THE
PETI ;RITE. VOL. XII .
JUNE, IS94 .
No . r ro.
SCHOOL LETTER.
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T is not the pleasantest thing in the world to sit down to write on a lovely spring day ; but we do not complain . We
have our reward presently when we hear such criticisms as these: "Very poor Peterite this month, isn 't it? " " Scarcely worth cutting " and the like . And this from fellows who have slept away their time in peace. The rowing this year was a distinct success under Mr . Head 's able directions, though the attendance on the last two days of the racing was rather thin, not to say evanescent, on account of the continuous rain . The Day-boys are to be highly congratulated on their victory in both races over the House . Their success last year seems to have inspired them with true zeal for fresh conquests. In the under-seventeen fours the crews were composed of a mixture of House and Day-boys after the manner of the senior boats last year, though the race, which promised to be one of the best of the season was unfortunately spoiled by the stroke of one boat breaking his rigger. This season was marked by the victory of the Old Boys over the School after many years of defeat. The Old Boys sent a very representative and weighty crew, which also had the benefit of rather more training than usual . The School crew was unusually light . The new tub pairs so kindly presented have supplied a want deeply felt in preceding years ; while Mr . Head's thorough system of training has done much for the rowing throughout the School, where there is no lack of promising material to be seen .
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We are all delighted that the long disputed question of a gymnasium has been settled at last, and watch with eager zeal the steady, if somewhat slow, process of removing the turf from the future site of the building. Cricket is the only other subject that calls for our attention . Last year ' s team (lid not perhaps meet with all the success it deserved . Let us hope this year ' s will be more fortunate . We have five old colours left, two of whom are good bowlers, nor is . the batting talent wanting . Indeed we see no reason why this year's cricket record should not be at least as good as last year's . In conclusion we wish to bid a tearful farewell to our late gallant captain of the football team, W. A . Rose, who has left us . Also to the secretary of the football team and editor of the Peter/le, A . NV . Eastwood, to both of whom we wish every success in the future . To Mr . Ensor too, our late science master, we wish all good luck at Marlborough.
CRICKET PROSPECTS. HE chances of our cricket team during the coming season are fairly rosy, as there are at least five of last year ' s team remaining, namely Whincup, Partington, Shepherd, Hudson, and R . M . Nevile. We fear that Rose has left, as no news has been heard of him lately, a loss which all who saw his brilliant catch in the Yorkshire Gentlemen ' s match will understand is greatly to be regretted . Still we hope and believe that our fielding, which was remarkably good last year, will not be amiss. The chief lack seems to be of bowlers, as R . M . Nevile is the only one of any experience left ; but Bailey had a very good average for the Second XI ., and with more accuracy should do good service, and Whincup's pace might make him a useful change bowler . With regard to the batting, improvement will no doubt have been made on last year ; we expect Whincup to be responsible for a good many runs, while Shepherd, though too fond of high cutting, should take some disposing of. Partington promises well as a " hitter," but lacks confidence, and Hudson, who batted well last year, m,ith better luck will be good . Corning on to the second XI ., Sullivan, who batted in as good style as anybody in the first,
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with another year ' s strength ought to have a good average . The rest will probably be selected from E . F. Nevile, Williams, Clemons, Henson, Metcalfe, and Wheelwright ; of these Clemons showed great promise as a bat, though his fielding was at fault. We notice with pleasure that there are two new fixtures, namely , those with Ryburn Valley and Bishopthorpe . To conclude, may all prosperity attend the school, and may it produce many a Mitchell . FIRST XI. VERStS .
DALE . Tuesday
May
Saturday Tuesday Saturday
June
Thursday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Thursday
15
22
N . R . Asylum . .
Away.
26 29
Barnard Castle . .
Away. Away.
2
Yorkshire Gentlemen . . Ryburn Valley C .C . . . Pocklington G .S . Ampleforth College
Home.
16
Ripon G .S . Yorkshire Gentlemen . .
Home. Away.
Durham . .
Home.
N . R. Asylum . .
Away.
19 21
Wednesday
29 } Old Boys 30 3 Ampleforth College 7 Pocklington G .S . II Leeds G .S .
Saturday
14
Tuesday
17
Ripon G .S . Bishopthorpe
Thursday
19
Durham . .
SECOND XI . St . Olave's 1st . . St . Martin's 1st
Saturday Tuesday
July
Saturday
Tuesday
May
22
Saturday
June
9 12
Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday
„ July
26
Saturday
„ „
3 1I 14
Saturday
May
26
Wednesday
Home.
7 12
26
Tuesday Friday
GROUND.
Away.
Home. IIonie.
..
Away. Home. Away. Ilome. Away.
..
Honie.
Ampleforth 2nd
Ilome. lfome.
St . Olave's 1st . . Ampleforth 2nd
Away.
Home. Away.
Leeds G .S . 2nd St . Martin's 1st TI-IOU)
Home.
XI . . .
. . . .
Thursday
June
12
St . Olave's 2nd St . Olave's 2nd
Saturday
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30
St . Martin's 2nd
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Saturday
July
7
St . Martin's 2nd
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I tome. Away. Away. Home.
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TO THE YORKSHIRE DALES ON A BICYCLE. HE barometer was at "set fair " when a solitary bicycle, with your humble servant seated on the pigskin, rode through Micklegate Bar bound for the Yorkshire Dales, and first of all for Ripon . It is a dreary road, the road to Ripon ; you ride for ten miles till you come to the village of Green Hammerton, where there was an arch of " welcome " stuck up . I rode through it triumphantly, and made for Boroughbridge, where there are some great stones projecting from the earth ; "the devil ' s teeth," I think they call them . I didn't go to see "the devil ' s teeth, " but staggered on to Ripon, and decided to stop the night . There was nothing to see in Ripon, there very rarely is, except a howling idiot that has to blow a horn at nine I set off o ' clock every night—some relic of the feudal times . rather late next day, being sleepy, and slowly rolled myself along to Masham . There was nothing very beautiful in the scenery yet, but now the aspect began to change ; the country was beautifully wooded, and hills and undulating fields rose on either side of me . At last I got to a place called Middleham; here there is a fine old castle belonging to the Nevile family, and also Danby Hall, the seat of the ancient family of Scrope . I was very hungry, and called at the "Black Horse " for my dinner ; I should have gone to the "pub" next door, but the sign frightened me, it was a cross between a rhinoceros and a tiger. There is not a large staff of attendants at the " Black Horse ." A deaf old man came out, and yelled to within, "Misses, hae yer ou't to eeat?" Misses responded with some beef-steak, which reminded me strongly of •' Black Horse . " I ate it without a murmur . I now entered Wensleydale, and knowing the speciality of the place clamoured loudly for cheese . Imagine my disgust when they brought me that article known as "red American ." There are two villages to pass after you leave Middleham ; one was without a public-house, and at the other no one told me the back wheel was going round—I have made a note of them . The next place I came to was Leyburn. Mary, Queen of Scots, tried to run away from here along a fine
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ridge called the Shawl . I decided to stop at Hawes, which was the next town, for a night or two, and had a very pleasant time there . There are some lovely waterfalls in the district, notably Hardrow Scar . a fall of too feet ; it flows over projecting rocks, and you can walk between the water and the rock . The poet Wordsworth visited it, and has saved me a great deal of trouble by the number of epithets he has applied to it ; his description of it reminds one of a Greek chorus . It is situated in a peaceful glen . Further up is another splendid fall,—in fact the whole country about is full of beautiful scenery . Aysgill Force is very pretty ; it is a fall of 46 feet, and the water slides over a broad convex cliff of shale . I moved on next day, and went through Garsclale and Dentdale, but it began to rain and thunder, and my last shirt got wet through . A sad thing occu rred here ; I was riding blissfully and easily along, when there floated on my unsuspecting ear the strains of " Daisy Bell" and an insulting suggestion that my bicycle was built for two . I immediately turned my nose towards home, as I felt too sad to proceed . I passed through some very pretty country ; but the holidays were drawing to a close, and I could not linger . Nothing very eventful occurred on my return, except that a horse, with a caravan tied to it, saw me ; it saw how melancholy I looked, and seeing I wanted excitement . it shot off at right angles into a stone wall, smashed the caravan and pitched the inmates . It was really a most enjoyable tour, and, given fine weather, no one will be disappointed who takes a visit to the Yorkshire Dales.
CORRESPONDENCE. [To THE EDITORS
OF
THE PETERITE .]
RESPECTED EDITOR,
On referring to former numbers of the Peterite I find it was the custom for Peterites to indulge in swimming sports ; and considering the number of drowning accidents that occur, notably
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one sad case within our own recollection, it would seem a pity that these were discontinued ; of course it is perfectly possible to swim without having races, but still as in all other things competition gives a stimulus to boys to excel in the art . Mr. Hill would willingly close the baths for an afternoon, if necessary, for that purpose, and prizes of some sort could be got by entrance fees and other ways ; I think, therefore, that it is certainly worth our while to take up the matter. Hoping that something will be clone towards arranging for sports of this nature, and thereby encouraging a most important exercise. Yours truly, NATATOR.
DEAR SIRS,
For some time now there has been a feeling in the School in favour of an alteration in the cricket colours, and when the matter was brought up before the Games Committee, it was suggested that as a first step a letter should be written to you, inviting Old Boys to give their opinions on the subject. 'When a similar attempt was made about six years ago, much opposition was met with from past members of the NI . But are there many O .P .'s who ever wear their blue and white coats, now that the Old Boys Club has its own colours? It is hoped that Old Peterites will let us know through you their feelings on the point . Yours very truly, C . P. AVHINCUP, (Captain of Cricket .)
ROWING. URING the Easter term the river was more patronised than usual . The gift of two new fours by the Old Boys and two tub pairs by Mr . Crossley (0.11.) largely increased the facilities for rowing, and they were often between thirty and forty boys on the water during the afternoon . It was decided that the School Four should be excluded from rowing in any other four-oared
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event, and this rule undoubtedly improved the representative crew and added considerably to the interest of the other races . O f the race against the Old Boys itself we shall have more to say later on .
Suffice it now that the crew did their utmost against
a powerful combination and were fairly beaten on their merits. The other school races were characterised by a sad lack of close finishes . The sculls and pairs were a series of processions, the monotony of which was occasionally varied by the aquatic gymnastics of the competitors . The one race worthy of the name was spoiled at a most exciting moment by the breaking of a rigger. The Day-boys were successful in winning both the representative races, and are much to be congratulated on having broken through the long run of ill-success . It is true that, had the members of the school boat been allowed to row in the House Day-boys race, the result must have been otherwise,—but things being as they were, we give full_ honour to those to whom honour is clue .
THE RACES. SENIOR PAIRS .—BvE. Wednesday, April 4th. Greeves Tomlinson
beat
Roy (i). Nevile . (i).
(cox) Cass
(cox) Addis. Rowed after afternoon school . Tomlinson soon went ahead, and rowing longer than his opponents was clear at the School boathouse. A length of daylight separated the boats at the Amateur ' s. Tomlinson won by two and a half lengths . Time 5 rains . 5o secs. FIRST HEAT.
Thursday, April 5th, Rose Whincup
beat
(cox) Addis
Greeves. Tomlinson.
(cox) Cass
Whincup immediately secured the lead and the race was practically over by the White Rose .
Won anyhow.
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SENIOR SCULLS. FIRST HEAT.
Friday, April 6th. Whincup Nevile (i.) beat Whincup won easily, reaching Lendal Bridge while Nevile was swimming near the Amateur's boat-house—having left his boat in the middle of the stream . SECOND HEAT.
Saturday, April 7th. Roy (i .) beat Greaves. The race was brought off on Monday and Roy won easily in 6 mins . 33?- secs .
SENIOR PAIRS. SECOND HEAT.
Dobson. Bailey beat Partington Haworth (i .) (cox) Wheelwright (cox) Addis. Haworth rowed very pluckily, but was clearly outclassed by his opponents, who landed home many lengths ahead.
SENIOR PAIRS. FINAL.
Monday April 9th. Rose. Bailey beat Partington Whincup. (cox) Addis (cox) Wheelwright. Partington again proved too strong for his opponents . Whincup rowed very hard, but could not get sufficient pace on his boat to make a race of it . The winners rowed hard, but "bucketed " considerably . Time 6 mins. 35 secs .
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SENIOR SCULLS. FINAL.
Thursday, April 12th. Roy (i .) \Vhincup beat \Vhincup was under Lendal Bridge long before Roy, but nearly capsized by fouling a barge about ten yards from the post . By careful management, however, he escaped this fate and got home first. Roy rowed very pluckily.
JUNIOR SCULLS. Russell. Roy (ii .) beat . On his arrival at Lendal, Russell was Roy (ii .) won anyhow no where to be seen . He came sometime later on in the afternoon.
FOUR OARED RACES. Thursday April 121h. The afternoon, which was miserably wet, opened with the senior sculls and after that came the under i6 four-oared race . The Day-boys and the School-house were represented here, and the Day-boys won . The I-Iouse had the worst of the luck as Wheelwright had been promoted to the under 17 fours, though eligible for the under i6, and his presence in the House boat might have made some difference . As it was both boats started off and kept level till a crab in the House crew gave the Dayboys a length's lead, which they never lost, and stroked capitally by Thompson (i .), who with care should develop into a very fair oar, passed the winning post two lengths to the good. DAY BoYs . Moiser (ii .) (Low) . Moiser (i .) Ford Thompson (i .) (stroke) Veld (cox)
BOARDERS.
Crowther (bow). Bingham Russell Roy (ii .) Wheelwright (cox) .
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The next event was a race between two under 17 fours. These boats were not representative, but picked, and produced an admirable run up to the White Rose, when Yeld broke his rigger and though Dobson stroked home with great vigor Haworth's boat won easily. HAWORTIH ' S BOATS. YELD'S BOAT. Addis (bow). Hey (bow) . Nevile (ii .) Clemons (i .) Wheelwright Dobson Haworth (i .) (stroke). Yeld (i .) Cass (cox). Yeld (ii .) (cox) A slight delay occurred while Hill mended the broken rigger, but the spectators, few and faithful, remained on . At length the two open fours were started off. There was great speculation as to the probable result of this race, but the Day-boys were rather the favourites . And events proved that idea right . Bird set a good stroke, and rowing long and powerfully the Day-boys gradually drew away from Tomlinson 's boat and won by two or A word of praise must be given to Tomlinson three lengths. for the plucky way in which he chased the leaders home. BOARDERS. DAr Bovs . Metcalf (bow). Carter (bow) . Nevile (i .) Hudson (i .) Greaves Bird Tomlinson (stroke). Rose (i .) (stroke) Wheelwright (cox). Yeld (ii .) (cox .) SCHOOL
OLD BOYS.
Friday, April 13th. The relative merits of the two boats had been much discussed, and popular opinion, perhaps backed up by popular feeling, leant rather towards the School boat . It was thought that the weight and experience of the older hands would secure them an advantage at the start, and that later on the longer training of the boys However, the prophets were would serve them in good stead . all wrong. The boats got off at about 3-30 . Partington striking The boats were neck and neck 34, Metcalfe a trifle faster .
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till the Scope corner was reached, and then the Old Boys with the bend in their favour forged ahead and stayed there . The School were a little unsteady round the Scope but on getting in to the Long Reach they rowed very hard, but were quite unable to catch their opponents, who were swinging along with great power . Metcalfe dropped the quicker rate of striking after the Scarborough bridge and paddled in to Lendal,—winning easily. The time taken was 9 mins . 45 secs . Undoubtedly the best boat won . The new boats are in favour of the better watermen and lack of training does not handicap a crew rowing in them, as much as it did in the days of the heavy boats. We cannot conclude without giving our thanks to the Lady Emma Purey-Cust for promising so kindly to give away the rowing prizes ; but unfortunately the weather was too inauspicious to allow the ceremony to take place . We also owe a debt of gratitude to G . Craven, Esq ., who had placed the York Amateur ' s yard at our disposal for the prize giving, and last but not least to the Rev. G . P . Davys and the Rev . — Cooper for their help in coaching the School Four. Names and \Veights SCHOOL . OLD Boys. C . P. \Vhincup (bow), 9 St . 12 lb . G . H . Eyre (bow), 11 st . r z lb. C . B . Cotterell, tO st . F . Mitchell, 12 St. 3 lb. R . H . Bailey, to st . 121 lb . F. M . Bingham, 11 st . r t lb. H . R. Partington (stroke), to st . 4 lb . H . G . Metcalfe (stroke), 1 o st. 8 lb. (cox .) Addis (ii) ., 6st . 4 lb. (cox.) F . Cadman, 9 St . 6 lb.
O. P. CLUB. COIMII'TEE meeting was held at the School on Thursday, April 12, The Rev . G. T . Handford took the chair, and these were also present Messrs . G . H . Eyre and P . E . Lord . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following were elected members :—Professor Clifford Allbutt, \V . E . Brockbank, W . H . Cobb, jun . ; L. Dodsworth, A . WT. Eastwood, J . A . Ensor, G . H . Head, J . M . Meek, J . E . Noble . J . Newton, H . S . Scargill, F. Shann, Rev . G. N. Storrs. The Secretary was instructed to write a strong letter to those who had not yet paid their subscriptions for 1892 .
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CONGRATULATIONS.
Subsequently the adjourned Annual General Meeting was held, The Rev. G . T. Handford (President) was in the chair . and there were also present Messrs . R . B . Addis, E . W. Clarke, G . H . Eyre, F. M . Bingham, G . H . Head, P. E . Lord . H . G . Metcalfe, C . M . Miller, F . Mitchell, B . J . Scargill, and H . H . Williams. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, it was resolved that the following words be added to Rule II. : - to the Treasurer ; members elected after June shall pay half-a-crown for the year ." Mr . J . F . Leaf having gone down from Cambridge. Mr. E . W . Clarke was elected secretary in his place. The Hull district was abolished. Messrs . H . W . Rhodes and F . Ware retired by rotation from the Committee, and Messrs . G . H . Eyre and E . W . Crossley were elected to take their places . Messrs . H . G. Metcalfe . F. Mitchell. The and K . E . T. Wilkinson were elected Sports Committee . Dinner Committee remained unchanged. The Treasurer's accounts were passed, and 17/- granted to the Football Secretary for postcards and printing . A sum not exceeding £r was voted as a prize at the School Sports for any race except the Old Boys' . A sum not exceeding Zr was voted as a prize for reading, open to the School, the details to be left to the Head Master . It was proposed by Mr . Lord, and seconded by Mr. Head, that the payment to the Magazine out of each subscription be reduced from 3/6 to 2/6 . An amendment was proposed by Mr . Miller, and seconded by Mr . Eyre, to substitute 3/- for 2/6. The amendment was carried by 6 votes to 3 ; when put as a substantive motion it was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting.
CONGRATULATIONS. To Rev. J . H . Mallinson (O .P .), on his marriage, on 12th day of April, 1894, at St . Stephen's Church, Dulwich, to Rowina, daughter of G . T . Powell, Esq., of Rotherwood, Sydenham Hill .
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To F . E . Robinson, Esq ., on his marriage, on April zoth, 1894, to Miss Amy Hargreaves, of Heywood, near Manchester. To F . K . Hattersley, Esq., on his new musical productions. To R . Garwood, of Queen ' s Coll ., Oxford, who has passed second class in Moderations. To F . Mitchell, Caius Coll ., Cambridge, about whose doings we enclose the following extract from the Yorkshire Post .—" In the University trial matches the success of the young Yorkshire Freshman at Cambridge, Mr . F . Mitchell, was the chief feature . In college and trial games this young player has scored 775 runs in nine innings, being twice not out . It is of course easy to overrate college performances, but the figures are certainly remarkable . and Mr. Mitchell's form against betterclass bowling will have many a close Yorkshire critic . It has been stated, by the way, that Mr . Mitchell is late of Bootham School, York . It should be St. Peter' s School, where he has been educated since about the age of ten years, and where, playing as a boy, the young Cambridge Freshman twice made a century against the Yorkshire Gentlemen . " To the Old Boys on their well-earned victory over the School on the river. To the School on the advent of A . Richards, Esq ., as Mathematical and Science Master . He has already shown his zeal on the cricket field.
THE O .Y . DINNER (LONDON) NOTICE. HE Old Peterite Dinner (London District) will be held on the 3rd July, at the Holborn Restaurant . The Rev . Canon Elwyn will preside, and a strong committee is being formed to support him. Invitations will not as a rule be sent except to O .P .'s residing near London and to others who express a wish to be present. Further information may be obtained from the Hon . Sec ., C. H . Chadwick . Esq . . 3, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, V .C .
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OI31IUARY-NOTES AND ITEMS.
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L We grieve to hear of the death of C . P. GRANT. EsQ ., of Melbourne, Australia. He was in 1870 a foundation scholar of this school.
NOTES AND ITEMS. The thanks of the School are due to the fellows of Trinity Coll ., Cambridge . for a presentation to the School, in the form of an engraving of the late Professor Thomson, master of Trin . Coll. Prof. Thomson was for some years under the late " Tommy " Richardson, long time master at the School . The engraving is by Professor Herkomer, and is a copy of an oil painting by the same artist. An article on St . Peter ' s School is in this month ' s St. James' s Gazette. [EDITORIAL . —As complaints have reached our ears as to the uncertain dates of the publication of the Peterite, future dates will be as the law of the Medes and Persians which altereth not, and will be as follows :—February rst, April 1st, June 1st, August 1st, October 1st and December 1st .]
We beg to acknowledge Hurst Johnian, Hymer's College Magazine, Brighton Coll. Magazine, Dunelmian, Sedberghian .