July 1892 by StPetersYork

THE

PET[RITE. VoL. NII .

JULY, 1892 .

No . 99.

SCHOOL LETTER. HEN first we take upon us the burden, or as we think at the

W/ time, the honours, of an Editor, our heart glows with patriotism. We will make the Pcterite a vehicle of noble thoughts, of sparkling wit, and of splendid English, aye, so renowned shall it be, that the light of the Spectator and the glory of the Tatler shall pale before it as stars in the light of mid-day sun . But this sort of feeling soon wears off. The other Editors come, with a determined and murderous expression on their faces . Our heart sinks . We know what they seek. Our remarks about weather and cricket meet with but a cold and uninterested grunt . " Cease, vain babbler," they say, " and try to write a School Letter . 'Tis months since thou did 'st aught for the enlightening of our toil . Astonish the Old Boys and the other schools with thy foolishness ; we, and the School know it already . " And we obedient forthwith begin. When we had finished the above paragraphs we wrote down on a little piece of paper the headings of the various subjects which suggested themselves to us as material for the School letter . We wrote them alphabetically, thus :—Baby, Cricket, Degrees . Who shall decide the knotty point of precedence? We daren ' t. We are going to treat them as we wrote them down, alphabetically . The baby mentioned has become the joy, and doubtless will become the ornament, of Mr .

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CAMBRIDGE LETTER.

Miller ' s household . The date of his birth (we nearly said " its ") is to be found elsewhere . We haven ' t seen him yet, and so can't say whether it resembles Mr . Miller or its mother yet . Oh, ye gods ! we said "its!" Where ' s that piece of paper? What's next?—Cricket . Though one has the impression that it has never ceased raining since Easter, as a matter of fact we have had only one match, Durham, stopped altogether, though many have been comparative shower-baths . We seem to have dodged nearly all the wet days . One week, from June 4th to June loth, the weather was grand . The accounts following will show that our success is greater than would appear from the number of wins. Several tall scores have been made, notably, F . M . Bingham's 59 against Bradford, 71 against Asylum, and 94 against Almondbury Old Boys ; Atkinson ' s 42 against the Yorkshire Gentlemen . and 77 against Ripon ; Moseley's 43 against Pocklington, and Carter's 43 against the Almondbury Old Boys and 37 against the Yorkshire Gentlemen. F . M . Bingham and Atkinson have both been the support of the team in the matter of bowling, without much practical assistance from anyone. Several bowlers have, however, secured an analysis by taking a few wickets . Twice we have reached 200 . May we do it for every match to come, says the Editors. Of course our first words anent the doings at the " Varsities " compliment and congratulate Leaf on his First Class . Nor can we forget Crosthwaite ' s Second in Mathematical, but stay, we are robbing the " Notes and Items ." Farewell all ye readers (and subscribers we hope) and may you have a more sober mind to arrange your next School Letter.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. HE May Term at Cambridge is a term of culmination, pleasurable and painful . There are those—` A sweet life and an idle, they live from day to day '—for whom the May Term crowns the blissful languor of the year with many and various delights, one thing however, is necessary, even for them, and that is fine weather ; a commodity

which has this term been plentiful to an extent unparalleled we are told

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for 9 years . To glide along the perfumed banks in a Canadian Canoe, not without some novel, and a parasol to shade the head withal ; to raise the body ' s temperature by the gentle and joyous pastime of Tennis, for the pleasure of lowering it again with cooling drinks under the shade ; to be full length at Fenner's the whole day long, watching brilliant hitting and dexterous fielding ; these are the delights of the lotus-eater. For the sterner Britons, there are Cricket matches with long innings and longer fielding under a blazing sun ; and the devoted oarsman will be content to forego the thousand innocent pleasures of liberty to submit to the unfeeling objurgations of a too candid coach and to toil daily with merciless exactitude up and down the Cam, in order that at the end of it all he may spend the four most miserable days of his life in pandering to the morbid pleasure of some Io,000 uninterested for the most part and unsympathetic spectators . But such torture is voluntary : there is a still darker side to the picture . The haggard Triposman feels the presence of such pleasures only to know they are to him inaccessible ; for him there is nothing but to rise up early and late, seek rest, and, paralysed at the speed with which the fatal day approaches, to try to get more done in 5 weeks than he would succeed in doing in 5 months . St. Peter's has this year furnished perhaps less than its usual number of victims in the persons of Crosthwaite, \Vellburn, Leaf and Allan. The May Races have been particularly unlucky this year . The painfully sudden death of H . C . Lovett, of Christ ' s, who was struck by lightning on Midsummer Common opposite the Pike and Eel while going down to the first day's racing, threw a gloom over the whole gathering, and demanded universal sympathy . Christ's of course did not row on the Friday Evening, and lost a place in consquence, whereupon they were caught by Hall (iii .) on Saturday, and on Monday by King's, whom they managed to re-bump on Tuesday Evening . St . Peter's was represented by Leaf who rowed four for Peterhouse, and Metcalfe who rowed two for Pembroke ; both boats unfortunately descended, Peterhouse to St . Catherine's and Emmanuel (ii .), and Pembroke to Hall (ii .) on the last night . The Hall kept away from First Trinity with comparative ease, although on the first night, First Trinity nearly realised the general expectations by coming within a foot of their stern at the Railway Bridge. I3

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CAI1BRIDGE LETTER.

The threatened sedition in the rowing world between the rival supporters of Kerr and Fogg-Eliot for the presidency has fortunately been quelled by the withdrawal of Kerr from the candidature, and Fogg-Eliot will be elected president with the rival old Dunelmian as secretary . The opposition to Kerr, apart from the question of Trinity Hall e . First Trinity, arose from the theory that he was too much dominated by J . B . Close, of First Trinity, who has coached the boats of that club during the rapid progress they have made during the last two years . and who was affirmed to be unduly anxious to try his theories on the University boat. The Installation of the Chancellor and the conferring of honorary degrees were made occasions for a successful pageant outside and an imposing function, relieved by much inapt flippancy, from the gallery inside the Senate House . Mr. Chamberlain, especially, perhaps from the seductive smack of familiarity about his christian name, came in for a large share of these pleasantries, against which he put on the armour of a nervous and vacuous smile . The Chancellor, who was the guest of the Vice-Chancellor at Christ's, visited most of the Colleges the following Monday. The placid atmosphere of the world of Scholarship has been thrilled by the polemics of one Headlam, of King's, who has published an impetuous and rather ill-considered attack on Doctor Venal, his theories and methods . According to Mr . Headlam, the ingenious Doctor's methods" consist of "reckless assertion without care to verify ; arguments intended merely to serve a present turn ; citation of such evidence as may seem to bear out a proposition and suppression of the rest." A critic of this denunciation perhaps not unjustly says : To publish such a reckless calumny on the character of an eminent scholar, who had examined in Tripos before Mr . Headlam became a freshman, is a proceeding that cries aloud for sonic decisive token of public disapprobation . " O . MEGA .

2 43

CRIChET. 7'.

BRADFORD SCHOOL.

This was the opening match, played on the School ground on Saturday, May 14th . Bingham won the toss and went in himself with Peel shortly before one o'clock ; with I I up Peel ran himself out. Carter and Bingham then put on 44 runs, the bowling being mostly short. No change was made until the score was S5 and then Milnes was put on and Carter was immediately caught at point . At lunch the score was 61 for two wickets, Bingham not out 36 . On resuming he continued to score freely, but Atkinson was out at 76 . Whincup and Bingham added 19 when the latter jumped out to one and was bowled . His innings was marked by good hitting, without any actual chance ; a little more steadiness towards the end would have improved it . After his departure wickets fell rapidly, eight being out for too. Then Forster and Peel by some vigorous hitting put on 24 and the innings came to an end . The Bradford innings was very brief, Atkinson bowling with the wind from the river end, and backed up by some admirable catching was too many for them, and the total only reached 13 . In the second innings they did better, but the first wicket was the only one to make any stand . The School won by an innings and 72 . The fielding was very good, as may be seen by the number of catches . TIIE SCHOOL. F . M . Bingham, b IIammond

A . W . Peel, run out .. C . J . N . Carter, c Healey, b Milnes J . R . Atkinson, b Milnes C . Whincup, b IIammond S. O. Bingham, b Milnes V . Mosley, c Healey, b IIammond T. H . Bingham, b Hammond C . Forster, c and b Milnes A . L . Peel, not out .. It . Whincup, b Ilammond Extra . . 125

CRICKET.

244

BRADFORD SCHOOL. SECOND INNINGS.

FIRST INNINGS.

II . Hammond, c F . Bingham, h Atkinson II . Mimes, c Forster, b Atkinson ..

6 c A . W . Peel, b S . Bingham 13 o

c and b Carter to

N . Dickenson, c S . Bingham, b Atkinson II . V . Shorter, c and b Atkinson ..

not out b Carter

F . G . Butler, b Atkinson .. R . G. Ellis, c R . Whincup . b Atkinson

b Carter o c Atkinson, b Carter 2

o o

II . Mosley, c Forster, b F . Bingham — Gregson, c A . L. feel, b F . Bingham .. L . Foggin, h Atkinson

h Carter

o o . .

c F . Bingham, b Atkinson

c Forster, b F . Bingham . . b Carter .. . . . .

Sr .

. .

o I

BOWLING

. .

c and b Carter

— Daniel, c . A . L . Peel, b F . Bingham A . Ilealey, not out . . Extras . .

6 o

Extras

ANALYSIS. PETER 'S.

Overs . Maidens . Runs. Wickets. If . Shorter

. . Io

41 28

F. G . Butler

Ii . Mimes II . Hammond

. . 15 .. q

4 2

36 20

4 5

. .

BRADFORD. FIRST

SECOND

INNNINCS .

O'crs. Maidens . Runs . Wickets . J . R . Atkinson 8

F . M . Bingham 8 A . \\' . Peel —

7 6

INNINGS.

Overs . Maidens . Runs . Wickets.

4 3

3 I

3 9

S . O . Bingham —

C . T . N . Carter —

10 . 2

3 5

7 9

I 7

S . Bingham bowled one wide.

PREVIOUS MATCHES. 1889 .

York won by 9 wickets.

189o.

York won by 8 wickets.

1891 .

York won by 32 .

2 45

CRICKET .

v . NORTH RIDING ASYLUM. On Tuesday, May 24th, on the Asylum ground. THE SCHOOL. F . M . Bingham b Best .. A . W . Peel, b Best

9 3

C T . N . Carter, b Best C . Whincup, b Best . .

ii 6

. . S. O . Bingham, b Milthorpe . . J . R. Atkinson, h Best

5 1

C . Fors'er, b Milthorpe

V . Mosley, b Milthorpe

4 4

T. H . Bingham, run out . . A . L . Peel, b Best R . Whincup, not out

. .

o Extras

. .

46 THE ASYLUM. E. Glaisby, c C . Whincup, h Atkinson F. Hearne, c Carter, b F . Bingham . . C . Best, b F . Bingham F . Leckenhy, b Atkinson

o 12

. . ..

C. Rudd, b A . L. Peel

4 21

G. Ilingston, st R. Whincup, b S . Bingham T . Milthorpe, b S . Bingham . . . . F. Waterhouse, c Carter, h S . Bingham R . Bowas, c Carter, b S . Bingham

4 . .

3 o o

J . Rastell, c Atkinson, b S . Bingham

W . R . Nicholson, not out

o I

. . Extra

. .

v. AMPLEFORTH. This match was played on June 2nd on the Ampleforth ground. The

School

won the toss and sent in F . M . Bingham and A . W. Peel

to face the bowling of Connor and Curran . The state of the ground was no doubt responsible in a great part for the small score

of 39• J .

Atkinson alone reached double figures . Curran was the most suc-

cessful with the ball . After lunch the College sent in Curran

and

Whittham to the bowling of Bingham and Atkinson ; the start was a

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CRICKET.

bad one, but on Connor joining Whittham the score rose rapidly. Whittham, Connor, Hind, and Dawson batted well, the remainder did little, and the innings closed for 99 . Atkinson captured 7 wickets for 54 runs, a very good performance ; the fielding on both sides excellent. ST . 1'El'ER'S. FIRST INNINGS.

SECOND INNINGS.

F . M . Bingham, c and b Curran A . \V . Peel, c C . Powell, b Curran

b Connor ..

. . C . J . N . Carter, b Connor C . Whincup, b Connor . . J . R . Atkinson, c McSheehy, b Curran

. .

b Curran .. b Connor ..

S . O . Bingham, b Curran C. Forster, b Curran . .

. .

o 16

. .

b Curran

. .

c Hind, h Curran ..

. .

not out not out

T . IL Iimhham, c and b Connor A . L . Peel, not out ..

3 0

c Curran, h Connor

Y . ' Tosley . c M;:Shcehy, b Curran

R . \Whincrtp, run out

.. 4 0

.. Extras

Extras

Total

•-

Total for 7 wickets

. . 30

A\1I'LEFO RTI I. . . . . P . Curran, b Atkinson . . . . L . Whittham, c F . M . Bingham, b Atkinson

I 22

A . Powell, b Atkinson E . Connor, b Carter

o . .

G . Hind, b Atkinson . .

. .

26 4

. .

J. McSheehy, b Atkinson

C . Powell, b Atkinson . . . . .. J . Dawson, c A . W . Peel, b Atkinson W . Smith, c F . M . Bingham, b S . O . Bingham F. Hines, c Forster, b S . O . Bingham H . Priestman, not out . .

. .

9 o

Extras Total

. .

9')

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING. S I . PETER'S . FIRST INNINGS .

SECOND INNINGS.

Runs . Wickets . Overs . Maidens . E Connor P . Curran

IS 19

3 6

13 12'4

5 4

Runs . Wickets . Overs . Maidens. S 19

4 3

12 12

5 6

CI :IL KET .

At r[.rsor.Tnt Runs . Wickets . Overs . Maidens. J . R . Atkinson

. . 54

F . t1 . Bingham

C . J . N . Carter

. .

S . 0. Bingham

. . 9

4 .2

A . L . Peel

.. 6

. .

v. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL. Played on the School ground on Saturday, June 4th . Pocklington went in first, Atkinson and F . Bingham bowling . Three overs produced three singles to Holbrooke, who was then lbw . With the score unaltered two more wickets fell, one by a nice catch at point . After a couple of threes from full pitches of Atkinson's, Snowden was nicely taken at long slip by Carter . Play was very slow and no wicket put on more than six . F . Bingham bowled very steadily and made a fine catch at slip . The score was 30 after an hour ' s play, but all were out for 37 . Holbrooke started the bowling to Peel, and in his third over bowled him with a slow ball . Carter at once began to force the game, but some of his hits were lucky ; after getting to 36 lie was bowled. F. Bingham made the winning hit in the same over (time 26 minutes), but was soon caught at long slip, a good catch . The middle of the eleven again failed, Whincup after standing half an hour, being out for a steady and useful 14 . Seven were down for 50 when Mosley came in and at once began to score . T . Bingham and Peel each helped to add 13 to the total, but the last wicket put on 30 before Whincup was unfortunately run out—he had kept his end up well . Mosley's runs were made by good hard hitting, largely towards extra-cover . Though some of his strokes were uppish there was no actual chance, and it was a most useful innings, including r four, 8 threes, and 5 twos. Holbrooke bowled well . The innings lasted an hour and a quarter. In the second innings of Pocklington Holbrooke showed good form, being run out by a smart return of Carter's . The fielding was again good .

CRICKET.

248

POCKLINGTON SCHOOL. FIRST INNINGS .

SECOND INNINGS.

A . W . B . Holbrooke, lbw, b F. Bingham T . B. Butter . c A . W . Peel, b Atkinson A . G . E . Butt, c and b F . Bingham . . C . J . Snowden, c Carter, b F. Bingham R . Harrison, b F . Bingham . . . . A . Norman, c F . Bingham, b Atkinson

3 run out o lbw, h Atkinson . . 3 b Atkinson .. . . S b F . Bingham . . 4 not out

.. . . 6 F . G . Swindell, b F . Bingham H . P . Lipscomb, c A . L . Peel, b Atkinson . . 2 A . H . E . Taylor, h F . Bingham

. .

. 29

b Mosley not out

. . o

. . . . II . Grainger . not out F B . Rowley, b F . Bingham ..

Extras

. .

l :arms

8 6o

37 TIIEl: SCHOOL. A . W . Peel, b Holbrooke C . Whincup, b Holbrooke C . J . N . Carter . 1) Holbrooke F . M . Bingham, c Taylor, b IIal rison J . R . Atkinson, c Rowley, b Holbrooke S . O . Bingham, b Harrison .. C . Foster, c Swindell, b Holbrooke .. V . Mosley, not out 1'. II . Pingham, b Harrison .. A . L . Peel, c Butler, b Iolbrooke R . Whincup, not out

.. Extras . . Ic6

BOWLING ANALYSIS :--POCKLINGTON. SECOND INNINGS.

FIRST INNINGS .

Ovrs . Mdns . Runs. Wkts . 3

I t

1. 2

C . J . N . Carter . .

S . O . Bingham

. .

V . Mosley

. .

J . K . Atkinson F . M . Bingham

.. ..

19 18-3

8 II

Ov-rs . Mdns . Rns . Wkts.

2 49

CRICKET .

v. LEEDS CLERGY SCHOOL. Played on the School ground on Tuesday, June 7th, and resulted in a win for the Clergy . LEEDS CLERGY. . . E . L . Metcalfe, b Atkinson . . Rev . E . H . Salter, b F . M . Bingham

. .

39 13

II . N . Lowndes, c A . \C . Peel, b F . M. Bingham . . . . .. C . A . Curgenven, b Carter . .

E . L . Sanderson, c A . W. Peel, b Atkinson

W . Macleod, lbw b Atkinson .. II . H . Kemble, c R . Whincup, b Carter

II . C . Wilkinson, not out

. . ..

G . T . Charlesworth, not out . .

4 6

Extras . .

Total (for 8 wickets) 185 To bat—C . P,ostock. TIIE SCHOOL. SECOND INNINGS.

FIRST INNINGS . A . \V . Peel, b Lowndes C . Whincup, b Lowndes

0 0

C . I . N . Carter, c and b Curgenven F . M . Bingham, b Curgenven

J . R . Atkinson, run out S . O . Bingham, b Curgenven . .

c Salter b Kemble 1) Kemble .. is Iiemble .. not out h Curgenven

c Lowndes b Metcalfe

V . Mosley, h Curgenven

not out

'1' . II . Bingham . c Rostock h Curgenven A . L . Peel . hit wicket b Macleod

II . R . Partington, b Lowndes

R . \\ hincup, not out

2 Extras

Extras

. .

Total for 5 wickets .

BOWLING ANALYSIS. THE School,. Runs . Wickets . Overs . J . R . Atkinson

. . 50

F. M . Bingham

. . 46

V . Mosley .. S . O . Bingham

. . 37 . . 14

3 0

A . L . feel . . C . J . N . Carter

17 IS

Maidens. 2 2

8 4

. . Io

0 0

. . 22

4 31

250

CRICKET.

NORTH RIDING ASYLUM. Played on the Asylum Ground on Thursday, June 9th. 7' .

THE SCHOOL. \Ir . AVhittam, b Ilorras Mr . AVilks, 1) Borras Mr . Lord, 1) Best

. .

32 35 9

. . F . M . Bingham, 1) Best

. .

C . J. N . Carter, c and b Best

C . Whincup, b Milnthorpe Mr . Miller, b Borras . .

71 9 o 7

J . R. Atkinson, c Borras, b Rudd V . Mosley, c Best, 1) Rudd . .

r5 5

S . O . Bingham, b Rudd

. .

T . II . Bingham, not out Extras

. . Total

. .

. . 200

The Asylurn got 30 for the loss of no wickets. E . Glaisby . 13 not out ; C . E . Rudd, 14 not out ; extras 3. BO\VLING ANALYSIS .—TILE ASYLUM. Run-s .

AVkts .

Oecrs,

Mdns.

Mr . Wills . . ] . R . Atkinson

6 4

7 to

5 7

V . Mosley

Mr . \Vhiltam

. .

Mr . Miller

. .

z'. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. Played on the Yorkshire Gent's Ground, on Tuesday, June 14th. A . W . Peel, c Stamer b Carter C . Whincup, b Dods myth

TILE SCHOOL. . .

o ir

P. E . Lord, c Starner, b Dodsworth . .

F. M . Bingham, b Carter

C . J . N . Carter, b Stainer I . R. Atkinson, c I3irkbeck, b Fairfax

37 42

V . Mosley, st \Vhickham b Birkbeck

H . R . Partington, c and b Fairfax

. .

T . H . Bingham, st Whickham, b I3irkbeck . .

C. Forster, not out

. .

A . L . Peel, b Fairfax . . Extras

o 6

. .

137

. . Total

25 1

CRICKET . YORKSHIRE GENTS. V. C . Schofield, b Atkinson

9 26

T. S . Brogden . c Iartington, b Atkinson J . H . E . Marsden, retired

1 39

A . Starner, b Mosley . . Capt . Birkheck, b Atkinson

G . T . Fairfax, b Atkinson

T. L . Whickham, b Carter

33 38 17

L . Dodsworth, not out D . Carter . lbw b Atkinson II . D . Naylor . not out . .

. .

Rev . E . 13. Firth, absent Extras . .

o 36 352

Total for 9 wickets

1( \V'LING ANAI .VSIs .—1 ORKSIHRE GENTS. Runs . \Vkts . Ovrs . Mdns. F . A1 . Bingham

. .

1 . R . Atkinson V . Mosley

P . E . Lonl . . C . J . N . Carter C . \Vhincup A . L . Peel

. .

Io6

49 52

1 0

34 13 13

Mr . Lord and Atkinson each bowled a wide, and \Vhincup a wide and a no ball . v . ALMONDBURY OLD BOYS. Played on the School ground on June 16th, and resulted in an easy win by 137 runs . The School declared their innings closed. THE SCHOOL. A . \V . Peel, run out

. .

F . M . Bingham, c W . M . Carter, b Dennison

.. . .

94 1S 3

C . \Vhincup, b Grist C . J . N . Carter, c Grist, b \V . M . Carter J . R . Atkinson, b Grist

. .

V . Mosley, c Bottonsley, b Grist .. C . Forster, not out

T . II . Bingham, not out

16 13

Extras

. . . 205 Total . . IL R Partington, A . L Peel, and R . \Vhincup did not bat.

252

CRICKET. ALMONDBURV. G . T . Bottomley, c Forster, b Atkinson S . Grist, c Musky, b Atkinson E . V . Howgate, b F . M . Bingham W . M . Carter, b Atkinson H . P . Bairstow, b Atkinson

.. ..

R. Middemost, h Atkinson

S . Learoyd, b C . J . N. Carter F . C . Crowther . is Atkinson .. T . Dennison, b F . M . Bingham H . A, Heron, not out .. T . S . Spence, absent Extras

. .

6 Total

. .

BOWLING ANALYSIS :—ALMONDL'URV. J . R . Atkinson

. .

Runs . Wkts . Overs . Mdns. 13 1 26 6

F . M . Bingham . .

V. Mosley . . C . J . N . Carter

RIE'ON.

Played on the School ground on Saturday, June 18th . Ripon won the toss and put the School in . C . Whincup and A . W . Peel went to the wickets first to face the bowling of Wrangham and Thomson. When the score had reached 19 Whincup was unfortunately caught at long leg ; soon afterwards Peel hit his wicket, and Carter shared Whincup 's fate . After F . M . Bingham had been dismissed for 2, Atkinson went in and played a grand innings, never giving a single chance till his score had reached 75 . Meanwhile, Mosley hitting freely made 27, the next 4 wickets going down for only a few runs, and thanks to some clean hitting by Whincup the last wicket put on 36 runs. Ellis and Fenton went in first for Ripon and took the score up to 19 when the latter was bowled off his pads . Ellis was soon afterwards disposed of, no one afterwards being able to stand long against the bowling of F . M . Bingham and Atkinson except Bland who went in the first wicket down and carried his bat for a careful innings of 17. In the second innings Ripon showed up considerably better and got 71 for the loss of no wickets .

CRICKET .

2 53

TIIE SCHOOL. A . W. Peel, hit wkt., h Bland .. C . Whincup, c Thompson, b Thomson C . J . N . Carter, c Thompson, b Thomson F . M . Bingham, c Coupland, b Thomson .. J . R . Atkinson, not out V . Mosley, c Fenton, b Wranl*ham S. O . Bingham, b Bland C . Forster, b Bland

T. II . Bingham, c Hodgson, Ti Thomson H . R . Partington, c and b Thomson .. R . Whincup, 1) Fenton .. Extras

.. Total

. .

151

RIPON . FIRST INNINGS .

SECOND INNINGS.

. . . . . . A. E. Fenton, Ti Atkinson C . C . Ellis, c Atkinson, b F . M . Bingham . .

. . . . .. C . Bland . not out . F . C . Day, b F . M . Bingham . . W . J . Wrangham, Ti F . M . Bingham . .

. .

. . . .

4 o

. .

E . Coupland, b F . M . Bingham

not out

W . Thomson, c C . Whincup, b Atkinson W . Hodgson, Ti F . M . Bingham

o o

J . French, b F . M . Bingham . . .. W. Thompson, b Atkinson II . E . Collins . Ti Atkinson

not out

Extras

Total Total(no . . 42

wkt .) 71

BOWLING ANALYSIS .--ST . PETER'S. Runs.

\\'kts.

Overs.

Mdns.

W. T . Wrangham ..

W . Thomson

38 II

3 I

15 2 .} 2 .4

5 0

16 S

C . Bland

A . E . Fenton W . Hodgson W . Thompson

Fenton bowled a wide.

CORRESPONDENCE.

254

RIPON. FIRST INNINGS. Runs. i6

F . M . Bingham J . R, Atkinson

Wkts. 6

Overs.

25 4 SECOND INNINGS . F . M. Bingham . . 24 0 V . Mosley . . 12 0 14 0 C . I . N . Carter J . R . Atkinson 16 0 S. O . Bingham 0 4

Mdns.

13 13

7 3

I 0 I o o

3 5 6 2

SCHOOL v . MASTERS AND REST. Scnooi . .

MASTERS AND REST.

F . M . Bingham, b Mr . Wilkes A . \\' . Peel, b Mr . Yell

. .

C. J . N . Carter, b Mr. Miller . . 23 I . R . Atkinson . c Mr . Miller, b Mr . Whittam 32 C . AV'hincup, c Mr . Wilks, b Mr. Miller

. .

.. S . O . Bingham, b Mr . Yell .. V . Mosley, b Mr . Lord

Wilks, c

O. Bingham, b

Carter . . . . .. Mr . Miller, b S . O . Bingham

•• 53 22

Mr . Lord, not out

. . 50 . . 3

R . Whincup . not out Mr. Whittam Rev. A . E . Burton II . R . Partington

T . II . Bingham, b Mr . Lord C . Forster, b Mr . Whittam A . L . Peel, not out . . . . W . A . Rose, b Mr . Whittam Extras

Mr .

J . Shepherd I3 . J . Scargill

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A . \\". Eastwood Mr. Veld

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16 Total (for 2 wktc) 136

Total

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A return match was played in which Rev . G . J . Handford and Mr. Preston took the places of Rev . A . E . Burton, and Scargill . This match ended in a draw, being interrupted by rain.

The following is a statement of the Games' Club Accounts up to 'May 1st. BALANCE

SHEET .

s. d. May 1st, 1892 . To accounts due by To rent due by . . To cash owing to the Rev . G . T . Handford by

15 18

9 0

71 0

£8 3

£ s. d.

May 1st, 1892. By Cash in Bank . . By Cash in Hand .. By Subscriptions . . To Balance . .

13 6 7 1 1 IIZ 40 16 0 28 5 1 £83

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CORRESPONDENCE. Meltakatle, British Columbia, Nov . 19, 1891. My

BoYs. A year ago I sent you a letter which Dr . Hicks, my commissary in England, tells me you printed in your magazine . It is too late to say I should like to have that copy of the Peterite . I do not in the least remember what the substance of the letter was, and therefore I may unwittingly traverse the same ground with the facts that have grown out of the current year's experiences. This would result in sameness . I have an indistinct idea I described a voyage up the Skeena or the Nass River . Now I will take up the latest incidents DEAR

from across the salt water. There is a tribe of Indians called Kitkatlas, some three hundred strong, whose traditions never allude to any river as do others . It is of the sea and the sea shores . They came from afar along the western coast and never saw the moose or the buffalo. The whale, the sealion, and even the sea-serpent adorn their legends and form their crests . Some Indians who reached the sea by the rivers, now called the Linstrians, meaning " on the Skeena" (their Nile), met with others long settled beside the ocean's roar, who spoke a cognate language, whom they at once named, Kitkatlas, that is, giut people, and Katlathe ocean's edge. Formerly they were very numerous and masterful. They are still the bravest of the brave, and are most at home when tossed on the waves . I trust them at sea as if my own hand were on the tiller . There is not a crag known to the splendid sea otter, with a pelt worth £6o, from Alaska to the straits of De Fuca unknown to these hunters . "Pis a manly life, and they are a manly people . But as a bishop what difficulties they have caused me ! I have always admired them, and they have long shown a liking for me, but to my work of extending the Kingdom of Christ they gave no quarter. The news brought to-day from them, is worth the fifty miles of bold buffeting with November waves . It tells of a last battle in a long campaign, a victory won, a Christ triumphant . My visitors this morning were messengers from the noble band of Christian Kitkatlas, who, on being admitted, greeted me in very subdued tones, showing that their embassy was of great importance, but their faces afforded

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me no clue to its import. I was as impassive as they, and silently awaited the uplifting of the mysterious veil . I was really burning with suppressed, but anxious, expectation through the recollection of the vicissitudes of the mission to these people which I opened in the year 188r. Six winters ago, a half-drowned crew came to me from the same place, and sat in like manner on the chairs just now vacated . Each sentence fell as if from the passing bell . " They have burnt the church . They have torn up the Bibles . They have blasphemed the Saviour . Only ashes remain, and a great victory for the devil ." The tolling ceased . Then I said . " No, never . The war is just begun. Jesus Christ will win . You are not burnt . The devil has laughed before . God will laugh at him . You yet will laugh . Be strong . " For more than a year no teacher was allowed there a public service. But yet the power of what had been taught increased with the persecutions, so that the influence of the steadily increasing number of Christians made it possible to make another attempt to settle another native teacher among them . This was followed by a medical missionary, who in turn gave way to a clergyman now quite familiar with the language . P,ut the sickness of his wife is now detaining him at Victoria, so that six months have passed away without the stated ministry. This makes the latest news the more remarkable . Before it loses its freshness, I will write down some of the interesting details. Luke, a Christian of a year's standing, was spokesman among my visitors . Thus he began . " Ltha goudi eshk gish Sheuksh, " which means . " He has perfected his promise has Sheuksh . Sheuksh is the greatest of the Kitkatla chiefs, a man of great size, having a head that looks massive on his huge shoulders . Such a mouth he has, and teeth ! What knot could he not untie with them ? There is no light in his eyes till some passion burns : then they seem to scorch you. His plump cheeks are dimpled as he smiles . but his hearty laugh is heartier than the friar's in the advertisement of somebody's extract of beef. His open mouth is then cave like . He is a formidable foe to man or beast, but a true friend when he has pledged his friendship. About him there is nothing small or mean . I would have trusted his word when he was in sharp conflict with me as I would now that he has renounced his heathenism . His manhood is of a noble type that I

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have longed for years to see sanctified by our holy ;faith . For many years I have prayed for this splendid fellow amid all the revolting orgies of a degrading system of which he has been the chief inspirer and upholder. Come with me into his house at l .aklan, his island home abreast the western ocean, and isolated from :the track of ships . The solid cedar floor is sixty feet square, in the centre of which is a space, covered with sand, directly under a large aperture in the roof . There is piled the blazing logs, and as the great company of men assemble at the chief' s invitation, oil is poured on to make the flames leap high and illuminate their faces. Sheuksh is arrayed in a scarlet robe, richly ornamented, and is seated on a settle but little raised above the floor . Near him are six of his faithful retainers . The crowd of men are seated on the three other sides of the capacious hearth, and are silent with wonder at seeing the chief wearing the insignia of a leader in a diabolical dance illustrative of the worst features of heathenism . The Christians and their friends had become too numerous to be apprehensive of serious hostility even from such unscrupulous men as Sheuksh and his courageous little company . But they could not surmise what this strange demonstration foreshadowed . This was the first gathering of the clans since the summer toil and autumnal hunts. The least surprise would have been a plain declaration of lifelong hostility against Christians ; but a much greater one awaited them. The chief sprung to his feet and stretched towards the company his brawny arms, so opening his ample robe and exposing his feet and legs bare to the knees . " I wear," said he, " the outward signs of former ignorance and of ancient customs that never changed until the white man ' s faith was preached . I thought I ought to keep them, for I am no wiser than the ancients who kept them and did great deeds I loved them . So did you, I have struggled to maintain them . I have defied the Queen's officers who have threatened me with prison and disgrace . I resisted the bishop, and suffered not his teachers to land . I concealed not the thought of my heart . You know to what length I went, and formerly you approved my actions. " But the end has come . Let the waves tell the story of our fathers' exploits . The lips of our children will form no suitable words .

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Where do dead things go ? This goes with them ." Here he threw off his official garments. Then proceeding said, "I am naked, but can clothe my body with the white man's clothes . But I can wrap nothing round my heart . God's eyes see it . I have been taught this more and more plainly during the summer solitudes among the mountains or on the sea . Those tokens of the long past I will never wear again— never touch . What shall I do next ? I am too old to learn from books, I am like a child in ignorance . The God of heaven knows this . Will He help me? This I say, I will never turn back again . I give myself to God . Now pray for me you men of prayer . Pray, pray . I want to know what will please God, .uld I will do it . I must know . Begin at once to pray!" You see even in this spiritual agony he spoke as a chief, and in a moment every head was bowed in silent prayer, until Gaiumtkwa, one of the first I baptized began to pray aloud . This ended, another early convert, an exceptionally gifted man, from memory gave out Charles Wesley ' s hymn, " Hark, the herald angels sing," and many joined in singing it . After this, the same Christian, as Luke expressed it, broke the words of God into small pieces, so that the chief might eat them . (To be continued.)

THE EDITORS OF THE " PETERITE . "

SIRS,

The Royal Humane Society award prizes annually for proficiency in swimming exercises at Public Schools selected by the Committee. The urbane Secretary informs me that the selection is generally made from schools that have zoo boys at the least, and that the list is closed for this year, but if "Aquaticus " is in earnest in desiring to improve the School swimming, he would probably find that a successful application to the Society would help him in his efforts. I am, Yours faithfully, C.

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®bttuar?. On April 4, suddenly, at St . Thomas Vicarage, York, aged r 4 years, STANLEY HOWARD WALTON of the Fourth Form . Entered the School January, 1890. On May 18, at Trincomalee, of heat apoplexy, aged 44 years, CAPT. CHARLES SEDGEFIELD DONNER, H .M .S . Boadicea, Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies . Entered the School Midsummer 1859, left Midsummer 1861. On May 30, at Haxby, of influenza, aged 22 years, CHARLES SEYMOUR ROBINSON, Assistant Master at Oundle School . Entered the School May, 1881. On May 18, at 58, Bootham, York, two months after her sister, Jane (NETTA) daughter of the late Rev . Thomas Richardson, formerly Fourth Form Master. On Wcd , iesday, June 8th, at 39, Cemetery Road, York, Mr . Edward Allan, Surgeon, aged 72 years.

NOTES AND ITEMS. On Saturday, May 28th, the Rev. H . M . Stephenson was instituted and inducted by the Bishop of Ely to the living of Toft-with-Caldecot. Mr. Stephenson will continue to reside in Bourn till a new rectory is built. BIRTH :—On May 26th, (Ascension Day) the wife of C . A . Miller, Esq , of a son. MARRIAGES :—On May 24th, at St. Philip & St . James ' , Clifton, York, Francis Ware to Gertrude Agnes, only daughter of Rev . H . G. Hopkins. On Thursday, June I6th, at St . Paul's, Holgate, York, James C. Walker to Lucy, daughter of the late J . Procter, Esq ., the Mount, York. c

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Douglas—Thomas. On March 24th, at Christ ' s Church, Galle Face, Colombo, by the Rev . J . Davies Thomas (father of the bride) assisted by the Rev J . D . Simmons : the Rev . Edwin Albert Douglas (second son of Thomas Douglas Esq ., J .I' ., Darlington), a C .M .S . Missionary in Tunnevelley, South India, to Edith Thomas, second daughter of the Rev . J . D . Thomas, Missionary, Colombo. H . G . Metcalfe rowed z in the Pembroke May Boat. F. Mitchell, for Yorkshire Colts v . Notts Colts, on May loth and i rth, scored ro and 34, and captained the side. W . M . Carter, for North and East Ridings of Yorkshire v . Manchester, on May 23rd and 24th ; and was asked to play for Yorkshire 2nd Lancashire 2nd. J . F . Leaf, Scholar of Peterhouse College, Cambridge . First Divison. First Class in the Classical Tripos. A . Crosthwaite, Scholar of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Senior Optime in the Mathematical Tripos. F . Weliburn, Selwyn College, Cambridge, Junior Optime in the Mathematical Tripos. H . W. Allan, Exhibitioner of Caius ' College, Cambridge, Third Division, Science Tripos. The Rev . H . Bloomfield, Curate of Tarporley, Cheshire, ordained priest on Trinity Sunday. The last number (97) of the Peterite was published in May. C . L . Naylor, Emmanuel College, has taken his Mus . Bac . degree. H . P . Douglas has passed the final examination of the Incorporated Law Society. The Rev . W . W. Dodsworth, has been appointed the vicar of St. Olave's, York. We beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following Magazines since our last issue : — Hurst Juhnian, Barrovian, Dunelmian, Leodiensian, Lppingham School Magazine, Giggleswick Chronicle, Sedburghian .