Nov 1897

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PETERITE. VoL . XI II .

NOVEMBER,

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SCHOOL LETTER. EFORE recording the School news, we beg to apologize for the late appearance of the last " Peterite, " which came out in the first_ week of the holidays, and accordingly subscribers were unable to get their copies before the beginning of this term . We will do our best to prevent a repetition of this . The term is now well started, and conversation turns towards football . We have only four old colours left, viz : Bingham, Greeves, Walton and Nelson, these will form a good basis . We shall greatly miss Sullivan, Veld, Wheelwright and Russell, of last year's Team, but there are a good many of the old znd XV . remaining, who have shown great keenness in the pick-ups, and three or four of the new fellows have proved themselves no mean footballers . The Sports last term went off very well, and splendid weather was an important factor in their success . There were more competitors who finished the mile than is usually the case, and the quarter and half-mile races were splendidly contested . It is with deep regret that we record the news of the death of Canon Elwyn, Master of the Charterhouse, and formerly Head Master of this school . He never failed to take a lively interest in the School, and everything connected with it, and his loss will be deeply felt by all who knew

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LORD WENLOCK AT ST . PETER'S SCHOOL. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. (From the Yorkshire II raid.)

Lord Wenlock visited St . Peter' s School, York, on Wcdnrsday, July 28, and distributed the prizes . The Dean of York presided, and amongst those also present were the Rev . Canon Temple, the Rev. Canon Machell, the Rev . G . '1' . Handford (Headmaster), and a numerous company of the parents and friends of he boys.

Mr . J . Solomon, who had been appointed by the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board to examine the school, made a verbal report.

The Rev . G . F . Hacdford then read the following list of honours gained by Peterites during the year : R. Garwood, Hastings Exhibitioner of Queen ' s College, Oxford, second class in classical honours in the final exam . for the I3 .A. degree.

The Rev . A . S . Porter, MLA ., Vicar of Claines, Honorary Canon of Worcester.

The Rev . 'I' . B . B . Ferris, M A ., Vicar of St . Matthews ' , Nottingham, Hon . Canon of Southwcll.

The Rev . W . Y . Fausset, MI .A ., Headmaster of Bath College.

H . H . Williams, late Hastings Exhibitioner of Queen's College, Oxford, re-elected to the Aubrey Moore Memorial Studentship.

F . P . Fausset, Scholar of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Classical Prize for First Year Men in the College Mlav Examination, prize for Butler' s Analogy.

T . Romans, Scholar of Sydney Sussex College, Cambridge, First Class in the Intercollegiate May Exam ., and prizes for Natural Science, English Essay, and Reading in Chapel.

N . F . Roy, (who left the school in December, 1896), a Naval Clerkship by open competition in June, 189 7.

F . Pick, proxime accessit in a joint examination for Mathematical Scholarships held by Corpus Christi and other colleges at Oxford.

A . M . Sullivan, elected to a sizarship of L '.}o per annum, at Christ' s College, Cambridge, for Classics.

E . M . Leaf, V . Modern, East Riding County Council Scholarship of ao for two years .

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W . Hey, VI . Modern, and D . W . Roy, VI . Modern, passed London University Matriculation Examination in the First Division, and H . Wheelwright, V . Modern, in the Second Division.

J . L. Kirby, V . Modern, College of Preceptors ' Examination in the Second Class. \V . M . Newton, V . Form, passed the Preliminary Examination of the Incorporated Law Society.

Mr . Handford also read a list of the winners of scholarships and prizes as follows : Leaving Exhibition, /5o for three years, tenable at Oxford, Cambridge, or Durham--Sullivan . Foundation Scholarships— Free Scholarships—1, Hutchinson; ', Moiser, z, Teasdale ii .

2, Hatfield . Hey Scholarships—', Fisher ; 2, Lyth . Senior Modern Scholarship—Nelson iv . Junior Modern Scholarship— Not awarded.

VI . Form Prizes .—The Archbishop of York ' s prize for Classics— Walton . Canon Elwyn's prize for Divinity—Sullivan . Old Peterite Club ' s prize for Reading in Chapel—Walton.

Headmaster's Prizes . For Greek Prose—Walton . For Latin Verse—Sullivan . VI . and V . Modern for English—Roy i.

Classical Prizes . V . Classical—Kirke ii . V . Modern—Pelly.

IV . Classical—Fisher . IV . Modern—Nelson.

Extra prize for English subjects—Veld ii .

III . Classical 11 . Classical—Baldwin ii.

Veld iii .

III . Modern--Hoggard .

I1 . Modern—Castle.

Mr. Yeld's Prizes . Form III . Greek—Yeld iii . Latin— Yeld iii . English—Yeld iii . Extra—Yeld iv . Form II. Latin—Roy ii . I . Form—Turner.

Headmaster ' s Prizes for English Literature, open to the school— Veld i . Under 15—Yell ii . Mathematical prizes .—Division I. Division II .—Kirke i.

The Dean of York ' s prize—Filiiter .

Division III .—Kirby . Division IV .—Hill ii . Form III .— Hoggard . Form H .—Denby . Extra prize—Castle . Form I .— Turner.

French prizes . V . Classical—Smith . V . Modern—Bingham.

IV . Classical—Fisher . IV . Modern—Ellis ii . III . Classical—

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Veld iii . Extra prize—Hodgson ii . III . Modern—Hoggard.

II. Classical—Baldwin ii . II . Modern—Denby . I .—Turner.

German Prizes . V . Modern—Bingham . IV . Modern—Bayly.

III. and II . Modern—Hoggard . Natural Science prizes . —Practical Chemistry—Kirby . Theoretical Chemistry : V . Classical—Moiser.

V . Modern—Kirby . IV . Classical—Hill ii . IV . Modern— Soulby iii . Classical and Modern—Scawin ii.

Writing and Dictation prizes . Form V .—Smith . Form IV .— Hutchinson . Forms III . and II .—Baldwin i . Form 1 .—Turner.

Shorthand prize—Barton.

Water Colours : Filliter.

Mr . Boddy s prizes for Drawing .

Mechanical—Clark.

Mr . Sample s prize for Music—Garland.

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The Rev . G . T . Handford, in the course of some remarks, spoke of the change which is about to be made in the constitution of the school . For some time past the Dean and Chapter had been endeavouring to persuade the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, of whom 32 were Bishops and Archbishops, and z{ were Laymen, to do their duty, and provide out of the resources which they drew from this part of the country, some of which . but for the arrangement by which they were placed in the hands of the Commissioners, would have been at the disposal of the Dean and Chapter, to provide further means for the school . It was a great grief to him and also to the Dean and Chapter that the Commissioners had not seen their way to do this beyond offering a sum of 300, hich was of course useless for the purposes which it was desired to effect . It was satisfactory to know that under the new scheme which was proposed for the management of the school the religious education was absolutely secure . In the course of other remarks, Mr . Handford said the health of the school had been good during the year . They had had a successful football and cricket season, and for the first time this year they had swimming races, which went off very successfully, and ought to be very useful.

The Dean of York, in welcoming Lord Wenlock, said it would be a work of supererogation to introduce Lord Wenlock, for his lordship had lived in the neighbourhood of York all his life, and

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to everybody connected with York he was as well known and as cordially appreciated as York Alinster itself. His young friends would welcome him as a manly representative of every manly and thoroughly English sport, not only as a good cricketer, but as a first-rate rider to hounds . Then Lord Wenlock had shown by his career that though he had not been obliged to work to live, vet he had felt that the highest pleasure and the highest end of life was to live for work . No one had been more prominently occupied in useful and practical works than Lord Wenlock . Then they all knew and appreciated the great act of self-denial which his lordship s}rowed in turning out from his comfortable home, in leaving all the enjoyments and attractions of England, to go to India, and for five years undertake the glorious and onerous position of Governor of Madras . It was a mere matter of history that he fulfilled his duties there to the entire satisfaction and appreciation of all those who thoroughly understood what the difficulties and requirements of that position were . He was there at a time of very great distress, when famine was ravaging the land in all directions, and in spite of the heat of the climate, and in spite of the risk he ran, Lord Wenlock was simply indefatigable in doing all he could to alleviate the sufferings of the poor starving people around him.

LIe was particularly glad to have Lord Wenloclt present amongst them for he was afraid that in consequence of his success in Madras, his lordship would be enticed off to some other portion of the world, there to uphold the prestige of the English nation in a similar manner.

Lord Wenlock, who was received with applause, thanked the Dean for his kind references to himself, adding that the Dean had drawn a picture of him which he did not recognise as his own portrait . He was very glad to be able to be present on that occasion to distribute the prizes to those who had been fortunate enough to obtain them . Ile was not intimate with the actual working of the school, but so far as he was able to judge the school had been upholding its high reputation for scholarly learning, discipline, and all those qualities which elevated a school in the estimation of those who were interested in it . He understood that

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their school vas- almost the oldest, if not the oldest, in England.

From its walls had gone out men who had done honour and credit to it in every department of life . They had already- heard references to the careers of old scholars, who were now fillin,; useful and most important positions throughout the country, and displaying the high character which was imparted to them within the walls of St . Peter's . Not only had the Peterites attained greatness in the more serious work of life, but there were those who had taken a prominent and active part in athletics . Athletic. .were highly esteemed alik,, b) , young people and adults, and anyone who succeeded in the walks of sport, in cricket, and other manly games occupied an honourable position in the minds of the public . Of course it was wrong to pay too much attention to athletics, but at the same time he thought that while hard work was looked for in the classroom, good work might also be looked for on the cricket field inai the, playground . His own university eleven had now in its ranks a boy who came from St . Peter ' s, and in that particular line had reflected great honour on his school . He supposed there were few people who within the course of the last few years had occupied the position that he held so frequently as he had done . He had distributed more prizes during the time he was in India than a great many people did during the whole course of their lives . Ile had distributed prizes to boys and girls of every colour and every creed, and in that far distant country it was marvellous to see how- the cause of education was beginning to impress itself upon the attention not only of the Government, but on the masses of the people themselves . Not only in this country, but in 1 ndia, it was more and more recognised that children must have a good education unless they would be left behind in the race of life . The pressure of competition was felt in every direction, and they saw that peoples and nations who lagged behind in the matter of education were those who were left behind in the race for prosperity, and lost much in the general happiness of the community . He was glad to think that in fork their school was still keeping up the reputation it had so long retained . It was a matter of great satisfaction to all those interested in the school

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to know that at the head of its affairs .vas a gentleman in whom they- could place every confidence and reliance . This particular car of -race, 1897, would have brought home to the bons, as it had done to the nation at large, that England was reall v ' but a ,mall part of a very great and eery large dominion . The management of that Empire would eventually dcyOlve upon the boys of to-dav, who would have much to do with its futur e prosperity, and he hoped then all realised ho~a important it was that there should be no falling short of the high character of those who had gone before, and who built up that Empire . To the boys before him, amongst other :: who went out into the world, whether they stayed in the old country or travelled to India or the Colonies, would be entrusted a share in the management of the coarse of affairs in different parts of the Empire . In future Year ., everybody there would either have the pleasure of knowing that he availed himself to the full of all the advantages placed before him, or would bitterly regret that he threw away the best years of his life when he should have been equipping himself for his career, and would probably find himself passed by boys who at one time he despised.

He could not sufficiently impress upon them the wisdom of making the best use of their time . They had an excellent school, well managed, and well governed, and they had every opportunity of gaining that education, that knowledge, and that discipline which was so important to thosF ; who took part in the life of the future.

He sincerely hoped that none of his hearers would allow those opportunities to go by neglected and disregarded.

The Rev . Canon llachell, in moving a vote of thanks to Lord Wenlock, said :hey were thankful to his lordship, not only for the words lie had spoken, but because the words were enforced by example.

The Dean of fork, in rcond the vote of thanks to Lord Wenlock, also spoke of the approaching change in the Governing body of the school . Some eight or ten years ago the Dean and Chapter, being of opinion that something should be clone to promote the development of St . Peter' s School, approached the Charity Commissioners, who informed them that it was their duty to take

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the schools of the country in hand, and make them all alike . The only reason for exempting St . Peter' s would be if it could be shown that St . Peter' s was a Cathedral School . A Sub-Commissioner came down and informed the Dean and Chapter very confidently that St . Peter ' s was not a Cathedral School at all ; that it was a mere modern creation of Philip and Mary . Fortunately, by' the help of Canon Raine, they were able to convince the Charity Commissioner that St Peter' s was a Cathedral School, which from the earliest times had been assisted and promoted by the Dean and Chapter . The Charity Commissioners then said that they had no power to give the Dean and Chapter the assistance they needed, but would put their case before the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.

The latter body pointed out that it was necessary before they could help a Cathedral School, that the school should have been endowed by the Cathedral . The Dean and Chapter replied that they had supported the school for something like a thousand years . but the legal advisers of the Commissioners advised them that that support was one which could be refused . If the Dean and Chapter had made over some property inalienably to St . Peter's School then it could be considered to be endowed within the meaning of the Act Under these circumstances the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were unable to give any help with the exception of the , 300 referred to by Mr . Hand ford, suggesting that the Dean and Chapter should raise the rest of the money required out of their funds . That was out of the question, and the only thing to be done was to make the best terms they could with the Charity Commissioners to secure that in the future the school should be carried on on the same lines as in the past . In conclusion the Dean urged the boys to do all in their power to keep up the reputation of the school.

The vote of thanks was carried by hearty acclamations, and Lord Wenlock briefly replied . At the close of the proceedings cheers were given for Lord Wenlock, for the Dean and Lady Emma Purey-Cust, for the Headmaster, and others.

Subsequently the Headmaster and Mrs . Handford received a large number of guests in the garden .

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An interesting exhibition of gymnastics was given in the Gymnasium, where a large number of feats of skill and endurance were performed under the direction of Sergeant Wild, the Instructor, Walton, Newton ii . and iii ., Wilson ii ., and He}' showing particular aptness and dexterity.

ATHLETIC SPORTS. Monday z6th, and Tuesday 27th July, 1897.

President : Rev . G . T . Handford.

Committee : G . G . 'Veld, R . F . Russell, H . B . Greeves, B . Nelson.

Judges : Rev . C . Robertson, B . Scargill, Esq ., H . H . Williams, Esq ., P . S . Burrell, Esq. Timekeeper : A . W . Wilkes, Esq. Starter : P . E . Lord, Esq. The Annual Sports took place on July z6th and 27th, and were satisfactory in every way . The afternoon was bright without being hot, the ground was in excellent condition, and there was a large number of spectators '.o watch the young barbarians all at play.

But the most gratifying feature of all was the number of competitors in almost every race . There were but a few contests, where the first place was practically the only one in dispute ; often the competition was very keen for the third or even a lower place ; whilst in several events there was an unusually large turn-out, especially in the mile, in which several fellows took part solely in order to make the running . This gives evidence of a .certain esprit de corps, and it is to be hoped that the precedent will be followed in future years . Another very hopeful sign was the exceedingly close finishes, as well as the form and pluck displayed in the junior events, which show that there is no lack of sprinting material among the younger boys.

The first day was largely taken up with heats, which were not always very interesting . Somehow or other the tendency was for only two competitors to appear in each heat ; and as the first two in each to run in the final, there was no race at all ; the competition

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was for the last place . Surely in such a case the heats might be abolished . With this criticism may be joined an expression of regret that the art of pole-jumping seems to have fallen into decadence . The height cleared this year, eft . 3in ., is very much below the average . This is all the more regrettable, because the high jump made it clear that there is plenty of jumping capacity, and that practice with the pole is all that is needed . The throw, too, was a poor performance . A good thrower is, of course born, not made ; but we hope it will be long before the senior throw drops below 90 yds . The best events of the day were the long jumps and the mile . In the senior jump Yeld covered 18ft . 34in ., whilst Wilson won the junior with 14ft . in . In the mile, at least a dozen started . Russell, who made the pace, led off at a good rate, kept it up for three or four laps and then dropped out . Walton came in a good first, closely followed by Leaf, while of the rest King and Creaser showed the most promise.

On the second day there were some very good events . The senior high jump provided a close contest between Yeld i . and Teasdale i ., and ultimately ended in a tie, both clearing the very respectable height of 5ft . ;in . Among the juniors Wilson ii . got over Oft . 54in . in the prettiest possible style . The junior Quartermile was a great success . About twenty ran, and the result reflects credit on the judgment of the handicappers . There was good sprinting in all the short races—the hundred yards, the hurdles and the quarter . The Senior quarter especially was a fine race, Yeld winning after a close finish in 58 secs . The sack race was won in a canter by Harrison, and for once the spectators on the hill were able to enjoy an uninterrupted view of the race . In the half-mile, Greeves, the winner ran well and with good judgment, whilst Leaf and King were a good second and good third respectively . The Old Boys' race almost dropped through for want of competitors ; the Hingstons, however, patriotically consented to make the pace for Rose.

The proceedings ended with the distribution of prizes which were kindly given away by blrs . Dodsworth, wife of the Sheriff of York (E . R . Dodsworth, O .P .)

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The following is the list of events : July 26th . Putting the weight (open) . 1st, A . M . Sullivan znd, H . R . Tomlinson . The winner put 30 feet, io inches.

Hundred Yards Handicap (open) . Heat 1 . 1st, H . R . Tomlinson (scr .) 2nd, D . W . Roy (9 yds .) Won by a yard) . Heat z.

1st, A . M . Sullivan (scr.) ; 2nd, P. S . Kirke (9 yds .) Two yards between first and second.

Long jump (under 15) . 1st, E . R . Wilson ; 2nd, C . Nelson.

Wilson won this event comfortably, jumping 14 feet 71 inches.

Decidedly above the average junior jump.

12o Yards Hurdle Race (open) . , Heat 1 . 1st, H . R . Tomlinson znd, E . J . Walton . Merely a run over . Heat 2 . 1st, G . G . Yeld 2nd, R . Teasdale.

Hundred Yards (under 13) . Heat 1 . 1st, M . Richards ; 2nd, M . Roy . Richards won by three yards . Heat z . 1st, D . Mackay; znd, E . E . Yeld . Mackay gained in the middle and came in first by two yards.

Long jump (open) . 1st, G . G . Yeld ; 2nd, R . F . Russell . A good performance, the winner jumping 18 feet 3s inches.

Pale jump (open) . 1st, E . J . Walton ; znd, G . G . Yeld . This event was noticeable for the fewness of its entries . The result was below the average, the winner clearing 7 feet 3 inches.

Hundred Yards. (open) . Heat 1 . 1st, A . M . Sullivan ; 2nd, H . R . Tomlinson . A walk over . Heat 2 . 1st, G . G . Yeld znd, B . Nelson.

Mile Race (open) . 1st, E . J . Walton ; and, E . M . Leaf ; 3rd, H . B . Greeves . Russell led for the first three laps when Walton took his place and led till the finish, closely followed by Leaf.

Greeves came in some way behind . The race was remarkable for the number which ran throughout. loo Yards (under 13) . Final . 1st, M. Richards ; 2nd, M . Roy. Richards won by two yards.

Throwieag the Cricket Ball (open) . 1st . G . R . Walker ; znd, B. Nelson . The winner threw 85 yards, z feet, 6 inches.

Hundred Yards (under 15) . Heat 1 . 1st, E . R . Wilson ; 2nd, H . Leonard . Heat 2 . 1st, C . Nelson ; 2nd, E . Kirke .

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Hundred lards (under 14) . Heat 1 . 1st, H . Bennett ; 2nd, M . Richards . Heat z . 1st, H . Leonard ; znd, J . I) . Ellis.

Eighty Yards (under 12) . 1st, E . E . Yeld ; 2nd, R . St . George.

Tuesday, July z7th.

High Jump (open) . G . G . Yeld and R . Teasdalc equal . The jump could not be decided, both clearing 5 feet, yin.

120 Yards Hurdle Race (final heat) . 1st, H . Tomlinson ; znd, G. Yeld . The competitors were equal up to the last hurdle, Tomlinson winning between that and the tape.

Quarter Mile Handicap (under 15) . 1st, M . Roy (4o yds .); 2nd, C . Nelson (scr .) Roy won by two yards . C . Nelson ran well from scratch, doing justice to the handicappers.

Hundred Yards (under 15) .

Final Heat .

1st, C . Nelson; znd, E . Kirke.

Hundred Fards (open) . 1st, H . Tomlinson ; znd, A . Sullivan; 3rd, G . Yeld . Tomlinson won by a foot . Yeld was three yards behind Sullivan.

High Jump (under 15) . 1st, E . R . Wilson . 2nd, C . PearceBrown . Wilson cleared 4 feet, 54 inches . A good average performance.

12o Yards Hurdle Race (under 15) . 1st, E . Kirke : 2nd, C. Pearce-Brown.

Quarter Mile (open) . 1st, G . G . Yeld ; znd, H . B . Greeves ; 3rd, H . R . Tomlinson . Yeld won narrowly in 58 secs.

Hundred Yards Handicap (open) . 1st, A . M . Sullivan ; znd, H. R . Tomlinson . Sullivan won by a narrow margin.

Hundred Yards Sack Race . 1st, R . Harrison . The winner won easily.

Half Mile Handicap (open) . 1st, H . I3 . Greeves (scr .) ; 2nd, E . M . Leaf (30 yds .) Greeves judged the race well and Leaf came in a good second.

Old Boys Flat Race (Quarter Mile) . 1st, A . \V . Rose . Only three entered for this race and Rose won easily.

Consolation Race . R . F . Russell won by half a yard.

The committee tender their best thanks to the following prizegivers .—P . E . Lord, Esq ., J . Melrose, Esq ., W . Cobb, Esq ., P . S . Burrell, Esq ., A . Wilkes, Esq ., Rev, W . W . Dodsworth,

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H . Cowling, Esq ., Rev . G . T. Handford, Mrs . Handford, Rev. A . W . Richards, H . Jalland, Esq ., Rev . C . Robertson, G . 'Veld, Esq ., ()Id Peterite Club, J . Nelson, Esq ., H . W . Preston, Esq ., W . L. Newman, Esq ., The Dean of York, R . Pearson, Esq ., H . V. Scott, Esq , and to all who gave subscriptions . Also to Rev . C. Robertson, I3 . Scargill, Esq ., 1I . H . Williams, Esq ., P . S . Burrell, Esq ., for their kindness in judging . Also to A . W . Wilkes, Esq ., and P . E . Lord, Esq ., for officiating as timekeeper and starter respectively .

SWIMMING SPORTS. It was with great pleasure that we were greeted last term with the intelligence that at last the " Swimming Sports, " so often proposed, were to come ofl . Thanks mainly to the energetic organization of Watson a very good show was provided . The sports took place on Saturday, July zl.th, at the Marygate Swimming Baths, when an excellent list of events was gone through with much skill and success . The interest of the afternoon centred round the competition for the gold medal given annually in memory of T . H . Bingham, for the best rescue of a drowning tigure, accomplished this year by S . Watson in 1 minute 50 seconds.

The four lengths' race produced an exciting struggle . After two lengths, Newton i ., and Newton ii ., and Middlemiss were exactly abreast, and an excellent finish brought in Newton i ., as victor by a few strokes, the others ending level . Some very pretty diving was shown by several competitors, Scott ii ., Kirke ii ., Har rison ii ., and Richards being particularly good . The prizes were eventually awarded to the two first named . The swimming under water was also worthy of remark, S . Watson accomplishing the creditable distance of 55 yards . The weather was of the kind most appreciated by bathers, the various successes were loudly applauded by a crowd of representatives of the school, and many hopes were expressed that this may become an annual item of the school sports . The Rev . C . Robertson, A . M . Sullivan, and

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Mr . Hill kindly officiated as judges . The full list of events is as follows Two Widths (junior) .—I, H . Leonard ; 2, M . W . Richards.

Four Lengths (open) .—1, W . M . Newton ; z, F . J . Newton and D . Middlemiss (dead heat).

Beginners Race (one width) .—I, T . L . Harrison ; z, R. G . Newton.

Rescue for the Bingham Memorial Medal .—r, S . Watson, I min.

50 secs . ; 2, H . A . Longbotham, 2 min . 1 sec.

Swimming under water .—S . Watson, 55 yards ; z, E . H. Creaser, 32 yards.

Neat Dive .—r, W . Scott ; 2, R . St . G . Kirke.

Object Diving .—1, F . J . Newton ; z, E . H . Creaser.

Long Dive .—I . S . Watson, 34 ft . ; 2, N . 1) . Middlemiss, 32 ft.

OLD PETERITE CRICKET. The Tour this year met with several obstacles and in the end had to be cut down almost at the last minute to two matches.

In the first place much difficulty was experienced in getting the usual fixtures fitted, and the Yorkshire Gentlemen ' s card was full for the week that we wanted . Lincoln Lindum wanted to play us two days, but as they had been previously offered to Lichfield, their kindness was of no service . Then the fixtures had to he re-arranged, and finally players were not forthcoming to make the journey into Derbyshire . Consequently those matches had to be regretfully scratched.

On Friday, August 6th, we opened as usual on the York ground, and as usual won the toss ; also, as usual, started badly . York had got a fairly strong side including Dixon and Wood, their regular pair of bowlers, with whom they opened—they were without Pride however . On a good wicket play began about half-past two and at five Eyre was caught by the wicket-keeper standing back . At 14 Lord was bowled off his pads, a fate Sullivan shared six runs later. Shepherd got into double figures, but was out off a skyer to square leg, and Carter was the victim of a doubtful catch at the wicket . Seven were down for 49 when

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Hingston joined Mosley, and improved the look of things . For a time the latter did most of the scoring, getting the ball away to the boundary three times before he was caught at mid-off from a weak hit . With Veld in at 70 Hingston made matters lively and put together z I in seven hits, mostly drives, before being nicely caught in the long field off Holmes who had taken Wood ' s place.

Yeld made some mysterious snicks with an occasional good drive, but he and Birks kept up their wickets till the total reached 119, when the latter was clean bowled . This total was not considered good enough with the bowling at our command.

Carter and Mosley opened and it was not found necessary to make any change . The score was quickly sent up to zo before Carter bowled Holmes ; he then caught Shepherd in the slips and bowled Dixon in the following over . Ellison was missed from a fairly easy return by Mosley, but at 31 Bielby was clean bowled . At 36 Breed was run out trying a third run for a hit to the pavilion by a smart piece of work between Eyre and Carter . Wood was bowled without any increase and Cooper at :}o making seven wickets.

Then we had another bit of bad luck as Wilde was given not out for a catch at the wicket immediately on his arrival . Thirty-five runs were put on, but just as York were looking to have a chance Carter finished a fine bowling performance with the hat trick, the first smartly taken at the wicket by Sullivan . He thus took eight wickets for 36 runs and had a hand in the dismissal of every man on the side . Score and Analysis : OLD PETERITE .

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P . E . Lord, b Wood G . H . Eyre, c Cooper, b Dixon A . M . Sullivan, b Dixon H . Wheelwright, lbw, b Dixon J . Shepherd, c Ellison, b Dixon \V . M . Carter, c Cooper, b Wood V . A . Mosley, c Ellison, b Wood R. F . Russell, b Wood E .M . Hingston,cShepherd,bHolnres G . G . Yeld, not out

G . V . Birks, b Dixon . . . . . . . . . . ..

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J . W . Dixon . . . . 22 . 3 R . Wood . . . . . . 19 A . Holmes 6 .. ..

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4 Dixon one wide.

M. 10 5 1 0

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3 20

3 21 25

9 8

119 R . W. 39 5 44 4 11 1 12 0

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J . \V . Dixon, 1) Carter R . Ellison, c Sullivan, b Carter .

If . Shepherd, c Carter, b Mosley E . Bielby, b Carter . . .

G . Breed, run out R . Wood, b Carter

D . Cooper, c and b Carter Sergt . Wilde, not out IT . Hill, b Carter F. Cundall, b Carter Extras Total Bowling analysis : W . M . Carter . . . .

V . A . Mosley . . . .

9 13 24 1

o 2 o 3 15

o o 8 75

o. M. 16 3 2 16 7

R . W.

36 31

8 1

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Next morning we were down at the Asylum ground in good time, and found that the home team had not been able to secure much outside assistance . We lost the toss but Carter was again in irresistible form, and in spite of some bad fielding the whole side were out well before lunch Johnston, for example, had three lives in making four runs . Going in we scored 38 without loss when lunch time arrived . Off the third ball, on resuming, lyre was bowled, and at 51 Lord was stumped a long way out for a lively innings . Sullivan put on a neat 20, but nobody else did much with the bumpy deliveries of Hingston and S . Jones, though Yeld stayed a very long time for his 14 and was again not out.

It should be mentioned that the home side were handicapped by the absence of one of their regular bowlers and the "imaginary malady " of the other . Going in a second time they were worse than before, as with the fielding up to a much better standard, Carter dismissed nine men for 17 runs in nine overs and three balls . Just before the finish 1\Iosley had to leave to catch a train, and the only change of bowling in the two matches was made, Yeld, who made two excellent catches at deep extra-cover coming on . Thus our two matches ended in great victories, thanks to Score and Carter who rose to the occasion most completely .

Analysis : MR . KERSHA\V' S XI.

1st innings.

T . Milnthorpe, b Carter 5 4 H . Kershaw, b Mosley C . Best, b Mosley 3 E . S . Jones, b Carter 7 G . H . Johnston, c Birks, b Carter 4 A .A .Hingston,cWheelwrightbCarter 5 o F . Waterhouse, b Mosley 1t P . B . Jones, not out W . Stenning, c and b Caster . .

9 W . Hill, b Wheelwright, c Carter E . Frost, b Carter o Extras 6 Total Bowling analysis :— o .

W. M . Carter . . . . 12 . 2 V . A. Mosley . . . . 12

znd innings. c Yeld, b Carter c Yeld, b Carter st Sullivan, b Carter c Birks, b Carter c and b Carter b Mosley c Lord, b Carter b Carter c Eyre, h Carter not out c Hingston, b Carter . .

Extras

2 2

R. W.

'

28

7

23

3

o

z 3 8

o 3 2

o 3 o 5

Total

57 At .

7

W . M . Carter V . A . Mosley

G. G . Yeld

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o.

9. 3 6

..

3

33 w.

17 9

M.

R.

2 1 2

10 1

1 0

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OLD PETE RITES. R .F .Russell,c S . Jones, b Hingston o E . M . Hingston,cStenning,bHingston 2 W . M . Carter, c Best, b S . Jones 9 G. V. Birks, lbw, b S . Jones . to Extras t6

P. E . Lord, st Kershaw, b P . Jones 35 13 G . H . Eyre, b Stenning 20 A . M . Sullivan H . Wheelwright, c and b Stenning 7 J . Shepherd, b S . Jones 13 G . G . Yeld, not out 14 V . A . Mosley,cHilnthorpe,bHingston 1

Bowling analysis : W . Stenning P . B . Jones ..

E . S . Jones C . Best . .

A . H . Hingston

o. M. 13 2 12 1 13 7 4 1 8 I

Total k . w.

38 2 36 12 4 to 0 26 3

CRICKET CHARACTERS. A . M . SuLLIvAN .—(Captain 94-97) . Very good bat last year : even better this, hitting with more power, His forward play is excellent, but there is a weak spot in his defensive back play against a fast ball . A good wicket keeper and field, and can bowl.

R . F . RUSSELL (95-97) .-A hard hitter, and, with luck, a rapid scorer, but lacking in defence . Fielding point stopped, but did not always hold, nearly every ball that came within reach.

H . WHEELWRIGHT (94-9?) .-Hard hitter, not without capacity for steady defence . Less apt to be out " lbw" than last season.

A smart field at mid-off.

G. G . VELD (94- 9 7) .-Bowls faster than last season, and better.

Bats awkwardly but has the merit of keeping his bat upright between the ball and the wicket when in doubt . Saved the game more than once . Generally a safe field.

H. B . GREEVES (96-97) .-A good fast bowler, but scarcely better than last year . A vigorous hitter with no defence . Good outfield.

B . NELSON (96-97) . Hard hitter and fast bowler. Has hardly come up to the expectations formed of him last year. A variable field.

C . R . WALKER (97) .-Bats with more success than would be expected from his rather cramped attitude . A fair bowler of medium pace . Very fair field.

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promising bat, but slow in the field.

H . E . SOULBY (97) .--A good slow left-hand bowler with high action . A good catch, and moderate bat.

H . L . CREEK (97) .-A good bowler, medium pace, but tires early.

Should be better another year . Very fair field, always doing his best, and a moderate bat.

R . G . BINGHAM (96) .-Played more than one creditable innings, but too slow at present both at the wicket and in the field.

Would be more successful if he played with a straight bat, and have more use of his height.

T . L . HARRISON (97) .-A

CRICKET RETROSPECT. Our season has been in some ways a successful one . Nine wins, five losses, and four draws have been recorded . Four of our defeats were against schools . For one of these defeats we had ample revenge, whilst another we hope to wipe out next season.

The Yorkshire Gentlemen against whom in the first match we played a creditable draw, retaliated by inflicting a crushing defeat upon us in the second match against them . Durham G .S . (r), Ampleforth (I), North Riding Asylum (I), Hymer ' s College (2), Almondbury Old Boys (i ), F . Clemons, Esq's . XI . (0, Bradford Town (I), and the Old Boys all suffered defeat at our hands . Perhaps the last was the best win of the season, as the Old Boys had a strong XI . in the field . We drew with Ryburn Valley, Yorks . Gentlemen, Garforth, and the Asylum . "The batting was remarkably good, but the scoring except in one or two matches was individual rather than general . Sullivan played brilliant and consistent cricket throughout the eason . He made two centuries, and on five occasions topped his fifty . His best innings was probably 72 against Pocklington G .S ., when most of the team were seen at a disadvantage . Russell showed marked improvement as an advance from an average of 5 to z I clearly shows . He made fifties against Garforth and Bradford, when he hit in fearless style . Wheelwright also had two fifties to his credit . These he compiled against the Gents and

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Bradford Town . Yeld showed to most advantage in the first innings againts the Old Boys, with a most serviceable 58 not out.

But in addition he also made other useful scores . Walker came on in fine style towards the end of the season, a remark which also applies to Harrison . Bingham rather fell off towards the end of the season, and Nelson was rather unsuccessful . Greeves however showed a marked improvement.

In the bowling line an improvement on last year took place.

Yeld, Greeves, and Soulby each took over +o wickets, whilst Greer and Walker also had very satisfactory averages . Soulby and Yeld proved themselves two reliable bowlers . The fielding in some matches might have been better, but on the whole it was very fair.

Several splendid catches were made, and the ground work as a rule was fairly good.

The following is a full list of matches played : away won.

"I'ues . May 18th N . R . Asylum „ 22nd Garforth C .C home lost.

Sat home won.

Tues . „ 25th Hymcr' s College, Hull Ryburn Valley C .C home drawn.

Sat . „ 29th drawn.

Tues ., June st Yorkshire Gentlemen away awav lost.

Wed . „ 2nd Leeds G .S won.

Sat . „ 5th Bradford Town home home \von.

Sat . „ 12th Durham G .S W011.

Tues . „ 15th Amplcforth College home home won.

Thur . „ 12th Almondbury Old Boys lost.

Pocklington G .S away Sat . „ 19th home won.

Sat . ., 26th F . Clemon ' s, Esq . XI Tues . „ 29th . home won.

Old Boys \\'ed „ 3oth .)

Hymer ' s College away won.

Sat . July 3rd away lost.

Tues . „ 6th Yorkshire Gentlemen Pocklingtun G .S home lost.

Thur „ 8th away drawn.

Tues . „ 13th- North Riding Asylum

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS, 1897-8.

It is a difficult task. this year to make any prophecy as to our chances in the football field . Following a year with such a grand team as last year's, and moreover with only four old colours at his service, the captain is at a great disadvantage ; but difficulties are themselves incentives and we do not think we shall prove to be far

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wrong when we say that in Bingham we have just the energetic, keen captain that we want . The fact that there are no less than eleven vacancies to be filled up should encourage candidates, whilst the four old colours, Bingham, Greeves (forwards), Walton and B . Nelson (backs), have a reputation to keep up . Already there are signs that the prophets of evil things are likely to be in the wrong . The reasons for this are partly natural ones and partly good fortune in having two new boys who are not altogether novices to the game . As we said we expected much energy from Bingham and already he has, nearly every available day after morning school, all likely candidates out in the lower field doing passing practice.

This alternated with dribbling and scrummage practice for the forwards is a sure method of raising as good a team as the material at hand will furnish . If this keenness continues throughout the whole of the team, we may after all find ourselves with a majority of wins at the end of the season . The Old Boys ' match was encouraging, despite it being lost . There were three things apparent, first there is a lack of condition that must be eradicated at once, as often a school team ' s only chance of winning against the men ' s team lies in their superior condition and boys have no excuse for not being in it ; secondly, as we might expect, there is a great lack of experience ; last and most hopeful of all signs, there was every sign of a very plucky team . Now for some more particular criticism and advice . The scrummaging is poor at present . It is half-hearted . There is much hanging down of heads, but not enough hard shoving ; moreover the scrummage only gets formed by the time the ball is getting away . Let a forward get his head down properly and then look for the ball.

When he sees it in front of him he can push as hard as he likes.

To be " on the ball " is the first requisite of a good forward . He must learn to work hard, break away quickly from the scrummage and tackle his opponents with a rush . Afterwards he can learn to " wheel " and "screw" and " heel out ."

At half-back we have to find a partner to Walton . Whoever he is, he must learn to be unselfish first . Harrison is at present playing there, but although he often gets the ball, he must get out of his habit of simply rushing into the opposing forwards .

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At three-quarter back we are very fortunate in having two good wings in Otley and King . The former wants to be smarter in gathering the ball and kicking . We badly want another inside three-quarter to go with Nelson . The insides must learn to feed the wings more . Hey should fill the difficult place of full-back, for his tackling is decidedly smart, and he has the invaluable habit of tackling low, an example that may well be copied by the rest of the team . For the rest we should advise all boys to read up the the rules carefully . We wish Bingham and the school every success and we certainly think the team will surprise the Old Boys when they meet us again in December.

FOOTBALL. Boys.

This match was played on the School ground on Saturday, October 2nd, and was the first of the season . The Old Boys won the toss and C . Nelson kicked off. Harrison failed to take the ball, and a scrummage was formed in the School 25 . Walton got off but was tackled, and Smith and Watson started a dribble, which, hovever, was intercepted by Leonard who ran some distance before being collared . The School were then penalised for off-side tactics on the part of Harrison, but Henson failed to land a goal . Otley and Clemons then exchanged kicks and the ball stayed near the School 25 . King, Otley, and Soulby saved well . Williams got off for the Old Boys and kicked into touch, but the School worked their way to the Old Boys 25, being, however, soon driven back to their own quarter . Spence and Rose dribbled well, and nearly crossed the line, but Otley kicked over . Soon after Partington got off and Otley collared him, but Leonard took a pass and struggled over near the touch line, Spence making a good shot at goal . After Otley had kicked off, Spence made a mark and kicked into touch, and when Walton had attempted to get away Partington ran in under the posts, and Spence kicked an easy goal . Bingham kicked off, and, following up, collared Spence . Rose and Partington started some nice SCHOOL V . OLD

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passing, but the latter kicked over the line . The Old Boys were then penalised for off-side play and the School got to half way, but immediately lost ground again owing to off-side work by King.

Spence had a shot at goal, but failed, sending to King, who ran up the touch line, and kicked into touch at half-way . Walton and Nelson transferred the ball to the Old Boys 25 . Harrison got off and Walton ran well . Nelson got a try half-way out, and Teasdale took the shot, but failed . Clemons kicked off and Otley returned, and then half-time was called with the score, Old Boys r goal, I try, School, try.

Upon resuming Bingham kicked off for the School, and Clemons and Walton exchanging kicks, in which the latter got the better, Harrison got off from a scrummage at the Old Boys 25, and passed to Walton who scored under the posts . Nelson had no difficulty in converting . Henson kicked off, and Partington ran and kicked to Otley who returned to half-way . Then Nevile ran down the touch line, and BiTks, after being collared by Walton, passed to Partington, who scored again under the posts, Spence registering the two additional points . Bingham kicked off to the Old Boys 25 . C . Nelson then dribbled well, but King saved splendidly . After various scrummages in the School half, the School were penalised for off-side play . Birks kicked into touch, but Walton got off. He passed forward however, and after a scrummage Partington scored under the posts, Clemons sending the ball over the bar with ease . Bingham's kick-off was charged

by Nelson . Partington got off but was collared by King . The same player also saved well later on . Another free kick for the School was taken b) Bingham, who sent the ball into their 25, but it was then kicked over the line . Bingham following up splendidly charged the return kick, and \ \Talton and Greeves did a little running . King then got off, but was collared by Partington.

Immediately after, Walton, after a dodgy run scored a grand try under the posts, Nelson improving . Walton again ran after the kick-off, but a mark was made for the Old Boys, and Partington, Nevile, and Spence began some good passing, which ended in the latter getting over the line near the touch, and the referee gave a

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try . Clemons failed at goal . The School then had a free kick, but King got in front . Soon after, the Old Boys also had a free kick for `4 picked out ." No-side was then called with the score, Old Boys, 3 goals, z tries, School, z goals, t try.

Notes on the game .— Though unsuccessful the School with eleven candidates played a very plucky game . Forward, the School practically held their own throughout, but the backs were not together, being as yet raw and inexperienced, and the full-back was hardly up to first team form . The three-quarters should do better with more practice . Of the candidates, Soulby at forward, Harrison at half, King and Otley at threequarters, did good work.

Bingham set his team a splendid example of hard work, and did all the following up and most of the tackling amongst the forwards ; he and Greeves kept the scrummages together, and the latter got in several good dribbles . Walton played his usual good game at half without whom the school would not have scored.

Unfortunately for the School team Mr . Lord had got together a set of very fast backs but the game was more equal than the score would lead one to expect.

THE SCHOOL V, THE SARACENS.

Played on the School ground, Saturday, Oct . 9th . During the earlier portion of the game the play was of a fairly even character.

The Saracens were much the heavier in the scrum, and worked the ball to the School line, a minor resulting . Play settled just inside the Saracens ' half, and Walton, taking a pass in very good style, ran through their backs and scored an excellent try in the corner, Bingham making a good attempt at goal . The Saracens now pressed, a free kick awarded to them in front of the School goal coming to nothing . After the drop out the Saracens ' forwards worked the ball down to the School line, and scored.

Half-time score, 3 points, nil.

After the re-start, the Saracens carried several scrums, and twice rushed the ball over and scored . The School halves initiated several bouts of passing, which gained some ground but led to nothing, owing to one or other of the Is passing wildly or failing to take a pass ; King was the worst offender in this respect ;

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Nelson spoilt a good chance once by a had kick into play instead of passing . About this juncture the School lost the services of Bingham (owing to his being persistently tackled by a Saracen after he was in touch) . He had been the mainstay of our forwards up to then ; after this the School forwards utterly failed with their seven men to hold the opposition either in the loose or the scrum, which made it almost impossible for the backs to save, the Saracens consequently putting on two more tries and a penalty goal . A most unsatisfactory game ended in a victory for the Saracens by 21 points to 3 . 'I'he School played 4 three-quarters, which necessitated them putting a good forward in Roy as one of the centres.

The School 4 were weak . Walton played well at half, but might have run much more himself, instead of passing, with advantage ; and Harrison did fairly considering he had to play behind beaten forwards . Last year the School won this match by 33 points to 5.

PISCATOR PERFECTUS.

BY LUCIUS FEROX, "

Man's life is but vain, For 'tis subject to pain And sorrow, and light as a bubble, 'Tis a hodge podge of business, of money, of care, And care and money and trouble, But we ' ll take no care, if the weather prove fair, Nor will we complain though it rain, But we ' ll banish all sorrow and sing till to-morrow, And angle and angle again . " Old song from " the ('umpleal Angler."

The lines just written shew the absolute contentment and general blitheness of nature which most of Isaak Walton ' s followers exhibit . A true fisherman is as a rule, a genial, good-natured sort of fellow, who, no doubt, in the recital of some extraordinary capture, will add some touch of exaggeration to his picture, but who on the other hand if he has had poor luck, will equally depreciate the value of his catch, and thus justify himself when both accounts are treated as one whole . Many may think that this proves him a double liar, but if they calculate the result of his

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ecitals, they will find that he has really told the truth with a harmonious effect . Now a good fisherman Nvill never exaggerate above an ounce or two . ]le may call a fish that weighs say 91bs.

1 4 oz ., a l o-pounder, and so on, but he will never go beyond that.

Such approximations are not uncommon, but they may be justified by comparing fishing with arithmetics, that most accurate of sciences, v, hen approximate solutions are occasionally allowed to take the place of the mathematically correct ones . We may say then that a real fisherman taken as a whole possesses the quality of truthfulness as much as most people . A fisherman proper possesses that unique and prominent virtue, patience, which is universally acknowledged to be absolutely pre-eminent . An impatient man can never be a good fisherman . For the one thing, his dissatisfaction if fortune is adverse will exhibit itself in loud and repeated invective and unusual movements, and gesticulations which will on the one hand only serve to increase his weariness, and on the other will impart terror to his intended prey, and they will hasten from the immediate proximity of such a, to them, and perhaps to us, objectionable apparition . Now this sort of man merely fishes when he has no chance of any other amusement.

This is not the right way to treat the " contemplative man ' s recreation, " but the correct manner is to make it one' s hobby and delight, so that a day ' s fishing becomes a synonym for elysian fields and heavenly paradises . One great advantage is that one can indulge in it at all seasons of the year . Even in the midst of winter, if an open space can be found where frost has failed to congeal the surface of the water, good sport may be had by the " coarse" fisherman, and the rivers are open to him who would capture the grayling . But the great advantage of the piscatorial art is that its professors can enjoy the beauties of nature to a greater extent than in other outdoor employments, and there are few who neglect the opportunities given them . When alone, one can indulge in delightful reveries and day dreams, and be occasionally wakened by a dip of the float, or the splash of a pike pursuing his prey, and with a companion, one 's conversation will generally turn to angling exploits of one sort or another, which

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enhance the most enjoyable of all recreations . But fishing is said to be a cruel sport . Is it the foxhunters or entomologists, or those of the fairer sex who wear the plundered wings and feathers of unfortunate sea birds, who lay this charge against Isaak and his disciples? There may be but little defence for the fisherman in this point, but let those who lay the charge against him first pull the beam out of their own eye, and see if they have ever been guilty of cruelty . If they are absolutely innocent in this respect, viz ., of either causing or actively participating in any cruelty of even such a refined type as fishing, then let them certainly attack the fisherman with all the virulence of an eloquent tongue . But we may safely say that no one upon consideration will dare to oppose this prince of sports, which combines excitement with perfect rest, philosophy with mundane pleasure, and nature with science, for fishing is a science worthy of the name.

Then as the old song says : Let us banish all sorrow And sing till to-morrow, And angle and angle again.

ON LAKES. "Life is made up of trifles ; it is the trifles that annoy, and it is the trifles that please ." —Harris.

Think not, gentle reader, that it is our intention in this dissertation to enter into the discussion of any theory as to the origin of lakes ; the latest of which, if we mistake not, ascribes to glaciers the creation of these mirrors of heaven . Nowadays, though it seems to be the proper thing among scientists to attribute to the glaciers of the Ice Age, the production—and if not that, at any rate the embellishment—of almost every natural feature which is otherwise unaccountable.

Neither think it is with lakes in general that we concern ourselves but rather, note, at the outset, that the lakes in particular to which your attention is to be, it is hoped, drawn, are those comprised in the collective expression " The English Lake District ."

There is a saying of an eminent Frenchman who has condescended to write about us, English : "Ils s ' amusaient tristement, selon la coutume de leur pays ."

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And so, verily it is !

When leaving the busy, bustling, work-a-day world, we visit our national pleasure ground, ' for so the district, about which we are supposed to be writing, is called in the ornate and flowery language of the guide book, alas ! how many remembrancets are there of the frailty of human existence, of all that gloomier side of human life, which we would so readily shun even in commonplace and ordinary circumstances and how much more so when we are on our holidays. a J T * 'iF T We were riding down the Honister Pass and were duly admiring the fine scenery around us . On one side of the road tumbled a mountain stream and scattered on either side were large detached blocks of stone—the debris, we presume, of those glaciers again.

The road itself goes down somewhat after the fashion of a series of steps . Now the coach seems to be falling on the horses, then the back of the coach seems to be trying to push past the front part . The road was very bad too, and the wheels first sunk in on one side and made the coach careen like a ship in a gale, then on the other and we listed as much to the other side, till we were in danger of tilting off altogether into the stream or of cracking our heads on one of those boulders . We might add that as we were on the box we had the full benefit of this eccentric behaviour on the part of the coach . Now, in our simple faith, we were distinctly enjoying ourselves, and, having just been through one of these performances, there was a lull, in which the miserable driver took occasion to turn round and bawl out a long list of names, meanwhile waving his whip in all directions in a vain endeavour to point out two objects of interest at one time . The result of this impatient and ungodly haste is, that from behind an equally miserable person desires to know " Which, did you say, was Honister Crag ?" And the reply comes " That one (with another flourish of the whip) you can't miss it . You can tell it by the marble cross . (Then turning to the load in general, he continues) There, gentlemen ' s where a man lost his life a year or so ago . There ' s been a many person killed on this side o' the Pass, why I know . . . ." and so on .

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Just at this opportune moment, we commence another performance, really similar in character to the last, but, yet now, it is a very different matter. Enjoyment has fled and beauty fades.

Glacial blocks and mountain stream become not objects of awe exactly, but of terror . Your only desire is to get to the bottom in safety.

This is but one instance . We stayed at an hotel ' in the heart of the wildest scenery in England' (we quote the guide book), where it was the melancholy custom to adorn the coffee-room walls with mementos and photos of those unfortunates who had lost their lives in attempting to scale those surrounding wilds . And worse, the staff of that hotel had an evil anxiety to allay any doubts we might have in our mind as to the nature of those adornments and to burden our mind with particulars and then they would intimate that at a reasonable cost, guides, alpenstocks, &c ., could be had on applying at the bar . in this same hotel, we had for company a numerous assortment of crickets and deathwatches, neither very agreeable associates.

Need we say more—the path up Skiddaw is marked by the tombstone of some shepherds, killed, of course, in the vicinity.

This stone, in addition to the usual touching phrases has this remarkable piece of information engraved on it " Noted Breeders of Prize Herdwick Sheep . " The incongruity of the whole did not seem to appeal to the native mind, the discriminative faculties of which would therefore seem to be but ill developed.

While the climate of the fells is cool and breezy, and while that of the mountains is cold and bracing, that of the valleys on a fine day (which, however, it would be but doing justice to the district, to say at this point, is rare) is decidedly relaxing and unpleasantly warm, so it arises that one of the travellers ' chief wants is the draught of cold water.

The rigid—though we suppose wise economy of the responsible authorities preventing them from personally attending to this want, private enterprise on the other hand has not been lacking to make good this deficiency, for tender and sympathetic relatives have erected memorial fountains, suitably inscribed . Of the

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suitability of the inscriptions, we can testify .

One, we found with the following : " Whosoever shall drink of this water shall thirst again . " The rest was gone, if, indeed, it had ever been there . It was a fine day, which is synonymous with a hot day, when we read this, and we impiously wished this had gone too, for there are not too many fountains.

This year we were again in the Lake District and it so happened that just prior to our advent there, some wretched man had carefully managed to kill himself at the Falls of Lodore . We suppose therefore that in a short space, these falls will be still further ornamented and that in addition to the present existing waterpipe, we shall have a marble cross or so.

In time, the Lake District will dispute with Sierra Leone for the distinction of being the most populous grave-yard of Englishmen (if we may use such an expression) . As to its popularity, there can be no doubt . It is a grue-some outlook.

Well, patient reader,—we call you patient now, for having followed us thus far in our circumambulatory nonsense, expecting to hear of lakes and having thus far been continuously and grievously disappointed, you are deserving of the compliment ; erstwhile we called you gentle reader' so as to soothe in expectancy those rough manifestations of displeasure, which so easily display themselves under disappointment (we speak from experience)—we will proceed with our subject.

The Lake District was some few years back, the home, or shall we say the asylum, of the poets of a peculiar school of poetry, known to fame as the Lakist School . Their poetry was distinguished from that of other schools by a certain worship of nature and a sickly sentimentality (these peculiarities exhibit in a novel way the effect of environment, and furnish a further proof of the truth of the evolutional doctrine of adaptation to circumstance) of which latter phase an illustrative example is found in the writings of its High Priest—we refer to Wordsworth's " We are seven ." At this present time, they are all, we regret to say, dead, though their homes and tombs and shrines remain to satisfy

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the morbid tastes and curiosity of the tourist, adding further evidence to the truth of the Frenchman ' s saying.

Not wholly swept of genius, not wholly descried by the must-, is the fair land we write of. No, on the shores of Coniston, there still lives in seclusion one of the lights of this century.

This noble man with high aim and eager zeal, writes letters to the working men of England, and then, insuring as he thinks their wide dissemination publishes them at a price, mirobile dicta, absolutely prohibitive . Missionary zeal to him would seem to import primarily a consideration of self.

Most patient reader, it is with the deepest regret we find that we have no space to set faith those rare and matchless beauties which lie hid in skilful groupings of mountain, wood . and lake, and stream ; but so it is, a cruel fate wielded by the hand of no fair creature but by the iron hand of the Editor has cut the thread of discourse and rendered abortive all further enlargements, bringing the whole to an untimely end .

F .a ONUS. " Trifles make perfection and perfection is no trifle ."—diz hael Angelo.

CORRESPONDENCE. To

THE EDITORS OF THE PETERI1 1 E.

DEAR SIRS .

I will revive the oft-repeated question with regard to the znd XV . Why should there be no znd XV . blazer, when the znd XI . possesses one, especially as football is supposed to be the School game At present all that they possess is an insignificant badge, to be sewn on their jerseys, and assuredly the acquisition of a cap and blazer would make them more conspicuous, and would cause increased emulation and keenness among the candidates . With regard to colour, a chocolate and white striped blazer would not be too much like that of the 1st XV . Hoping this will attract some attention .

Yours, &c ., A MEMBER OF THE 2ND XV .

THE LATE CANON ELWYN .

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LIST OF FOOTBALL MATCHES. FIRST XV. Oct . 2 . ,, 9. „ 16 .

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Tues .

26 . „ 3o .

Sat .

Thur . Nov . 4 .

Sat . „ i 3.

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THE LATE CANON ELWYN. The following is from the Times obituary :—We announce with regret the death of the Rev . Richard Elwyn, master of the Charterhouse and honorary canon of Canterbury, which took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Master's-lodge, after a short illness . Canon Elwyn, who was educated at Charterhouse School, had a brilliant University record . Elected a scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, he became Bell scholar and Craven scholar during his undergraduate career, and in 1849 was placed in the tripos as senior classic, the second classic being the late M. Waddington, for several years French Ambassador to this country.

The late master held a fellowship of Trinity for some time, and in 1855 was appointed second master of the Charterhouse, three years later succeeding as head master . This position he occupied till 1863, when considerations of health necessitated his temporary retirement from active work . From 1864 to 1872 he was head

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master of St . Peter ' s School, York, and in the latter v•_ar he was presented by the late Archbishop "fait to the vicarage of Ramsgate.

In 188o he accepted the living of East Farleigh, near Maidstone, which was offered him by the Lord Chancellor, and he retained this preferment until his nomination to the mastership of the Charterhouse in 1885 . On his return to London he resumed his educational work, and until three years ago acted as principal of Queen's College . Canon Elwyn was a clergyman of the old school, ripe in scholarship, with particularly genial manners, and happy in the possession of a large number of friends . It was said of him not long ago, by one who knew him well, that he had not an enemy in the world . He took great interest in the proceedings of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and his services as a preacher were much appreciated by the London clergy.

The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says By the death of Canon Elwyn the ranks of the London clergy are deprived of a distinguished scholar and one of the most genial of men . The deceased canon, who had just completed his 70th year, was Craven and Bell scholar at Cambridge and a Fellow of " Trinity College, where he graduated as senior classic in 1849.

His position as head of the Charterhouse, where he succeeded Dr . Currey in 1885, left him leisure for many extraneous occupations, and there was no more familiar figure than his upon the boards and committees of various Church societies . Educational work especially was always congenial to him ; and he was chairman of the Clergy Orphan Schools at Canterbury and St. John's Wood . He was also principal of Queen's College, Harley Street, from 1386 to 1894 . With the young he was a great favourite, and was ever ready with his advice and sympathy to the junior clergy, a circumstance which in some quarters earned for him the title of " the curates' friend . " In private life Canon Elwyn had a most genial and winning manner, and was well known as a witty and vigorous after-dinner speaker .

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LIBRARY. The Library register records a considerable number of books taken out during the summer term . The want of a Reading-room is still felt ; perhaps we may be able to remedy this deficiency shortly . At present we are adding some standard works to the Library, a full list of which we hope to publish in our next number.

Our best thanks are due to J . T . Gillatt, Esq ., O .P ., for a gift of [1 to the Library .

THE LIBRARIAN.

THEATRICAL

BALANCE SHEET, 1896.

RECEIPTS. School Subscriptions ..

Masters' Subscriptions . ..

Rev . G . T . Hand ford ..

P . E . Lord, Esq Public Subscriptions

s . d.

10 0 2 10 0 5 00 I 0 0 9 2 6

30

48 2 6

To Balance

EXPENDITURE .

Messrs . May & Son Band S. Holtby Sundries (including bill for 1895—Z'3 I IS . 6d .)

T. G . Hartley & Son J . Taylor York City Police Carriage of Wig & Dresses Paints, &c ., for Scenery .

Sundries for " making up " Gas Company Lamps Secretarial Expenses Allowances to Workmen Policemen Cloak Room Attendants Gardeners Dr . Ilingston's Gardener James

s . d.

20 0 0 4 4 0 9 6 11

467 3 8 0 1 13 4 o 18 4 o 16 4 o It 2 q 5 0 q 6 7 q 2 6 q 3

0

o 66 o to 6 o 14 0 q 2 0 o to 0 q IO O

.64 8 1 4 9 A . WILKES, Treasurer.

NOTES AND ITEMS. R . C . Tute, who was a member of the school from the age of 15 to that of 19, has been declared by the Civil Service Commissioners to have obtained the fortieth place among sixtysix successful competitors in the recent open competitive examinations for the India Civil Service, open to candidates

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up to 24 years of age . His father, the late Mr . A . C . Tute, who was educated at the School under Canon Hey and Canon Elwyn, was similarly successful in entering the India Civil Service 28 years ago.

A . M . Sullivan, as the result of the Oxford and Cambridge Board ' s Higher Certificate Examination, conducted at the School in July last, has received an exemption from fart I . of the Previous Examination of Cambridge University . This exemption was omitted by some oversight from the Board ' s printed lists.

D. W . Roy and W . Hey passed the London Matriculation Examination 1st Class.

N . F . Roy has been successful in gaining a Naval Clerkship.

A . W . Richards, Esq ., Science Master, was ordained by the Archbishop of York during the holidays, and licensed to the Curacy of Huntington.

L . H . Moiser passed in Biology in the Preliminary Scientific Examination (M .B .) of the University of London.

The Rev . F . W . Greenhow has been appointed to be Vicar of Donington, Sussex.

A photograph of the recent dinner in London of the O .P . Club has been received by the London Secretary and may be seen by appointment.

The married sons of an O .P ., cultivating tea plantations in Ceylon and India require a pupil .

Tea, coffee, cinchona, indiarubber .

Experience guaranteed .

Apply to the London Secretary of the O .P . Club.

K . J . Roy has obtained a Commission in the Army at the recent Competitive Examination of Militia Subalterns.

H . B . Greeves has been appointed to an Organ Scholarship at Peterhouse, Cambridge, of the annual value of '4o and rooms, and is leaving at once in consequence.

E. M . Leaf has obtained a County Council Scholarship of the value of [ . 6o per annum for four years tenable at the Yorkshire College, Leeds .

NOTES AND ITEMS .

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B . Nelson has been appointed Captain of Cricket for 1898 owing to H . B . Greeves having left . R . G . Bingham has similarly been appointed Secretary.

J . F . Leaf has been appointed Librarian to the Union, Cambridge.

G . W . Filliter and R . G . Binghatn have been appointed Monitors in the School House.

A . M . Sullivan has played in the Freshmen ' s Match, the Seniors ' Match, and for Cambridge University v . Guy ' s Hospital.

G . G . Feld also played in the Freshmen ' s Match.

BIRTxs .

GREENHOW .-August 1 tth, at Childeock Vicarage, Bridport, the wife of Rev . E . H . Grcenhow, of a son.

RHODES .—On August loth, at The Rowans, Bilton Grange, Rugby, the wife of H . W . Rhodes, of a daughter.

July 18th, t,e wife of A . P . Chadwick (O .P .), of a son.

MARRIAGES . GOFTON-BROWN .-August 1 1 th, at St Oswald's, Chester, the Rev . John Ernest Gofton, to Marion, sixth daughter of the late John Brown, of Chester.

Fox—PYE-SMITH .-September 23rd, at St . Martin ' s, Sheffield, the Rev . N . S . Fox, to Jessie Caroline, youngest daughter of J . W . Pye-Smith, Esq ., of Sheffield.

On September 36th, at St . Luke ' s, Chelsea, Percy Kitchin, to Honora Mary Louisa, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel F . F . Johnstone date 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment), of Leamington Spa. On October 5th, J . P . Hubbersty (O .P .) to Mabel Emma, daughter of the late E . B . Boulton.

On October 7th, at St . Mary ' s, Barking, Suffolk, Edmund L . Rowe, L .R .C .P . and S . Edin ., of Ipswich, second son of the late Rev . George Rowe, M .A ., Principal of the Diocesan College, York, to Edith Marion Jane, younger daughter of the late Major William Dodds.

Ou Wednesday, September z9th, at the Charterhouse, OU,rILARY .

Canon Elwyn, Headmaster of this School from 1864 to 1872.

Henry Watson (O .P .), of Coatham and Middlesborough . Born June 23rd, 1835 ; Died July , ' 8th, 1897 .