June 1903 by StPetersYork

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XVIII.

JUNE, 1903.

No. 16o.

SCHOOL LETTER. OLLOWING the traditional custom of the English race, we will begin by discoursing upon the weather. This was disgusting at the beginning of the term ; for the first tent days it rained incessantly, thus giving no opportunity of practice to cricketers. It must be admitted that the cricket prospects for this year are not encouraging. There is a disappointing lack of talent among the candidates. However, much can be done by practice, and especially by attention to fielding. The team will feel severely the absence of E. E. Yeld, who, we are sorry to say, is still in the doctor's hands. We wish him a quick recovery, so that we may at least see him on the football field. This term we miss the presence of Mr. Senior, who has left us to take up the Senior Classical Mastership of Holt Grammar School. To him was due the creation and success of the Musical Society. We wish him good-luck in his new position. The Morris-Tube Rifle Range, we are glad to see, has now been successfully established. Each boy fires ten rounds twice a week, and an extra ten rounds may be fired on Saturday by those who care to do so. The Gymnastic Form Competition and the Sports, reports of which will be found elsewhere, came off at the end of the Easter term. The Lower School won the Form Competition, and W. Armstrong easily headed the list of competitors.

HOCKEY.

On Monday, - May 25th, and the day following, the School was delivered over to the tender mercies of the Government Inspectors. We gather that they came away with a favourable impression of the work of the School. One of them, Mr. Headlam, paid Mr. Yeld the compliment of declaring that his was the best history lesson he had ever heard given. The Inspectors recommended extensive alterations in the structure of the house, and plans for rebuilding it are now in course of preparation.

HOCKEY. THE SCHOOL

v. YORK H.C.

Played on the School ground. York brought a good team and speedily assumed the aggressive. Mr. Wilkinson and Clark kept them out for some time, but Beard finally put on a goal and Johnson soon afterwards added a second. The School improved, but in spite of good combination failed to penetrate the strong defence. Roy and Mr. Squire made some dashing runs but were always robbed at the last moment. Scott retaliated with a smart run, and dodging Clark gave Yeats no chance with a hot shot. The School seemed as if they could not score, Pickering hitting the post and Jones just failing. Half-time : York, 3 goals ; St. Peter's, nil. After half-time end to end play took place, till at last St. George scored a soft goal from a good centre from Roy. This encouraged the School and Cadle succeeded in adding a second from a neat. pass from Mr. Squire. York got away, but were quickly sent back, and Cadle got his second goal through a mis-hit on the part of the opposing back. After a bombardment of the York goal Cadle shot the winning goal just in time. Result : St. Peter's School, 4 goals ; York H.C., 3 goals. The School combination and play generally were much improved, and the whole team acquitted themselves well. There was a welcome absence of dejection and slackness, though defeat at one time seemed certain, and this enabled the match to be pulled out of the fire at the last moment.

HOCKEY.

SCHOOL TEAM :—Goal, B. Yeats ; backs, J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., A. E. Clark ; half-backs, E. J. Heap, G. A. Fisher, A. R. St. George ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, S. G. Squire, Esq., L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy.

THE SCHOOL 7). THE MASTERS. The ground was very heavy at the start, and after a few minutes pressure by the School, a deluge of rain swept in their faces and Mr. Smith quickly scored a smart goal. Amid blinding rain the Masters remained on the attack, which culminated in Mr. Squire running through and scoring the second goal. The School at last retaliated and scored through the medium of Cadle. Mr. Squire got away from the bully and scored his second goal. The rain now abated and Corporal Clark ably dealt with some shots at goal. The defence of Mr. Wilkinson and Captain Ingles was especially fine at this period. Fisher made a futile attempt to score and halftime found the Masters leading by 3 goals to i. The School were now playing down hill, but Mr. Yeld scored from a melee, Yeats having no chance. Mr. Tendall, Mr. Owen, and Mr. Green were next prominent in some fine combination, the first-named completing the effort with a good goal. Mr. Wilkinson seemed impassable, but at last Cadle got through and passing Mr. Grey scored. This goal was immediately followed by a third from Jones, but the School were finally beaten by 5 goals to 3. The forwards were handicapped by the heavy going and were much below their usual form. Clark and Fisher played well behind, but all the team seemed discouraged by the first few goals being scored against them. SCHOOL TEAM :—Goal, B. E. Yeats ; backs, A. E. Clark, A. R. St. George ; half-backs, R. Baldwin, G. A. Fisher, E. T. Heap ; forwards, B. H. Pickering, S. Crowther, L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy. THE SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. A strong team was got together and held the school well in hand from start to finish. From the bully-off the school attacked and play was in the O.P.'s half for some time. E. S. Jones finally

HOCKEY.

relieved, and sending down to Partington, the latter scored an easy goal at short range. The Old Boys now attacked strongly, but were prevented from scoring by numerous penalties for off-side. D. W. Roy finally scored the second goal after a good individual effort. The superior speed of the O.P.'s enabled them to keep up the attack, Greer on the wing being especially prominent. Cadle managed to shoot a goal for the school after a break-away, but Jones was brilliant and enabled 'I'. C. Newton to score the third goal for the O.P.'s. Half-time found the O. P.'s still pressing. Score : Old Peterites, 3 goals ; St. Peter's, i goal. Jones had now come up to centre forward, and soon scored for the O.P.'s. The school now established a strong pressure, Roy and Pickering making good shots, which Huffam, in goal, stopped in wonderful style. H. C. Scott and Sullivan transferred play to the other end and Beard put on the finishing touch with a splendid shot, which Yeats only half stopped. The O.P.'s now relaxed their exertions and the school pressed to the end without avail. Score : Old Peterites, 5 goals ; St. Peter's, z goal. NOTES.—The school were beaten for speed both forward and back, and could make little headway against the defence of Jones, Sullivan and Huffam. SCHOOL TEAM.— Goal, B. E. Yeats ; backs, A. E. Clark, A. R. St. George ; half-backs, P. H. Yeld, G. A. Fisher, E. 'I'. Heap; forwards, M. Crowther, B. H. Pickering, L. M. Cadle, K. S. Jones, M. H. T. Roy. RESULTS OF MATCHES. away..lost ..2-1 Wednesday, March 4. York Saturday, 7. York Insurance Office..home.. won . .8-2 W. H. Pickering, Esq.'s Wednesday, XI...home..lost .. 2—o 14. York Insurance Office. • home . .won ..9-2 Saturday, home.. won.. 4-3 25. York . Wednesday, home . . lost . . 5-1 28. Old Peterites Saturday, home.. lost ..5-3 3o. Masters' Match Monday,

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION.

HOCKEY RETROSPECT. Played 8. Won 3. Lost 4. . Goals for, z6. Against, zt. The past season, though it has not been as successful as we could have wished, has decidedly not been a failure. We won a good and unexpected victory over York, but on the other hand were well beaten by the Masters. At times the team was good in combination, but generally this became very ragged if the opposing backs were good. This was clearly shown by the Old Peterite Match, where both forwards and backs seemed to be anywhere but in their right places. A very good sign was the absence of selfish play, the ball being generally well centred. The truth of this is proved by the fact that the centre forward scored half the total goals. Yeats was usually good in goal, but ought to use his feet more. Clark showed his capabilities as a full-back, and quite made up for the loss of Sale ; St. George also played some good games in this position, but was better at half-back. Fisher was the shining light of the half-back line, and has quite regained his old form. Heap and P. H. Yeld, though slow, were sure, as a rule. The forwards at times played very well together. Cadle at centre was easily the best, being always consistent and unselfish. He was not always fed as much as might have been desired by his insides ; Jones in particular was very fond of feeding his wing at the expense of his centre. Roy was occasionally brilliant, but he was also very erratic. Pickering had not sufficient pace to make him dangerous on the attack. His style of play was more adapted to half, and probably, had circumstances allowed, he would have been much happier in that position. We should like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Squire both for their services on the field itself and for the way in which they coached and encouraged the team.

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION. The Form Gymnastic Competition for the Shield took place on March 31st. Major Cobbold very kindly consented to judge. The VIth and Upper Vth, Lower Vth, IVth Form, and the Lower

GYMNASTIC COMPETITION.

School competed. The first mentioned were not fully represented, as G. A. Fisher, owing to his shoulder having been put out, was unable to perform. The Competition resulted in a victory for the Lower School, who thus for the first time hold the shield. Their representatives also included W. Armstrong, who won the Cup presented to the best gymnast, with a total of 71 marks out of a possible 80. Major Cobbold, in the course of some remarks at the close of the proceedings, said that Armstrong was one of the best school gymnasts he had seen. He also congratulated Windle and Roy, who were respectively second and third. He thought the display an improvement on that of last time, and the result reflected great credit on Sergeant Clark. The school ought to do still better now that they had a permanent resident instructor. The proceedings terminated with cheers. Appended are the marks :-

Horizontal Maximum

Lower School. W. Armstrong W. E. Eardley C. Duffitt J. B. Groves C. W. Richards

•• ••

Bar. to to

8 5 5 4

9 4 3 3

Parallel Vaulting Bridge Horse. Ladder. Rope. Total. Bars. 8o to to to to Io to

8 5 4 5 5

9 6 4 43

,8 6 4 3 3

9 6 6

4 4

to 6 7 4 4

10 6 7 4 4

71 40 31 29 215

1 Vth Form. G. L. Barton R. I. K. Elliott G. Newton F. H. Knowles F. Smith

•• •.

5 6 5 4 4

3 4 4

3 3 3 4

5 4 3 4 3

5 6 6

4 3

5 7 7 6 6

6 5 5 4 5

8 6 7 2

40 41 42 32 30 185

Lower Vth. A. R. St. George H. E. Windle .. W. F. E. Thomas .. E. C. Peters S. Crowther •.

4 6 6

4 4

5 7 4 3

5 5 5 4

8 4 2

5 8 4 4

3 6 6

5 7 7 5 5

5 5 7 4 5

34 52 43 30 26 185

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

VIM and Upper Vtb. M. H. T. Roy .. R. Baldwin E. T. Heap J. L. Fisher ••

7 5 4 5

5 3 4 4

6 5 6 3 4 3 4 4

35 4 4 3 3

6 3 3 3

7 6 5 3

8 7 5 5

Average

48 37 31 31

184

ATHLETIC SPORTS. President : REV. E. C. OWEN. Committee : E. C, J. Green, Esq., J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., G A. Fisher, M. H. T. Roy, P. H. Yeld, R. Baldwin. Judges ; J. G. Wilkinson, Esq., and S. G. Squire, Esq. Starter: E. C. J. Green, Esq. _Timekeepers : Rev. A. W. Richards, Rev. G. H. Smith. The Annual Sports were held on Saturday, April 4th, and Monday, April 6th. The first day was very dull and threatening, but the rain luckily held off. It was, however, bitterly cold ; this seems in some cases to have had a depressing effect on the competitors, for certain of them failed to realize all the expectations hich had been formed of them. There were, notwithstanding, several good events, and the times, on the whole, were satisfactory, considering the soft state of the ground. We were also pleased to notice an increase in the number of genuine competitors for the Mile race, and hope it will be long before the fiasco of last year will be repeated. On the second day the weather was much brighter, and might even, without any great tax upon the imagination, have been called warm. The proceedings also provided a corresponding increase in interest. The senior Quarter especially was a fine race, Baldwin and Roy running a dead-heat. We congratulate Browne on again winning the High Jump with 5 ft. in., and Cadle was a good second. The junior Quarter, as usual, aroused great interest ; but the race was rendered less exciting owing to the comparative ease with which Duffitt, thanks

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

his superior height, ran through his opponents. The winner ought in the future to do well among the seniors. The (handicap) Half-Mile was won by Pickering, who ran well and with good judgment. Rumour hath it that the favourite for this race was impeded in the midst of his triumphant career by the enterprise of an adventurous fly in exploring the recesses of his throat ! He has our deepest sympathy. The Old Boys' race was won by C. P. Scott in the face of not very formidable opposition. Finally we must congratulate Roy on his obtaining the Cup given to the Victor Ludorum. The proceedings were ended by the distribution of prizes, which were very kindly given away by Mrs. Richards. The following is the list of events :— Fulling the Weight (open). I. M. H. T. Roy (27 ft. z in.) ; 2. J. E. Farrow. Long Juni, (open). I. M. H. T. Roy (17 ft. 7 in.) ; 2. L. M. Cadle. Hundred Yards Flat Race (under 14). Heat 1. r. J. F. Wallace; z. C. A. K. Peters. Heat z. 1. J. E. Hodsman ; 2. J. B. Groves. Heat 3. 1. S. W. Penty ; 2. C. W. Richards. Final. 1. S. W. Penty ; z. J. B. Groves. Hundred Yards Fla/ Race (handicap) Heat I. 1. G. A. Fisher (z yds.); z. M. H. T. Roy (scr.) Heat 2. 1. R. Baldwin (scr.) ; Final. 1. R. Baldwin ; 2. A. R. St. z. A. R. St. George (5 yds.) George. Baldwin won by 2 yards. Throwing the Cricket Ball (open). 1. M. H. T. Roy (78 yds. to in.); 2. S. Crowther. Hundred Yards Flat Race (under 15). Heat 1. C. Duffitt ; z. W. E. Eardley. Heat 2. 1. M. W. Peters; z. M. 'I'. Clegg. Final. I. C. Duffitt ; 2. M. W. Peters. Hundred Yards Flat Race (open). r. R. Baldwin (i if secs.) ; z. G. A. Fisher. Baldwin won by z yards. Eighty Yards Flat Race (under 13). I. C. C. Taylor ; 2. C. W. Richards. L. M. Cadle (18-1- secs.) ; 120 Yards Hurdle Race (open). z. G. A. Fisher. The winner was first to the hurdles and maintained his lead all the way.

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Long Jump (under z5). 1. M. W. Peters (14 ft. 8 in.); 2. W. E. Eardley. Peters won comfortably and in very good style. Mile Race (open). I. L. M. Cadle (5 min. 25 sec.) ; z. M. H. T. Roy ; 3 B. H. Pickering. Roy led till the last lap, when Cadle who had been following close in his wake overtook him and romped in ; Pickering was a bad third and R. H. Colley fourth. Quarter-Mile Handicap (under is). 1. C. Duffitt (scr.); 2. S. W. Penty (18 yds.) and C. W. Richards (35 yds.) Duffitt soon gained the lead and won in a canter. Penty and Richards beat Clegg on the post. 12o Yards Hurdle Race (under 15). I C. Duffitt ; 2. M. W. Peters. High Jump (open). 1. M Browne (5ft. t in.); z. L. M. Cadle (4 ft. z ti in.) Browne improved 4 inches on his last year's performance. High jump (under 15). 1. C. Duffitt (oft. 6i in.); 2. M. W. Peters. . Half-Mile Handicap. I. B. H. Pickering (35 yds.) ; 2. L. M. Cadle (scr.) ; 3. S. Crowther (35 yds.) Cadle ran well, but had to concede too much to Pickering, who ran with good judgment. Old Boys' Race (22o yards). 1. C. P Scott ; 2. H. C. Scott. Quarter Mile Race (open). I. R. Baldwin and M. H. T. Roy (6o secs.); 3. S. Crowther. Roy was leading at the last corner, but was overtaken by Baldwin, who, however, could not pass him. Crowther was a good third. Consolation Race (open). 1. G. A. Fisher. Consolation Race (under 15). 1. M. T. Clegg. The following are the marks which counted for the Victor Ludorum : .

2nd

1st

2nd

High Jump .. 3 mks. x mks. Long Jump .. 3 ,, Puttingthe Weight 2 ,, i Throwing the Cricket Ball 2 ,, i „ N.B.—Handicap Races, of course, count no marks.

.. 5 marks Mile Quarter-mile 4. Hundred Yards Hurdle Race 3

marks

RANCHING IN THE WESTERN STATES.

CRICKET PROSPECTS. Our prospects this year are not very encouraging. E. Yeld, our best bowler and one of our best bats, is prevented by a long illness from playing, and the departure of Sale has further weakened our batting. There are consequently only four old colours left, Roy, Fisher, Cadle, and P. Yeld. Of these Cadle headed last year's batting averages, and we hope to see Roy and Fisher retrieve their misfortunes of last year. Roy and Cadle are our bowlers. Neither, however, is very consistent, and, with no change-bowlers of any merit to support them, are not likely to send back cheaply a batting side of any strength. Of the candidates, Pickering, Jones and E. C. Peters shew promise with the bat, while St. George's hitting may be useful. Pickering, Jones, and Wilcock will probably be our change-bowlers. The catching of the eleven seems to reach a higher level than last year, but the ground fielding has been slow and slovenly. There is a good deal of promise in the Second XI. M. W. Peters, Blenkin, and Greenhow should do well with the bat, while they will have plenty of bowlers in Mossop, Clegg, Bulmer, Peters and Laughton. They should also have a good wicket-keeper in Eardley—a thing which we greatly need in the First XI.

RANCHING IN THE WESTERN STATES. Having spent the last twenty-five years in the Western States and having been engaged all of that time in the cattle business, it has occurred to me that Peterites past and present might like to hear how the large ranching business of Western America is conducted. One hears everywhere nowadays that the day of the large ranche is past, and this is very true ; but I do not doubt that there are more cattle raised now in the Far West than there were twenty-five years ago when the whole country was open and free, and many owners counted their cattle by the tens of thousands. The enormously increased population of the United States is the

RANCHING IN THE WESTERN STATES.

cause of this. Every year thousands of " movers " may be seen all with their faces turned towards the setting sun, and although the amount of land each of these home-seekers settles on and monopolises is small, a great deal of country is taken up in the aggregate, and a great deal of the always scarce water is fenced up to the exclusion of the wild range cattle. In Texas, where I now live, the laws are different and each settler can become the owner of no less than 2,56o acres, and is allowed no less than 4.o years in which to pay for it at one dollar per acre. Since I first came to this country the improvement in the various breeds of beef cattle has been most marked. Twenty-five years ago the prevailing breed of cattle in Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas was the old Texas long horn, an animal made up mostly of horns, head and legs ; to-day, hundreds, yes, thousands of cattlemen are breeding cattle, and on the range too that would not disgrace the Royal or the Yorkshire. In Texas the favourite breed is the Hereford ; but in the Northern States, the Shorthorn, or as they call him here, the Durham, is an equal favourite. Polled black cattle also have their admirers, but the Jersey and the Holstein are looked on by all cattlemen with scorn ; beef and lots of it being the desideratum and not milk and butter. Of late years the Western ranges have become so restricted and overrun by settlers that in many neighbourhoods range cattle do not get fat any more. When this is the case they are shipped to market or bought on the range and sent to the feed lots of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri, where they are finished off on corn, then sent to market again, as fine beef as even old England can produce. Texas is still, as it always has been, the breeding ground for the North West, and every spring thousands upon thousands of two year old steers are shipped by rail from Texas to the North West (this means roughly speaking Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas). In the old days these cattle were driven on the hoof to their new home, a distance perhaps of i,5oo miles, and many a worn out cowboy was glad when he reached his destination. A good two year old steer will cost in Texas about [4. z 2S. to [4. i 6s., and the cost of shipping him to the north will be about I2S. ; after

4.0

MY COON SONG.

running on the grass for two years more he may bring on the Chicago market from [8 to [ro. This, of course, looks very nice on paper and you will wonder why we do not all get rich. But there is another side to the medal, and when losses from winter privations, cattle thieves and wolves are deducted there is seldom more than a fair profit of from 8 per cent. to Io per cent. to the ranchman, and occasionally an exceptionally severe winter cuts down a herd from 50 to 75 per cent. A good many Englishmen are still engaged in the cattle business, but not nearly so many as there were some 20 wears ago. Most of them are fairly successful, as indeed they deserve to be, for the life is a hard one in many ways, exposure, long working hours and badly cooked food being the principal drawbacks. A large proportion of them are public school, university men, and men of good family who perhaps have failed to obtain entrance to the Army, the Church or the Law, and have been fascinated by the border tales of Captain Mayne Reid, Fenimore Cooper, or Rolf Boldrewood. The writer is perhaps a case in point, and as he feels that he has encroached on your space unduly will conclude by signing himself an OLD PETERITE OF 1874.

MY COON SONG. I want to write a nigger song, I've tried with might and main, Originality my aim ; but all, alas, in vain ! For when one gets a bright idea, one's naturally sore To find some other fool has had that same idea before. I bought a lot of coon songs, and I scrutinized their style ; (My family said nothing, but I thought I saw them smile). I came to the conclusion that their species were but four : The Love-sick, Home-sick, Kiss-yer-Mammy, Revelry— no more. I thought I'd try a love song. To compose it took a week ; I vowed it should be passionate, and—best of all--unique. And then I found to my dismay, 'twas like a score I knew, And when you read the chorus, I'm afraid you'll think so too.

MY COON SONG.

"De moon an' stars am oberhead, ma lubly black-eyed Lou, An' de evenin' breeze am bending' down de corn ; Dis heart am palpitatin' as to say good-bye I'se waitin', For I'se gwine away at breakin' ob de morn. Though de partin' may upset yo', don't yo' tink I shall forget yo', Oh, I'll neber look at any gal but you— When I makes a little money, den I'll marry yo', ma honey, For I lobs you to distraction, yes, I do ! " So I owned that that was failure, and the Home-sick tack I tried, And produced a composition which I viewed with modest pride. I shewed it to my greatest friend, who scratched and shook his head, " I've heard this bit before ! " said he, and then my best lines read : " I can't stay here in dis dreary place no more, I want to go back home to Carolina— To kiss my dear old mudder as I did in days of yore, An 'ter see ma woolly-headed sister Dinah ! My head am bendin' berry low, dis heart am wrung wid sorrow, I can't stay here no longer, an' I'se gwine away termorrer." My friend said this was " hackneyed rot," and that he knew of dozens Of songs where darkeys pine away for mothers, uncles, cousins ; He said he had a real good tip, I asked him what, and so " Why, write the songs the women love," quoth he, " this style you know." " 0 go ter sleep, do go ter sleep, you naughty little feller, Or else yo'll berry soon get whacked wid mammy's old umbreller ; De birds am gurglin' in de grove, De dog-star wag him tail above, De moon am' bright, an' so good-night, ma pickaninny yeller ! " But I opined that this was weak, and said I could not borrow Such trashy stuff. We parted—he in anger, I in sorrow, 1 felt I'd had about enough,but thought that I might be Successful in the jovial style of negro minstrelsy. " Listen to de banjo in de ole plantation strummin', Don't yo' hear de patter ob de darkies' feet a-comin' ? Sambo plays de fiddle, sittin' in de middle, An' when he plays de Cake Walk all our feet begin to twiddle; Den throw away dem shovels, an' leave yo' wretched hovels To heel an' toe it in de barn, an' let's forget our trubbles." I tore it into fragments small, an' yielded to despair. My friends, of course, say caustic things—I'm too depressed to care; I've wasted paper, brains and time, but worst of all to me Is to know that I am lacking in Originality.

W.B.G.

FIVES.

FIVES. THE SCHOOL V. THE MASTERS.

Won by the school by 3 matches to 2. L. M. Cadle beat S. G. Squire, Esq. 2 games to none. The first was a great game, since from Mr. Squire holding the advantage at 13-4, Cadle crept up to game ball all and won at 17-14. The second game ended with the score 15-1o. Rev. E. C. Owen beat G. A. Fisher. z games to none. Mr. Owen won both games comfortably at 15-9, 15-1o. W. S. Senior, Esq. beat B. H. Pickering. 2 games to none. Mr. Senior was in rare form and won at 15-9, 15-7. R. H. Verini beat E. C. Green, Esq. 2 games to 1. The surprise of the day, Verini winning at 15-11, 7-15, 15-1o. H. E. Windle beat Rev. G. H. Smith. 2 games to 1. Won by Windle after a tight fight at 15-12, 12-15, 15-11. THE FIVES TOURNAMENT. Second Round. Rev. E. C. Owen M. W. Peters

beat 2

G. A. Fisher E. C. Peters.

games to I.

E. C. Green, Esq. C. P. Wadsworth. 2 games to none. R. H. Verini. S. G. Squire, Esq. beat K. S. Jones. W. Ingham 2 games to none. Semi-final. Rev. E. C. Owen L. M. Cadle beat M. W. Peters. H. E. Windle 2 games to none. S. G. Squire, Esq. and W. Ingham. A bye. S. G. Squire, Esq. L. M. Cadle beat W. Ingham. H. E. Windle 3 games to none. L. M. Cadle H. E. Windle

beat

NOTICES.

Cadle and Windle played very well together and quite outpointed the opposition. They won the first game at 15-9, the second at 15-7, and the last at 15-o. Mr. Squire was ubiquitous, but his partner was weak. Later Mr. Owen and M. W. Peters challenged and defeated Mr. Squire and W. Ingham for second place. In future Tournaments we should like to see less " poaching " on the part of the predominant partner.

CHESS TOURNAMENT. SENIORS. Third Round. E. S. Bulmer beat C. P. Wadsworth. W. H. Colley beat G. A. Fisher. Bulmer, as expected, won easily. The game between Colley and Fisher was very closely contested. Final Round. E. S. Bulmer beat W. H. Colley. This was a disappointingly poor game. Both players missed good opportunities. Bulmer, however, playing steadily defeated Colley and won the Tournament. A prize was presented by the Headmaster.

JUNIORS. Final Round. C. W. Richards beat C. A. K. Peters.

NOTICES. The Old Boys' Match will be on Monday and Tuesday, June z9th and 3oth. On the second day the New Science Block will be formally opened by Prof. Clifford Allbutt, 0.P., and it is hoped that as large a gathering as possible of Old Boys will be present. It will be a convenience if those intending to come will communicate their intention as early as possible.

THE LATE MR. HALL ROKEBY PRICE, O.P.

The Old Peterite Dinner (London District) will be held at the Holborn Restaurant on Thursday, the and July. The Rev. R. Abbay (O.P.) will take the Chair. Invitations will not, as a rule, be sent except to O.P.'s residing near London and to others who express a wish to be present. Further information may be obtained from F. P. Fausset, z, Essex Court Temple, E.C., or C. H. Chadwick, i 1, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, W.C.

THE LATE MR. HALL ROKEBY PRICE, O.P. " The Stock Exchange yesterday heard with deep regret of the death of Mr. Hall Rokeby Price at the age of eighty-two. Mr. Rokeby Price became a member in 1846, and was for many years chairman of the committee, and the representative of the Stock Exchange of whom the outside public heard a good deal. At the great demonstration against Home Rule, in which the Stock Exchange played a prominent part, Mr. Rokeby Price addressed the Guildhall meeting. He it was who presented the Stock Exchange tribute to Mr. Lidderdale, the Governor of the Bank of England, when he had staved off the effects of the Baring crisis. Mr. Rokeby Price was himself the recipient of a handsome testimonial and presentation just six years ago, in May, 1897, on his retirement from the chairmanship of the Stock Exchange Committee, of which he had been a member for forty-two years." The above extract from the " Morning Post," 9th May, 1903, has been communicated to us by Mr. Charles Haigh (0.P.), who adds some further interesting particulars from a letter addressed to him by Mr. Price dated 11th May, 1900. Mr. Rokeby Price and four of his brothers were all at St. Peter's School, having previously been with Mr. Thomas Richardson (author of the " Tommy Card ") on Bishophill. His whole school migrated with Mr. Richardson to St. Peter's, which was then held in a long room on a first floor between Lovegrove's

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stables and Mr. Creyke's house (the new Residence). Afterwards the school moved into the building erected for it in the grounds of the Old Deanery, lately the Church High School for Girls, and now the Cathedral Choir School. This was about 1832. The masters then were Mr. Crevke, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Salvin and Mr. Illingworth. Mr. H. R. Price left St. Peter's in 1836. He joined the Yorkshire Society in 1848, and till 1900 when his health began to fail, was indefatigable as committee-man, chairman of committees, and Treasurer of the School of the Yorkshire Society.

SCHOOL REGISTER AND RECORDS. The Editors propose to publish from time to time under this heading short notes about the early history of the School and Old Peterites. Communications, which will be thankfully received, may be addressed to the Editors of the " Pelerite," ,S7. Peter's School, York.

The following are said to have been educated at York, viz. :— Under Albert, Headmaster 73o-767. afterwards Eanbald I., Archbishop of York. Eanbald afterwards Headmaster. Alcuin Willehad (or Wilhead) born 73o. Under Alcuin, Headmaster 765 —782. afterwards first Bishop of Miinster• Lindgerus Frisius afterwards Bishop of Meath. "Luidger afterwards Archbishop of Mentz. haban us Maurus afterwards Bishop of Halberstadt. *Ham or Haymo "Sigulf Osulf .. •• Calivinus Witzo •• Johannes Scotus Waldramn • • afterwards Archbishop Eanbald II. Eanbald (Simeon) Raganhard

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Strabo or Strabus

a kinsman of the Venerable Bede and brother of Haymo.

Claudius Clement •• Coridon Fridugesus or Fridugis (Nathanael) NoTE.--The names marked as above are more or less doubtful. Rhabanus Maurus and Haymo were probably pupils of Alcuin after he left Northumbria. The supposed identity of Alcuin with the Abbott of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, and the notion that he was a disciple of Bede (which was maintained on the ground that Alcuin lived to be roo years old or that Bede lived until the year 760) have been abandond by the best authorities. Sigulf seems to have been a schoolfellow rather than a pupil.

Under John Fletcher, Headmaster 1575. Wm. James, M.A., Headmaster 1575-1576. J. Pulleyne, B.A., Headmaster 1576-159o. Born about

son of Thomas, of York. 156o Swinburn, Henry .. Under Christopher Wallis, Headmaster 1652-1659. son of John, of Stockton. 1632 Agar, Andrew son of Wm., an Army Officer. 1641 Dodwell, Henry Errala.

For Dighten ante p. 24 read Dighton. Frotlingham ante p. 24. read Frothlingham. Towthorpe ante p 25 read Lowthorpe. Jesmond ante p. 25 read Tesmond. In Barwick's iepoviter, published 166o, it is stated that Thomas Morton, Lord Bishop of Durham, was brought up in piety and learning first at York under Mr. Pullen, and afterwards at Halifax, and that Sir Thomas Cheek and Guy Faux, " infamous for his dark lanthorn and villanous intention to blow up the King and Parliament in the powder treason " were his scholefellows at York. Jardine says that Guy Fawkes attended the Free School at York where Thomas Morton and Sir Thomas Cheke, besides John and Christopher Wright were his schoolfellows. It is suggested that the traditional holiday given during the early fifties in honour of Godfrey, of Bouillon, originated in the

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family pride of the Chancellor Leveson Venables Vernon Harcourt, whose ancestor, with his attendants, embarked for the first crusade. " There are eight choristers belonging to York Minster who are chosen by the organist and prepared by him for the service of the choir. The Dean and Chapter have provided for their gratuitous instruction at the Grammar School, in reading, writing, arithmetic and Latin." Gentleman's Magazine, 1818. Thomas Hinchcliff of the Fre Scole had children who were baptised at St. Michael-le-Belfrey in 1701-4. It seems probable that he was one of the Masters of the School at that time before Zachariah Blake.

NOTES AND ITEMS. Promotions and Appointments :For services in South Africa, Captain A A. W. B. BrightSmith (O.P.), to be Major. The Rev. F. L. Grindrod (O.P.) has been appointed Vicar of King's Bromley, Lichfield. E. H. Pickersgill (O.P.) has been elected a member of the London Water Board. The Rev. Thomas Walker (O.P.) has been appointed Vicar of St. Lawrence, Hougham-by-Dover, Kent. F. C. McClellan (O.P.) has been elected to the new Chair of Forestry and Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. E. W. Crossley (O.P.) has been elected a member of the Council of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. E. R. C. Wilson (O.P.) was gazetted in the Royal Artillery from the Militia as second Lieutenant on the z4th of May, 1902. The Bishop of Bristol (0.P.) is next on the rota for a writ of summons to the House of Lords. The Rev. G. W. Trevor (O.P.) has been presented with an address and purse by his parishioners.

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Among recent new books we note " Volcanic Studies in many Lands," by Dr. Tempest Anderson (O.P.) It is published by Messrs. Murray, at 2 is. We observe in the Homeward Mail for February 2 3rd, 1903, that Major Allan Moss (0.P.) has successfully accomplished the feat of reaching Mahabaleshwar by motor-car from Poona. The former place is a hill station 4.,600 feet above sea-level, and the road (76 miles from Poona) is intersected by three ghauts or hill ranges, the gradients being sometimes i in 17 and i in zo. The journey was made at Lord Wolverton's request in his motor-car after previous attempts by other motorists had proved unsuccessful. The police had to place a fence round the car to keep off the crowds who flocked to see it. A. R. Fisher (O.P.) has passed the Intermediate Examination of the Royal College of Surgeons. The House beat the Dayboys at Hockey by ir goals—nil. E. D. Teasdale (O.P.) has got Third Class Honours in Classical Moderations. T. C. Newton (O.P.) is rowing in the Queen's College, Oxford, Eight. The King of Portugal has conferred the Order of St. Benoit d'Aviz upon Brevet-Major C. H. Cobb (O.P.), of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, who served in South Africa, and is now Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion (Royal Buckinghamshire Militia). We regret to hear of the serious illness of Canon John Denton (O.P.), and offer our best wishes for his recovery. At a Confirmation held in the School Chapel on March z7th by the Bishop of Beverley, the following candidates presented themselves :—R. H. Colley, W. H. Colley, S. Crowther, M. T. Clegg, C. Duffitt, W. E. Eardley, R. I. K. Elliott, E. N. Greenhow, R. 0. F. Husband, C. F..Kennedy, J. H. Kirby, C. R. Mossop, G. Newton, E. C. Peters, M. W. Peters, J. Pulleyn, J. M. Raimes, T. H. Simpson, F. Smith, R. C. Todd, F. G. Schroeder, B. E. Yeats, G. S. Smith, J. N. Blenkin.

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The following have received their Hockey Colours :—A. R. St. George, B. E. Yeats, E. T. Heap, K. S. Jones, B. H. Pickering, P. H. Yeld. M. H. T. Roy has been appointed an Editor of the " Peterite." BIRTHS.—On April 26th, 1903, the wife of Ian Malcolm (0.P.) of a son. On March 9th, 19o3, the wife of W. Storrs Fox (O.P.) of a daughter. MARRIAGE.—On April 15th, the Rev. F. L. Grindrod (O.P.) to Mabel, fourth daughter of E. Taylor, of Seaton.

OBITUARY. At Clementhorpe, St. Albans, May 8th, 1903, HALL ROKEBY PRICE (O.P.), aged 81. On Jan. 25th, 1903, at Luddenden, T. G. TITTERINGTON (O.P.) At Poppleton, Feb. 9th, 1903, Rev. T. F. WILLIAMS (0.P)., aged 26. On Jan. z6th, 1903, the infant daughter of W. B. WORSFOLD (O.P.)

CONTEMPORARIES. The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries :—Dunelmian, Brightonian, St. Edward's Chronicle, Bromsgrovian, illasonian, Hurst Johnian, Pocklingtonian, Newtonian, United Services College Magazine.