June 1895

THE

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JUNE, 1895 .

No . 116.

SCHOOL LETTER. WILL there never come a season

Which shall rid us from the curse Of a prose which knows no reason And an unmelodious verse ; When the world shall cease to wonder At the genius of an ass, And a boy ' s eccentric blunder Shall not bring success to pass : When mankind shall be delivered From the clash of magazines, And the inkstand shall be shivered Into countless smithereens : When there stands a muzzled stripling, Mute, beside a muzzled bore: When the Rudyards cease from Kipling And the Haggards ride no more.

J . K . STEPHEN. T seems barely six weeks since our last number appeared, and since then so little has occurred to furnish us with materials for the inevitable school letter, that we must perforce deal with things somewhat summarily . However, important items are more fully commented on elsewhere . The boating season was short, far too short, owing to the long frost and subsequent floods.

The special feature of this season was that the House carried all before them . It was assumed that the Senior crew of the House and that of the Dayboys would make a close race, but it turned out quite the contrary, perhaps because the Dayboys' stroke was

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unable to maintain the dash and energy which characterized the fast and long stroke of the House . The Old Boys again beat The School, nor is it to be wondered at—not by way of excuse but as a fact, seeing that they had more opportunities for efficient practice than The School boat . Barely three weeks was at the disposal of The School boat, which for practically a new crew was quite insufficient. Our thanks are due to our good friends Revs.

G . P . Davies and H . Cooper for the energy and pains they lovingly took to coach . J . F . Leaf was a great acquisition as a coach to the Senior House crew, in fact we hardly like to say what they would have done without him . Messrs . P . Burr ell and B . J . Scargill also were very energetic in endeavouring to drive some sense into the young cubs . By the way, we have forgotten to mention a VERY important matter ; owing to circumstances pretty well known the Dayboys were this year denominated " The Rest," probably " The Remainder" would have sounded more euphonious . The Games Committee has very sensibly decided that in future football must cease six weeks before the end of term : " better late than never, " as it should have been done before . It is to be hoped that as this time has now been definitely fixed, it will be fully appreciated.

A more popular system of prizes has been resorted to, practically giving the recipients the power of choosing their own prizes by issuing orders on tradesmen to the value of the prize won . This system we consider more desirable than the annual distribution of pewter pots, and we venture to say it will meet the approval of the various Temperance Societies.

As for cricket, we have six of the last year ' s eleven left, so that our prospects are far from gloomy . All last year's bowlers are with us, and no lack of batting talent . The match list is a large one, and we hope the new fixture will prove a success.

Now that the Gymnasium is very near completion, it is to be hoped when the opportunity arrives it will be in constant use, and that the present carriage of Peterites will be improved into something more upright and elastic . Before we close we wish we could use a sledge-hammer to remove the lamentable indifference of a

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large section of the Dayboys to the prosperity of the School Magazine . Last year an appeal was made in these columns, but without success . It is a fact that only one-fifth of the Dayboys subscribe . Can anything be more deplorable Mr . Burton is leaving us to take charge of Bangalore College, Madras . He and Mrs. Burton have always been our good friends, and they will be much missed . We hope they will always be in touch with THE PETERITE, and that we may from time to time hear from them . We congratulate Mr. Burton, and he has the best wishes of all of us.

A REVIEW OF THE ROWING SEASON OF 1895.

Nothing in the world stands alone . A boot suggests a foot : an organ implies a monkey . Similarly a rowing Club presupposes a river and an accessible Boat-house . It is bootless to expect a foot-less boot to walk alone : take away a monkey ' s organs and inanition ensues . "Turn a river into a frozen high road, or make a boat-house an island, and for pursuits aquatic, motion is at an end, commotion and emotion begin.

For weeks the Ouse was frost-bound—the football and goal-post were buried—hockey and the skate reigned in their stead . And after that—the deluge—the towpath submerged—the river rapid as a Centaur racing a bicycle—the wind turbulent, erratic, ravening, like a pack of wolves in pursuit of sheep.

The excess of water was followed by a threat (rare in the annals of crime in connection with water) of a three-foot drop . Fortunately this was in part averted . The proposal to postpone the races, that they might be " the last rows of summer," faded away : wherefore several strange processions took place upon the waters— called not unjustly on account of the brevity of educational opportunity, " the wild tows of Easter." " But it is difficult to smile with an aching heart ." We would fain offer a word of sympathy to Bailey, in that his energetic good

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management was thwarted by the uncontrollable freaks of the elements.

Other writers will deal mitt' the races in detail : it is our duty to be comprehensive.

An idea seems abroad that the rivalry between the Day-boys and the School House is of more importance than the welfare of the Rowing of the School.

This theory is so utterly absurd and unwarranted that only its prevalence makes it worthy of notice . "I'o say that competition is good is a truism ; but competition is merely a means to an end, namely, Excellence . To endeavour to make competition the End, to the exclusion of Excellence, marks a false conception of a false Ideal.

That the same boy should row in the School Four and in a Representative Boat is rendered absolutely impossible by the limitations of physical strength, and also—though this is a minor point—by the lack of competent coaches that would ensue . The sooner this fact is recognised once and for all, the better it will be for all interested . True patriotism demands the sacrifice of the Individual to the State : it places the University before the College, the School before the House . The first and foremost aim of the Club must be the best available School Boat ; after that the arrangement of the closest races possible with a view to discovering the best material for the School-Boat of the following year . If it so turn out that the representative boats of the Day-boys and House will make good races, so much the better ; but if contests of this kind seem likely to turn out, hollow farces, then it is infinitely better to arrange mixed boats, with a view to the development of keen oarsmanship ; and any one who is not a good enough sportsman to row to win had better retire elsewhere to play croquet or spellicans.

A word as to the races themselves . We heartily congratulate the Old Boys, and offer our sympathy to the Present ; and thereto we add a special word of condolence to L . Bird, who was prevented by doctor' s orders from a probable place in the School Boat . This

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year denied to the tiros any long practice, whereby alone they can hope to beat the greater experience of the veterans . The School were scarcely out more often than their rivals . Everything was done in a hurry—except the leisurely arrival at Lendal by the winners.

A word of individual comment may not be out of place . Bailey never seemed as much at home on the stroke side as on the bowside . That he rowed all he knew goes without saying, but he contracted a nasty habit of " screwing " at the finish, so that the end of his stroke was cramped, whereas at " 3 " in 1894 . his body form was excellent.

Shepherd at three rowed hard . He may be described as a rough diamond . Had the period of practice been longer, some of the roughness might have been polished off, and more of the diamond allowed to appear . But Rome was not built in a day.

Hudson stuck to his work well, and showed decided improvement on last year ' s form, but his lack of strength in the small of the back gave a weakness to his work behind the rigger . He also has a tendency to " slice " at the beginning . Tomlinson was disappointing . He stroked the House-boat last year very pluckily, and hopes were entertained of a further improvement ; but either the change of sides or the lightness of the craft upset him : this, added to a preternatural slowness in getting the hands away, quenched the expectations formed about him . Oh, that he may blossom again next year !

The other races will be dealt with lower down . The First House-boat "came on " wonderfully under Leaf's coaching (luring the last few days, and the fact that most of them will be here next Easter speaks volumes of hope . From start to finish they rowed hard, in capital time, and with a good swing.

In conclusion, a word of praise to Roy and Carter (who should be heard of again) for their excellent performances in the pairs, and to Tomlinson and Greeves for their victory in the final .

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BOAT RACES.

BOAT RACES. The annual four-oared races were rowed on Saturday, April 6th.

The weather was cold, and a strong wind was blowing down the course.

The Third Boats put out at 3 p .m ., The House taking the far side . The House were far heavier than " The Rest," and had had more experience, whereas The Rest had never rowed in a race before . At the start Freer went away with a quick stroke, and quickly showed the way, and increased his lead all down the Straight The Rest struggled gamely on, but with their small physique they had no chance against their muscular opponents.

Housx. G. Crowther (bow) .

R . G . Bingham .

R . F . Russell .

E . L . Freer (stroke) .

H . Garland (cox .).

REST .

J . M . Draper (bow).

'A . B . Bailey.

B . Nelson.

H . Thompson (stroke).

R . Yeld (cox .).

The Senior crews embarked next, and The House winning the toss chose the near side . The excitement manifested in this race was very great, as The Rest were confidently expected to win.

At the word " row" Haworth clashed off with a splendid start, and in the first half minute was nearly half a length ahead . In spite of the vehement shouts of his partisans Moiser seemed quite unable to row a fast stroke, and by the White Rose they were two lengths behind . Through Scarbro' Bridge Cass took The Rest ' s water, and aided by the stronger current, Haworth drove his crew through Lendal Bridge comfortable winners by two and a-half lengths . Time, 6 min.

HousE .

J. E . Metcalfe (bow).

H . B. Greeves.

R . M . Nevile.

G . P. Haworth (stroke).

C . P. Cass (cox.).

REST 1ST .

B . Moiser (bow).

P. Carter.

J . W . Ford.

L . H . Moiser.

A. B . Bailey (cox.).

In the last race between the 2nd crews, The House were expected to win, and rightly so as The House dashed away from the start and quickly drew out . The Rest did not show very good form, their time being scratchy, and stroke had a bad hang over the stretcher ; however, they rowed very pluckily, but they lacked

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the dash which marked the display of The House, who won as they liked . Time, 6 ruin . 3 1 sec.

Houss 2nd . A . M . Sullivan (bow) .

N . F . Roy .

H . Wheelwright .

F . Clemons .

D . W. Roy (cox .) .

REST 2ND .

B . Y. Draper.

P . Raine.

J . Watson.

G . E . Yeld (stroke).

J . Draper (cox .).

SENIOR PAIRS.

Heat I .

J . Shepherd.

R . H . Bailey .

Heat

H . Tomlinson

2.

H . B . Greeves.

Bailey 2, cox.

w .o.

G . G . Yeld.

G . P . Haworth.

Cass, cox.

v

Haworth got a capital start and led a bit at first, but Greeves was pulling a good long stroke and soon overhauled his opponent, being quite clear at the White Rose boathouse . Haworth here spurted and began to come up, but his effort was quite fruitless ; Yeld appearing to be quite done, and at times very much out of time.

Greeves meanwhile had increased his lead pretty substantially, and won by five lengths.

Heat 3 .

R . M . Nevile .

B . Hudson .

v.

P . Carter.

N . F . Roy.

This appeared to be a mere run-away for Hudson, but the result proved a most extraordinary surprise . Roy got a good start and began to lead, but Hudson quickly got well under weigh, and at the corner was two lengths to the good . Here Roy, who was keeping his stroke very long, spurted, and going through Scarbro' Bridge drew up level . From here to Todd ' s Barge ensued a neck and neck race . Hard work in The School boat during the earlier part of the afternoon now began to tell on Hudson, and he got very short and scratchy . Through Lendal Bridge he spurted and drew up a bit, but his effort came too late, as Roy had already passed the winning post by about a yard.

Semi-final.

P. Carter .

N . F . Roy .

J . Shepherd. v. R . H . Bailey.

Roy in this, too, provided a further surprise by winning as he liked . Bailey led at the start, and maintained it up to the corner.

Here Shepherd "caught a crab, " and Roy drew up level, and,

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aided by the strong current, drew ahead through the bridge, where Shepherd again lost his oar twice over, which gave Roy time to get well ahead . Bailey now spurted, but past the jetty Shepherd again lost his oar, so that Roy had no difficulty in winning comfortably by four lengths.

Final.

P. Carter .

H . R. Tomlinson.

N . F. Roy . v . H . B . Greeves.

This race was rowed after the scratch fours . Roy was evidently a bit fatigued by his previous race, and, though he rowed very well, the strength of his opponents managed to pull them through winners by about three lengths.

Senior Sculls.

H. B . Greeves .

v.

J . E . Metcalfe.

Metcalfe had only been out in a skiff twice, and this being his first race, proved a very easy win for Greeves . He led all the way, and through Scarbro' Bridge had taken Metcalfe ' s water. From here to the end he paddled home with one or two easies and won as he liked . junior Sculls.

Heat r .

Draper ii . v. Thompson ii.

A good race ensued . Draper led as far as the corner, where Thompson, who was pulling stronger and in better style, came up level, and was clear at the jetty . Draper gamely spurted, but could not make up the lost ground, and lost by a length and a-half.

Bailey ii . . . A bye.

Bailey ii . v . Thompson ii.

Thompson was the favourite, but Bailey led away from the start, and maintained his lead all the way, winning by four lengths.

Thompson seemed unable to keep clear of the bank, which possibly lost him the race.

Heat 2 .

Final.

JUNIOR PAIRS.

For these there were only three pairs entered, Bingham and Nelson getting the bye.

Beat i .

J . Draper Roy ii ..

A . B . Bailey . v . Thompson.

Getting off well at the start, Bailey led by about half a length, which he increased by the corner . Thompson rowed very hard,

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but their style was not as good as their opponents, who won by about two and a-half lengths.

Final.

J . Draper .

A . B . Bailey .

Nelson ii. v . R . G . Bingham.

This was one of the finest races of the year . Bingham had more weight and strength than his opponents, and no doubt was greatly hampered by the somewhat crude ideas of rowing which his partner shewed . Both crews got a capital start, and down the straight were level, both rowing all they were worth . Past the White Rose Bingham gained, and was nearly a length clear, when, unfortunately, Nelson lost his oar, and enabled Bailey to come up, and, spurting through the bridge, he got well ahead . After this great effort they seemed exhausted, and Bingham began to draw up quickly, and past the jetty was only three-quarters of a length behind . Then Bailey gamely spurted all he knew, to which Bingham responded, but Nelson could not keep it up, and Bailey just succeeded in getting home by a few feet . The winners shewed very good form for youngsters, and should in future . with increased weight and strength, he of great service to the School rowing.

The following was the final of the Scratch Fours : (G . G . Yeld (bow) .

B . Moiler )bow).

E . C . Cadman .

L . Moiser.

A. W . Richards . Esq . beat E . W . Clarke.

B. J . Scargill, Esq . (stroke) . B . Hudson (stroke).

A . B. Bailey (cox.) .

D . W . Roy (cox .).

OLD Boys' RAcE. This, the most important race of the season was rowed on Monday evening, April 8th . Owing to the long frost and subsequent floods the practice of the School crew was very long delayed.

This was most unfortunate as it is only by a lengthy period of practice that Present crews can hope to overcome the superior physique and experience of the Old Boys . Again, in the composition of the boat there were also difficulties to surmount, Bailey alone of last year ' s crew bring left . L . Bird, who showed very promising form in the Day-boys ' crew last year was prevented by doctor ' s orders from being tried . Again the boat had to be made

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up rather Hastily and the time for getting together was very short, and though sundry critics doubted whether the strongest possible combination had been got together, the brief space of time at the disposal of the captain made him determined to get his crew, if not the best, to row together rather than make changes which might possibly have increased the strength of the crew individually but not, owing to the press of time, collectively . The Old Boys too, were beset with difficulties in getting a crew . Its composition was in the hands of the Rev . H . G . Metcalfe, the old Peterite and Pembroke College, Cambridge, oarsman, who was prevented by clerical duties from rowing himself . However, he managed to get a crew stroked by C . B . Cotterill, who rowed z in last year ' s Present crew ; A . L . Bird who is well known in local rowing circles was No . 3, R . Garwood 2 and Cecil Cobb bow . This was undoubtedly a strong lot and considering that they had as much time as the School in which to practice, it is no disgrace to the School to have been beaten . The evening was an ideal one for racing and favourable for a fast time as the result proved . A moderate stream was running and though there was a fresh breeze blowing down stream the water was quite smooth At the word " go " both boats jumped off at a great pace, but the wearers of the light blue soon sheaved to better advantage, swinging a longer stroke and coming more steadily forward . The Present hung on gamely for a while and their partisans hoped to see a great race but the Old Boys, awed by having the far side at the Scope corner drew right away, and past the School boat-house was quite three lengths ahead . Bailey made strenuous efforts to pick them up but the superior form and strength of the Old Boys was not to be denied and they soon sped home, easy winners in the very fast time of 9 minutes 2 seconds, no less than 43 seconds faster than last year' s winning crew . There was a very large gathering of enthusiastic spectators, especially on Lendal Bridge, to see the finish.

CREWS .

OLD Bo y s .

SCHOOL. C . Cobb (bow) .

R . Garwood (2) A. L . Bird (3).

C . B . Cotterill (stroke) .

Thompson (cox) .

H . R . Tomlinson (bow).

B . Hudson (2).

T . Shepherd (3).

R . H . Bailey (stroke).

A . B . Bailey (cox).

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CONFIRMATION. The annual Confirmation was held in the School Chapel on April 6th . The chapel was filled with a large congregation of friends of the candidates and others, when the Bishop of Beverley, accompanied by the Headmaster and Rev . A . E . Burton, entered the building . After the usual exhortation had been read, the hymn "Soldiers of Christ arise " was sung ; the usual order of service was then proceeded with, after which the Bishop of Beverley addressed the candidates, who numbered twenty . He began by telling them that they must not forget the original object of Confirmation, and the outpouring of the Holy Ghost narrated in the Acts of the Apostles . Though now the gifts of tongues, as indeed the need for such gifts did not exist, still the Holy Spirit was none the less powerful to work out salvation in the hearts of all present . They must not think, however, that the power against temptation which would now be given them from the Holy Ghost in the laying on of hands would suffice them for their whole lives ; but they must avail themselves of the privilege granted them of obtaining a continued renewal of that Spirit in the Holy Communion . Our Lord was subject to the same temptations as we are ; and, though they could not of course remain perfect and undefiled as He had done, Who had resisted the fiery darts of the Evil One for forty days and forty nights, still the more they aimed at His perfection, the nearer would they attain to a pure and holy life . In conclusion, he bid them add to their daily prayers the prayer he was about to repeat : " Defend, O Lord, me Thy servant with Thy Holy Spirit, that I may be Thine for ever, and daily increase in Thy Heavenly Grace more and more until I come to Thine everlasting kingdom . " He then performed the ceremony of " the laying on of hands, " after which the prayers for those Confirmed were offered, and the service concluded with a hearty singing of the hymn " Fight the good fight ."

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ANIMA1,IA.

"ANIMALIA ."

(Continued from last October. " My efforts are attended with success ."

Those who read through my article on the lower creation last October will remember perhaps that I closed my remarks with a determination, when my classical education was concluded, of going out to Africa, to help the gentleman who went out to discover the language of the apes . Though I still remain a pupil, and am still being bathed at this fount of education, I saw no reason on second thoughts why my classical studies should interfere with this praiseworthy resolve . And, though the length of purse was not such as would allow my undertaking the expedition on my own account ; though the British public had not the spirit to subscribe to so deserving a cause, nevertheless I decided that the thing might be done on a smaller scale with equal success.

And, as the issue will show, I was not mistaken . Fortified with two of Mrs . Arrowsmith ' s half-penny buns, and twopence which was the price of admission, I went towards the Market-place, where the Martinmas fair is held in the city . I wended my way to the tent, where the "missing link" was kept : from the large picture on the outside I concluded he was a half-man half-monkey: the man with the big drum standing at the door said he had been captured last week from the wilds of Borneo (they must have telegraphed him over).

1 paid my twopence and advanced to the fray : the " missing link " struck me as not being kept in the state of magnificence which his peculiar nature deserved : he was seated in the corner of a small cage : (if he had stood up he would have bumped his head) . I adopted the following form of address : " Jumbo, do you like buns ?" He still remained staring at me with the same leaden look . I repeated my question . No change in the "missing link ! " And then the horrible truth dawned upon me—the " missing link " was stuffed ! In a tone of indignation I addressed the man at the door, but my threats

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were of no avail ; he simply pointed to the picture over the door. " Read that, " said he ; " if that man ain ' t got a link missin ' I ' ll eat my ' ead orf. " And I was bound to acknowledge the truth of the statement.

So I was obliged to go away, discomfited in the present instance, but not disheartened : the thing hadn't had a fair trial ; so I pawned my " Gradus ad Parnassum " for sixpence, and still armed with the halfpenny buns, entered the " grandest menagerie in the world . " I have since had reason to doubt this statement, but I will say that what the animals in that menagerie lacked in number they made up in smell.

What with the monkeys, and what with the camels, I can ' t tell how I came out alive ! but I did it, and mine be the glory.

Owing to this state of affairs I was obliged to come to the door at intervals for relays of fresh air, at the imminent risk of being shoved out and having to pay my sixpence over again . And now came the moment in my life, which our great dramatist so vividly pourtrays in the words "

There is a tide in the affairs of men, which Taken at the flood leads on to fortune," etc.

Despising the roar of the King of the forest, and the terrible tiger, the leopard, and other attractions, all of which looked too sleepy to be stirred up even by the man who went into their cages and fired pistols off, I advanced to the monkey cage, and immediately selected for my arts an old sage monkey with a red nose and white beard . I advanced towards him, and with a fascinating wave of my hand with a bun in it said : " Sancho" (my great aunt who kept a monkey called hers Sancho, so I knew) " Sancho, do you like buns ? " The intelligent animal hesitated not a moment ; with a sweep of his wiry arm he clawed the bun out of my hand, and the greater part of one finger after it, replying " jabberjabber-jabber :" not content, however, with this courteous remark, he further established his relationship to man by stealing the other bun out of my hand when I wasn ' t looking . The other monkeys seemed (and rightly so) rather to blame him for this, and took my

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part : and on my requesting a small monkey with a long tail to recover the bun he did so, but dishonestly ate it up, swearing horribly ; but I saw from the first he was a low brute, and didn ' t use monkey soap . I beg to make, therefore, the following diagnosis of their language : apart from " jabber-jabber, " it has too much of the Billingsgate smack about it, and, in spite of the interest which I feel in the matter, the human dictionary in that line wants no additions : it seems, however, very expressive.

Not only monkeys swear, but all animals, parrots especially : there were two parrots living next door to one another ; the one used to swear, and the other to sing psalms ; and parrot number two was sent in to correct parrot number one ; but the thing couldn't be done, it failed miserably, and not only that, but the good parrot was the one that was converted, and thenceforward the language was so needlessly strong, the neighbourhood got quite a bad name.

Such is life, and I could draw morals from this story but I won ' t, because it' s a moral in itself.

The work of my life is o ' er, and if I am not pensioned off by the State, or fed at the public expense, as they used to do to great men in Athens, not meaning of course at the lunatic asylum or the workhouse, well it' s not my fault.

THIS YEAR'S CRICKET. Of last year's team there remain Shepherd (capt .), Hudson (sec .), Nevile, Sullivan, Wheelwright, Bailey.

Everything points to a keen competition for the remaining places, and a "tail " quite worthy of the senior members of the team.

A list of matches is given below : among them will be found a new fixture in the match against Driffield town . There is every prospect that, given an ordinary amount of good luck, the cricket

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team of 1895 will close the season with the matches won considerably predominating over those lost.

FIRST XI. DATE .

Saturday, May Tues ,, Thur . ,, Tuesday, June Thur.

Sat. Tues . „ Sat . „ Thur . ,, Sat . „ Tues . „ Friday „ Sat . ,, Tuesday, July Thur . „ Wed . „ „ Thur .

VERSUS.

1S 21 30 4.

6 8 I1

15 20 22 25 28 29 2 4 to

Away.

Away.

Away.

Home.

Home.

Away.

Away.

Home.

Home.

Home.

Away.

Old Boys .

Home.

Ampleforth College Durham G .S .

Leeds G .S .

Pocklington G .S .

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1St NET. J . Shepherd . .

B Hudson .

R . M . Nevile .

A . M . Sullivan .

H . Wheelwright .

R . H . Bailey .

E . M . Hingston .

R . F. Russell .

E . J. Joicey .

G . Yeld .

J. Metcalfe .

L . H . Moiser .

H . B . Greeves J . P. Watson .

G . Crowther .

J . W . Ford .

. . Away. . . Home. . . Away. . . Home.

XI. St . Olave's School . . Home. . St . Martin ' s School . Home. . . . Ampleforth College 2nd . . Away. . . . St . Olave ' s School . Home. . . . Ampleforth College znd . . Home. . . . Durham G .S 2nd . . Away. . . . Leeds G .S . znd . . Home.

St . Martin ' s School . . Home.

2nd NET. 3rd NET. N . F . Roy .

J . Myers.

P. Carter.

E . J . Walton.

H . R . Tomlinson .

G . \V. Filliter.

R . G . Paver-Crow.

F. P . Fausset . (i . R . Walker.

D . T . Romans .

T . F . Williams .

E . M . Leaf.

R . Bingham .

H . W . Bennett.

C . P. Cass .

W . N . Bennett.

J . Thompson.

B .Moiser.

J . L. Harrison.

E . L . Freer .

J . W . \Vinn .

H . S . Haworth.

F . L. Pelly .

P . B . Jones.

B . Nelson .

F. W. Lever.

W . M . Newton .

A . E . Bayley.

M . Scott .

H . C . Broadwood.

H . P. Coning.

SECOND

Tuesday, May 21 Thur . ,, 30 June 4.

Tues .

Tues . ,, 25 Tues .

July z Thur . „ 4 Wed . „ to Sat . „ 13

GROUND.

Yorkshire Gentlemen N .R . Asylum Pocklington G S. Ampleforth College Yorkshire College Durham G .S. Yorkshire Gentlemen Driffield Town Almondbury Old Boys Ryburn Valley N R Asylum

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C . H . Sale .

A . J . Clemons.

C . Moiser .

ASSOCIATION SIXES. 3rd NET (continued).

J . M . Draper.

T. R . Heap .

J . Hodgson .

C . P . Scott.

L . R . I . Shebbeare.

T . VT. Williams.

R . Collier.

R . K. Yeld .

ASSOCIATION SIXES. This excellent institution was established this year at the happy suggestion of Mr . Lord, and through the diligence of the football captain .

ROUND I. G. P . Haworth T . Romans.

E. Joicey G . Crowther. beat R . Bingham.

P . Carter H . Bennett.

F. Pelly N . Creer H . Thompson.

A. Clemons R . G . Paver-Crow.

By 2 goals (Haworth and Carter) to [ goal (Bennett) .

Mr . Lord Mr . Richards.

F . P . Fausset N . F . Roy. P . Raine beat F. Clemons.

C . P . Cass C . Nelson.

A . Garland G . Broadwood.

M . Richards T . Shepherd.

By 4 goals (Cass 3 gls ., Mr. Lord) to r goal (Clemons).

Joicey and Bennett played well for their respective sides, and Paver-Crow kept goal pluckily for the losers.

Mr. Lord gave great assistance to the winners, and was well backed up by Cass . Clemons did good service for the other side.

ROUND I. v.

E . Nelson.

J . P . Watson L. Freer.

L . Moiser E . Coning M. Scott.

G . Winn R . Yeld C . Moiser After a draw Nelson's team scratched .

A . M . Sullivan Hingston Candler Draper Heap Newton . . . .

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A bye.

SEMI-FINAL.

Mr . Lord ' s team beat G . P . Haworth ' s team by four goals to one goal.

Raine, Fausset, Cass and Richards scored for the winners, and Haworth for the losers.

Mr. Lord ' s team beat A . M . Sullivan ' s team by 8 goals to nil.

Fausset (3), Raine (3), Cass (z), scored for Mr . Lord ' s team.

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FINAL.

Watson's team beat Mr . Lord's team, z goals to 1 goal.

Soon after the start Cass got a goal for Mr . Lord ' s team, but bad play by Garland let in a shot from \Vatson Then \Vat -on got another goal, and in spite of strenuous efforts on the part of Mr . Lord ' s team the latter failed to equalise, and time was called with the score as above.

THERMOPYLAE. " To Arms !—To Arms ! The foe march on our rear.

Arise !—The Persians even now are here . " They heard the words—turned pale—and gasp ' d for breath.

Some cried—" Flee ! Flee ! " To stay is certain death.

Panic and tumult Sparta's warriors fill ' d, Till brave Leonidas the tempest stilled. " Dream yc of flight, " he cried . " Do Spartans flee ?

Nay, noble warriors ! stay and stand by me : Sparta requires her sons to win or die.

Conquer ye cannot—will ye life deny ?

A glorious death wins man undying Fame: To live by flight—a traitor ' s deathless shame.

By gods and heroes ! shrink not from the fray, But spring upon the foe without delay ."

They grasp ' d their spears—they form ' d their lines—they bore Down on the Persian—with a deaf' ning roar.

They hurl ' d themselves upon them—slashed them down : They fell ! The heroes !—won they not renown Their tomb's an altar ! Still their praises ring Who bled and died for Country and for King .

G. E . R.

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NOTES AND ITEMS.

NOTES AND ITEMS. THE O .P . DINNER. (LONDON DISTRICT .)

The Old Peterite Dinner will be held in London on the 4 th July (first day of Oxford and Cambridge Cricket match) . The Rev . Canon Elwyn will preside. 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 he obtained from the Hon . Sec ., C . H . Chadwick, Esq ., 3, Stone Buildings, Lincoln ' s Inn, W. The following are the members of the Dinner Committee : Abbey, Rev . R .

Allbutt, Professor .

Anderson, Yarborough .

Atkinson, W. F .

Braithwaite, Rev . P . R .

Close, C . A .

Edmundson, Rev . G .

Forster, G . B .

Gregory, Rev, G. H .

Haigh, Charles .

Lambert, P. B .

Mallinson, Rev . J . H .

Meek, W . A .

Hugh.

Needham, Dr. Newberry, H . J. Pollard, A . T. Price, His Hon ., Judge.

Reinold, Professor.

Stepney, Right Rev . Bishop Suffragan of.

Taylor, Rev . J. W . W. Turnbull, W. P. Walker, Edward.

Watson, C . W. Wharton, Hugh.

Moss,

Canon Browne, appointed Suffragan Bishop of Stepney.

F . Mitchell, for Cambridge University v . Somersetshire scored 191, his first century in first-class cricket.

R . H . Bailey, elected to an Exhibition of 1)0 a year at St. Catherine ' s, Cambridge.

We beg to acknowledge with thanks : Riponian, Leodiensian, Dunelntran,Hyrer' sCollege Magazine, C .M.S. College (Calcutta), Coventry Magazine, Abingdon :an, aferchislon :an, Illustrograph, Carliol, Dovorian, S . R. G . S . 'Wag., Giggleswi/k Chronicle.

MARRIAGE. On April 3oth, at Kirbymoorside, C . A . Knapton, to Margaret, daughter of J . A . Harrison, Esq ., Kirbymoorside .

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OBITUARY. On April 7th, at Scarborough, Leonard Dodsworth.

Entered the School, 1867.

Early in April, in Nest Africa, Lieut . John E . Noble.

Entered the School, 1879 . Lieut . in 1st Bat . K .O. Yorkshire Light Infantry.

On May 6th, Captain F . M . St . Clair (O .P.).

[See Times, May 8th .]

The following account is taken from the " Standard " : "The news at Akassa was that the Royal Niger Company had made several expeditions up the river against the natives . In returning from one directed against a village, which was found to he abandoned, darkness came on, and the men who had left their steamer lost their way in the dense bush . The captain of the vessel persistently blew his whistle, and by this means the expedition was enabled to ascertain the direction in which to proceed, and, after several hours ' exhausting work, cut its way through to the ship . Several of the force were struck down with fever, amongst them Captain Noble, who died the next day Lieutenant \Viddicombe, of the Constabulary, also died of fever . He had not been with the expedition . It vvas reported that a further expedition to attack some natives entrenched about 6o miles up the river had been countermanded upon instructions from home . " Mr . Noble is described as a Captain . This may have been his local rank, as he was in command of a company of Houssas at the time when the was struck down . His rank in the Army, however, was that of a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion King ' s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, a regiment long associated with Yorkshire . One of the trophies of this regiment can be seen in the York Guildhall, and a record of its achievements is inscribed on a monument erected in our Cathedral .

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The late Captain A . F . St . Clair, of Her Majesty's ship Edinburgh, was buried at Southsea . Admiral Sa'man, with the officers of the Portsmouth squadron and more than 700 seamen and marines, paid the last honours, and in the college there marched also Rear-Admiral Seymour, Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves ; Commodore Atkinson, commanding the Training Squadron ; Lieutenant-General Davis, C .B , commanding the Southern District ; and all the captains of ships in harbour . Lord and Ladv Sinclair, Admiral Sir A . Milne, and numerous lodges of Freemasons were among those who sent wreaths . During the burial service minute-guns were fired by the Inflexible .