of York owed their whole success in life to the education they had received at that School . (Loud applause .) Money could be raised in the city for the purpose of amusement, or for promoting scientific interests, and he trusted money might be forthcoming to

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES .

91

prevent the immediate vicinity of that School becoming covered with bricks and mortar. (Applause .)

The Rev. Canon FORESTER, in responding to a vote of thanks for presiding, said it was very desirable that St . Peter's School should have healthy recreational facilities as well as educational, and on these grounds he endorsed the remarks of the Head Master as to the erection of buildings adjoining . He congratulated Mr. Stephenson on the very gratifying nature of that evening ' s proceedings, which formed the close of a very successful half year.

The proceedings then terminated with three cheers for Canon Forester, and a similar compliment to Mr . and Mrs . Stephenson.

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS. The Annual Athletic Sports were held on the School ground on Saturday, July 23rd . The weather—for who ever omits to mention the weather ?—was tolerably fine, though it rained a little during the afternoon, which caused a sudden panic amongst numbers of fair spectators on the bank, who assembled in great force and seemed to take a deep interest in the proceedings . There was not such a large muster of old boys as usual, though several of those residing in York put in an appearance . The brothers Griffith and Wood were well represented and heartily backed their respective brothers, but there were many who had to bemoan the want of such sympathizing brothers . The Committee consisted of F . T . Griffith, F . W. Greenhow, and B . G . M . Baskett . The Judges were the Rev . H . G. Hopkins and J . R . Wood, Esq ., and the starter Sergeant Major Kinneavy . The band of the Yorkshire Hussars did their best to inspire courage to the down-hearted.

The events were as follows : PUTTING THE WEIGHT (16 lbs .), I2 entries . — W . J . Kaye (32ft . Iin .), 1 ; L. E . Stevenson, 2 ; B . G . Baskett, 3 . The distance is an advance of more than 4 ft . on that of last year.

LONG JUMP (under 15), Io entries .—Prize given by Rev . E . Bulmer.

F. Brandt (15 ft .), 1 ; W . J . Ford, 2 ; R . Crosthwaite, 3 . Brandt again carried of this prize this year, beating his record of last year by a little more than I ft.

LONG Juan' (open), Io entries .—Prize given by J . R . Wood, Esq. C . H . Williamson (18 ft . 7 in .), I ; \ V . E . Brockbank, 2 ; E . A. Douglas, 3 . The competition in this jump was very close .

92

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FLAT RACE, I00 yards (under 13) .—Prize given by W . F . Campbell, Esq . G . Charlesworth, i ; J. Malcolm, 2 ; A . S . Rose, 3 . Time 15 secs.

FLAT RACE, 100 yards (open) .—Prize given by Rev . H . M. Stephenson . R . F. Wood, 1 ; C . H . Williamson, 2 ; G . H . Eyre, 3.

An uneven start was made, Wood and Williamson starting off with a decided lead, Wood winning by barely a foot . Time to secs.

THROWING THE CRICKET BALI. (under 15) .-Prize given by Rev. W . Routh . F. Brandt, t ; R . Haynes, 2 ; C . P. Green, 3 . Distance 59 yards.

HIGH JUMP (open) .—Prize given by W . F. Rawdon, Esq. C . H. Williamson, 1 ; W . E . Brockbank, 2 ; G . H . Eyre and J . C . Ford aeq ., 3 . Height 4 ft . 11 in . Ford ' s neat and direct style of jumping was much admired, and formed a striking contrast to the sidelong oneleg-after-the-other mode of jumping adopted by the winner.

FLAT RACE, 100 yards (under 15) .—Prize given by W . L . Newman, Esq . F . Brandt, 1 ; F . Watson, 2 ; A . Twyford, 3 . 29 entries.

Time 13 secs.

FLAT RACE, Quarter-mile .—R . F. Wood, t ; G . H . Eyre, 2 ; G. W . Bulman, 3 . Time—well, I scarcely dare place it on record that the time of this race beat the fastest recorded time by 3 secs . It was run in 45 secs ' This speaks volumes for the accurate measurement of the Quarter-mile.

FLAT HANDICAP (500 yards) .—A . S . Rose, 1 ; T . Harland, 2 ; E. Douglas, 3.

THROWING THE CRICKET BALL (open) .—Prize given by Ven. Archdeacon Hey . L . E . Stevenson, I ; W . E . Brockbank, 2 ; G . W. Bulman, 3 . Distance 83 yds . 2 ft.

HIGH JUMP (under 15) .—Prize given by J . L . Freeman, Esq. F. Brandt, t ; W . P. Ford, 2 ; R . Crosthwaite, 3 . Height Oft . 4in.

Ford ' s style of jumping, like his brother ' s, was much admired.

HURDLE RACE (open) .—E . A . Douglas, 1 ; G . \V . Bulman, 2 ; C . H . Williamson, 3.

HURDLE RACE (under 15) .—Prize given by F . M . Scargill, Esq. F . Brandt, 1 ; W . P . Ford, 2 ; S . B . Flower, 3.

POLE JUMP (open) .—F . T. Griffith, 1 ; E . A . Douglas, 2 ; G. H. Eyre and W . E . Brockbank esq., 3 . Height 8 ft . 4 in . This is the third year in succession that Griffith has won this event.

HURDLE RACE HANDICAP (Quarter-mile) .—Prize given by G . Veld, Esq . G . W. Bulman, I ; \V . E . Brockbank, 2 ; G . H . Eyre, 3.

Bulman passed Brockbank at the last hurdle but one, but after clearing the last hurdle, thinking he had the race in hand, he eased down, and Brockbank, with a sudden rush, made the race a dead heat .

ATHLETIC SPORTS .

93

He however refused to run the race over again, and thus Bulman was left winner.

FLAT RACE, Quarter-mile .—Prize given by W . Barnby, Esq. T . E . Grahame, i ; F . W. Greenhow, 2 ; F . Watson, ; . Greenhow, who conceded Grahame several yards ' start, failed to get on equal terms with him, and Grahame won by about 2 yards.

FLAT HANDCAR, 300 yards .—J . Walker, i : A . S . Rose, 2 ; T. Smith, 3.

THREE-LEGGED RACE, ioo yards .—E . A . Douglas and G . W. Bulman, I ; F . T . Griffith and L . E . Stevenson, 2 ; E . P . Green and A . Twyford, 3.

MILE RAcE .—Prize given by Rev . T . Adams . G . H . Eyre, 1 ; R . Wood, 2 ; E . A . Douglas, 3 . Records of the time vary from 4 min . fo sec . to 5 min . 10 sec ., so that I can scarcely venture an opinion on that matter . * Eyre led all the way and won rather easily.

Douglas was a good third (in the rear !)

CONSOLATION RACE .—F . \V . Greenhow and H . W. Wood, xq. 1 ; J . Marshall, 3.

OLD Boys' RACE, Quarter-mile .—C . Wood, 1 ; A . H . Griffith, 2.

Griffith for the first lap ran hard on Wood 's heels ; but finding the pace rather too fast to suit his fancy, he let the winner run in by himself.

From the above report it will be seen that F . Brandt carried off the first prize in all the junior events, which argues well for his future career . The open firsts were divided very evenly, no one obtaining more than two . Mrs . Stephenson distributed the prizes to the questionable music which schoolboy lungs are wont to make.

CRICKET. THE SCHOOL v . BEVERLEY. BEVERLEY. First Innings.

E . Hodgson, retired .. .

A . Lambert, st . Greenhow, b Griffith F . Hutchinson, b Brockbank P . II . Pease, c Wood, b Brockbank ...

A . Hodgson, not out W. Harrison, b Brockbank F . Travers, c Buhnau, b Brockbauk

9 10 0 9 29 0 U

Second Innings e Griffith, b Brockbank . . . e Wood, b Brockbank . . . e and b Griffith . . . . .. e Lyre, b Lord . . . b Stevenson ... e Douglas, b Lord

15 5 12 4 15 0

The real time was 4 mill . 10 occ, . ; but ibis is accounted for by the excessively bad mi .measurement .—Ell.

94

CRICKET.

First Innings.

E . Dunkill, c Douglas, b Brockbank F . W . Wood, c and b Bulman R . M . Gee, b Brockbank .. . ..

P. Hodgson, b Bulman

.. . .. . . ..

Extras Total

..

. ..

Second Innings. c Douglas, b Lord not out b Wood

11 5 9 0 13

0 2 30

Extras

114

Total

90

THE SCHOOL. W. E . Brockbauk, b Hodgson H . W . Wood, b Hodgson G . H . Eyre, b Gee G. W . Bulman, b Gee L . E . Stevenson, c Lambert, b Gee E. A . Douglas, c Pease, b Hodgson F. T . Griffith, b Gee F . W. Greenhow, run out I' . E . Lord, not out W . J . Kaye, b Hodgson R. C . Wilton, b Gee Extras Total

THE SCHOOL v . YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN .

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.

THE SCHOOL. 0 P . E . Lord, run out ..

G . W. Bulman, b Mawson . . . 15 li W . E . Brockbank, b Mawson F. W . Greenhow, c Leatham, b Wood . .. .. . . . . 20 G. H . Eyre, st . Leatham, b Wood 6 L . E . Stevenson, b Wood .. .

U 0 F . T . Griffith, run out .. . .. .

U E . Douglas, e Frewins, b Mawson 0 . .. .. .

If . C . Wilton, b Wood W. J . Kaye, b Wood .. . 3 1 H. W . Wood, not out ..

1 Extras

U . A . B . Leatham, c Griffith, b Stevenson .. . . . . 11 G. Croft, run out . ..

54 H. V . Scott, c and b Griffith 1.6 Capt . Browell, b Stevenson 10 J . Nelson, c Douglas, b Wood . . . 41 S . Frewins, b Lord . .. . ..

0 J . Wheeler, c Eyre, b Greenhow . . 14 W . Mawson, not out . .. . . . 33 J . Griffith, not out .. . . . 19 J . If . Wood, to bat.

A . 1I. Wood, Extras 7

52

Total

Total

265

PAST N . PRESENT. PRESENT. First Innings.

1'. F . Lord, c Heavon, b Griffith . ..

6 . \V . Bulman, e Walker, b Griffith W . Brockbank, c W . Griffith, b J . Griffith F. W . Greenhow, e Proctor, b Griffith G. H . Eyre, b Chadwick

5 3 2 11 2

Second Innings. ruff out c Procter, b heaven b Heaven not out not out

18 1 U 6 28

CRICKET .

First Innings.

L . E . Stevenson, b Chadwick F . T . Griffith, b Chadwick P . H . Flower, b Chadwick E . A . Douglas, c Procter, b Griffith R . C . Wilton, b Chadwick H . W . Wood, not out Extras . ..

5 9 5 4 2 0 6

Total

95 Second Innings. c Procter, b Griffith . .. c Robertson, b Griffith . . .

13 3

b Heaven Extras

3 13

57

Total for 6 wkts .

. ..

85

PAST .

F . Newenham, b Stevenson C . Taylor, run out J . F . Griffith, c and b Stevenson A . H . Griffith, b Stevenson M . Dyson, e Wilton, b Bulman F . Robinson, b Stevenson A . P. Chadwick . c Brockbauk, b Lord W. Griffith, b Wood J . L . Procter, b Lord T . C . Heaven, not out . .. . ..

II . Walker, b Lord Extras Total

HORNSEA v . THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL .

HOENSEA.

. .. . ..

P. E . Lord, not out G . W . Bulman, b Saxelbye . ..

W. E . Brockbank, b Bainton F . W. Greenhow, b Bainton G . H. Eyre, b Nicholson ..

L. E . Stevenson, c Rob, b Moss . . .

F . T . Griffith, c Robinson, b Moss P . H . Flower, b Moss .. . .. .

E . A . Douglas, b Moss R . C . Wilton, c and b Bainton H . W. Wood, b Moss .. .

Extras ...

Total

50 1 13 0 2t 10 17 6 2 4 1 21

. . . 179

H . Saxelbye, e Brockbank, b Flower G. W . Webster, b Flower .. .

W . A . Nicholson, c Greenhow, b Flower .. . . ..

H . Taylor, not out . ..

F . Ilutchinson, b Flower H. Stork, J. Bainton, F . B . Moss, to bat.

J . Douglas, H . 1' . Robinson, J . Rob, Extras Total

27 46 1 63 30

14 181

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL AUXILIARY TO TIIE NORTH PACIFIC MISSION. We are requested to publish the following rules of the Mission Society established in the School . We may add that the subscrip-

96

NORTH PACIFIC MISSION.

tions have hitherto come in as fast as was to be expected at the end of a term : we might also point out that it is not impossible for past Peterites to subscribe.

President,

REV. H . M . STEPHENSON.

Committee, MESSRS. WILTON, PETERS, CLAYFORTH, PIGGIN, AND COLLINSON.

Treasurer, Secretary, .

REv. T . ADAMS. REv. E . BULMER.

maintain the connection between the School and the North Pacific Mission formed on the occasion of Bishop Ridley ' s visit, in 1879.

MEMBERSHIP .—All present and past Peterites contributing Three Shillings and upwards per annum shall be members of the Society.

MEETINGS . —The Committee shall meet once at least each term; and there shall be held annually a general meeting of the members of the Society for the election of Officers, and other business.

OBJECT .—To

CORRESPONDENCE. To THE EDITORS OF " THE PETERITE . " SIRS,—May I call your attention, as an old Committee-man of the School Sports, to the mismanagement displayed in several points in the Sports of this year ?

There was, to begin with, a mistake in holding them at this " unearthly time," as some one very properly called it ; for that, however, there is no one specially to blame . But for several other things there were some particular persons to blame . In the first place, in Putting the Weight, it always used to be the rule (and a good rule too) that each competitor should have four several attempts, the last three being allowed that each man might do his best to beat the first : this year there were only three . Why ? Again, the Quarter-mile was certainly not rightly measured ; and the result was that the Mile, as well as the Quarter-mile, were done in ridiculous time, and every previous record in the world was beaten . This is apart from the fact that the Mile was only counted five times round the field, while it used to be within my recollection seven times . There were other faults, but slighter ones . In passing, might I add my humble support to the plan urged by a correspondent in your last month ' s number, about the handicaps ? The result this year again amply justified his words .

Yours &c ., O. P. DEAR