THE

PETERITE.VOL . X .

SEPTEMBER, 189o .

No. 88.

EDITORIAL.

ANOTHER editorial year is now past, and once more three wretched

individuals are forced to make an attempt to satisfy the rapacious

instincts of Peterite eyes and ears . One of these individuals indeed

already has had a year's experience of a task at once the most difficult

and at the same time most thankless of all those which patriotism

loudly calls on us to perform . We therefore feel justified uponreviewing our year's labours in making complaints whose truth ex-

perience only tends to prove.

It is a sad fact that apart from Editors, the number of those who

have helped to keep our paper in existence by written contributionsdoes not reach a sum of two figures, and of these but five are Old

Peterites.Can it be wondered then that, when so little interest is manifested

in the paper, it becomes simply and merely a sports record, and that

literature as a factor for reproducing original ideas is entirely neglected ?Let us hope that this appeal may reach the eyes of some who, whether

through modesty, we know not, do not seem to care to realize the

assistance any small contribution would give us ; may it reach the eyesof some who seem to have forgotten (especially now that the monetary

status of the sports committees rest on so firm a foundation) that the

School paper is not one of the least deserving of our institutions, andthat a pecuniary no less than a literary contribution would be welcomed

with joy exceeding great.

While searching through an old book of epigrams, etc ., dated 1807,

we could not help extracting the few following, which we take theliberty of placing before our readers :—

ADVERTISEMENT OF A I3ARBER.

Poor bumpkins' skins I torture,

When o'er with soap-suds laved,And tho' I shave by the quarter,They ' re not a quarter shaved !

LINGUA POTENTIOR ARMIS.

That speech surpasseth force is no new whim,Jove caused the heavens to tremble,—Juno him.

EPITAPH ON LITTLE STEI'IIEN.

A NOTED FIDI)LEI2 IN SUFFOLK.

Stephen and timeAre now both even,Stephen beat time

Now time beats Stephen

ON A LADY \V"IIO SQUINTED,

If ancient poets Argus prizeWho boasted of a hundred eyes,

Sure greater praise to her is dueWho looks a hundred ways with two.

THE PRIZE-GIVING.

T HE Prize Distribution took place on the evening of Wednesday,July 3oth . The prizes were given away by the Very Rev. the

Dean of York, and as usual there was a large attendance of friends

of the School.

The F-Iead Master, before proceeding to read the past year's list of

honours, briefly commented on the general condition of the Schoolduring the past twelve months, and on its various successes in Cricket,

Football, Boating, etc . Whilst touching upon Sports, Mr. Handford

mentioned that it had been decided that there should be a fixed yearlysubscription from each boy attending the School, and that the finances

should be controlled by a mixed committee of Masters and boys .

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THE LIST OF HONOURS.

1889 .—H. S. Warwick, higher certificate, Oxford and Cambridge

Board Examinations ; J . F . Leaf, the same, with distinction in Greek,

Latin, and History ; A. T. Pollard M .A., late Scholar of Wadham

College, Oxford, elected to the Headmastership of the City of London

School ; K. E. T. Wilkinson, Open Classical Exhibition (Z30 perannum), Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. 189o.—Rev.Townsend Storrs, elected to the Headmastership of Doncaster

Grammar School ; J . A. Easten, Open Mathematical Scholarship

(4o per annum), Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ; L. Hutchings,Scholar of Selwyn College, Cambridge, 19th Wrangler in the Mathematical

Tripos ; R. Crosthwaite, Scholar of Pembroke College, Cambridge,

Senior Optime in the Mathematical Tripos ; O. W. Whaley, Scholar of

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, First Class in the Classical

Tripos ; T. P . Clarke, Trinity College, Cambridge, Third Class in

the Classical Tripos ; J . F . Walker, M.A ., Trinity College, Cambridge,

elected Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge ; F. E. A. Colby,

King' s College, Cambridge, awarded Exhibition of £5o per annum in

the May examinations, and a prize of books for Natural Science.

Charles Haigh, M .A., Hastings Exhibitioner, Queen's College, Oxford,

appointed Recorder of the borough of Scarborough ; A. C . Clarke,

Emmanuel College, Cambridge, elected to an additional Exhibition.

Then followed the Report of the Examiners from the Oxford andCambridge Board :

"As the result of my examination of Form VI . in Latin, Greek, Greek

History and Scripture, I may say that as regards the Latin Book (Cicero,

Div. M Q. Cae.zl., in Verr . Ad I. and pro Morena), on the whole the

work is creditable. The attention of the form has evidently been

concentrated on the author read, rather than on notes, commentaries

and books about the text . The result is that the whole form does good

translation, but does not possess a good knowledge of the antiquarian

and legal points involved. One boy. however (Naylor), distinguishe l

himself by combining good translation with a good knowledge of

antiquities .

There seems to be an advance in this subject on last

year ' s work.The whole form has been thoroughly well grounded in the elements

of Latin Grammar ; and two boys (Naylor and Wilkinson) did well in

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the more advanced part of the paper . '1'h2 form, as a whole, did the

paper well, and showed an improvement on last year.

All the form writes easy continuous Latin Piosc fairly correctly ; and

three boys can do a piece of harder prose satisfactorily. But no boy is

conspicuous for good work or for bad.

The Latin Verses of the form were very good, and three boys were

excellent—Naylor, Wilkinson, and Williams (r) . The form, as a whole,

has made a decided advance on last year.

The Translation of Unprepared Passages of Latin produced some

very good work . Every boy did creditably, and three did excellently.

The work of the form, as a whole, was distinctly good.

As regards the Greek Books (Euripides, Hercules, Furens and

dfedea), the translation was generally accurate and graceful ; and the

questions on literary points were answered fairly on the whole . Two

boys (Naylor and Wilkinson) did well in both sections of the paper.The form, as a whole, did well.

As regards Greek Grammar, the whole form did good work in Greek

Accidence, and the majority did well in Syntax . The paper, altogether,

was satisfactory, and seems to be better than it was last year.In the Greek Prose paper one boy (Wilkinson) was much the best.

The rest of the form obtained nothing like such good marks.

In Greek Verse nearly half the boys did good papers, and the restdid still better . Great praise is due to all, and most of all to

Wilkinson.The Unprepared Translations from the Greek were done well by all

the boys, and excellently by four . The form's work shows a consider-able advance on last year.

In the paper on the Outlines of Greek History four boys did fairlygood work. It is difficult to sum up the work of the form in this

subject, except by saying that it was uneven ; there was not a question

which was not done extremely well by some boy or other, and not aquestion which was well done by every boy.

With three exceptions the boys only displayed moderate acquaintancewith the Special Period of Greek History offered for examination . Thethree exceptions have a fair grasp of the working of political causes as

well as of the mere facts of the period.The paper on the Outlines of Scripture History was done fairly well

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by the large majority of boys, but no one did conspicuously well . Thestandard attained this year seems to be about the same as last year's.

The form, as a whole, showed a satisfactory knowledge of St . Luke's

Gostbel ; one boy (Naylor) did a very good paper, and another (Clarke

r) deserves mention.In conclusion, the work, taken as a whole,—Latin, Greek, History,

and Scripture—leaves a good impression on an examiner ."

FRANK BYRON JEVONS, M .A.

To the Very Reverend the Dean and the Reverend the Chapter.

"I beg to give you an informal Report of my Examination of theFirst Mathematical Set in St . Peter ' s School.

The First Mathematical is generally a very composite one, so far as

regards Mathematical attainments . It consists of the best Mathe-

maticians in the School, and also of those boys of the Classical VIth

Form who are taking up Mathematics to a certain point, in order to be

prepared for the various Mathematical Examinations at the Universities,which they have to pass in order to qualify themselves to go in for

Classical Honours. IIence the results shewn by the set in anyMathematical Examinations must be very varied . Some we should

expect to do very well, others fairly, and the rest up to a pass standard,

and this is exactly what the marks gained in this Examination tell us.

Easten is deserving of great commendation, all his papers were well

done, especially so in the higher subjects of Statics and Dynamics, on

the whole Examination he obtained 75 per cent . of full masks, which

is very good indeed . Mitchell and Wilkinson also did well, but they

were only able to gain about one-half the marks which Easten got.

The rest of the set are boys reading especially Classics, and so their

marks are not up to the standard of those just mentioned . The School

has been unfortunate this year in losing several Mathematicians of

promise, who, if they had remained, would doubtless have done well in

the Examination .I have the honour to be,

Your obedient Servant,

THOMAS PITTS ."

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To the Very Rev. the Dean and the Rev. the Chapter of York.

" Having examined in Classical Subjects the Fifth and Fourth Forms

of St . Peter 's School, York, and the candidates for Scholarships, I

beg to submit the following brief report of the Examination.I have been struck by the general evenness of the work in the

majority of the papers . As a rule, very few have fallen considerably

below the general average of their form, though in some few papers,

especially in Verse Composition, there is considerable divergence in

the marks . And on the other hand, several papers have been sent in,

in more than one subject, which would be a credit to any schoolboy.

The absence, for the most part, of that random guesswork, so oftenseen in examination papers, is also to be noticed . On the whole a

very good standard of proficiency has been attained to, which is all the

more creditable, considering the increase in the numbers of the Schooland the consequently rapid promotion in the Upper Forms.

In the Grammar Papers, which were well done throughout, the best

were those of Barnby, Bingham (2), Stephenson, Dixon, Carter, andProcter, in Latin, and \Vhitby and Barnby in Greek.

In the Greek Composition, for Scholarships, I ' Anson ' s paper deservesspecial mention, and in the Greek Translation, the paper of Fausset.

I was pleased with the Divinity Papers both in the Fifth and Fourth

Forms, the best papers being those of Whitby and Fausset, and

Hatfield, Roy (I), Linley, and Outram (2), respectively.In the Translation Papers (Fourth Form) the best were Metcalfe (2),

Hey (r), Dixon, Hatfield, and Addis.

In the Fifth Form, the following deserve special mention—Whitby

for Latin and Greek Translation, Latin and Greek Verse, and GreekProse ; Barnby for Latin Prose and Translation, and Greek Verse ;Raine for Latin Prose and Greek Translation ; Stephenson for LatinProse and Translation ; Tute (I) for Latin and Greek Translation;Fausset for Latin Translation, and Eastwood for Greek Verse.

The Latin Prose paper (Fifth Form) was good throughout.

Perhaps the best paper in any subject was that of Whitby in LatinVerse ."

(Signed,)

JUSTUS S. SERJEANT, M .A,

Late Scholar of Christ' s College,Cambridge .

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ALGEBRA.

Division II.—The earlier part of this paper was well done by themajority in this division, Only one or two boys attempted the higher

questions . Williams (3) shews good knowledge of the subject and

works neatly . The papers of Young and Burdett also deserve notice.Division III.—Five boys do creditably . Equations are weak.

Addis obtains a high number of marks, and evidently has a fair grasp

of his subject. Shepherd and Metcalfe (a) stand next, and are

bracketed for second place . Both of these, with Addis, have done

well.Dizisiou IV.—Most of the boys in this division have but a very

elementary knowledge of the subject, and have touched but few

questions . Stephenson alone has attempted the equations, and thereby

secures the highest marks.Other Scholarship Candidates (from the Junior School and outside

the School, examined with the above)—Among these candidates

Houlden is easily first, and shews a good paper.

ARITHMETIC.

Division II.—The paper of Williams (3) is excellent, and gains fullmarks . Alcock and Young also shew good knowledge of the subject,

and are accurate in their work. Linley does a neat paper . With few

exceptions the method is good.

Division III.—Addis (I) stands first with a neatly written andcreditable paper . Shepherd has good method and accuracy . The

questions on Practice, Decimals, and Interest, have been successfully

attempted by the majority.

Division IV.—Stephenson stands alone in merit, his work being

almost on a level with that of the best boys in the II . Division . The

other papers are weak.

Other Scholarship Candidates (from the Junior School and outside,examined with the above)

IIoulden and Walters both do fairly well, the former shews more

knowledge of the subject.In the whole set of papers only three boys obtain full marks for

question six on the cost of papering a room.c

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EUCLID.

Division 11.—The work of Williams is good both in quantity andquality, he writes out fully and in neat style . Partington also chews a.capital paper, and Tute (I) does much better than in Algebra or

Arithmetic . Several others in the Division exhibit creditable knowledge,

but as a rule the style might be improved by the boys being taught toseparate the clauses, and bring out the steps of the proof more clearly.

Hancock is with Williams the best from this point of view.

Division III.—Addis is much in advance, followed by Hatfield.

Both write out very neatly, and indeed, in this Division generally, thereis no complaint to make on this ground.

Division IV—These boys write out their book-work very creditably.

Nursaw and Tute both succeeded with two riders, and consequently

stand first . There is a great difference of merit between the EuclidPaper of Stephenson and his excellent marks obtained for Arithmetic.

TRIGONOMETRY.

This paper, though of an exceedingly elementary character, has provedtoo difficult for these boys . Two only, Williams and Eastwood, shew

the least familiarity with the subject, while several are not even able to

give the right definition of the sine, co-sine and tangent of an angle.

The examination of the Upper School in Modern Languages, by anoutside examiner, in entirely unprepared passages, held for the first time

last year, was repeated this year with the following result :

FRENCH-UNSEEN.

V Form (Classical) . Outram (r) has shewn by far the best paper;

his translations are excellent, and had he been as successful with the

idioms of question 5, as in other parts of the paper, would have

deserved full marks . Several boys attempt the unseen translation with

considerable success, and the grammar is fairly well known . The

renderings into French are weak throughout

VForm (Modern) . Williams (3) and Hill (r) do good papers, and

evidently have acquired a fair knowledge of the vocabulary of the

language.

IV Form . Outram (2) alone has done really well, the rest with the

exception of Alcock have obtained a small proportion of marks .

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Generally, and allowing for all difficulties, the paper has not been

successfully attempted. Guesswork is too prevalent, and the resultsfrequently more ingenious than correct. Only a very small number of

boys have rendered rightly even so simple a phrase as " your horses

are hungry," and such translations as " vos chevaux sont hungri (or

tamishe) " given by many are inexcusable.

GERMAN.

The paper has been fairly done by several of the boys, though theknowledge of the language on the part of the majority was too

elementary to enable them to attempt the unseen translation with much

success . In Form V, Hill (I) and Baird, and in Form IV, Outram (2)

have done meritorious work, and deserve commendation for their

translations and grammar alike .GEORGE EDMUNDSON.

For the first time the Upper School has been examined by anoutside Examiner in Chemistry . The report was as follows :

FORMS V and IV.

I have examined the fifth and fourth forms in Chemistry.

The work done was satisfactory and many of the boys have a verygood grounding in the rudiments of the science.

Considering the time which is spent on the subject the amount of

work done is good, and the knowledge acquired is quite sound so far as

it goes.In the Practical examination some of the boys did very well and

showed evidence of being able to observe carefully .

R . F. D'ARCY.

After reading the reports the Head Master said that in the list

published by the Pall Mall Gazette last October, of all Schools whichhad won open exhibitions or scholarships at Oxford or Cambridge,

during the preceding three years, calculating the per cent . of the total

number of scholars, it was found that 8 schools stood before St . Peter's

and 8o after it.

The DEAN next addressed the company, congratulating the School

on its successes in athletics ; he said that if the governors only possessed

the funds there were many things that might be added to the School,

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but until that time arrived everything possible would be done to

promote the health, welfare and happiness of the boys . He felt that

the amount of comfort nowadays provided for boys at many schoolswas rather excessive . The great men of the past did not require such

tremendous inducements to knowledge . The Dean paid high com-

pliments to the Head Master and the other members of the Schoolstaff, and also expressed the best wishes for a former master, the Rev.

C. R . Gilbert, the present Head-Master of Coventry School.

The Head Master then read out the list of Exhibitions andScholarships, the Prizes being distributed by the Dean.

EXHIBITIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.Exhibitioner, Henry Darnley Naylor .—Senior scholarships .—Founda-

tion scholars, Harold Rhodes Partington ; Arthur Wm. Eastwood and

C. C. Dudiey I ' Anson (equal) . Free scholarship, Frederick George

Williams. Modern, F. G. Williams (2 years) . Junior scholarshi ps, Hey

Memorial scholars, Frederick Porter Fausset, John Elliot Metcalfe.

Modern, John Elliot Metcalfe .

PRIZES.

The Archbishop of York's Classical Prizeman, Henry Darnley

Naylor . The Dean of York's mathematical Prizeman, John AtkinsEasten . Rev. Canon Elwyn's Prize for Divinity : Naylor . HeadMaster ' s Prizes : Latin Prose Composition, Naylor. Greek VerseComposition, Wilkinson . English Literature (open to the whole school)Padel (r) ; extra, Williams (r) ; under r6, Veld ; extra for Shakespeare ,

Tute (r) ; commended, Raine (r), Metcalfe (2) . Writing and DictationPrizes :—Form V, Whitby . Ditto IV, Addis (I) . Ditto III and 1I,Roy (2) : Ditto I, Nelson. Drawing Prizes (given by Mr. W. J.Noddy) :—Painting in water colours, Easten . Improvement, Whitby.Drawing in chalk, Martin . Pencil Drawing, Crathorne . Mechanicaldrawing, Addis (r) . Lower first form—Spence (2), Hill (3), Hill (3),Neville (2) . Upper first form—Walton 2 prizes, Crowther, Rollinson.Second form—Hill (2) 2 prizes, Moiser (2), Sullivan . Third formmodern—Clarke (3) 5 prizes, Benington 2 prizes, Walters . Third formclassical—Romans 2 prizes, Whincup (I) 2 prizes . Division IV.—Stephenson . Division III .—Addis (I) . Division IL—Williams (3),Partington 'extra) .

Division I .—Easten. Fourth form modern—

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Alcock, Outram (2), Addis (I) . Fourth form classical—Metcalfe (2),

Blake, Hudson (2) . Fifth form modern—Hill (I) 2 prizes, Williams (3)

2 prizes .

Fifth form classical—Whitby, Outram (I), Young.

Practical Chemistry, Hudson (2) .

Chemistry Note Book, I ' Anson.

Drilling Prize (given by Sergeant hinneavey), Hill (2).

Subsequently a garden party was held in the School grounds, which

were prettily illuminated . The guests were entertained by the music

of a string band.

TIIE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

THE Sports were held this year on Tuesday and Wednesday,

the 29th and 3oth of July, instead of, as is customary, on the

Monday and Tuesday. On the first day 5 of the Seniors were unable

to compete, a School boat having visited Chester Regatta, so that a

few of the events were robbed of their interest . The Juniors, however,

this year are as good as we ever remember to have seen them, andpromise well for next year . As usual, the Sports began late, in the

presence of a large company of spectators, the afternoon being bright

and sunny. For the first time for many years, the opening event wasthe Long Jump under 15, the old first event, Putting the Weight, being

reserved till Tuesday . The following are the results

I . LONG JUMP (under t ).

(I) C . T . N. Carter, I7ft . Iiin .

(2) A . Rose, 14ft . 6in.(3) A . Sergcaunt, 14ft . tin.

Carter was quite the best of the competitors and won easily . Rose and;Sergeauntmade a good fight for second and third.

H. Ioo YARDS HANDICAP (Open).HEAT I.

(I) K. E . T . Wilkinson, 3 yds .

(2) E . W . Clarke, 8 yds.

Wilkinson won with plenty in hand .HEAT 2.

(I) R . Martin, 7 yds.

(2) C . J . N . Carter, 3 yds.

Martin won easily by 2 yds .

HEAT 3.(t) A. E . Alcock, 7 yds .

(2) T . Spence, 6 yds.

A very close finish, Alcock won by half a foot.

M. 120 YARDS IIuRDr.E RACE (Open).HEAT I.

(I) Wilkinson .

(2) II . Stephenson.Wilkinson went off from the start and won as he liked .

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I \ . 100 YARDS (under 13).

HEAT 1.(I) J. \V. Nelson .

(2) II . B . Greeves.Nelson won by about 8 yards .

HEAT 2.(1) J . Leonard .

(2) E . Carter.

Leonard won very easily .HEAT 3.

(1) F. Hudson .

(2) G. Veld.

A very good race. Hudson won by a yard.

V. Music PuelLs RACE.(I) Martin, scratch .

(2) R. Baird, to yds .

(3) W . H . Hancock, to yds.Martin had his men beaten before half the distance and won as he liked . A close

race for second, Baird getting in before Hancock by a foot.

VI. loo YARDS (under 15).

HEAT I.(I) C. J . N .Carter .

(2) Hudson.A very hollow race . Carter won as he 1,ked.

HEAT 2.

(I) A. Rose .

(2) T . Bingham.

A most exciting finish . Rose just won and only just.

VII. 120 YARDS HURDLE RACE (under 15)

HEAT I.(I) J. Shepherd .

(2) T . Bingham.Shepherd won by 3 yards. Neville had hard lines in not securing second place.

HEAT 2.Sergeaunt walked over.

HEAT 3.(r) C . J. N . Carter .

(2) A . Rose.Only these two turned up at the start.

VIII. HURDLE HANDICAP (Open).

'TEAT I.(I) Outram .

(2) II . Stephenson.

Outram won by 8 yards with plenty in hand.

HEAT 2.(1) Spence walked over.

IX. HIGH JUMP (under 15).

(I) C. J. N. Car ter, 4ft . 21in.

(2) A . Rose, 4ft . tin.(3) T . Bingham, 4ft.

There was very good competition for this event ; Carter jumping neatly obtainedfirst place, but Rose and Bingham were close behind him.

X. 8o YARDS (under 12).(I) A. H . Sullivan .

(2) H. Stockley .

(3) R . Crowther.Stockley ought to have won, but threw his chance away by looking back, and

Sullivan taking advantage of this, won by half a foot .

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NI . Ioo YARDS (under 13).

FINAL HEAT.

(1) Leonard .

(2) Veld .

(3) Hudson.

For some unexplained reason Nelson did not start, or he would probably have

obtained the first place ; as it was, Leonard won easily.

XII . 120 YARDS IIURI)LE HANDICAP (under 15).

HEAT I.(I) C . J . N . Carter, scratch .

(2) E . Nevile, 6 yds.Carter won very easily by 5 or 6 yds .

HEAT 2.

(I) A . Rose, 3 yds .

(2) A . Sergeaunt, 6 yds.Rose won, hurdling in excellent style.

HEAT 3.

A walk over for Cadman and Nevile.

NIII . 120 YARDS HURDLE RACE_ (under 15).

FINAL HEAT.

(1) Rose .

(2) Carter

(3) Shepherd.

Rose won early by 2 yds. ; a bad third.

XIV . Iou YARDS FLAT RACE (under 14).

HEAT I.(I) T . Bingham .

(2) E . Cadman.Bingham and Cadman went right away from the field.

HEAT 2.

(I) T. Leonard .

(2) L . D . Bird .'

Leonard went away from the start and won as he liked.

100 YARDS FLAT RACE (Open).

HEAT 1.

(I) A. II . Sutton .

(2) K . E. T . Wilkinson.Sutton running very strong soon left the rest of the competitors and won easily.

HEAT 2.

Dead heat between II . Stephenson and T. Spence.

SECOND DAY.

On the second day we were favoured with fine weather, and there

was a particularly large attendance of spectators, but by some un-

fortunate mistake no band was present. The events were unusually

interesting, because few could be regarded as ' certainties for any

particular individual, except in the junior races, where Carter, as was

expected, carried everything before him ; his style was not pleasing,

but effective . On the whole the performances, though not especially

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remarkable in themselves, were marked by what we most desire to see—

plenty of pluck . Mitchell's `throwing ' and `putting' were good, andWhitby, in neat style, secured most of the other events, but Spence

deserves especial mention for his plucky running throughout. The

results were as follows :

I . PUTTING THE WEIGHT (Open).

(I) F. Mitchell .

(2) A . H . Sum n.

This was won for the second time by Mitchell with a very fair put of 32ft . 5}in.

Sutton doing 5ft . less .

II . LONG Juno' (Open .)

i 1 H. B . Whitby .

(2) S . O . Bingham.

The winner cleared iSft . Sin . Bingham and Spence were close together with

16ft . gin . and 16ft . Sin . respectively.

III . HUNDRED WARDS (Under 14).

(I) T . Bingham .

(2) T . Leonard.

Bingham won narrowly from Leonard . Cadman was well up at the finish.

IV. HIGH [uMI' (Open).

Prize given by \W . F . Rawdon, Esq.

(1) II . It . Whitby .

(2) T . Spence.

The winner' s jump . Oft. 8iin ., was scarcely up to the average . Spence did an

inch less .

V. IIUNORED YARDS (Open).

Prize given by Rev . G. T. Ilandford.

(I) Whitby .

(2) Sutton.

Whitby got away at the start, just keeping in front of Sutton the whole way.Bingham (I) was a good third.

VI . 120 WARDS IIoitDLE RACE (Open).

Prize given by M . Whitton, Esq.

(1) Whitby .

(2) Wilkinson.

Whitby won by two yards fiom Wilkinson, who was slow at the run in.

VII. 120 WARDS HURDLE IIANDICAI' (Under 15).

Prize given by C. M. Miller, Esq.

(I) C . J . Carter, scratch .

(2) E . Cadman . 6 yards ..

Carter soon made up his penalty and won somewhat easily . Rose with 3 yards

was a good third .

VIII. THROWING THE CRICKET BALI. (Open).

Prize given by W . II . Jalland, Esq.

(I) F . Mitchell .

(2) A . II . Sutton.

The winner made a very fair throw of 94 yards I foot . Sutton's best was S6 yards .

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IX . QUARTER MILE (Open).

Prize given by Mrs . Handford.

(I) Sutton .

(2) Whitby.

Sutton ran fast, winning by Io yards . Wilkinson was 5 yards behind Whitby.

X . QUARTER MILE HANDICAP (Under 15).

Prize given by Mrs. Leonard.

(I) H . Stockley, 50 yards .

(2) M . McTurk, 35 yards.

A very large field turned out, and Stockley keeping his place won easily . Nelsonwas a good third .

XI . 100 YARDS HANDICAP (Open).

Prize given by A . C . Tute, Esq.

(I) Martin, 7 yards.

(2) Whitby, 3 yards .

(3) Spence, 6 yards.

Sutton, from scratch, could never make up his handicap . Martin won by a foot

form Whitby.

XII . Poi.E JUMP.

Prize given by W . Cowling, Esq.

(I) Burton .

(2) Stephenson.

Stephenson failed at 7ft . 3in ., leaving Burton the winner . Burton jumped veryprettily and finally cleared 7ft . 7i in.

XIII . 100 YARDS (Under 15).

Prize given by W . L . Newman, Esq.

(I) C . J . Carter .

(2) A . Rose.Carter won easily.

XIV. 120 YARDS HURDLE HANDICAP (Open)

(I) II . Outram .

(2) Stephenson.

Outram cleared the hurdles very prettily and won by several yards.

XV. MILE RACE.

Prize given by Rev. A . E. Burton.

A large number started, Scargill leading for the first lap, Alcock then drew outbut soon gave way to Mitchell, in the fourth lap Spence passed Mitchell, andAlcock was left behind by Martin and Tute . Spence continued to draw away and

won by 15 yards.(I) T . Spence.

(2) Mitchell .

(3) Martin.

XVI. SACK RACE.

As usual a large number entered for this race and Hood (ii) won easily.

(1) Hood (ii'.

XVII. OLD Bops ' QUARTER MILE.

(1) Chadwick .

(2) Rhodes.

Members were shy of entering this race, Chadwick being practically the only oneprepared, however, several ran 'as they were .' A fine tussle was seen betweenChadwick and Rhodes, the latter only being beaten in the last few yards .

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XVIII . Hni,F-MILE HANDICAP (Open).

Prize given by Very Rev . the Dean.

(1) Martin, 35 yds .

(2) Spence, 15 yds.

Martin held his position the whole distance and won from amongst a large number

of entries by 15 yds . Outram and Crumble also ran well.

XIX. CONSOLATION RACE.

(I) Stephenson .

(2) Wilkinson.

A good race ended in a win for Stephenson by a couple of feet.

The Prizes were then distributed by Lady Emma Purey-Cust.

CRIChET.

BAD weather and bad light have had much to answer for in English

Cricket this season, and have illustrated once more the "glorious

uncertainty of our national game ; we, at St . Peter ' s, however, have not

much cause for complaint in this respect, and the efforts of our XIhave resulted in a very fair proportion of wins . Out of 14 matches

played 5 have been won, 7 lost, and 2 drawn . Among the number

of games won, we are pleased to find Durham and Ripon, thoughRipon defeated us on their own grouud . The number of matches lost

would have been materially diminished had we enjoyed a little of the

good luck that the uncertainties of the game warrant us in expecting

now and again . In the first Ampleforth match the weather was allagainst us ; in the second Yorkshire Gentlemen's match the poor show

of our batsmen was largely accounted for by the wretched light ; given

a little more time in the match against the Old Boys, and defeat wouldvery probably have been changed into victory . The defeat of Ripon

on our own ground was a very creditable performance—to make the 129

runs required to secure victory, in an hour-and-a-quarter, tells of noopportunities lost.

We have again to congratulate Mitchell on making another "century "

against the Yorkshire Gentlemen ; his 116 was a very fine innings, and

he treated us at one time to some marvellously rapid scoring, making34 in two overs . Whitby, too, deserves a word of praise for his very

fine fielding, and we would recommend all to copy his style.

The selection of the last two or three members of the XI turned outa matter of very considerable difficulty, and, alas ! there was no doubt

about the "tail . " On looking through the score sheets we find

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that the aggregate for the last five batsmen seems to be about 15.

Truly a " very poor show . " We hope seldom to have such a decided

"tail, " and we are glad to think that, with care and management, there

are some prospects of its being found wanting next season,The arrangement of divisions seems to have worked satisfactorily on

the whole ; but if we are to have a decent recruiting ground for the

first XI, the second XI must receive more attention . Can ' t a secondnet be raised, so that the second XI may have net practice two or

three times a week ? We are sure that we could find those who would

be glad to bowl to and coach the members of the second XI.There is still much room for improvement in the matter of setting

the field . This season we have witnessed some wonderful dispositions.

Let the bowlers study how to place the field to suit their own style of

bowling, for this is part of the duty of a good bowler.The fielding has been satisfactory on the whole . We certainly have

some very safe " catches, " but we have noticed at times a lack of that

smartness which one expects to see in a school XI . We don't always

realise that it is as useful to save runs in the field as to make them off

the bat.In the bowling department we must confess to some disappointment.

Metcalfe began very well, but fell off early in the season . Mitchell

and Naylor have both bowled fairly well throughout, and Baird was

successful in one or two matches . We can't help thinking that one or

two who promised to be most useful bowlers were never given a

sufficient trial . We confidently expect to find a strong bowling XI

next year.

CHARACTERS OF THE ELEVEN.

F. MITCHELL .—A really good bat, perhaps the best school bat we

have seen . A very good wicket-keeper, and a good change

bowler.

H. G . METCALFE —A fast right-hand bowler, good at times, but much

too erratic . Should use his head more . A hard clean hitter ; has

improved in batting.

H. D . NAYLOR .—A good medium-pace bowler, with a puzzling

delivery, uses his head well . A steady bat and good field at

"point . " Very fair wicket-keeper .

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F. M. BINGHAM .—A very pretty bat, plays hard on to the ball . Agood change bowler . Can field well, but is slack at times.

H. B . \VIIITBY .—A good bat, somewhat inclined to hit too much . A'very smart field at " cover-point ."

G. J . SCOTT.—A very fair bat, should be good . Rather slack in the

field at times.

C. J . N. CARTER.—A clumsy, but fairly effective bat ; watches the ballcarefully. Should prove a very useful bowler.

R. BAIRD.—A fair change bowler and very good field . Very poor bat.

A. H . SUTTON .—A very good " out-field . " Poor bat.

S . O. BINGHAM .—A stiff bat, but shews signs of improving . Slow in

the field.

W. H. M . HANCOCK .—A fair bat, should be good next season.Might chew more energy in the field.

We append the batting and bowling averages :

BOWLING AVERAGES.Overs .

M',s . Runs. Wkts .

Acge.

Mitchell

15 5' 2

45

4 o6

41

9' 1 9Bingham

54'3

II

14t

10

144Metcalfe

1 47'3

3 1

349

2 712'2 5Naylor

216

77

4 6 9

43

10 '39Baird . .

. .

136'3

22

120

21

5'15

Carter

3

1

7

1

7

Sutton

. .

2

0

5

0

0

BATTING AVERAGES.

Mitchell

No . ofInnings,

IS

Timesnot out . Total runs.

Most ininnings.

116Average.

32'92 521

Metcalfe 19 2 130 35 * 7 . 11

Naylor . . . . IS 2 151 40* 9'7

F . M . Bingham 19 I 169 3 2* 9'7Whitby . . IS 1S5 56 10'15Scott

. . . . 9 3S 13 * 4 6

S . O . Bingham 12 0 45 II 3 . 9Sutton . . . . 1 2 2 35 9 3'5Baird

. . 10 3 S 5Hancock II 2 3 0 9 3'3Carter . . 16 1 63 12 4'3

*

Not out .

v . LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

St . Peter's won the toss . and Mitchell and Bingham went in first.The former at once began to hit freely, and soon ran up an excellent

score of 40.

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The rest of the team, excepting Bingham II, Naylor and Metcalfe,

made but a poor show, and the innings closed for the total of 114.

The two first representatives of Leeds, Johnson and Westcott,

soon ran up a score, the former making 18 and the latter falling to

Naylor after compiling 24.

The School, with an advantage of 13, fell miserably to nieces in the

second innings, the scores of Naylor and Whitby being the only

redeeming features . Eventually, however, the School won, thoughLeeds made a good attempt to pull off the match.

S I' . PETER'S SclrooL.

b \Vestcottlbw b Veadon

. .

4 c IIammond b Ilodson

15to c \Vhincup b Hodson

15II run out

. .

Io 1) \Vestcott . .

119 run out

. .

4

S b Hodson . .

43 b Veadon . .

io not out

. .

. .

2

••

5 c \Vestcott b Hodson. .

15

Extras

..

Runs .

Wickets .

Overs . Bowled.II D. Naylor . . 49 7 17 . 1 211 . G . Metcalfe . . 23 0 4 0F . Mitchell .

. 19

2ND INNINGS .3 1 3 1

II . D . Naylor 30 0 8 oF . Mitchell 28 2 S I

W . I,' . Westcott, c F . Bingham b Mitchell . .

18\V . L . Johnson, b Naylor . . . .

24

M. S . Hodson, b Naylor .

. . .

..H. D . Bousfield, b Mitchell . . 12

F. Mitchell, b Veadon ..

F. M. Bingham, b Veadon . .

. .

H. B . \Vhitby, c Burrell b Veadon . .H . D . Naylor, b Yeadon

..

H . G . Metcalfe, 1) YeadonC . T . Scott, b \ TuitionC. J . N . Carter, c Conder b \Vestcott

S. O . Bingham, c Johnson b Veadon

A. \V . Peel, not out ..A. II . Sutton, b WestcottR. Baird, run out

..Extras 13

Total . .

. . 116

Total . .

69

ANALYSIS OF BO\VLING.

IST INNINGS.

40

II

LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

run out

not outnot out

J . P. Thompson, c Metcalfe b Naylor o

E . B . Conder, c Metcalfe b Naylor

. . oE. C . IIill, c F . Bingham b Naylor . . 12

F . \Vhincup, lbw b Naylor

. .

. . 2P . S . Burrell, c Sutton b Mitchell

. . 4

T . T . Hammond, c Metcalfe h Naylor . .

I 1A Veadon, not out

Extras

. .

. . 16

Total . . . .

for

b Mitchell

c and b Mitchell

. .xtras

,

. .

6

Total . .

. . 65

10

o

v . RIPON,

For Ripon, Fenton and Wrangham faced the bowling of Metcalfeand Naylor, but did not stay long, and C . E. Ligertwood, who followed,

failed to score. T. G. Ligertwood and Bland however put a different

complexion on the game, the first named running up 35 and hiscompanion 17 not out. Upon the separation of these two, however.

there was an utter collapse, not a single remaining batsman succeedingin obtaining a run . Out of the six remaining wickets five fell to the

bowling of Baird, who performed the " hat trick ."

For St . Peter's Bingham II was the only one who made any approachto a passable score, and Ripon in the end was victorious with the

extremely small margin of 2.

RIPON GRAMMAR SCHOOL.A. E . Fenton, c Mitchell b Dletcalfe . .W . G . Wrangham, b Metcalfe . .C . E . Ligertwood, b Metcalfe . .

T. G . Ligertwood, b Naylor ..C . Bland, not out

..H . Coupland, b BairdW . Scholes, b Baird

..

W. II . Daniel, b Baird . .

..

R. S . Thompson, c Naylor b BairdW . T . Wrangham, run out

..

F . W . Speak, c Hancock b Baird

Extras

..

Total

ST . PETER ' S SCHOOL.

F. Mitchell, b C . Ligertwood . .

. .

. .

4

H . B . Whitby, c C. Ligertwood b T . Ligertwood

6

F . M . Bingham, c Bland b C . Ligertwood . .

28II . D . Naylor, b T . Ligertwood

. .

. .

. . o11 . G . Metcalfe, c AV . G . Wrangham b C . Ligertwood 9

C . J . N . Carter, b T . Ligertwood

2

S. O . Bingham, b C . Ligertwood

3A . II . Sutton, b C . Ligertwood

. . 6R. Baird, b C . Ligertwood

. .

. . o

W . II . M. Hancock, b T. Ligertwood

9

F . Padel, not out

. .

. . 6

Extras

. .

. .

t

Total . .

. . 74

ANALYSIS OF BO\VLING.

Runs . Wickets . Over .; .

Bowled.

II . U . Metcalfe . .

25

3

9

2H . D . Naylor

. .

25

1

8

R . Baird

12

5

5'2

3

F. Mitchell

8

o

6

o

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v. DURHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

With a good light and a good pitch, the School batted first,

represented by Mitchell and Whitby, the latter playing well for 9 . F.M. Bingham followed for 4, and after him Naylor kept up his wicket

well, scoring 8 . After Mitchell, who, hitting very hard, though too

rashly, had been dismissed, the wickets fell very fast, only twoout of the seven who followed scoring at all . T. Lodge andFarmer took most of the School wickets, the former being only justprevented from doing the " hat trick " by Hancock.

For Durham W . Lodge and Shortt confronted the bowling of Naylor

and Mitchell, Shortt was soon despatched by a splendid ball from

Naylor. The rest did not offer much resistance, though their play was

much more evener than that of the School, nor did they show such amiserable tail.

In the School second innings, Mitchell, Whitby and F. M. Binghamall made a fair show, Whitby especially, who played a very steady

game.For the Durham second innings only six batted . Lodge made 30,

and upon his wicket falling time was called, leaving us victorious over

our great rivals .

ST . PA'PER ' S SCIIoor..

F . Mitchell, b Farmer . .

. .

H . B . Whitby, c and b W . Lodge ..

F . M . Bingham, c Shortt b Adamson

H . D . Naylor, c W. Lodge b Farmer

H . G . Metcalfe, b Fawcus

C . J . N . Carter, lbw b L . Lodge

S . O . Bingham, h L . Lodge ..

A . H . Sutton, b L . Lodge

R . Baird, b L . Lodge ..

W . H . M . Hancock, b Farmer

F . Pala not out

..

Extras

lions . Wickets . Overs . Bowled.II . D . Naylor 26 5 22 4K . Baird

. . 18 0 13 0

F. Mitchell . .

17 5 8 . 2 22ND INNINGS.

II . D . Naylor . . 19 2 6'2 2K . Baird

. . . . 22 3 6 2

Total . .

c Shorts b L.not out

.b C . Adamsonb Adamson ..

• b L . Lodge ..

• b L . Lodge ..• c L . Lodge b Adam on

• b Farmer ..

• b Farmer ..c and b Farmer

• b Farmer ..

9

Extras

. . 8S

Total

ANALYSIS OF BO\VLING.

1ST INNINGS .

Lodge

DURHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

W . Lodge, b Mitchell ..

A. Shortt, 1) Naylor

..

E . Graham, b Naylor . .

..L . Lodge, hit wkt . b Naylor ..C. Adamson . 1) Mitchell

..H . Farmer, b Naylor ..B. Robinson, c Hancock 1) Mitchell ..A. Gough, c Naylor b MitchellR. Adamson, b Naylor

..A . Fawcus, c Hancock, b MitchellT . Booth, not out

Extras

Total . .

17

2

9 b Baird8 c F . Bingham, b Baird

to U Naylor6 b Baird2

o b Naylor

34 not out0

6

Extras

• .

67

Total . .

0

3 055

v . AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.

Once more we had to suffer defeat at the hands of Ampleforth

College, though not so severe a one as in the first match . We wonthe toss, and mainly owing to the batting of Mitchell, Bingham andNaylor, the School managed to score 72 . This score, however, inspite of the good bowling of Mitchell and Metcalfe, our opponents

surpassed by 1:5 runs. Batting once more, the School did much

better, Whitby scoring an admirable 56, perhaps one of his bestperformances . With 5 wickets down, Mitchell declared the innings atan end, and he and Metcalfe made a good attempt to dismiss their

opponents, but without success, Ampleforth winning as stated by15 runs .

PETER 'S SCHOOL.ST.

F. Mitchell, c Connor, U LaceyH. B . Whitby, b Lacey

..

F . M . Bingham, b ConnorII . D . Naylor, U Connor

II . G. Metcalfe, U Connor

C . J . N . Carter, U Connor

A. H . Sutton, c Dawes, b Lacey\V. H . A[ . Hancock, b ConnorC . AVhincuh, b Connor . .F . Padel, c Hind, b Lacey

R . Baird, not out

..

Extras

Total . .

21

0

15

26

nn

40

0

0

4

7'2

c and b Buistlbw 1) McSheehy . .st Hind h McSheehynot out

..

c Payne h Curran ..c Payne b Curran ..

To bat.

Extras

Total (5 wkts .) 102

22

5 68

8

2

2

3

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ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.1ST INNINGS.

Runs . Wickets . Overs .

Bowled.II . D . Naylor 29 3 27 0

F . Mitchell 3 2 3 2+ IR. Baird

. . I2 0 4 0

II . G . Metcalfe 72ND INNINGS .

2 6 . 1 2

F. Mitchell . . 30 2 12II . G . Metcalfe . . 17 II ' I

AM1'LEFORT11 CoI.I .EG1i.

G . Hind, b Mitchell

. .

. . to b Mitchell

. . 26W . Dawes, c and b Mitchell . . II not out

. . 16

J . Buist, lbw b Naylor . . 6 lbw b Mitchell . 8J . McSheehy, run out

. .

. . 0

E. Connor, c Metcalfe b Mitchell 8

G. Pentony, b Metcalfe

. . 16 b Metcalfe . . 3

W. Powell, run out

. .

. . 0

A. Smith, c Whitby b Naylor . . 6

P. Lacey, c F . Bingham, b Naylor 6

W. Payne, b Metcalfe . . 4P . Curran, not out

. . 3Extras 7 Extras . . . . 2

Total

. . 87 Total

. . •• 55

N. R . ASYLUM.

This match was played in fair weather, and our opponents winning

the toss elected to bat. Glaisby and Gregory commenced the innings,

but the former did not stay long ; Wisker followed but was bowled by

Mitchell after he had added 8 runs to the score, and Nicholson shared

the same fate . Smith was the next to come in, and he with Gregory

gave the bowlers a little trouble, but eventually retired to a ball ofMitchell's as did Gregory who was well caught by Naylor . The rest

did not give much trouble and the innings closed for 73 .The School opened their innings with Mitchell and Whitby, but the

latter soon retired 1 b w to Wisker . F. M. Bingham then followed

but did not stay long ; Naylor was the next to come in and he with

Mitchell commenced to hit about the bowling, making a very long stand.

A change in the bowling was made which at last dismissed Mitchell

for a well-played 37 . Metcalfe followed and stayed with Naylor, who

was playing splendid cricket, for a short time . No one else showed to

much advantage but Sutton, who made a few characteristic hits and

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retired to a ball from Scaife . Time was shortly after called with thescore 134 for 9 wickets, Naylor having contributed 40 not out in very

good form, and the extras the large score of 27 . Too much praise

cannot be given to Mitchell and Naylor for their valuable assistance,both in batting and bowling, Mitchell taking 6 wickets for 34, and

Naylor 4 for a similar number. This match concluded the list of

engagements for this season.

NORTH RIDING ASYLUM.

E. Glaisby, c Peel b Mitchell .W . Gregory, c Naylor b MitchellJ . T. \Visker, b Mitchell\V . R . Nicholson, b Mitchell

\\' . Smith, b Mitchell ..

F. Waterhouse, b NaylorA . Scaife, b Naylor

..J . Rastall b Naylor ..

T . Leckonby, not out ..\V. Flume, b Mitchell ..W. Heel:ley, b Naylor

Extras ..

Total

ST . PET'ER'S ScIIOciT ..

F . Mitchell, b Scaife

II . B . Whitby, lbw b WiskcrF . DI . Bingham, b \Visker

H. D . Naylor, not out

. .H . R . Metcalfe, c Nicholson b Led .ubyG. T . N . Carter, c Nicholson b ScaifeA. H . Sutton, b Scaife

W. II . M . IIancock, run out

H. Stephenson, b Gregory ..

A. W. Peel, b GregoryR . Baird, not out

..

Extras ..

Total (9 wkts . )

. . 1 34

ANALYSIS OF BOWLING.

Runs . Wickets . Overs .

Bowled.

34

4

20'2

4

34

6

20

4

II . D . Naylor

F . Mitchell

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS .

653

FOOTBALL PROSPECTS.

OF the team which made itself a name last year, but three remain touphold the good reputation St . Peter's holds in the Football

world . These are the two Bing-hams and Padel.

With regard to the backs, the position of full-back will be the

hardest to fill . Since the time of Brandt we have not had a single man

who has filled this post with satisfaction to all : either the man couldnot kick or he could not collar ; sometimes both . Baird of last year'smen seems most likely to fill the place, but he must learn to kick and

take the ball with perfect accuracy, for if he makes the slightest mistake

the opponents ' forwards rush past him and carry the ball over the linelong before his own can support him . At three-quarters, three suggestthemselves at once . Whitby as centre should be good, but must nothesitate, and must remember that any way of stopping a rush, except

by dropping on the ball, is mere funking. The wings should be Carter,

who will be very smart, and Martin, who showed in the sports that heis a good runner. S. O. Bingham at half should come to a thoroughunderstanding with Spence, who will doubtless be his colleague, and

they should try to let their play be as their predecessors' was last year.

They are both good tacklers, especially the captain, who now entersupon his fourth year of service . Let them stop as many rushes as theycan, remembering that a rush is not half so serious to a half as to a

three-quarter back . These two will certainly prove a thorn in the side

of their opponents, and will be hard to beat . The forwards will lack

the weight, and also the strength of last year's combination, but willhave two excellent leaders in Padel and F . Bingham. The formerwill, we expect, turn out very brilliant, and the hater must work as hard

as he can from start to finish . These two, who were both very good

last year, and will be doubtless better this year, will be a very good

nucleus for the nine required . Alcock, Williams, Tote, Scargill, andClarke will all be stronger and smarter than last year, and should

prove valuable aids to Bingham and Padel.

The backs we should advise to practise kicking and passing (at full

speed), and endeavour to make themselves as smart in every way aspossible . Let them be always ready to take and al hays ready to give

a pass, and try to attain that height of combination, which so

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completely dumbfounds such teams as rely solely on their superior

bodily strength . They will meet some teams much heavier than them-

selves, and let this be counterbalanced by extreme smartness.

The forwards will have much the same difficulties to contend with as

the backs, but let each man feel that he is but one unit in a great and

powerful whole : let him work not for himself but for the side . Let us

see no one dribbling 20 yards or so ahead of the rest, but let therebe

one determined rush from start to finish . The team as a whole will be

weaker in physical force than last year, but there is no reason why theyshould not be much smarter, if sufficient practise is taken . They will

have one who should be a good captain at their head, and they must

try to follow him and do everything as he does it—thoroughly and

honestly, and let no one shirk the fray ; then I have not the slightest

doubt but that the 'Cup' will stand for another year in the School house

dining hall, and that Lingham's team will surpass the team which beat

Durham in 1889.

AN OLD CAPTAIN.

CORRESPONDENCE.

a, Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn,

July 3oth, 189o.Dear Sir,

Referring to Mr . Tute ' s statement in the Peterite this month thathe was the first Peterite who took up his line of life in the Indian

Civil Service, it would appear that he was preceded by Mr. H. J.

Newbery, a foundation scholar in 1853, and an active member of the

O P . Club. The absence of the name of the latter gentleman in the

list of distinction gained by the School may indicate an omission of

other names through forgetfulness, and an enquiry into the subsequent

careers of exhibitioners and scholars who have failed to keep up theirconnection with the School might prove interesting . I observe that Mr.

`V. R. Fawcett, of Stainton-in-Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees, who

NOTES AND ITEMS .-BIRTH .

615

died on the 6th May last, in the 5oth year of his age, was educated at

St. Peter' s (see Law Times, July 19th, p . 227), and a notice of his lifeand death might bring to light some of his contemporaries.

Yours faithfully,

C . H . CHADWICK,

The Editor, the Peterite .

Hon. Sec . (Cond .) O .P. Club.

Mr . Tute himself has also sent us word correcting the slip he made.

He states, moreover, that Newbery only retired two or three years

ago .—(ED .)

NOTES AND ITEMS.Playing against the M .C.C . for the Yorkshire Gentlemen, F . Mitchell

scored first innings 6o not out, second innings 6o also, being givenout lbw.

E . IV . Clarke has been appointed librarian.

The present number of Peterite members of the Public School BibleUnion is 86 . Anyone wishing to become a member may do so onapplication to S . O. Bingham, who has succeeded J . O. Garland asSecretary.

Mr . Tute with his wonted patriotism and kindness has presented uswith some parallel bars . May other O .P's . take the hint.

We also beg to acknowledge a present of some umpire 's apparelfrom the O .P. Club.

Owing to want of space we have been obliged to hold over several

articles of interest lately sent to us.

BIR'T'H.

On Sunday, the 21st, the wife of the Rev . G. T . Handford of a

daughter.