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and won the next two. In the fourth game, however, he failed to register a point. In the final and best game Mackintosh at one time led 6-4, but Harbord retrieved and led 8-6, and then, after many changes of hand, Mackintosh, playing steadily, pulled away to win 10-8.

THE SCHOOL v. HAILEYBURY.

This match was played for the fourth time in the courts of Queen's Club, London.

St. Peter's won for the first time, having been beaten twice previously by a single point. This year, however, it was a very easy victory for us by three matches to none.

N. W. D. Yardley beat — Robertson, 3-0.

Yardley, although not by any means on the top of his form, had no difficulty in defeating his opponent with the loss of only two points. His varied stroke-play was too much for his opponent, whom he constantly caught on the wrong foot.

T. W. Jenkins beat C. I. De Rivaz, 3-0.

Although the Haileyburian obtained many more points in this match than the first string it was also a very easy win for St. Peter's. Jenkins was playing badly at the beginning of the match and hit many simple returns down. But he got better in the second and third games, in which he completely outclassed his opponent.

R. C. Baker beat the Haileybury third string, 3-2.

This was the best match of the day, and at times the issue was very much in doubt. Baker won the first two games quite easily, and then his opponent seemed to hit his form and played well to win the next two games. Baker, however, recovered in the fifth game and managed to win after a hard struggle. The game throughout was played at a fast pace, and hard hitting up and down the court was the feature of the game.

Che Cross Country.

The Cross Country race was run on Friday, March 3rd, and resulted in a win for the School House, the Individual Cup again going to F. P. Sedman.

Owing to the fact that the Ings was three feet deep in water, the course was altered to include the North Road and part of the

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