TIlE

SHIRBURNIAN.

No. CVIII. JU~E, 1884. VOL. XI.

PERILS IN THE CITY.

IN rustic Dorsetshire there once lived a farmer, devoted tothe good old ways, and content to live and die in blissfulsomnolence. Not unnaturally this farmer had a large

family, spoilt, alas, by one degenerate scion, who had evendeigned to learn his A B C, and among other things, "ThatLondon does exist, is large in size and is celebrated for moneyand mashers." Thither he wished to go, hoping to find thestreets blossoming with Indian stocks, or failing that, plenty ofgold beneath the surface. His father tried to persuade himnot to go, insinuating the possibility of a rustic losing himselfin London, but young hopeful said he would be too conspicu­ous an object to get lost. So with a spade, a pickaxe, and onsecond thoughts, a little blasting powder lest the roads shouldbe stony, the rustic started in a fair white smock frock andancient silk hat, amid the cheers of the villagers. Left tohimself, for his companion, thinking that you could notreally expect a brave man to do more than approach arailway station, was quickly" non est" as 'tis said j the rusticafter an ineffectual attempt to go by parcels post, got withsome little difficulty, (for the custom is not quite universal yet)a porter to label him. Presently the train came up, when thecountryman thinking the engine must be on fire, raised a cry of" Fire" and seizing a bucket generally kept full of water; withgreat alacrity poured the contents, as he thought, over the enginedriver, who did not somehow think his kindness necessary. Onthis occasion the bucket happily was empty, so not muchharm was done. Meanwhile the passengers somewhat terrified

;150 Perils in the City.

had got out only to get in again with slightly ruffled tempers.In the commotion, the rustic found his way into a carriage,containing several ladies, who were rather astonished at !Jisget up, but said nothing. Slightly alarmed, even by the start,the countryman got more and more frightened, as faster andfaster flew the train, till at length, rUBhing at the door he triedto get out, but could not. This peculiar behaviour terrifiedllis companions, who, screaming loudly, fainted.

The rustic, as soon as the train stopped, at once ran off, butwas caught by an energetic passenger and conveyed to the van,where he was put quite comfortably under several boxesuntil London was reached. Hereupon he was on the pointof being handed over to the Police, when luckily, rememberingthe diversion he had produced before by the cry of "Fire,"he had the wit to do so again. He succeeded perfectly, everyoneran off to find the official who::ie duty it was to notifyto the fireman the existence of a fire. And the rustic wasso enabled to get safely off with his posessions. He next pro­ceeded to try and discover a gentleman named Smith, wholived in London, well known to his father, at least, they hadmet. Ill-natured people had told the rustic that looking for:Mr. Smith in London was like hunting for a needle in a hay­stack, but he did not believe them, as he thought that thoughthe name Smith was not uncommon, still he would be able tofind out his :Mr. Smith. To do this he knew h~ should wantall the help he could get, so he asked a man whom he metwhere Mr. Smith lived, who told him that he might be foundin several places; at the same time mentioning where one:Mr. Smith might be found. 'Thither went the rustic, and waswelcomed very warmly, in fact rather too warmly, by theaforesaid Mr. Smith, who lwppened to keep a home for lostanimals of all kinds, of course no place for such as our friend,who departed rather hastily. Still undaunted, however, the

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rustic asked another man whom he met the same ques­tion, first explaining that he was a plain country fellow,whom everyone seemed to wish to deceive, for instance,an omnibus driver had taken him twice round the town tomake him believe it was very large; and begged for a straightanswer. This person, happily answered him more clearly, sayingthat he belonged to an Australian bank in the city, where therewas a Mr. Smith, and offering to take him to see him. As theywere in the West, they had to go by underground to the city.On arriving at the station, the rustic did not at first like goingdown as he thought into the earth, but after some persuasionhe did so. 'When they were in the train, he asked his friendhow many days they would take going through the earth toAustralia, which he had heard, was at the" Antipathies" ofLondon. Oonsiderably astonished, his guide explained to himthat they were not going to Australia, but only to anotherpart of the city. However this Mr. Smith was not theright one, so he determined to carry out his designs byhimself. A neigbouring street was being relaid, and here wasa chance of success. The desirable situation of navvy waseasily obtained, and next morning he determined to try hisluck. But early next day, as all the navvies were enjoyinga pipe, and some slight refreshment, the countryman was sittingsmoking on his bag of powder, which he had brought with himfor security; when a spark falling into it, ignited it. Theeffect was tremendous. The rustic was blown to pieces,while the navvies were more or less treated in the same way. Ofcourse the news of the explosion at once spread over London,as a frightful attempt to destroy the city, causing manydeaths and much loss of property. 'Whereas really, only onepoor rustic had blown himself and a few others to piecesby accident. Oonsider the late explosions and draw your ownconclusions.

552

MUGGING.

Reader, who now in my fancy I see,Ready to sneer at our paper and me,You who recline in your study so snug,Say, have you ever been known as a mug?Say, have you ever 'mid inkstains and painTrod that dread path you would shrink from again?Missed the sweet mean 'twixt the scholar and dunce?Well, I can feel for you, I have mugged once!Do you remember your innocent stammer,When your stern parent first taught you your grammar?Do you remember his terrible rage,Over those verbs on the twentieth page?Were you, kind reader, can you feel for me ?Sent to your bed before afternoon tea?Then; d'you remember that wonderful day,When you first sat in your place in II A ?'What a deep blush on your countenance burned,How you went on-how-yes, how you got turned!Do you still follow me ? this even worse is,Do you remember your first Latin verses?How very smoothly you fancied they ran,All your amazement when told" they don't scan" ?Say, friendly reader, were you ever taughtThe mystic meand'rings of Lewis and Short ?Have you too coped (oh! Oalliope aid us!)With the verse-tips of a tumble down Gradus?Have you too, waded through volumes a lot,Miiller, and Miller, and Liddell, and Scott,Farrar, and Wordsworth, and Plumptre, and Pott ?Have you too, sought for a calm from a storm,Finding you can't gain a place in your form ?Have you felt miserable, flat, out of sorts?Feared the blue sheets of the coming reports?Found all your work and its interest pall,Given up trying it once and for all ?Yes? Here's my hand, reader, I am another,Grip it, shake hands, you're a man and a brother!

IH.

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"WORDS, WORDS, WORDS!"

"Here we are again, raining as usual, I never knew such aplace!" Such are the words usually uttered on getting nearSherborne Station. " I wonder if there is anybody in our houseto meet the train, Oh yes! Hullo 1 Robinson! how are you, oldman?" Oh! I am very well, thank you, I always am just at the endof the holidays. Come up to the house. Rubbish, you don'twant to wait for the other train, nobody worth anything evercomes by it. So you have. had a good time these holidays, sohave I. Are there any new fellows in our house? three dreadfulspecimens, you say. I wonder why new fellows are always suchdreadful looking creatures, they look all right enough at the endof the Term. Stop a minute I am just going in to the Post Office todrop a card to my people. I shan't be a second; my seconds areelastic, are they? Well there is no hurry, that is one comfort.Have you seen any of the masters yet? Oh! Jones. minor, how areyou? why hasn't your brother come back? What an awfulnuisance leaving just before the House Matches, he might justas well have waited another Term. Bother examinations; Ithink they ought to make convicts undergo them continually,they would be much more effective punishments than pickingoakum or tailoring.

Good: they have papered our study; it is not such a badpattern either, they have all been papered and ours is the best of·the lot. Well done, that is the sort of thing I l~ke. It is ratheramusing though, the way the servants have of tidying one's study,putting all the pictures on one wall, irrespective of size or shape.And then they tell you that they have put your study straight, butthe pictures don't look quite right. It is a good thing we put theornaments away in the matron's room, or the cat would have beensure to break them, I don't wonder fellows hate C:its, their eatingand breaking·powers are enormous. Here are a lot more fellowsto say" how do,You do?" to ; I never can remember whom I have

554 Words, rVords, Words.

seen and whom not. Oh, yes Sir, thank you I am very well;Thank you for giving us such a pretty new paper in the study.What a rare good sort he is, I declare I like him more and more.every term. No I am not going to put the study straight to-night;we shall have plenty of time to do it to-morrow morning. Theyare sure to give us "Ibam forte via sacra" to do j I almost knowit by heart. It won't take a minute to run through. I can'timagine the comments :-" duIcissime rerum" "'dearest of men,'as we say." Now I am sure if a man were to say that to me, Ishould think he was either a trifle mad, or else wanted a five poundnote.

I see we have the same bedroom as last term, that is a goodbusiness. I shall bag myoId bed in the corner by thewin.low; I like the window-ledge to put my books on for earlySchool. By the bye early school begins the day after to-morrow:that is something to look forward to. I suppose I shall be alwaysnearly last, but just manage not to be late all through the term. Ishall have to shut the door this term. It is not bad fun when there isa crush of fellows, to manage to shut them out and see their faces,all silent and all late. But it is a dreadful bother to have to be inchapel at three minutes to seven, it means getting up punctuallyat the quarter, and those last few moments of bed are always themost precious. But after all it means three half-holidays a week,and, if we manage to get a summer this year, it wiII be decidedlyworth while. I say Stephen where be gwai'n with thic there boxo'mine ? put it in my bedroom and uncord it if you have time.r like the way in which he calmly puts a huge box on oneshoulder and takes another with the other hand, as if they weremere trifles light as air. There goes ten, I suppose we hadbetter go up to bed. Bother the gas! it always goes out just asyou get into the passage, and leaves you to get along the wall forthe door. Well, good night, I hope we shall have a good term.Fzaus Achates loq : " Peace at last thank goodness,"

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555

THE SCHOOLROOM ORGAN FUND.We have been requested by Mr. Parker to publish the following

list of Donations and Collections to the above Fund: and takethis opportunity of rendering our best thanks to the Masters andfriends of the School who have so kindly come forward and helpedns, and also to the Members of the School itself, who made suchgood use of the Christmas holidays by obtaining Christmas boxes for

the Fund. We feel sure that when the work is finished, and theorgan available for the Easter Concerts everyone who has helped thefund will feel his work more than repaid in remembering that hehas given his share-howeyer small- to our great Organ, and it isan old saying that, "many a mickle makes a llluckle:'

Subjoined is the list of Subscribers:-

DONATIONS.£ s. d. £ s. d.

Rev. E. M. Young... 50 0 0 Bronght forward 174 12 ()C. S. Whitehead, Esq. 5 5 0 R. F. W. Holme, Esq. 1 1 ()C. H. Hodgson, Esq. 5 5 (} Thomas Penny, Esq. 5 0 ()W. Cochrane, Esq.... 5 (} (} The Rt. Hon. theL. N. Parker, Esq. 30 0 () Earl of Pembroke 25 () 0J. Rhoades, Esq. ... 25 () 0 Herr Otto Delfs 1 1 ()C. Regan, Esq. 5 5 (} E. A. Ffooks, Esq.... 1 1 ()E. H. Donkin, Esq. 10 (} () A. D. Longmuir, Esq. 2 0 ()

Mrs. Regan... 2 2 0 E. Cleminshaw, Esq. 3 3 0W. H Williams, Esq., The Very Rev. the Dean

Junior ... 5 (} () ot' Wells 1 1 ()W. B. Wildman, Esq. 5 5 0 J. A. Ffooks, Esq.... 1 1 0H. R. King, Esq. ... 15 () (} W. Parsons, Esq. 3 3 ()E. B. Ashford, Esq. 1 1 (} R Longman, Esg .... 3 3 0Rev. A. C. Clapin '" 1 1 0 J. Hoddinott, Esq. [) () 0Miss Hunt .. 1 () () . R. F. W. Holme, Esq.R S. Ainslie, Esq.... 1 1 0 (second donation) 1 1 ()Mr. Rhoades' Dayroom 2 2 () J. S. G. Grenfell, Esq. 1 1 ()

Rev. J. Blanch 5 5 () B. H. Comerford, Esq. 1 1 ()

-----'£174 12 0 £229 9 ()

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556 The &hoolrooll~ Organ F~lnd.

DONATIONS CONTINUED.

£ s. d. £ s. d.Brought forward -"~229 9 0 Brought forward 242 17 0

J. M. Bastard, Esq. I 1 0 E. J. Nelson OlO 0C. M. Dyer, Esq. ... 1 1 0 R. L. Romer, Esq.... 0 lO 0C. F. Venn, Esq. ... 1 1 0 C. Calder, Esq... I 1 0H. Comerford, Esq. 1 1 0 G. H. R. Holden, Esq. 2 2 0H. P. Tregarthen, Esq. 1 1 0 G. T. Bennett, Esq. 1 1 0A. Searle, Esq. 1 1 0 P. Buckman, Esq... 1 0 0J. R. P. Goodden, Esq. 1 0 0 E. Hobbs, Esq. ... 1 1 0F. Connop, Esq. 1 0 0 C. L O. BartIett, Esq. 1 1 0E. A. Nepean 1 0 0 The Rev. H. P. Price 2 0 0C. T. Prevost 1 0 0 A. J. Galpin, Esq.... 2 2 0F. Stokes, Esq. 1 1 0 The Editors of theE. N. Henning, Esq. 1 1 0 Shirburnian 1 1 0C. L. :M. Fenn . 1 0 0

-----£242 17 0 Total £256 6 0

COLLECTING CARDS.

£ s. d. .£ s. d.R. V. K. Applin o 10 6 Brought forward 22 18 0H. F. Devitt 1 0 0 A. P. Nixon o 15 0S. T. Hankey 1 0 0 W. Cotton ... o 10 0H. R. Gottwaltz 0 6 0 R. Harrison o 10 0E. F. Lambe .. , 1 0 0 K. Storrs ... 1 10 0W. J. Hunter 2 2 0 E. Wood ... o 15 0S. Groves ... 2 0 0 W. BIigh '" 1 0 0C. Bathurst 1 0 0 W. Galpin ... o 15 0R. G. Hayter o 13 0 J. W. Hanies o 10 0H. Graystone 3 0 0 J. J. Gabriel o 12 6

J. 1\1. Steele 1 1 0 H. F. Lyon ... 2 3 0C. H. D. Bulteel 1 10 0 C. Perch 1 1 0J. H. Bryant o 10 0 E. J. Stroud 1 13 0G. Barnett ... o 15 0 W. Elton ... 2 0 0H. A. Gray 1 0 0 R. Austin ... 1 0 0W. D. Oliver 2 8 6 A. F. Hardy o 16 0E. C. Hort ... 1 16 6 F. Eyers ... 1 1 0F. W. Stanger-Leathes 0 13 0 G. F. Adkins OlO 0J. N. Gray... ... 0 12 6 B. E. Bell ... 1 6 6

---j -----£22 18 0 £41 6 0--- -----

The Sc7wolroon~ Organ Fund.

COLLECTING CARDS CONTINUED.

557

£ 8. d. £, s. d.Brought forward 41 6 0 Brought forward 70 0 0

A. C. Broadbent 1 1 0 W. Bleazby o 10 6E. Maconochie o 15 0 G. K. R. Brutton ... 1 1 0W. G. Boyd 1 0 0 A. R. Davey 2 0 0E. H. Beresford 0 7 6 H. Tate 1 0 0W. K Fiske 011 6 C. H. Salisbury 1 7 GF. H. Berryman 1 1 0 H. Connop ... 1 0 0H. G. Sheldon 2 0 0 A. N. Scott 1 0 0H. Cay1ey ... 1 0 0 H. R. Shanks 1 10 0N. P. J affrey 1 0 0 C. E. Bickmore o 10 0G. F. Bames o 15 0 C. A. Crowe 1 0 0H. J. Mongan 1 10 0 H. Hamersley o 15 0H. C. Hill ... 1 0 0 W. H. Price o 10 0J. B. G. Lester 1 0 0 H. s. Stephenson 0 6 10A. G. Aldous 1 11 6 A. Rhoades 1 6 6F. B. Phillips 1 0 0 J. Penney ... 1 1 0H. B. Low ... 1 9 0 H. B. Gottwaltz (sec-A. D8vitt ... 1 0 0 ond collection) .: . 0 9 0S. R. Oak1ey 0 6 0 :Mrs. Rhoades.A. Waugh ... 1 1 0 Miss Whitehead 1 1 0

R. C. Maunsell o 15 0Mrs. Young .. 1 0 0Miss Drake .. 1 0 0

S. Littlewood o 10 0 Mrs. BogIe o 10 0J. S. Brand, Esq. 1 1 0

H. C. Hancock 1 0 0 W. H. Wllliams.

G. E. W. Highmore 1 0 0 Esq.• M.D... 2 2Lewis Morris. Esq 0 10 6

It'. S. :M. Benuett o 10 0 J. C Blandy, Esq.O 10 0

C. S. Bundock 1 0 0W. F. Galpin. Esq 0 10 0E. A. Iremonger,

J. Kelway ... o 10 6 Esq..• o 10 0Smaller Sums .. 2 3 6

P. W. G. Stuart 1 1 0 11 3 0F. Rhoades 1 0 0 H. B. Low... 2 2 0E. B. Thurston o 10 0 -----C. 1\1. Adamson o 10 0 98 16 4H. W. Gee... 1 0 0 Donations 256 6 0

--- -----Total £ 70 0 0 Grand Total... 355 2 4

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558

CHARADE~

When the breezes gently murmur through each leafy shruband tree,

When the tiny brook rejoices and the sunshine gilds the lea,

When the swarm of bees untiring sip each budding flow'retnear,

And the songsters mid the branches trill with voices sweet andclear,

My first I hear.

When far across the upland every sound is hushed and still,

When the drone of bees is ended and the songsters cease totrill,

When within my silent chamber sleep's sweet powers upon mesteal,

..And the sharp sting of the present speaks of wounds that willnot heal,

:My next I feel.

And when, near the ocean's margin, two loving souls are met,

And they talk of feelings changeless and a love that can't forget,

When they say that their affection is pure and white as snow,

And compare it in profoundness to the boundless depths below,

:My whole I know.JOHN WELLINGTON WELLS.

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THE RACES.Pre,idetlt:

GENERAL WALLER.:r.rrs. Wailer kindly gave away the Prizes.

Judge' :REV. H. P. PRICE. T. W. WlLSON, ESQ.

Starter:C. S. WHITEHEAD, ESQ.

Time Keeper' :C. H. HODGSON, ESQ. E. H. DONKIN, ESQ.

Referee:REV. H. C. CLIFTON.

H. J. MonganH. A. GrayJ. H. StroudH. C. HancockC. Perch

Stewards:J. B. G. LesterH. H. W. MayoE. A. NepeanG. R. HeathW. Elton

N. F. HankeyJ. PenneyH. W. GeeW. H. G. Southcomb­R. Lowndes

Oaptain of the Game,:J. B. G. LESTER.

Our annual sports took place on Friday and Saturday, the 4thand 5th of April, in very poor weather. The early part of the firs~

day was cloudy, and towards the end rain fell so heavily that it was

considered better to postpone the finish of the pole jump till the­

following day, which, however, proved if anything wetter than thefirst. This caprice of the weather will account for the poorness ofthe time in some of the races, in fact, in the open high jump it waS'almost impossible for the competitors to stand, which accounts in a.

great degree for the remarkably poor height reached in that event.The challenge cup fell to Perch, ma. for the second time. He gained

the Steeplechase, Hundred Yards, Long Hurdles, Broad Jump, and

the Quarter-Mile. Mayo came next with two firsts. In the JuniorRaces, Murray distinguished himself by winning the Challenge Cup

for the Junior quarter and Hurdles, and the Lewises were well to th~

forE> under 15 and 13 respectively.

560 The Races.

FIRST DAY.

Throwing the Cricket ball (under 15.)1st, E. A. Morres. 2nd, E. P. Forward.

Distance, 79yds. 1ft. 6in.

A large number threw. M:orres won with a good throw, andshould do well in future :rears: Forward was not far behind.

Flat Race, 100 yards (open.)1st, C. Perch. 2nd, G. K. Brutton.

Time, Ili secs.

Perch, as was expected, gained this event, Brutton being rather. nn unexpected second. The course was slippery or the time wouldhavtl been better.

Flat Race, 100 yards (under 15.)1st, E, P. Forward. 2nd, C. Dickinson.

Time, 12 Eecs.

Dickinson was most unfortunately baulked by a dog crossing bim.or he wO~lld most probably have carried off the race.

Flat Race, 100 yards: Preparatory School,1st, Bond. 2nd, Henslowe.

Time, 14 s~cs.

Henslowe has won this race for two years, but was beat~n thistime, Bond winning in fair time.

Flat Race, Half-a-mile (under 15)1st, C. elapin. 2nd, G. Lewis.

Time, 2 min. 39 secs.The winner ran really well, and led easily for the last rart of the

race. There was a large number of competitors.High Jump (under 16,)

1st, T. R. Jones-Parry. 2nd, E. E. Adamson.Heig1t, 4ft. 5!in.

Twelve jumped ; a good number, but the height will not bearcomparison with past years, rain, however, rendered good jumpingalmo8t 01lt of the question, and a strong wind was blo\\ ing in theirfaces.

The RaU$. 561

Hurdle Race, 300 yards (12 flights.)1st, C. Perch. 2nd, J. B. G Leflter.

Time,45 secs.

Percb, last year's winner, kept his place. His time, however, ,vas4 seconds slower than in 1883.

Flat Race, 200 yards (under 13 )1st, V. Lewis. 2nd, J. Kelway.

Time, 28i secs.

The winner ran well, and should do great things some day. Agood second.

Hurdle Race, 120 yards (10 flig·hts.)1st, J. B. G. Lester. 2nd, H. H. W. Mayo.

Time, 19-} secs.

Perch did not run in the final. Lester succeeded in beating:M:ayo, last year's winner. The time was better than the average.

Broad Jump, (open.)

1st, C. Perch. 2nd, J. B. G. Lester.Distance, 18ft. 3in.

Rain fell heavily durir.g this event. Mayo made a good jump,but fell back. The distance compares w,ell with former years.

Flat Race, 300 yards (under 14.)1st, V. Lewis. 2nd, S. T. Hankey.

Time, 45 secs.The winner ran well, especially for his size. The time was not

good.Pole Jump (open.)

1st, J. Penney 2nd, H. H. W. Mayo.Height. 8ft, 31-1n.

The same two placed as last year. Penney would have donebetter 011 'a fine day.

Hurdle Race, 120 yards, 8 flights (under l6.)

1st, U. 11l1rray. 2nd, G. Lewis.Time, 22 secs.

562 TIu Races.

Half-mile Handicap.

1st, Halt, mi. (150 yds.) 2nd, Scott, mi. (90 yds)

Time. 2 mins. 13! sens.

Halt, mi., a limit man, ran very pluckily, and obtained first placa.Low, who started scratch, came in third by a capital piece of running.The time is good, but it must be remembered that the winner had150 yds. start.

SECOND DAY.

Flat Haee, Quarter-mile (open.)1st, C. Perch. 2nd, E. J. Stroud.

Perch again came,in first. The time is not up to our average,but the course was by this time in a very bad state.

Time, 61 i- secs.

Flat Race,_Quarter-mile (under 16.)1st, C. Murray. 2nd, C. S. Storrs.

Time, 66 secs.

High Jump (open)1st, H. H. W. Mayo. 2nd, J. H. Perch.

Height, 4ft. Win.

Five jumped, but Perch, ma. who won the event for the last two

years, gave up after clearing the first jump, and Mayo who clearedthe same height two years ago as a junior only got over 4ft. lOin;,,'However, the" take off" was so cut up that the competitors found

great difficulty in standing.

Throwing the Cricket Ball (open.)1st, H. H. W. Mayo. 2nd, J. H. Bryant.

Distance, 93yds. Oft. l1in.

Mayo was easily first by a very fair throw. Bryant also threw

well:Flat Race, One :Mile (open.)

1st, E J. Stroud. 2nd, H. B. Low,

The '-Races. 563

Stroud, ma. made the running for the first round at a good pace,but soon gave up and Low took the lead, which he kept steadily therest of the race until the run in, when Straud, mi., by anexcellent spurt, past him just before the post. The course was in avery bad state, and so the time was poor.

Time, 5 min 25 secs.

Consolation Race, 150 yards (open.)1st, H. A. Gray 2nd, W. Elton.

Time, 18 secs.

Consolation Race, 150 yards (under 15.)1st, J. K. Gregory. 2nJ, C. G. Jeukins.

Time, 19t secs.

Challenge Cup for the greatest number of first prizes won by C.Perch.

Challenge Cup for the Steeplechase, won by C. Perch.

Challenge Cup for the best average of runs in cricket, won byJ. B. G. Lester.

Challenge Cup for Fives, won by E. A. Nepean.

Challenge Belt for the best bowling average, won by E. A.Nepean.

House Challenge Cup for Cricket, won by Price's.

Rouse Challenge Cup for Football, won by Price's.

Challenge Cup for Junior Rouse XV's, won by Price's.

Rouse Challenge Cup for Paperchases, won by Wilson's.

Prize for the best average of runs in Cricket, won by J. B. G.Lester.

Prize for best Fielding, won by J. B. G. Lester.

After the Races General WaIler, who had kindly consented toact as President, made a speech, and Mrs. Waller gave away the prizes,which had this year to be presented under the verandah of the

pavilion, as the rain was steadily descending. After the usual cheerilthe meeting broke up.

FIVES MATCHES.

SENIOR SnWLE-HA~DED.

but went off a

SteeleKentBridgeBroadbeutHoughtou. After a good gameHarriesLesterBastardGee. Somewhat easily.Tucker, ma.EltouPhillips. After a hard fight.Beuedict. With great ease.MonganBellWaughHow, ma.

First Round.beat

scratched tobeat

scratched tobeat

scratched toscratched toscratched to

beatbeatbeatbeatbeatbeatbeatbeatbeat

White a bye.

Second Round.beat Bastard

scratched to Broadbeutscratched to Jacob

beat Fenwickbeat Harries

scratched to Gray, ma.beat Papillonbeat Hill, mi.

hard against Nepean,

BathurstBuckmanNewmanLowndesHobbdStuartaCourt, ma.Stroud, ma,FenwickGray, ma.Leach!faunsellPapillonNepeanLittlewoodJacobHill, mi.

WhiteLittlewoodLeachNewmanBathurstMaunsellNepeanLester

Papillon played up verylittle in the second game.

JacobWhiteBroadbentLester

Third Round.scratched to

beatbeatbeat

Nepean

NewmanBathurstGray, ma,

Fives Matches. 565

Fourth Round.Lestel' beat WhiteNepean beat Broadbent

Owing to the inclemency of the weather and the short timeremaining before the cnd of the term, Lcster determined to scratchto K epean. 'Ve cannot refrain from expressing our regret that sointeresting a match was thereby prevented. Thus the Cup feU to

Nepeun.

aCourt, ma.WhitePapillonLowndesNewmanTuck:r, ma.FellwickStuartEltonSayresGeeHow,ml\.Gray, ma.LeachBastardKell~

beat

beat

beat

beat

1::eat

scratched to

scratched to

SENIOR DOUBLEHANDED.

First Round.bEatLestel'

JacubPerch, ma.HarriesBathurRtMaunsellHobbsDelli ma.NepeanHoughtonHill, mi.Perch, mi.PhillipsBamesStroud, ma.Steele:r.ronganWaugh

beat LittlewooiBuckman

Broadbent and Benedict a bye.

~one of these matches call for special mention.

NepeanHoughton

BathurstMaunsell

LesterJacob

Second Round

beat

scratched to

beat

BroadbentBenedict

MonganWaugh

PapilIonLowndes

A somewhat easy victory despite Papillon's fine play.

Hill, mi. beat BastardPerch, mi. Kent

566 Fives Matches.

Third Round.Lester beat MonganJacob VVaughNepean beat Hill, mi.Houghton Perch, 00.

Hill played well but was unable to win a game.Final.

Lester beat NepeanJ acob Houghtoll

Some very interesting play was shewn in these games, but Lesterand Jacob eventually won, and so obtained the first prize for theSenior Doubles.

JUKIOR SlNGLEHANDED.

SheldonFiskePricePowellHicksGalpinBurrowsHow,mi.

First ROlend.beat

scratched toscratched to

beatscratched to

beatscratched toscratched to

KincaidBeresfordHankey, quint.EIlerton.WaldyEveringtonBryant, quart.Harris

Hankey, quint.SheldonBeresford

Second Round.beatbeat

scratched toHarris a bye.

GalpinWaldyBryant, quart.

Hankey, quint.Harris

Third Round.beatbeat

Bryant, quart.Sheldon

HarrisHankey, quint.

Final.beat

15.15-7.8

The games were very good, though Hankey WAS clearly thebetter player, anil really played excellently. He shoul,l be a goodplayer in future years.

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JUNIOR DOUBLEHAl!\DED.

BurrowsHow, roi,HamsGalpinPriceWaldy

scratched to

beat

scratched to

BeresfordBryant, qua.rt.KincaidPowellHankey, <).uint.

Everington and Hicks a bye.

JUNIOR DOUBLE-HANDED.

as well as ever, he was unable to

Hankey, quint.

EveringtonHicks

beat

Second Round.beatHams

Galpin

Though Hankey playedwithstand two opponents.

BeresfordBryant

Final.Beresford scratched to HanisBryant, quart. Galpin

Hankey, quint. challenged Beresford and Bryant for second place,who withdrew.

CORRESPONDENCE.To the Edl'tor of the Shlrburnian.

DEAR SIR,In the Library Rules there are two clauses bearing on

the subject of reference books; one of which is a list of those bookswhich may not be taken out, while the other runs ae; follows: "TheLibrarian, subject to the judgment of the Committee, can declare anybook for a time, to be a book of reference, and enter it upon a list

hung up for the purpose in some conspicuous position. Such booksare not to be removed from the Library until expunged from the list

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by the Librarian." Now as there are no hooks entered upon such a

list in the Library, it might be inferred that there are no books,

which are for the time being books of referencCl. But this i~ not

the case j and might I be allowed in all humility to suggest that

some such list, as is implied in the rules, might be Imt up in thlt

Library 1Yours, Etc"

REGULARUM AMATOR.

DEAR SIR,

Might I be allowed to malre a suggestion, which, if

carrietl out, would, I think, be received with approbation by the

majolity of the School 1 It is that" Brandram·" or" Corney-Grain"

or some such celebrated performer, should from time to time be

asl<ed to COllle down to Sherborne, as he does to most of the first class

Public Schools, to give us the benefit of his eloquence and talent.

To meet the necessary expense, about one shilling from each member

of the School woult] easily suffice. Hoping that the authorities

will take this suggestion into consideration,

I am, Sir,

Yours, Etc.,

AMATOR ELOQUENTlAE.DEAR SIn,

I am by no means tllC first, and, I am sorry to say, only

one out of a large number, who havc noticed with regret, that the

facility of reading the telegraph during cricke't matches, 11as been

getting" small II,Y Jpgrees, and beantifuIiy less," owing to the 'wear

and tear of the paint. In fact unless one is gifted with abnormally

developed visual organs, it is impossible to gain an idea of tllO state

of n match without coming within 50 yards of the pavilion. Itwoulll be very little expense to have the figures repainted, and \l"ould

materially increase the pleasure of watching n match by obviating

the neceosity of pt:riodical excursions to the pavilion. Hoping tho

Games Committee may see their 'Way to make this improvement,

I am,Yours truly,

LIPPUS,

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DEAR Sm,Now tbat the time for swimming" Double Blues" is

again approaching, may I be allowed to offer a suggestion on this

suhjcct ~ It seems that anyone who can strnrgle tLrol1gh nine

lengths of the Bath, no matter what style he swims in, or how 1011,~

he takes, qualifies. :Might not some attention be paiu to the fellows'stroke, anu the time in which they are to d) the requireu di~tance

be limited to-say 12 minutes 1 If this plan wera auopteu. felhws

would probably improve both in stroke and pace:

Yours, Etc.,

BATH.

DEAR SIR,

At most Schools fellows outside the first and second

Elevens have somo distinction to separate them from the commonherd. Why should it not be so here 1 Would it not be a good planto let nIl fellows in the Lower Ground nets wear House Coats 1 Ihave heard that in one House at any rate, some have already investerl

in these gorgeons garments: will not the authorities sanction mydoing the same 1

Yours, Etc.,

LOWER XXIL

DEAR Sm,Could not another professional be obtained to clJach the

second XI nct!" 1 At pres:mt, though of course t'armcnter is allsuffillicnt for the first XI, fellows lower down do not htwp. any chalice

'of being coached. Surely by rai~ing the games subscriptions lw.lf.a-crown, the requisite sum would be obtained and the much nee1ed

Professional provided.

Yours faithfully,

8ECUNDUS.

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MUSICAL SOCIETY.

The great Concert of the Year was given on Easter MondayEvening, April the 14th, and was the 78th Concert given bythis Society. It was of more than usual intezest both to theChoir and the-School. For the last time at a School Concertthe choir sang, without the help of an organ over their heads,and for the last time the School had to listen to them whilesitting uncomfortably close, most of them with some oneelse's knee in their backs, from the want of a gallery.Also for the audience generally the Concert was of more thanusual interest, for it was certainly of more than usual excellence.'Ve have never before had so complete an orchestra atSherborne, and the orchestra had much to do in which theyshowed their completeness. The praise of this, as of whatever

-me:isnre of good singing was obtained, belongs entirely to Mr.Parker. To those who object (and we are told that there aresuch persons) to the swamping of the School Band byprofessionals, it may be replied that the bulk of the 1st and2nd violins were actual members of the School, and that theintroduction of these professionals does much good to theband itself.

After the singing of the Easter Hymn, as the custom is,the Orchestra played Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony.This Symphony was magnificently played and seemed to theaudience to be of adequate length. But if interest flagged atall it could not flag through the Finale, in which the grandand familiar time of Luther's Hymn, "Ein feste Burg istunser Gott" is variously dealt with. The 2nd part of theElijah was then performed nearly entire, the 1st part havingbeen given at the last Easter Concert but one. There couldbe no question as to the success of this. After tears,

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entreaties, protestations, exhortations, Mr. Parker, wesay, 71"OAAa p.o"f'/l(J'ar; was entirely contented with the result.

The chorus singing was excellent, and among much that wasgoodthe tremendous chorus" Behold God the Lord" was the bed.Mr. R. S. Ainslie took all the solos of Eljah, and he was generallythought to surpasshil11self, especially in the Aria," It is enough."It is sad to think that very soon we may be unable to get theservices of this distinguished Shirburnian. He will carry hismelody and the good report of the music of the School to" Fresh Woods and Pastures New" so far off that at presentthe name of "Sherborne Pride" raises there no emotion. TheQuartett, " 0 come everyone that thirsteth" ought to be notedas well sung, but still more so the Terzett: "Lift thine eyesunto the mountains." The three celestial beings who singexquisitely imaginative and delicate trio were well representedbj' Fiske, Price and Taylor, tert; they hadlike, Browning'sThrush,to sing the song twice over, and they recaptured "the firstrapture" equally well. We may fancy that as the Elijah waswritten after Mendelssohn's visit to Scotland this trio wasinspired by some Blue Delectable Mountains which he. sawthere, and transported into the dry deserts. Next cameSterndale Bennett's Overture" The Naiades," which broughtto a close a Concert in every way most worthy of the Musicalreputation of Sherborne.

CRICKET.We have great pleasure in announcing that C. S. Whitehead,

Esq., and the Rev. H. C. Clifton, have very kindly presented aCup for Junior House Elevens. The following are the Rulesagreed upon for the competition :-

I. That the first Ten of every Outhouse be fixed before theCommencement of the Matches.

N.B. The Houses in the first instance send in the names oftheir proposed Tens, but the Committee finally settle all suchT~M. .

572 School News.

n. That No Members of such a Ten can play under anypretext whatever for a Junior Eleven.

Ill. That the School House Junior Eleven be formed ofbona fide members of the Dayroom.

IV. That any points obscure or undecided in the abovorules be settled by the Games Committee on application.

V. That each decision be final.It was further decided that Mr. Wildman's House should for

this season be treated as Juniors and be assisted by the DayBoys.

SCHOOL NEWS.We are very glad to be able to record that the GaisioI'd

Prize for Greek Iambics has been adjudged to H. H. House.

Th~ Schoolroom llas lately received an addition, both usefuland ornamental, in the shape of a gallery at one end; and itwill be soon further adorned by the Organ, which will Le in itsplace by Commemoration.

The first stone of the New East Side of the Abbey Tower ,vassucces::;fully laid by Mrs. J. K. Digby some time ago.

The Match Past v Present Shirburnians will be played onJune 26th and 27th, all O.S. who wish to play should send intheir names as soon as possible to the Rev. H. P. Price,Greenhill, Sherborne.

The following have been presented with colours thisterm :-lst XI., G. R. Fenwick.

2nd XL, A. M. Sheppard, C. Perch, H. T. Collins, A. CBroadbent, A. G. Tracy, A. L. Jacob, A. Smith, H. C. Hill,W. FendalI.

",Ve are sorry that owing to want of room the accounts ofthe Cricket Matches must stand over till our next.

We beer to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of thefollowinO' 0 School Magazines:- W.1fkehamist, l'rIarlbU1'ian,Reptonia~l'. Clifto:"ian, Tonbrid!!ian, .l'rIalve:nian, Ous~l, NO):vi­censian, Laxtontan, Ca,·thustan, Rossallwn, TVelltngtontan,Uppin;qkanl- School Magazine, Ulula, lJlwha1n Uni-cersitJj

. Joumal, Lily, Felstedian, Fettesian, St. Edward's School Chron­icle, Eastbo-urnian, Radleian.