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PETERITE. Vot,. Xli .
JUNE, 1892 .
No . 98.
SCHOOL LETTER. O write a School letter is now, as often . only to traverse a beaten track, and summarise what is treated in detail elsewhere . Our Football team has maintained its reputation to the end of the season, and seemed hardly to feel the gaps made by the end of last term . The Debating Society has been very short-lived, owing to want of discussion among the greater part of the members, who appear to have little desire of winning immortality in this way . Next with the year rowing returns :—The School boat has once more shown the Old Boys what practise together and Mr . Miller's coaching can achieve ; we hope they will win more honours next term . The season, as regards the House and Day Boys, has been peculiar . The prospects of the latter were considered unusually bright at the beginning of the term—indeed the more sanguine entertained hopes of winning something . Their hopes, however, soon faded, and what with some leaving, some falling ill, and others turning slack, they almost despaired of the republic in a few weeks time ; they at last made a final effort, and succeeded in filling up the boats . Mr . Lord then came to the rescue, and the three boats were not beaten by much more than three lengths each, a satisfactory result as compared with the last few years . The Sixth Form boat was without exception the regatta boat, and so did not race the School. The Modern won a very tight race from the School . The two Binghams made the Pairs a foregone conclusion, and the Sculls were a case of Eclipse (S . O . Bingham) first and the rest nowhere . We have again been obliged to row in the old boats, those which the Old Boys
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kindly promised us are still on the way ; if distance does lend enchantment, they should indeed be celestial craft . There are many exalting reflections—but let them go, the editors too have been rowing and like Old John of Gaunt they write their words in pain whether true or not.
CRICKET PROSPECTS. NCE more the Cricket Season is upon us, and in spite of cold winds and frequent snow showers, we begin to look ahead and to consider what prospects there are of the season being a satisfactory one . We can ' t help stating at the outset that we have apparently anything but a cheering outlook ; still we must remember that a determination to do one ' s best and all round combination can effect great things . To get to work then, we find there are four old "colours" (Bingham 2, Carter r, Bingham r, Peel r) available, and thus seven places will have to be filled. Now seeing that Atkinson r, and Whincup 2, very nearly succeeded in obtaining their colours last season, we may pretty safely reduce the number of vacancies by two . To nominate those from whom the remaining five will be selected is a matter of no small difficulty, but we should say that the following will probably be candidates : Bingham 3, Eastwood, Partington, Peel 2, Rose, Shepherd, 'lute NVhincup r . Further, we must not forget those who have joined us since last summer, and in no case must the vacancies be filled without a thorough trial of each candidate's qualifications. With Bingham 2, Carter r, and Atkinson i, our bowling ought to be pretty strong, Bingham certainly bowled with success last season, and we confidently expect Atkinson to do great things this year. In the batting department, Bingham 2 ought to prove our main stay, though he certainly disappointed us sorely last season, and Carter r, in spite of his ugly style, will no doubt be one of our chief run-getters. We hope to see Bingham get rid of his weak stroke on the leg, which so often lost him his wicket last year. Amongst those we have mentioned as likely to complete the XI. Atkinson, Bingham 3, and Whincup 2, ought to turn out very useful "bats, " but they must remember that over-anxiety to score is a frequent source of downfall . Besides these, Peel 2, Rose, and Whincup r, have
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some reputation as bowlers, and we hope to see them prove useful in this line, if they will remember that it is the "pitch" and not the pace of a ball that determines its excellence . The place which will take most filling will be the wicket-keeper's, and we advise some 2nd XI . fellow to take up "stumping, " so that there may' be no difficulty' in filling the place another season. Finally, though we have no great strength in batting or bowling, we can hope to excel in fielding ; let there be no sloping after the ball, but let everyone be smart and always on the alert, remembering that nothing disorganises a really good batting team so much as smart fielding .
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THE BOAT RACES. LTHOUGH there was a lack of exciting finishes, the races were on the whole fairly satisfactory, and we anticipated our holiday weather . The rowing in some instances was really good . and . as long
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must not be dissatisfied if those instances are few . Of individuals, S. O . Bingham deserves especial mention for his hard rowing . and no one could possibly grudge him his five victories . Among the juniors T. Bingham and R. Bird were very prominent. The entries were rather too few—fortunately : for owing to want of time towards the finish, one race—the final heat of the Junior Sculls— was rowed after the general exodus of the schools . The dayboys were disappointing, and the School House—unfortunately, perhaps, from an impartial spectator ' s point of view—again swept the board. The racing began on April 2nd, and the details are as follows : JUNIOR PAIRS. rsT IIEA'r .—R . M . Nevile (bow) and R . Bird Or . ) and Tomlinson (slr.). Bird won easily by about 4 lengths.
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Hopkins (bow) and B . Hudson (sir .) v . B . Draper (bow) and If . Greeves (sir .). Hudson won by 2 lengths.
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HE :er.—R . M . Nevile (b;:ar) and L . Bird ( .sir .) v . K . Hopkins (bow) and Hudson (4i .). A good race . Bird won by a half a length.
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Leonard (bow) and T . If . Bingham (Qtr .) v . Nevile (bon) and L . Bird (sir,). The stronger pair, Bingham and Leona r d, won easily.
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JUNIOR SCULLS. rsr IIE1T—II . ( ;reeves v . N . Addis. Greeves won easily. 2ND Htlaird v . H . 'Bute. Bird won by S lengths. 3RD HEAT .—Greeves Greeves won by to lengths.
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11 EAT .—Bird V . R . M . Nevile. Bird ran into a boat, but won by half a length. 4111
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Bingham v . H . (,reeves. Bingham won . Bird stuck to him well for the greater part of the course, but was badly steered. FINAI, HEAT .—T . H .
SENIOR PAIRS. Whincup (bow) and T . H . Bingham (stn .) v . Williams (bow) and E . Nevile ( .titr .). Bingham won by 3 lengths.
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Hancock (bow) and II . Partington (stn .) v . A. Rose (bow) and C . J . N . Carter (sir .). The losers were disappointing, and Partington and Hancock, rowing well together, won as they pleased. 2N1) HEAT .—W . H . M .
R . Atkinson (bow) and Newton (sir .) v. C . Whincup (bow) and T . H . Bingham (sir .). Bingham %von by 2 lengths.
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Bingham (bow) and S . O . Bingham (sir .) v. Hancock (bow) and Partington (q tr .) The Binghams won by I-1 lengths . The losers rowed pluckily.
FINAL HEAT .—F . M .
SENIOR SCULLS. S . O . Bingham v. W . H . M . Hancock. Owing to the unfortunate want of time, several competitors gracefully retired, leaving I[ancock, last year ' s winner, to meet Bingham . Hancock, with the better style, led at first . and made a good race of it up to Scarborough bridge . where Bingham rowed him down, winning by 3 lengths. SENIOR FOURS. SCHOOL House
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Hancock (bolt . ) . Rose (bole). Partington . 2 B . Scargill. 3 F . M . Bingham . 3 R . Garwood. S . O . Bingham (stn .) . C . J . N . Carter (str .). Hopkins (cox). Shepherd (cox) . The House, rowing with greater length and strength, won somewhat easily by 2.1 lengths . 2
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v. CLASSICAL SIDE. Hancock (bow). Rose (bow). 2 A . Sargeaunt. 2 Partington. 3 F . M . Bingham. 3 B . Scargill. S . O . Bingham (dr .). C . J . N . Carter (str .). Shepherd (cox). Hopkins (cox). The old race of Sixth School and Civil or Modern was abandoned owing to the different school arrangements now existing, and this was substituted. The result was somewhat of a surprise . and without disparaging the efforts of his colleagues was mainly due to the hard-working stroke of the Modern side. The Moderns won by two lengths. MODERN SIDE
SECOND FOURS. . HousE N . DAY Bovs. Sea-tow . Cotterell (hole). C . Whincup (bow) 2 I ' Anson . 2 Hood. 3 R . 'I ute. 3 Forster . T . II Bingham (str .) . A . Sargeaunt (str .). Sargeaunt seemed unable to row a quick stroke and the House won by 3 lengths . THIRD FOURS V. SCHOOL Ilot sE Day Boy's. (bow ) . H . Bailey 13 . Hudson (bow). 2 Eastwood. 2 Horsfall. 3 J . R . Atkinson . 3 Johnson. G . Nevile Bird (sir .) In spite of an occasional and vigorous g rab caught by their "two," the House won by 2 ; lengths. THE SCHOOL r . THE OLD BOYS. This race was rowed on Saturday, April 9th, from the Waterworks to l,endal Bridge . The crews were : THE ScHoot THE OLD Bovs. B . St . G . J . Scarglll (bow). J . A . Easten (boa'). 2 H . Partington. 2 C . H . Chilman. 3 F . M . Bingham. 3 P . E . T . Wilkinson. S . O . Bingham (slr.) . II . G. Metcalfe (sir .) .
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The School had two members from last year in the Binghams, but were unable to make up their crew finally until the capability of candidates had been tested by some of the races . The Old Boys, though unable to get their best crew together, seemed fairly formidable and left no stone unturned to break the succession of School victories. For the third year in succession, the School have won, and we must congratulate S . O . Bingham on having helped to win all three. The crews went off well together, and the School, rowing a slightly slower stroke, were just ahead at the first corner, and gradually increasing their lead, were almost clear by the Ings Ditch . Metcalfe here spurted, and helped in their turn by the Station, the Old Boys went on rapidly, and passing the School whose oars were not together here, were clear on rounding the corner . At the beginning of the wall, keeping the stroke nice and long, Bingham came up, and the boats were on even terms ; for several strokes the two rowed dead level, when, without quickening, the School gradually drew away by the boathouse and gaining at every stroke, reached the winning post as they pleased, six clear lengths ahead.
OLD 1'1'_'I'ERITE DINNER (LONDON). NOTICE. The Old Peterite Dinner (London District) will be held on the 3oth June, at the Holborn Restaurant . The Rev . Canon Elwyn will preside, and a strong committee has been formed to support him. Invitations will not as a rule be sent except to O .P ' s . residing in the neighbourhood of London and to others who express a wish to be present . Further information may be obtained from the Hon Sec ., C . H . Chadwick, 3, Stone Buildings, Lincoln ' s Inn, V .C.
COkRI PONDENCE. 'I'o
THE EDITOR Ot •('HE
PETERITE . '
DEAR SIRS,
May I take advantage of your periodical to call attention to the collapse of all public regard for school swimming ? A few years ago we had regular Peterite races including Senior and Junior events, which excited
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considerable interest and competition . Considering that we have the same facilities for organising swimming sports, it seems a great pity that no effort should be made . It is not so much on account of swimming itself (though that ought surely to be sufficient) that I venture to make this suggestion, but rather in the interests of the rowing . At the beginning of every season, we meet with plenty of men who would gladly row if they only could swim ; but it seldom dawns on them that to row next spring they must learn to swim this summer . I think that some school races and the display of a little interest on the part of rowing men would tend to assist the memories of these worthies. — I am, yours very truly, AQUATIC US.
Obit u art!. AI' DELLwoon CROFT, F l'LFORD, YORK,
On F1'IDA Y, March ISM,
F . L . TA[AWDESLEV, EsQ ., J .P .. ACED 72 VF:ARS.
AT ASHOVER, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE,
On 7 CL'SDA Y, March 3oth,
Wll,I,I A\I BARBER, Q .C.
MR . BARBER, late County Court Judge for the Derbyshire district, was born in 1833, was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1862, created a Queen's Counsel in 1882, and elected a Bendier of his Inn in 1885. Ile was Professor of the Law of Real and Personal Property to the Council of Legal Education from 1881 to 1886, and was appointed County Court Judge of Circuit 19, comprising Derbyshire and a portion of Staffordshire, in September, 1889.
The Editors beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following School Magazines :—Herefordian, Leodiensian, Ulula, Hurst Johnian (3), Dunelmian (3), Bradfordian, Sutton Valence Magazine, Sedburghian, Coventry School Magazine, Giggleswick Chronicle, Riponian .
NOI'iS AND ITEMS.
NOTES AND ITEMS. T . Clifford Allbut, Regius Professor of Physic, elected to a Fellowship of Caius College, Cambridge. Rev . Canon Browne is one of Her Majesty ' s Commissioners to enquire into the London "Teaching University. M . 1Phittam, Esq ., C . M . Miller, Esq , and P . E . Lord, Esq ., have taken their M .A . Degree. A poetical contribution by " heardoe " is reserved for next number owing to want of space. Those who wish to play in the O .P . Cricket Match should send in their names to E . S . I) . Carter. We are unable, owing to a most unfortunate accident, to print a letter by Mr . Eyre in this number, but hope to do so in the next .