EDITORIAL. Another School Year Lias Run Its Course, and It Is Again Our Painful Duty to Write an Editorial for the Dunelmian. Th

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EDITORIAL. Another School year lias run its course, and it is again our painful duty to write an Editorial for the Dunelmian. The events of the year do not eall for detailed comment. The football team made no great conquests. The Sports were ruined by rain. The first half of the Cricket season suffered for the same reason ; the latter half has produced better weather but scarcely more success. At the Regatta we were so near and yet so far from victory. Let us draw a veil over the athletic achievements of the past year, and hope for what the future has in store. The year has witnessed the inception of two new house competitions—both much needed in their several spheres. The Senior House Run should act as a stimulant upon the long-distance running of the School. The institution of a Yards House Cricket Match should cause increased keenness among those who formerly had little incentive in that direction. We close this—the last Editorial for which we are responsible—with the somewhat hackneyed but none the less sincere wish that the School may flourish, and go on from one success to another in the years to come.

THE SPORTS.

The Sports were held on Friday, March 29th. The weather, as often happens, was disappointing. During the morning it was dull, but there seemed hope that it might be fair later in the day. About 2 o'clock, however, just when the visitors were beginning to 188 arrive, the first rain fell and continued, almost without intermission, during the rest of the afternoon. Con- sidering the state of the ground, which was soft and greasy the results were, on the whole, quite satisfactory. The Open Hundred was run during a particularly heavy shower, and both the Open and Junior' Quarters were hindered bv the rain. The start of the Senior-Steeplechase was behind the baths, owing to the diggings, but the finish was on the playground as usual. There were about fifty entries for this event, so that tbe finish promised to be, and was, exciting. Mrs. Knowling presented the prizes, among which was the Cup given by the Corporation, for the Senior House run. Appended are the results of the events. OPEN MILE. 1st, Gardner ; 2nd. Smail. Time, 5 minutes 4l sees.

MILE (UNDER 16). 1st, Forster ; 2nd, Stewart. The time (5 min. 27£ sees.) was considerably above the average for this race.

THROWING THE CRICKET BALL. Won by Crofton with an indifferent throw of 78 yards 3 inches. LONG JUMP (OPEN). Won by Gardner with a jump of 17 ft. 9 inches. Peacocke and J. Cumming tied for second place.

HIGH JUMP (UNDER 16). Won by Squance with a jump of 4 ft. 2 inches.

HUNDRED YARDS (OPEN). 1st, Todd ; 2nd, P. Brown. Time, 11 sees. Todd is to be congratulated on his performance upon such a day. 189

HUNDRED YARDS (UNDER 16). 1st, Mayfxeld ; 2nd, Gunn. Time, 121 sees. There were thirty-two entries for this race. LONG JUMP (UNDER 16). Won by Corbett with a jump of 14 ft. 1 inch.

HIGH JUMP (OPEN). Won by Gardner with a jump of 4 ft. 8 inches ; 2nd, Crawhall. Jumping was very difficult owing to the effect of the rain upon the ground.

QUARTER MILE (OPEN). 1st, Todd ; 2nd, Gardner. Todd again ran well, winning in the good time of 561 sees. QUARTER MILE (UNDER 16). lst, Forster ; 2nd, Rowland. Time, 63J sees.

HALF MILE (UNDER 14|). lst, Denholm ; 2nd, Picton. Denholm ran well, and won in the good time of 2 minutes 35 sees.

HURDLES (OPEN). lst, Crawhall ; 2nd, E. Martin. Time 19f sees. A good race. The condition of the ground made hurdling difficult.

HURDLES (UNDER 16). lst, Forster ; 2nd, Gunn. Time, 20f sees.

STEEPLECHASE (OPEN). lst, Gardner ; 2nd, Marshall ; 3rd, Gawan Taylor 4th, Smail. 190

About forty started, and Gardner won in 13 minutes 25 sees. The race was started in the Observatory field this year.

STEEPLECHASE (JUNIOR). lst, Scott; 2nd, Wardle.

QUARTER MILE HANDICAP. lst, Mayfield. (20 yards). Time, 64 sees.

O.D. RACE Was won by A. E. B. Plummer who two years ago won the Open Quarter. The Champion Challenge Cup was won by Gardner with 39 marks. The School House again won the Bland Medal.

EASTER CONCERT. A Concert was given by the Musical Society at the end of the Easter Term. In the first part of the programme, which consisted of miscellaneous numbers, A. Todd's singing of King Henry's Song, and A. F. Maynard's spirited rendering of " Marching Along," and of the Scotch Polk Song, "Fly Bonnie Barque," deserves special mention. Mr. James sang " Land of Hope and Glory," with great success and was well supported by the chorus. In response to repeated encores he contributed songs from " Patience" and " Iolanthe." The piano solos of A. F. Brown and A. K. Jones who both played very well were much appreciated. J. Carr's violin playing was also much enjoyed, and the choir acquitted themselves especially well in Festa's Madrigal, " Down in a Flow'ry Vale." The Concert concluded with the Cantata, " Robin Hood," in which W. H. Denholm and T. C. Squance sang treble solos with good effect. 191

PROGRAMME.

" GOD SAVE THE KINO."

Madrigal .. " Down in a Flow'ry Vale " Constantius Festa, 1541. Piano Solo .. " Automne " (Etude de Concert) G. Ohaminade A. H. K. JONES. Song . . King Henry'sJSong (words by Henry VIII) Arthur Sullivan. A. TODD. Violin Solo .. .. " Sohlummerlied " .. .. Schumann. J. CARR. Song .. .. " Land of Hope and Glory " .. Edward Elqar. REV. P. E. JAMES. Piano Solo .. .. " English Waltz " .. Gyril Scott. A. F. BROWN. Ballet for five voices .. " Now is the Month of Maying " Thomas Morley, 1595. Soprano—W. H. DENHOLM. Alio—J. C. HIBBERT SMITH. \xt Tenor—MR. A. T. WICKS. 2nd Tenor—-REV. P. E. JAMES. Bass—A. F. MAYNARD. Seng . . .. " Marching Along " .. Maude Valerie White. A. F. MAYNARD.

CANTATA -ROBIN HOOD. Written by Edward Oxeniord. Composed by W. O. Levey.

1.—INTRODUCTION AND CHORUS—•" Rouse ye, merry men ! "

2.—RECIT. AND AIR—Iiobin Hood (W. H. DENHOLM). " They say that I'm a robber bold." 3.—CHORAL RECIT.—" Bthold ! some friars." 4—DUET—Friar Tuck (A. TODD) ; Little John (A. F. MAYNARD). " 'Neath the greenwood, Kings are we."

5—RECIT.—" Come Sir Abbot " (T. C. SQUANCE). FI.—CHORUS—" There were three merry friars." 7. —SONG—Scarlet (T. C. SQUANCE). " Once a bishop rode this way."

8.—CHORAI. RECIT. AND FINALE. " Away ! o'er hill and dale."

" FLOREAT DUNELMIA." 192

CRICKET. SCHOOL V. C. Y. ADAMSON'S XI.—The first match of the season was played on the School ground on May 23rd. The only colours left from last year are Maynard and Burrell, so that the first side was rather an experimental one. On paper it looked as if there were a good many runs on the side, and the discovery of Gunn as a slow leg-break bowler strengthened the attack. Net-practice had been going on since the beginning of the term on hard and fast wickets, but unfortunately the weather broke just before the matches began, and provided nothing but slow and sticky wickets, which nonplussed several of the inexperienced bats. The School lost the toss, but Adamson preferred to field first, and Maynard and Feetham,who in practice had shown himself to be a promising forcing bat, opened the innings. The score was 14 when the latter was out, caught by Adamson, for 9 ; and at 34 Maynard was also caught, for 17. The wicket was obviously assisting the bowlers and no one except Squance succeeded in either watching or timing the ball accurately. Squance, who went in second wicket, played extremely well under the circumstances. His defence was very sound and his scoring strokes were mostly drives and pulls. In his 35 he hit four 4's and on a dry hard wicket would have hit twice the number. Both he and Walker were run out unnecessarily through lack of judgment, and with Howe quickly bowling Whall, Burrell, and Brown, 7 wickets were down for 63. Bennett, however, then set up a stolid defence, playing as usual very carefully but hitting when he got the chance. His 21 was invaluable and with Squance he put on 40 for the eighth wicket. The innings closed for 112, which, considering the day and the fact that it was the first match, was not so discreditable. On the scratch side going in to bat, hopes were raised when Whall finely caught Lawe off Gunn in the first over, and with 18 up, Humphries was out in the same way. With the Rev. R. Watson 193 run out at 29, chances were still in the School's favour, but then came two long stands which altered the whole look of things. Indeed no other wicket fell till the School's score had been passed, and when they ended there were eight down for 210. Of the bowlers, Bennett had most success, taking two wickets for 13, and Gunn and James also took 2, for 79 and 68 res- pectively. The wicket was too soft for Burrell. The fielding was fairly good, Whall being particularly conspicuous. Some of the ground work was not clean enough, though the ball was usually stopped, and Maynard behind the wicket was quite satisfactory. Scores :—

SCHOOL. C. Y. ADAMSON'S XI. A. F Maynard, c C. Y. W. A. L. M. Lawe, c Whall, Adamson, b L. Lawe 17 b Gunn 0 O. J. Feetham, c T. Wilson Rev. R. Watson, run out. 17 b C. Y. Adamson N. F. Humphreys, C Whall, W. H. James, c J. Brass, b Gunn 9 b C. Y. Adamson 8 R. A. Howe, b James 38 T. C. Squance, run out . . . 35 C. Y. Adamson, b Burrell. 45 W. D. Walker, run out . . . 5 J. Barkhouse, c Feetham, C. L. B. Whall. b R. A. b Bennett 55 Howe J. Brass, c Maynard, b J. H. Burrell, b R. A. J ames Howe T. Wilson, c F. Brown, b A. F. R. Brown b R. A. Bennett 27 Howe S. N. Veitch 1 I'. R. Bennett, b T. R. L. Druce j-did not bat. Wilson 21 R. Hindle I R. Gunn, b T. Wilson .... 0 J. Gardner, not out 4 Extras 3 Extras 13

Total 112 Total (for 8 wickets) . 210

SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. R. Gnnn II 0 79 2 W. H. James 13 0 08 2 J. H. Burrell 7 0 37 1 P. R. Bennett 5 0 13 2 SCHOOL V. ECLECTICS.—Played at the School on May 30th. The visitors brought a very strong side and batting first put up the good score of 266, of this C. M. 194

Skinner made 69, hitting very hard, and three others each made over 40. The School fielded very well, Whall and Walker being the best, and Bennett's five wickets was an excellent performance, considering the quality of the batsmen he dismissed. Maynard and Feetham again went in first, but the start was disastrous. C. M. Skinner was bowling very fast, and no one could time him at all. Maynard was yorked without scoring and 4 wickets were down for 26, (of which Squance had made 12), and 5 for 29. Then came a stand between James and Whall, who hit Bell's lob-bowling lustily, though in Whall's case fatally, for in attempting a pull, he put the ball into short leg's hands. The score was now 66. James and Walker put on 11 and the former and Brown 29, before he was caught off Wilson. Gunn hit 3 fours and was then stumped, the last wicket falling at 117. Burrell's bowling, which if not always successful in taking wickets generally keeps down the runs, was much missed, and taking everything into consideration there was not much disgrace attached to the defeat. Scores :—

ECLECTICS. SCHOOL. S. P. Bell, b Bennett 0 A. F. Maynard, b Skinner. I) F. W. Gillespie, c Gunn, b O. J. Feetham, b G. H. Bennett 47 Watson 3 C. M. Skinner, b Bennett. 69 L. G. L. Peacoeke, lbw, b G. G. Clarke, b Bennett. . II Skinner 4 J. W. Morrison, c Whall, b F. C. Squance, b Skinner.. 12 Gunn 13 P. R. Bennett, b Skinner. 0 R. Forster, b Gunn 41 W. H. James, c Gillespie, H. D. Hunter, b Bennett .45 b W. T. Wilson 3(5 W. T. Wilson, c Guy, b C. L. B. Whall, c Skinner, James 4 b Bell 27 H. Drummond, c Walker, W. D. Walker, c Gillespie, b Gunn 9 b Bell 1 G. II. Watson, did not bat A. F. R. Brown, not out. . 11 Rev. R. Watson, not out. 15 J. Gardner, c Gillespie, b J. Wilson, c Bennett, b Bell 0 Whall 1 R. Gunn, st W. T. Wilson, b Bell 12 R. L. Guy, b Forster 2 Extras II Extras 9

Total (for 10 wkts.) . 266 Total 117 195

SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. P. R. Bennett . . 16 0 101 5 R. Cunn 12 0 88 3 L. H. James 14 0 72 1 C. L. B. Whall 5 0 3 1 SCHOOL V. 6TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS.— Played at the School on June lst. Maynard having won the toss, Peacocke and Feetham went in to face S. Chambers and Richardson, on a soft wicket. Not much need be said of the batting. Except for Peacocke, the whole side failed, and though the bowling of the two Chambers' was of course good, it must be con- fessed that the batting was very weak. If one boy can make 33, there can be no excuse for the failure of all the others to reach double figures. The total of 69 was of course insufficient, and to put it briefly, the match was lost by 8 wickets. It was altogether a disappointing game, for the fielding was not up to the former standard, and there was a conspicuous lack of keenness about it all. Peacocke's form was the only saving feature. Scores :—

SCHOOL. 6TH NV FUSILIERS. L. G. L. Peacocke, b Capt. J. W. Morrison, c S. Chambers 33 Burrell, b Gunn 23 O. J. Feetham, b M. Capt. L. Robins, b James. 36 Chambers 6 G. S. Clayton, b James. . . 6 T. C. Squance, b M. F. D. Todd, c Whall, b Chambers 0 James 19 A. F. Maynard, b S. M. Chambers, not out . . . 20 Chambers .... 2 S. Chambers, not out .... 73 W. H. James, c Medd, b Lieut. G. F. S. Chambers 3 Richardson C. L. B. Whall, c Ritson. Lieut. A. B. b M. Chambers 0 Thompson did not bat J. H. Burrell. c Clayton, Col. W. H. Ritson b M. Chambers 0 Lieut. W. B. Noble P. R. Bennett, b S. Rev. C. F. Medd Chambers It A. F. R. Brown, c and b M. Chambers 2 W. D. Walker, not out. . . 3 R. Gunn, b M. Chambers 2 Extras 9 Extras

Total 69 Total (for 4 wkts.) . . . 182 196

SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wiekets. P. R. Bennett 10 0 54 0 J. H. Burrell 10 1 28 0 W. H. James 12 2 40 3 R. Gunn 10 1 55 1

SCHOOL V. CASTLE EDEN.—Played at Castle Eden on June 8th. If the Fusiliers was a disappointment what shall be said of this Match ? The home side batted first and scored 200 by means of fairly consistent batting. The total should not have reached that figure ; but bad fielding and slackness towards the end of the innings must have lost 50 or 60 runs. Gunn was handicapped by the shortness of the boundaries, the fielders not being able to get far enough out in the deep. The best bowling was done by James, who secured 4 wickets for 35. As if to show what could be done in the way of a collapse, the School proceeded to get itself out for 29, of which Maynard and Peacocke contributed 24, and the extras the other 5 ! Nine ducks on the side ! Never was such an exhibition. It is true that W. J. Nimmo was swerving and breaking a lot ; but the worst thing to do in a case like that is to try and play carefully. It is almost impossible. If someone had started hitting him by running well out to the pitch of the ball—many could have been made into full tosses—the spell must have been broken and there might have been a different tale to tell. The School went in again and Maynard soon showed that the bowling could be hit He hit a 6 and seven fours in his 46 ; but after he left no one even at the second attempt showed much enterprise, except Burrell, who usually is apt to show rather too much; or else the wrong ball was chosen to hit at with fatal results. The second innings only realised 91, leaving a margin of an innings and 80 runs. Scores :— 197

CASTLE EDEN. W. J. Nimmo, c Peacocke, b Burrell 36 C. Judson, c Maynard, b Bennett 0 H. Hunter, b Burrell 41 F. Herron, c James, b Gunn 3 G. Waterliouse, run out 0 L. G. Nicholson, c Gardner, b James 30 T. W. Stewart, b James 18 T. M. Stonehouse, b James 9 F. Geary, b Gunn 3 E. Bowlby, not out 25 C. Stonehouse, c Feetham, b James 22 Extras 13

Total 200 SCHOOL. lst Innings. 2nd Innings. L. G. L. Peacocke, c Nicholson, b Nimmo 8 e T. Stonehouse, C. Stonehouse . . O. J. Feetham, b Stewart 0 b Geary T. C. Squance, b Stewart 0 b T. S. Stonehouse A. F. Maynard, st Judson, b Nimmo 16 c Nicholson, b T Stonehouse .. 46 W. H. James, c Waterhouse, b Stewart b Waterhouse 0 C. L. B. Whall, b Nimmo b Waterhouse. 0 J. H. Burrell, b Nimmo b Geary 21 P. R. Bennett, c Nimmo, b Stewart c T. Stonehouse, b C. Stonehouse 0 W. D. Walker, c Hunter, b Nimmo c and b Geary 1 J. Gardner, b Nimmo c Judson, b Herron. 5 R. Gunn, not out not out 1 Extras Extras 5

Total 29 Total 91 SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. P. R. Bennett 11 2 28 1 R. Gunn 23 4 77 2 J. H. Burrell . 13 1 43 2 W. H. James . 14.2 3 35 4 SCHOOL V. C. L. TOWNSEND'S XI.—Played on the Playground on June 20th. After the recent disaster at Castle Eden, it was evident that great efforts would be made to avoid a repetition of them, and when the School went in to bat there was much more steadiness 198

.and confidence altogether. Maynard set a good example by compiling 46, which included 8 fours, and though Peacocke failed, Squance and Brown helped him appreciably, so that at the fall of the third wicket the score was 72. Then followed a slight collapse, and when seven had fallen the score had been increased only by 33. James and Walker, however, improved matters and the total eventually reached 144—by no means a bad score on a slow wicket. At last there seemed a chance of winning a match, and the whole side seemed to realise that their best was wanted, and in the end had the satisfaction of winning by 17 runs. The innings was always interesting and the issue always in doubt. But the fielding was splendid ; no catch was dropped and not a single run given away. At the fall of the ninth wicket 21 runs were still needed, and W. J. Nimmo and C. L. Townsend were together—a pair quite capable of pulling the match off. Three runs later, however, Nimmo was magnificently taken by Gardner on the square leg boundary off Gunn and the first victory of the team was recorded. No single one should be specially chosen for credit in the field, where all were equally good. It was a refreshing sight after the last two matches. Scores :—

SCHOOL. C. L. TOWNSEND'S XI. A. F. Maynard, c Wright, G. P. Gow, c Squance, b b Fletcher .. 46 Burrell 10 L. G. L. Peacocke, b Wright 5 W. L. Stephenson, b T. C. Squance, b Nimmo.. 16 Burrell 3 P. R. Bennett, b Ruther- A. Rutherford, c Brown, ford 8 b Gunn 2 A. F. R. Brown, c Wright, N. S. A. Harrison, b James 54 b Nimmo 18 A. Wilkinson, lbw, b C. L. B. Whall, b Nimmo. 0 James 15 J. Gardner, c Nimmo, b H. Fletcher, run out 2 Sadler 10 S. Sadler, c Gardner, b J. H. Burrell, c Stephenson, James 0 b Sadler 1 T. Wright, b James. 7 W. H. James, b Sadler ... 21 V. Upton, c Walker, b Gunn 16 W. D. Walker, c Stephen- W. J. Nimmo, c Gardner, son, b Sadler 10 b Gunn 10 R. Gunn, not out 5 C. L. Townsend, not out.. 1 Extras 4 Extras 7

Total 144 Total 127 199

SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. R. Gunn 12.2 0 53 3 J. H. Burrell . 9 0 21 2 F. R„ Bennett 4 0 18 0 W. II. James . 11 4 28 4

SCHOOL V. H. S. Harrison's XI.—Played at the School on June 22nd. Maynard and Peacocke opened the School innings, but both were out at 16, Maynard being caught at slip and Peacocke at point from a hard cut. Peacocke has a very good cut, he hits the ball clean and hard, but not low enough ; he must come down on the ball more. This failing has cost him his wicket more than once. Squance and Bennett by careful play took the total to 33, when the former was out for 15. After that no one stayed with Bennett till Walker came in and the two added a useful 26 for the sixth wicket. Bennett then left for a patient 27, in which he showed excellent defence and some ability to hit balls on the leg. Walker was more aggressive than usual and played an invaluable innings of 30 not out. Most of his runs were scored on the on, though he occasionally got in an off drive. His failing is a propensity to lift the ball too much. Burrell hit a six of the first ball he received, but after adding two singles was caught, and the innings closed for 122. When the visitors went in to bat, Gunn and Burrell bowled, and each took one of the first two wickets which fell at f6. Three men were out for1 34, but the next partnership, between Penman and Fawcett raised the total to 79. Things looked bad then for the School ; but when two more wickets fell at the same total and the 7th at 84, the advantage had changed over. When the ninth wicket fell, four runs were still needed, and amid con- siderable excitement Mr. Budworth scored the requisite runs. He and B. S. Cumberlege then proceeded to demonstrate what could be done with the bowling which, together with the fielding, slackened considerably. The pair were not separated till they had added 69 runs. 2(H)

It was an excellent game and the scratch side owed its win mostly to the batting of B. S. Cumberlege, who was in splendid form. James' bowling average was the best, his 3 wickets costing just over 10 runs each. The fielding was again good, at least till after the game was lost. Rather oddly, only one catch was made in the innings, and it was the only chance offered. Scores :—

SCHOOL. H. S. HARRISON'S XT. A. F. Maynard, c H. S. Harrison, b Fawcett. . . H. G. Hinde, b Gunn 8 L. G. L. Peacocke, c Rev. H. M. Wilkinson, b Burrell 8 R. Watson, b Penman. 11 E. Fawcett, b James 30 T. C. Squance, c Steinthal C. F. Hodges, c Bennett, b Penman 15 b Gunn 10 P. R. Bennett, c Penman, L. T. Penman, b Bennett 21 b Hodges 27 Rev. R. Watson, b James 0 A. F. R. Brown, b Hodges B. S. Cumberlege, not out 58 J. Gardner, c Hinde, b F. E. Steinthal, b James.. 2 Harrison. . . r. A. T. Wicks, b Burrell fi W. H. James, st Cumber- Rev. R. D. Budworth, b lege, b Hinde 13 Walker 33 W. D. Walker, not out.. . 30 H. S. Harrison, run out . . 4 J. H. Burrell, c Hinde, b Hodges C. L. B. Whall, c Harrison, b Wilkinson R. Gunn, run out Extras Extras 8

Total 122 Total 188 SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. R. Gunn . . 10 0 50 2 J. H. Burrell . . 12 1 45 2 P. R. Bennett (i 1 30 1 W. H. James !> 1 31 3 W. D. Walker 1.4 0 17 1 C. L. B. Whall 1 0 7 0 SCHOOL V. C. F. CUMBERLEGE'S XII.—Tkis 12 aside match played on the School ground on June 29th, was spoilt by the arrival of a thunderstorm and heavy rain, which made play after 4 o'clock impossible. Play had been proceeding, indeed, for half-an-hour, in semi- darkness, relieved by frequent flashes of lightning 201

and accompanied by violent thunder, before actual rain fell. When it once started, there was no more hope, and the game had to be abandoned as a draw. In the time, the scratch side had nearly completed its innings, 10 wickets being down for 212. Of these B. S. Cumberlege claimed an admirable 54, and A. C. Straket- a hard hit 38. The catch by which Whall dismissed the last-named was one of the best things seen so far this season. It was an enormous hit and Whall, very deep in the corner of the field, had to run back, a»d just reached and held it. Gunn took 4 wickets for 91, and Bennett 3 for 26 ; the fielding was quite satisfactory. Score :—

C. F. CUMBERLEGE'S XIL W. Fenwiek, c Bennett, b Gunn 0 R. M. Weeks, lbw, b Burrell 22 R. P. M. Hudson, c and b Burrell 16 A. C. Straker, e Whall, b Gunn 38 B. S. Cumberlege, lbw, b Bennett 54 H. Hinde, b James 14 N. F. Humphreys, b Gunn 2 H. S. Harrison,'b Gunn 22 Col. W. H. Ritson, b Bennett 1 A. M. Hutchinson, not out IS) G. Hall, b Bennett 3 C. F. Cumberlege, not out 6 Extras 15

Total 212

SCHOOL TEAM. A. F. Maynard, J. H. Burrell, P. R. Bennett, J. E. Cumming, J. Gardner, R. Gunn, R. Guv, W. James, L. G. L. Peacocke, T. C. Squance, W. D. Walker', C. L. B. Whall.

SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. R. Gunn 24 0 91 4 J. H. Burrell 9 1 36 2 W. H. James 12 0 44 I P. R. Bennett 8 I 26 3

SCHOOL V. SEPBERGH SCHOOL.—This two-day match was played at Sedbergh on the 5th and 6th of July, in glorious weather. The ground was considerably 202

drier and harder and the wicket consequently much faster than ours had been for some time ; and this is the only plausible excuse that can be offered for the deplorable weakness of our batting. It was a disastrous match ; for not only could we make no runs but everything went wrong in the field as well. Whatever the cause—the journey, the hospitality, or " nerves "— the net result was that we got throughly beaten by no less than one innings and 172 runs. We took first innings, and never recovered from the bad start of losing 3 wickets for as many runs. Maynard was far the best bat on the side, but he never got really going, and was caught in the slips off a ball that went away, and which should have been left alone. With his departure went also all hope of a respectable score and the total of 67 presaged something heavy in defeats.

Sedbergh passed this score with but one wicket down and by the close of play had registered 196 for 6. The only piece of luck that befell us was the running- out of the captain, Thursby, who looked good for a century. The fielding must be plainly called bad ; and more than one catch was dropped—easy ones too. In this respect F. Brown, usually a safe catch was the chief culprit ; and he will probably remember the match for some time to come. On Saturday morning, by midday the School had got its opponents out for 287 —the highest score made against them as yet; and it was chiefly weak bowling that enabled them to score so freely. The fielding was just a little better—but far from its usual standard.

To save the match was hopeless ; and most of the side seemed to be overwhelmed with this idea. Ellison, their slow leg-break bowler, was made to look unplay- able because everyone in hitting at him, hit right across, with a crooked bat, most of them were out to miss hits, caught at Point and short Slip. The rule of a straight bat is never so invaluable as when playing leg-breaks. It is the only chance of smothering the 203 break and in hitting out it is still more important. It is to be hoped that this experience will prevent a repetition of such a fiaso. Forty-eight on a plumb wicket hardly represented the batting ability of the side, though it is never great. Still scores of 150 were quite within its reach against the bowling ; and though we could hardly have hoped to win, we ought certainly to have made a far better fight. Scores :—

DURHAM SCHOOL. lst Innings. 2nd Innings. T. C. Squance, b Ball 0 c Charlewood, b Ball 4 P. R. Bennett, b Appleyard ... 7 c Donkin, b Ellison 6 A. F. R. Brown, b Ball' 0 b Ellison 2 J. M. Gardner, b Ellison 1 c Leake, b Ellison. . 4 A. F. Maynard, c Ellison, b Wright 25 b Wright 14 L. G. L. Peacocke, b Appleyard. 0 c Wright, b Ellison.. 9 W. H. James, c Charlewood, b Appleyard 10 c Donkin, b Ellison . 3 W. D. Walker, not out 10 c Ball, b Ellison .. . 2 R. Gunn, c Ellison b Apple- yard 1 st Eastwood, b Elli- son 0 C. L. B. Whall, c and b Ball Ob Ball 2 J. H. Burrell, b Ball 4 not out 0 Extras 9 Extras 2

Total 67 Total 48

SEDBERGH SCHOOL. lst Innings. M. H. Thursby, run out 39 A. Eastwood, c Walker, b Burrell 5 S. Waterworth, b Burrell 19 G C. Scholfield, c Whall, b James 38 K. H. Leake, lbw, b James 42 T. F. Ellison, lbw, b Burrell 27 G. F. Ball, b James 0 W. H. Charlewood, c Burrell, b Gunn 15 H. E. Appleyard, b Bennett 14 T. O. Donkin, not out 37 T. Wright, lbw Bennett 4 Extras 47

Total 287 204

SEDBERGH BOWLING. lst Innings. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. G. F. Ball (5.4 2 16 4 F. Ellison 7 0 17 1 T. Wright 6 5 1 I F. E. Appleyard 8 2 18 4 K. H. Leake 3 I 6 0 2nd Innings. G. F. Ball 6.2 1 11 2 H. E. Applevard 3 2 2 0 F. Ellison .' 9 2 22 7 T. Wright 6 2 11 1

DURHAM BOWLING. W. H. James 24 4 48 3 J. H. Burrell 23 6 49 3 P. R. Bennett 7 () 38 2 R. Gunn 16 1 76 I T. C. Squance 7 0 28 0 SCHOOL V. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.—Played on the York ground on July 11th. It is a new fixture this year, and we hope will be a permanent one. The game itself was rather better than the score suggests, and we lost because in batting, the Gentlemen were much superior. In bowling and fielding the advantage was rather the other way round. The Gentlemen had admittedly a good side out, which included such well- known bats as J. P. Wilson and C. E. Anson. The latter played a very sound innings of 59, though he never seemed to force the runs at all, and J. P. Wilson made some lovely shots on the leg-side, his placing being perfect. R. G. Graham hit up 42, befoie being finely taken by James at cover off Burrell, who bowled exceedingly well on a wicket which suited his pace ; he bowled much better than his figures suggest. Curiously enough the fast wicket seemed to suit Gunn also and he did a really good performance in taking 6 wickets for 44. He was very well supported in the field and no catches were missed. The innings was declared closed at 198 for 8, leaving lis two hours to bat. Once more a bad start seemed to upset the rest of the side. Two wickets were down for 18, and though Maynard batted with great confidence and 205 looked like making many more, he was taken at slip— his favourijte place—for 15. Of the rest, Brown played a much improved innings, hitting hard and low for 18, and Whall scored 10 in his first over—one shot a beautiful on drive to the boundary, but then poked one up into cover's hands. Burrell hit his usual six, but was caught on the boundary in trying to repeat the stroke and the side was out for 87. Though defeated, we were not disgraced. The match simply emphasised what has been apparent all through—that there is no consistency or steadiness in the batting. Inexperience accounts for some of it, but there are several on the side who made more runs last year than they are doing this. Too many are apt to hit before their eye is in ; and generally then, they hit in the wrong way— horrible swipes round to leg, with no regard for the length or pace of the ball. Hard hitting is an excellent tiling, but to be successful it requires two things : an accurate eye, and judgment in selecting the ball to hit. Till these are obtained, reckless hitting is merely suicide. Scores :—

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. SCHOOL,. T. G. N. Bardwell, b L. G. L. Peacocke, b Burrell 8 Bardwell 7 C. E. Anson, c and b P. R. Bennett, b Wilson .. 0 Gunn 59 R. L. Guv, c Bardwell, b J. P. Wilson, c Peacocke Wilson 7 b Gunn 38 A. F. Maynard, c Graham, G. M. Smith, c Squance, b b Bardwell 15 Gunn 9 T. C. Squance, st Stans- R. G. Graham, c James, b bury, b Bardwell 4 Burrell 42 W. D. Walker, lbw, b 9 1 E. Lane-Fox, b Gunn .... 0 W. H. James, c Smith, b E. G. Tew, not out 11 1 C. G. Stansburv, b Gunn. . (> A. F. R. Brown, c Bard- Capt. W. N. | well, b Lane-Fox 18 White Vdid not bat. C. L. B. Whall, c Smith, b Candall ) Bardwell 10 J. H. Burrell, c Smith, b Lane-Fox 8 R. Gunn, not out 4 Extras 22 Extras 12

Total 198 Total 206

SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. J. H. Burrell 18 3 74 2 W. H. James . 9 I 37 0 P. R. Bennett 4 0 20 0 R. Gunn 14 3 44 6 SCHOOL V. DURHAM CITY.—On the Playground on July 18th. The City had first innings, and the first pair of bowlers were Burrell and Gunn. The attack met with success very soon and all seemed to be going well, when three wickets were down for 16—two to Burrell and one to Gunn. Burrell bowled Robinson with a full pitch that swerved right round from the leg and just took the off stump, and Hornsby was taken at the wicket. W. E. Maynard came in, and set about hitting the bowling in all directions. At 32 he lost Wilson, well taken by James off Gunn on the square leg boundary ; but that was the end of the bowlers' success for a long time. Maynard was most aggressive, hitting Burrell for 4 fours and 2 sixes, one of the last a splendid drive out of the end of the ground, and with C. Y. Adamson scarcely less so, the score rose at a remarkable rate. Maynard was badly missed by Walker at 33 and 36, and might have been taken in the slips earlier still; and he made good use of his fortune. In three-quarters of an hour the pair had put on 109 runs, and then Maynard was caught off Bennett by Burrell at long-off. His hitting was extraordinarily hard, and though he had luck, it was only what a hitter expects—and often gets. The total was now 141 and helped by missed catches, the next wicket added 53 and at four o'clock, with 7 wickets down for 204, the innings was declared. As already said, the fielding was disgraceful ; not only were at least five catches dropped, but the ground work was slovenly and erratic. Under these circumstances the bowlers could not do themselves justice, and Burrell, Gunn and James all suffered from Maynard's severe treatment of them. Left with just over two hours to bat, the School started with Peacocke and Guy. But the start was, as usual, disastrous, Peacocke being bowled 207 second ball. His weakness all the season has been defence. He has several good scoring strokes, but they are of little use if he does not stay long enough to employ them. His back-play is particularly weak, and has proved his undoing more than once. Squance hit up 11 in his own useful way, but was then clean bowled. Maynard came in and at once seemed to settle down ; he made some excellent off- drives and square cuts and really looked like staying some time, when he played forward too late to a straight one and was bowled. With Guy keeping his end up steadily the score was now 64 for 3. Guy, however, was the next to go, foolishly running himself out through hesitation whether to run or not. He apparently decided to do neither, but stood in the middle of the pitch, whence he had but to walk to the pavilion. Then came something of a stand between Brown and Bennett, till the former was caught at cover off a bad stroke. Walker and Bennett, who were batting very well indeed, and getting in a number of really good late cuts, took the score to 102, at which total Walker skied one to short leg. James, except for a good pull for 4, did not do much, and Burrell did less, 8 wickets being now down and twenty minutes left for play. Whall partnered Bennett and the two were batting well, when rain, which had been threatening for some time, came down heavily and caused the drawing of stumps. Thus, technically it was a draw, but if ever we deserved to lose a match, it was this one. With respectable fielding it might easily have been won, and the team has only itself to blame. The batting was perhaps a little more consistent than has sometimes been the case, and Bennett's innings was a distinctly meritorious one. But no amount of good batting makes up for lost opportunities, or dropped catches ; and the batting of Maynard or even Bennett does not remove the description " bad " from the match. Scores :— 208

CITY. SCHOOL. 'J'. Hutton, b Giuin 6 L. G. L. Peacocke, b S. W. R. Wilson, c James, b Brass 0 Gunn ... 17 R. Guy, run out 15 H. R. Homsby, c Maynard, T, C. Squance, b S. Brass 11 b Burrell .'. .' 0 A. F. Maynard, b Robin- P. D. Robinson, b Burrell 0 son . .' 34 W. E. Maynard, c Burrell, A. F. R. Brown, c Wilson, b Bennett 83 b S. Brass 11 C. Y. Adamson, b Gunn. . 62 P. R. Bennett, not out. . . 18 F. Scott, not out 4 W. D. Walker, c Hornsby, H. Brass, b Burrell 25 b H. Brass . 12 J. Brass | , W. H. James, c Scott, b F. W. B. Johnston LDL.D S. Brass 0 S. Brass f bat" J. H. Burrell, c Johnston, b H. Brass 2 C. L. B. Whall, not out... 8 R. Gunn, did not bat Extras 8 Extras 10

Total (for 7 wkts.) .. 205 Total (for 8 wkts.) . . 127 SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. J. H. Burrell 11.3 0 62 3 R. Gunn 14 2 78 3 W. H. James 7 0 43 0 P. R. Bennett 4 0 14 1 NON-COLOURS V. THE MISSION.—The Mission won the toss and put the School in to bat. We started badly, Peacoeke's wicket falling in the first over. Guy and Feetham looked like making runs, but the latter was bowled in attempting to hit a good length ball. All the middle of the team shaped well, especially Squance and Walker, but both of these threw away their wickets by absurdly foolish attempts at short runs, a thing they have been not unknown to do before. If Walker wishes to run short runs he must have a perfect understanding with his partner. Bennett is also a grave offender ; he ran out Squance. None of the rest did much and the innings closed for 93. Before the Mission commenced their inning3 one rather feared as to the issue, but as soon as they did start to bat all such doubt was removed. They never looked like making any stand against the good bowling of James and Gunn, the latter evidently paralysing them ; and their innings closed for 44. Scores :— 209

SCHOOL. MISSION. L. Peacocke, b F. S. Cowan, run out 6 Thwaites 0 W. Robinson, c James, b O. Feetham, b S. Cowan. . 8 Bennett 2 R. Guy, lbw, b S. Cowan. . 10 R. Hauxwell. b Gunn . . 0 T. Squance, run out 18 A. Grey, b James 13 P. Bennett, b S. Cowan. . . 12 F. Thwaites, c Whall, b C. Whall. b W. Robinson. 15 G unn 12 W. Walker, run out 10 R. Bell, c Gardner, b F. Brown, c R. Hauxwell, James 5 b F. Thwaites 5 H. Paxton, st Gardner, b W. James, c and b F. Gunn 0 Thwaites 0 A. Forster, c Squance, b 4 0 R. Gunn. c W. Robinson, R. Robinson, b Gunn. . 4 b F. Thwaites 0 J. A. Robinson, not out. 0 D. Walker, b Gunn 0 5 ?,

Total 93 Total 44 SCHOOL BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Buns. Wickets. P. Bennett 7 1 16 1 R. Gunn 111 2 22 6 W. . James 5 3 4 2 ROWERS V. 2ND XI.—Played on July 6th. Scores :— ROWERS. 2ND XI. A. Thompson, b H. Jones. 0 O. J. Feetham, c Marshall, A. Todd, c Crawhall, b b Thompson 7 Feetham 4 G. R. Morgan, c Gawan- J. Cumming, b H. Jones. . 17 Tavlor, b Thompson. . . 18 H. Marshall, b Feetham. . 0 H. K. Temperley, b A. Heazell. c Rowe, b H. Marshall 2 Jones 6 T. L. Crawhall, c Gawan- E. Parr, b H. Jones 0 Taylor, b Marshall .... 0 N. Gawan-Taylor, b H. R. L. Guy, c Gawan- Jones 3 Taylor, b Thompson. . . 1 A. Carr, c Douglas, b Guy. 5 D. M. Douglas, c J. Carr, b P. Homer, c and b Guy. . . 15 Thompson 21 J. Carr, c Guy, b Morgan. 8 E. M. Martin, c Gawan- D. Myles, b Guy 0 Taylor. b Thompson. . . 0 B. Richardson, not out. . . 3 H. Jones, b A. Carr 8 J. T. Rowe, c Todd, b Thompson 7 C. F. Casper, lbw, b Thompson 2 L. Dawe, not out 3 Extras 1 Extras 5

Total 62 Total 74 210

HOUSE MATCH.—On the evening of July lst, was started the House Match. The Oaffinites were con-; sidered to possess a better chance of winning than for several years. With Maynard, Burrell, Peacocke, James and Bennett, they were not weak either in batting or bowling and for once, those who foretold a Caffinite victory were proved true prophets. School House lost the toss and fielded first, Marshall and Gunn opening the bowling to Brown and Bennett. Bennett did not stay long, but Brown and Peacocke took the score at a good rate to 80, before the first-named was bowled by Squance. HE played a distinctly good innings, hitting 2 sixes ; but except for a two to leg all the rest were singles. Maynard partnered Peacocke, who, however, did not long survive, being bowled by Marshall for a sound 35. After Casper had failed, and Maynard had run James out needlessly, Marshall clean bowled Burrell and Rowe, so that 7 were out for 108. Maynard, however, by keeping the bowling to himself and hitting freely while first Stewart and then Forster kept their ends up, managed to raise the final total to 184. School House went in on Thursday, the 4th, and were out in less than an hour for 40 runs ! This left them 144 runs behind and little chance of making them on the damaged wicket. A slightly better show was made at the second attempt, Guy and Squance putting up 29 for the first wicket; but no one stayed long till Gunn and McLaren came together at 63 for 8. Hitting with vigour all round they raised the total to 91, at which score both were dismissed. Thus the Caffinites won, for the first time since 1905, by an innings and 53 runs. And they deserved the victory—-some of the catches were surprisingly good, amounting almost to brilliance and in each innings Burrell was very deadly with the ball. Each time he took half the wickets, in the first innings for 12 and in the second for 24. James took three in each. Scores :— 211

CAFFINITES. 1st Innings. F. Brown, b Squance 36 P. Bennett, lbw, b Gunn 8 L. Peacocke, b Marshall 35 A. F. Maynard, not out .. > 86 C. F. Casper, lbw, b Squance 0 W. H. James, run out 5 J. H. Burrell, b Marshall 0 J. Rowe, b Marshall 0 A. Plews, c Walker, b Marshall 2 R. Stewart, b Squance 2 J. Forster, c Squance, b Gunn 4 Extras 6

Total 184

SCHOOL HOUSE. lst. Innings. 2nd Tnnings. R. L. Guy, lbw, b James 0 b Burrell 28 T. C. Squance, b Burrell 2 c Burrell, b Maynard 12 W. D. Walker, run out 9 b Burrell 6 J. E. Cumming, lbw, b Burrell 2 b Burrell 0 C. L. B. Whall, c and b James 5 Ibw, b James 0 J. M. Gardner, c Forster, b Burrell 0 c Casper, b Burrell . 1 H. G. H. Marshall, b Burrell... 9 b James 9 T. L. Crawhall, b James 0 b James 1 R. C. Gunn, not out 5 c Forster, b Burrell. 11 T. M. McLaren, c Burrell, b Bennett 6 b Bennett 15 G. M. Marten, c James, b Burrell 0 not out 0 Extras 2 Extras 8

Total 40 Total 91 YARDS.—This match, instituted this term, was played on July 15th and 16th and resulted in a victory for the Caffinites by 82 runs. For the winners R. Gee—who caught and fielded excellently—and Barclay showed promise, and for the losers, Render displayed the best batting form of the match. Morgan, Crowe, H. Jones, Forster, and Stewart were the best bowlers, and were for the most part well supported in the field. The " throwing in " was the greatest weakness evidenced. More attention should be given to it. Scores :— 212

CAFFINITES lst Innings. 2nd Innings. R. C. H. R. Gee, c Atwood, b Morgan 14 ec Morgan, b Crowe C. R. Mayes, lbw, b Morgan ... 0 lbw, b Crowe .. . , A. M. Plews, b Morgan 9 b Morgan R. Stewart, b Morgan 0 b Morgan . . 0 L. Handy, c and b H. Jones . . 0 Ibw, b Crowe 0 J. R. Forster, c Morgan, b H. J ones 0 b Morgan 20 C. M. Gee, b H. Jones 1 c Render, b Crowe 0 . C. I.. T. Barclay, b Morgan ... 15 b. Morgan 34 M. Cooper, not out 10 1 bw„ b Crowe 4 E. E. Arkless, run out, ti run out 3 D. Armstrong, b Morgan 5 not out 0 Extras 6 Extras 8

Total 66 Total 103

SCHOOL HODSE. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. G. R. Morgan, c Forster, b Stewart 0 lbw, b Stewart .... 0 H. K. Temperley. b Forster . 1 C. Mayes, b Forster 4 0 15 A. H. K. Jones, c R. Gee, b 1 0 E. Greville-Jones. c and b 0 3 2 b R. Gee 0 P. M. Render, run out .. 27 c R. Gee, b Stewart . 0 M. Greville-Jones, b Forster 0 c R. Gee, b Stewart 0 E. W. Moses, lbw, b Forster 0 run out 0 R. P. Atwood, not out 0 c Stewart, b Forster 0 J. L. Fenwick, absent ill. 13 1 1

Total . . 49 Total 38

LITTLE CLUBS. v. Aysyarth. At Aysgarth, on June lst. Scores : Aysgarth, 104 (Ward, 55 ; Whitworth, 21 ; Johnson 5 wickets for 31 runs). Little Clubs, 47 (Dean, t14 ; Whitworth, 5 wickets for 8 runs). 213 v. Bow. Played at Bow on June 11th. Scores : Bow, 1st innings, 21 (Johnson |7 wickets for 5 runs ; Richmond, 3 for 13. 2nd innings 4 for 4 wickets.) Little Clubs, lst Innnings, 29. 2nd Innings, 49 (Johnson, 18. R. Haycroft, fl5). v. Corchester. At Durham on June 18th. Scores : Corchester, 1st Innings, 23 (Johnson, 3 wickets for 10 runs ; Denholm, 1 for 2). 2nd Innings, 23 (Richmond, 5 wickets for 14 runs ; Denholm, 2 for 0). Little Clubs, 113 (Ferens, 29; Johnson, 38). v. Corchester. Played at Corbridge on July 9th. Scores : Little Clubs, lst Innings, 102 (Johnson, 50; Kircup, 4 wickets for 10. 2nd Innings, 54 (for 7), Innings declared. Corchester, lst Innings, 64 (Gray, 39; Dean, 5 wickets for 11). 2nd Innings, 30. v. Bow. At Bow on July 10th and 12th. Scores: Little Clubs, 54 for 7 (Mayfield, 17). Bow, 32 (Johnson, 6 wickets for 14; Richmond, 4 for 14). 214

THE REGATTA. The crews which represented the School at the Regatta this year were respectable. Last year the School rowing was as bad as we have ever seen it. The crews were weak and bad in style. This year the crews were fairly strong, and shewed some acquaintance with the elements of oarsmanship. The First Crew was beaten by a short half-length by the City Crew in the Wharton. The City Crew, in the Final, rowed a dead- heat with the University, who had had a bye, and who had the easy arch. Probably any one of the three crews, which had drawn as luckily as the University did, would have won. In the Grand, there was nothing on the river to touch the Tyne crew. The First Crew had some pace; it lacked length and power. Heazell shewed some ability as stroke ; but he never recovered from the faults which he acquired when rowing in the Junior House Crew last year. Cumming rowed hard and well. Thompson exhibited marked advance on his form of last year. Gawan Taylor rowed neatly. The Second Crew shewed some pace in practice, and did fairly, but not remarkably, well in the races. Richardson at stroke shewed distinct promise. Parr is a hard, but clumsy worker. Marshall does a certain amount of work with his arms for as long as his arms hold out, but he has no swing and no leg work. Myles rowed hard. The Tyne Crew which won the Corporation Challenge Cup contained three O.D.'s. The Third Crew was much what our third crews generally are. The prospects for next year may be considered good—All the First Crew, and all the Second Crew except Myles, will still be available.

THE MAYOR'S PLATE.—For a set of silver cups, and a gold medal for coxswain. A junior four-oared race for maiden oarsmen. Short course. HEAT 1. School B. C.—J. Carr, A. Todd, A. R. Carr, P. C. H. Homer, (stroke), C. Gee (cox) a bye 215

HEAT 2. South Shields A.R.C.—S. J. Hendry, W. McCarthy, F. C. Laidler, A. Smith (stroke), M. Allen (cox) a bye HEAT 3. Durham A.R.C.—T. Salkeld, F. D. Morris, H. A. Laycock, G. H. Salkeld {stroke), G. Newby (cox) a bye HEAT 4. South Shields A.R.C.—G. R. A. Lawes, F. Koster, J. H. Graham, W. R. Smith (stroke), A. Harris, jun, (cox)... a bye HEAT 5. York City A.R.C.—F. Dyer, K. S. With, J. H. Leng. R. Garwood (stroke), T. Swralo (cox) a bye HEAT 6. Sunderland A.R.C.—A. F. McNair, C. W. T. Barker. W. H. Purdie, E. Ringsted (stroke), C. S. Gregerson (cox).... a bye HEAT 7. University B.C.—X. C. Drozdowski, F. J. Wigharn, A. P. H. Holmes, G. H. S. Kent (stroke), T. R. Thomas (cox) 1 University B.C.—H. S. Crabtree, D. E. Ince, I. Lloyd Jones, J. B. Johnson (stroke), J. M. Smith (cox) 2 The winners rowed strongly and won a good race by two lengths. HEAT 8. Tees A.R.C.—C. Bulmer, A. Proud, C. Boyd, H. Miller (stroke), S. Sirs (cox) 1 Ryton A.R.C.—E. Trenbath, J. H. Hall, R. H. Dryden, C. O. Shackleton (stroke), S. Bowman (cox) 2 Tees quickly established a lead, and eventually won by 2 J lengths. SECOND ROUND. HEAT 9. South Shields A.R.C. (A. Smith's crew) 1 Durham School B.C 2 Won by half a length. HEAT 10. Durham A.R.C 1 South Shields A.R.C. (W. R. Smith's crew).. 2 Won easily. HEAT 11. York City A.R.C. ,.. 1 Sunderland A.R.C 2 Won bv a length. HEAT 12. University B.C 1 Tees A.R.C 2 Won by three-quarters of a length.

THIRD ROUND. HEAT 13. South Shields 1 Durham A.R.C 2 Won by one length. 21(5

HEAT 14. York City 1 University B.C 2 Won a splendid race by a foot.

PINAL. South Shields 1 York City 2 York took a slight.lead, but South'Shields drew level, and continuing to row strongly, they drew away and won by two lengths.

THE CORPORATION CHALLENGE CUP.—For a set of presentation silver cups, and a gold medal for coxswain. A four-oared race for crews containing at least three junior oarsmen. Short course. HEAT 1. Tyne A.R.C.—J. P. Walker, J. Lumb, J. Stewart, H. Stewart (stroke), J. J. Farrar (cox) 1 Durham A.R.C.—E. Picton, H. Darling, F. Wallace, R. Mitham (stroke), W. Wood (cox) 2 Won an interesting race by half a length.

HEAT 2. Tees A,B.C.—R. Moses, T. E. Dent, T. R. G. Rowland, ,1. Jones (stroke), J. Wright (cox) 1 Sunderland A.R.C.—W. H. Morris, S. Haggerston, W. F. Laing, Jas. Adamson, jun. (stroke), H. Greenwell (cox). ... 2 Won bv a leagth. HEAT 3. School A.R.C.—-D. Myles, H. G. H. Marshall, E. R. Parr, B. Richardson (stroke), P. M. Render (cox) 1 Tynemouth A.R.C.—R. Lishman, M. L. C. Fry, E. Graham, C. B. Tate (stroke), J. Forrest (cox) scratched-

HEAT 4. University B.C.—R. S. Skitt, C. F. Watson, G. H. Evans, H. E. Sladden (stroke), H. Y. Ganderton (cox) 1 Durham A.R.C.—W. Boyd, J. W. Leigh, C. C. Heron, J. W. Wood (stroke), P. Milner (cox) 2 Won by two lengths.

SECOND ROUND.

HEAT 5. Tyne A.R.C. 1 Tees A.R.C 2 Tyne won easily. HEAT (I. Durham University 1 Durham School 2 Won a good race by half-a-length.

FINAL. Tyne A.R.C 1 Durham University 2 The Tyne crew rowed well throughout, and won by two lengths. 217

THE OSWALD PLATE.—For a silver cup. A skiff race for junior scullers. Short course. HEAT 1. York City A.B.C.—F. C. Oxberrv, ....'. a bye HEAT 2. University A.B.C.—M. G. Leadbitter a bye HEAT 3. Tees A.B.C.—S. Lighthand a bye

HEAT 4. Tyne A.R.C.—Hedley Stewart I li urham A.R.C.—E. H. Veitch 2 Won by a length and a half.

SECOND ROUND. HEAT 5. University A.B.C.—-M. G. Leadbitter 1 York City A.R.C.—F. C. Oxberry 2 Won easily. HEAT 6. Tyne A.R.C.—H. Stewart 1 Tees A.B.C.—S. Lighthand 2 Lighthand capsized about forty yards from the winning post. FINAL. Tyne A.R.C.—H. Stewart 1 University B.C.—M. G. Leadbitter 2 A splendid race, which resulted in Stewart winning by about two feet.

THE WHARTON CHALLENGE CUP.—For presentation gold medals and medal for coxswain, presented by the Right Hon. John Lloyd Wharton. A four-oared race. Long course.

HEAT I. University B.C.—D. H. S. Mould, R. F. Gunn, A. A. Mac- farlane-Grieve, V. S. Fineken (stroke), G. H. Newton (cox) a bye

HEAT. 2. Durham A.R.C.—R. Levitt, L. H. McKay, W. H. Coulson, J. P. Lumsden (stroke), A. Mclntyre (cox) 1 School B.C.—A. Thompson, N. Gawan-Taylor, J. E. Cumming, A. M. Heazell (stroke), E. M. Martin (cox) 2 A splendid race resulted. Coming away from Pelaw Wood, the School established a lead which, they increased to. one length fit Elvet Bridge. At Bow Corner, the .City crew reduced their opponents' lead, and gradually drawing in front they eventually won by half a length. 218

FINAL. Durham University B.C. . 1 Durham A.R.C 2 A remarkably even race ended in a dead heat, but when the crews rowed over at 8.30 the University took a slight lead soon after the start, and they ultimately won a punishing race by three-quarters of a length.

THE CITY MEMBER'S PLATE.—For silver cups and a gold medal for coxswain. A four-oared race. Long course. Heat 1. Ryton A.R.C.—W. N. Dodds, G. H. Dodds, Hunter, F. C. Longden (stroke), A. W. Bramwell (cox) a bye

HEAT 2. Tyne A.R.C.—T. Hillestrom, C. Wilhelrnson, C. Wilton, C. B. Fenwick (stroke), S. O'Neil (cox) 1 Tees A.R.C.—L. Dunn, H. Atkinson, H. Wintersgill, G. L. Roland (stroke), A. Nicholson (cox) 2 Won by four lengths. FINAL. Tyne A.R.C 1 Ryton A.R.C 2 Tyne led throughout and won easily by about five lengths.

THE LADY HERSCHELL PLATE.—For a set of gold medals and a silver medal for coxswain. A junior four-oared race for maiden oarsmen. Short course.

HEAT 1. Durham A.R.C.—T. Salkeld, F. D. Morris, H. A. Laycock, G. H. Salkeld (stroke), G. Newby (cox) 1 Tees A.B.C.—-C. Bulmer, A. ProHd, C. Boyd, H. Miller (stroke), S. Sirs (cox) 2 After a good race Durham won by a length.

HEAT 2. School B.C.—J. Carr, W. Todd, A. R. Carr, P. C. H. Homer (stroke), C. Gee (cox) 1 University B.C.—H.S. Crabtree, D. E. Inee, I. Lloyd Jones, J. B. Johnson (stroke), J. M. Smith (cox) 2 The School crew pulled the stronger, and won by a length and a half. HEAT 3. South Shields A.R.C.—G. R. A. Lawes, F. Koster, J. H. Graham, W. R. Smith (stroke), A. Harris (cox) 1 Ryton A.R.C.—Dryden, J. H. Hall, Berkeley Cole, C. C. Shakleton (stroke), J. Foster (cox) scratched Owing to the Ryton stroke missing his train, they were obliged to scratch. 219

HEAT 4. University B.C. (Armstrong)—X. C. Drezdowski, F. J. Wigham, A. P. H. Holmes, G. H. S. Kent (stroke), T. R. Thomas (cox) ; : 1 Sunderland A.R.C.—J. A. F. McNair, C. W. T. Barker, W. H. Purdie, E. Ringsted (stroke), C. S. Gregerson (cox) 2 The 'Varsity crew drew ahead at Pelaw Wood, and eventually won by a length. SEMI FINALS. HEAT 5. Durham A.R.C. I Durham School B.C 2 Won by a length. HEAT 6, University B.C. (Armstrong) 1 South Shields A.R.C 2 Won a good race by half a length.

FINAL. Durham A.R.C 1 University B.C. (Armstrong) 2 A punishing race. The City crew soon drew in front. The 'Varsity reduced the gap, but failed to draw level, and the City again went ahead, and won by a length and a half.

THE GRAND CHALLENGE CUP.—For a set of presentation silver cups and a gold medal for coxswain. A four-oared race for senior crews. Long course. HEAT L. Durham A.R.C.—R. Levitt, H. L. Mackay, W. H. Coulson, J. P. Lumsden (stroke), A. Mclntyre (cox) a bye

HEAT 2. University B.C.—D. H. S. Mould, R. F. Gunn, A. A. Mac- farlane-Grieve, V. S. Finchen (stroke), H. G. Newton (cox) a bye HEAT 3. Tees A.R.C.—L. Dunn, H. Atkinson, H. Wintersgill, G. H. Rowland (stroke), A. Nicholson (cox) 1 Ryton A.R.C.—W. M. Dodds, .T. H. Dodds, Hunter, F. C. Longden (stroke), A. W. Bramwell (cox) 2 Tees led throughout, and won by three lengths.

HEAT 4. Tyne A.R.C.—T. Hillestrom, C. Wilhelmsen, C. Wilton, C. B. Fenwick (stroke), S. O'Neil (cox) ".', 1 School B.C.—A. Thompson, N, Gawan Taylor, J. E. Cumming, A. M. Heazell (stroke), E. M. Martin (cox) .... 2 Tyne soon established a lead, which they easily maintained, and they passed the winning post 3| lengths in front. 220

SEMI FINALS. HEAT 5. Durham A.R.C 1 University B.C 2 After a splendid race the City won by a length and a half, and so reversed the decision of the Wharton Challenge Cup on Tuesday. HEAT (I. Tyne A.R.C 1 Tees A.R.C 2 Tyne took the lead opposite Pelaw Wood, which they gradually increased and passed the winning post three lengths in front. FINAL. Tyne A.R.C 1 Durham A.R.C 2 Tyne led by a length at the enclosure, which was increased to three lengths at the short course winning post. Tyne had the race well in hand, and won easily by four lengths.

THE LADY ANNF. LAMBTON PLATE.—For a set of gold medals and a gold medal for coxswain. A four-oared race. Short course. HEAT I. Sunderland A.R.C.—W. H. Morris, S. Haggerston, W. F. Laing, Jas. Adamson, jun. (stroke), H. Greenwell (cox) a bye

HEAT 2. Durham A.R.C.—E. Picton, H. Darling, F. Wallace, R. Mitham (stroke), W. Wood (cox) 1 Tynemouth A.R.C.—R. Lishman, M. L. C. Fry, E. Graham, C. B. Tate (stroke), J. Forrest (cox) scratched

HEAT 3. Durham School A.R.C.—D. Myles, H. G. H. Marshall, E. R. Parr, B. Richardson (stroke), P. M. Render (cox) I Durham A.R.C.—W. Boyd, J. W. Leigh, C. C. Heron, J. W. Wood (stroke), P. Milner (cox) 2 Won by a length and a half.

HEAT 4. University B.C.—R. S. Skitt, C. F. Waton, G. H. Evans, H. E. Sladden (stroke), H. Y. Ganderton (cox) 1 Tees A.B.C.—R. Moses, T. H. Dent, T. R. G. Rowland, J. Jones (stroke), J. Wright (cox) 2 The 'Varsity won by a length and a half.

SEMI FINALS. HEAT 5. Durham A.R.C.(R. Mitham) I Sunderland A.R.C 2 Durham led by half a length after passing Pelaw Wood and they gradually out-distanced Sunderland and won easily. 221

HEAT (>. Durham University I Durham .School 2 The 'Varsity won a good race by n length and a half.

FINAL. Durham A.R.C 1 Durham University B.C. . 2 Out of the wood the boats were level, but near Baths Bridge Durham forged ahead, and were assisted by the University cox steering an indifferent course. Durham won by about two lengths.

THE SENIOR SCULLERS' RACE.—For a silver cup. A skiff raco. Short Course. HEAT 1. Tees A.R.C.—Geo. iredale 1 Armstrong College B.C.—F. C. Judges 2 Won easily. HEAT 2. Tvno A.R.C.—H. McGowan 1 Tyne A.R.C.—M. J. Mail 2 Won by a length. FINAL. Tyne A.R.C.—H. McGowan 1 Tees A.R.C.—G. Iredale 2 Won a good race by half a length.

THE H 0 U S E RACE.

The House Race was rowed on Thursday, July 4th. The crews were :— School House,—A. Thompson, H. Marshall, J. E. Cumming, A. M. Heazell (stroke), E. Martin (cox). Caffinites—J. Carr, P. C. Homer, A. R. Carr, N. Gawan Taylor (stroke), C. Gee (cox). The Caffinites, rowing on the Racecourse side, started slowly, and were nearly a length behind at the end of Pelaw Wood. At Baths Bridge the School House were leading by a length and a half ; rowing hard between the bridges, they were two lengths to the good at Elvet. At this point A. Carr's oar came out of his rigger, and when the Caffinites got together again they were more than four lengths behind. The race being 222

virtually over, the School House rowed easily in and won comfortably by five lengths. As the School House had the whole of the first crew except Gawan Taylor, the result was not unexpected.

JUNIOR HOUSE RACE.

Rowed on July 11th. The crews were :— School House—M. Greville-Jones, H. Jones, H» Temperley, E. Greville-Jones, W. Harrison (cox). Caffinites—C. J. Rowland, J. V. Glen, E. E. Arkless, C. L. Barclay. I. K. Patton (cox). The race needs little comment. The School House crew had an obvious advantage in weight and strength and rowing in much the better style, rapidly drew ahead. They led by a length at the Bandstand, and three lengths at Baths Bridge. They eventually won by four lengths. The Caffinites rowed hard and did as much as could be expected of them. The rowing of M. Greville- Jones and H. Jones is not without promise for the future.

FOOTBALL FORECAST.

It is a difficult matter to write down in July what the School Football will be like in October. There is an acute danger that one will be betrayed into writing of runs and wickets, instead of tries and passes. However, the Editors insist, and 011 their heads be all the blame. Last Football Season was not one to look back upon with undiluted satisfaction. There were several disappointments, and one tragedy. It is to be hoped that experience bitterly gained may teach something. 223

Behind the scrimmage we shall want an almost complete supply of new representatives. Heads at full- back, Fisher, Todd, H. Brown and A. Brown at three- quarter will have gone. J. Cumming and James will be with us, and additional weight and experience will make them very useful. Fisher's pace and scoring power will be very seriously missed. It does not seem at present as if anyone in the School will be able, adequately, to wear his mantle, but stranger things have happened than the discovery of a sprinter. F. Brown was disappointing last year. Once or twice he shaped well, and he may develope with unexpected celerity. Whall played a promising game in the last match of the season—before that he lacked ' go ' and neatness. He is strong, and, if he gives his heart to the game, he may fill an awkward gap with success. If James plays in the centre, we shall then have three of the four necessary for the three-quarter line. The other outside is still to be found, and at present we dare not suggest a name. For full-back, Feetham has certain qualifications and does not lack courage, but he will have much to learn. Cumming will, of course, be one half-back. Walker played in that position occasionally last year, but he was not a striking success. He must try to use his hands more quickly and his head more frequently. Altogether, much thought and hard work will have to be devoted to the back division. It is no good disguising the fact that, to start with, most of the backs will have everything to learn. They may eventually become a useful lot, but it will only be by hard and unselfish exertion on their own part, and by willingness to think things out and to try experiments. There need be less searchings of heart with regard to the forwards. Maynard will, of course, be much missed, but Marshall, as Captain, will have good material to choose from and to lead. Besides himself, there will be Gardner, Gawan-Taylor, McLaren, Thompson, and A. Carr of last year's pack. Parr and Homer should both secure 224 the places they came very near to filling last season, and Peacocke, Stewart, Guy, Barclay and others, whose inner consciousness will supply their own names, will possibly have to be considered. Breaking up slowly, and a deficiency in foot-work, were marked faults in 1911-12; these must be eliminated, as also must be a more than suspicion of slackness in the scrimmage itself. " Use your feet, forwards," is the best of advice for fowards on the field, but it requires completing with " use your heads " both before, and in, action. The ideal forward is he who can both combine in a suddenly devised movement, and also complete that movement by independent and thinking action on his own part. Last year it was often too obvious that the majority of the forwards could not, or would not, act " on their own " when an opportunity was given them. The writer of these lines urged, in the last issue of the Dunelmian, the vital importance of the three-quarters knowing and keeping in their respective places, i.e.. well behind the man with the ball and the halves—the necessity of tackling low all through the team—the danger of starting passing movements near their own line—and the advisability of practising kicking into touch. At the risk of being accused of a paucity of ideas, he would re-iterate these warnings. The beginning of the season is the time for learning to carry out and to avoid. Lastly, to sum up the whole matter, it seems that we shall have a good average pack, quite possibly one above the average, but that our backs will not be over strong. We are quite ready to be proved a false prophet in this latter expectation.

The Fixtures as at present arranged for next season are as follows :— 1ST XV. 1912. GBOUND. Sat. Oct. 5. Sunderland .... School. Th. „ 10. G. C. Kerr's XV. School. 225

1912. GROUND. Sat. Oct. 19. N. C. Neilson's XV School. Sat. ,, 26. Giggleswick Giggleswick. Th. „ 31. Northern School. Th. Nov. 7. 'Varsity School. Th. „ 14. Colleges School. Sat. ,, 23. Sedbergh Durham. Sat. ,, 30. Sunderland School. Sat. Dec. 7. Merchiston Merchiston. Th. „ 12. The College of Medicine . . School. Tues. ,, 17. Old Dunelmians School. 1913. Th. Feb. 6. C. W. M. Potts' XV Th. „ 20. Colleges 'Varsity. Th. „ 27. 'Varsity 'Varsity.

2ND XV. 1912. Th. Oct. 24. Carlisle Grammar School . Carlisle. Sat. Nov. 9. Pocklington Durham. Th. „ 21. Hatfield Hall School. Th. „ 28. G. P. Bell's XV School. Th. Dec. 5. Castle School. 1913. Sat. Feb. 1. Hatfield Hall 'Varsity. Th. „ 13. F. E. Steinthal's XV. .... School. Sat. „ 15. Castle 'Varsity.

THE DIGGING. The digging continued, with encouraging keenness, during the whole of last term, in spite of the many diversions caused by the house-runs, gymnasium competitions, fives, rowing etc. Already the benefits of the enlargement have been proved. Owing to the greater width of the playground, and the levelling of the bottom end, we were 226

able this year, for the first time, to enlarge the track for the sports so as to get a quarter of a mile into each " lap." This improvement saved the judges much trouble and the competitors much confusion. In cricket, too, the longer boundary is a decided gain. Apart from its benefits to the physique of the school, the digging is a great work, and one in which all may well be proud to have a share. We sincerely hope that during the next two terms the same keenness, as already mentioned, will be shown.

CORRESPONDENCE.

OXFORD LETTER. DEAR MR. EDITOR, Though the weather has been disappointing we can look back on a very pleasant term. Dingle and Hodgson are the only O.D.'s who play cricket up here. The others divide their leisure time between tennis and the river. Though none of us rowed in eights, we were on the river from time to time, and Socrates at any rate would think that a punt, which one man could propel, was not less than nine times as useful as a " fine," which requires eight men in perfect training, and a cox, the " monstrator viae." The mention of Socrates brings us instinctively to talk of " Schools." For we suppose that were it not for the requirements of the Faculty of Arts, he would still be chatting to Meno or Adeimantus, unheard of and unsung. Gawan Taylor is taking Greats this term. Hodgson and Oxland are reading Honour Mods, and S. Hodge is more or less absorbed in Modern History. Most of us are on the point of departure for Aldershot for a fortnight's training with the O.T.C. Best wishes from, THE OXFORD O.D.'S. 227

CAMBRIDGE 0.1). LETTER. DEAR MR. EDITOR, Cambridge is always at its best in the May term, and this term has quite come up to its forefathers. The fact of the matter is, there is a bit of everything to do—cricket, tennis, rowing, punting on the Backs, and just the modicum of work to keep pleasure from palling. And since we have all done a bit of everything, it were tedious to take up the roll-call and enquire what each has found most conducive to his taste. Sufficient to say that we have all jogged along merrily; that B. S. Cumberlege has been Cricket Sec. for Emmanuel, that Fenwick has been given his Crusaders'; that Gedge has got a third in the Classical Trip., and J. B. Allan his B.A. for Engineering ; that J. de Vere Hodge has been in residence for a greater part of the year before going out under the Indian Civil Service ; that J. B. Gooderham is now ordained ; and that H. Crick is a great acquisition as Sub-Warden at the Hostel, Allahabad. What more need we say than to welcome in advance A. F. Maynard and D. Myles to Emmanuel; J. H. Burrell to St. John's, and T. L. Crawhall to Caius. With the best of good wishes, Yours, THE CAMBRIDGE O.D.'S.

THE UNIVERSITIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ATHLETIC CLUB, LTD.

16TH MAY, 1912. DEAR SIR, May I be allowed the privilege of making use of your columns in order to make known to your numerous readers that this Club was formally opened on 4th May last by the Rev. Lionel Ford, M.A., Headmaster of Harrow. Canon the Hon. Edward Lyttelton, M.A., 228

Headmaster of Eton, has kindly consented to become the first President of the Club, and practically all of the leading Headmasters of the Country have given the Directors their hearty support. Yours very truly, H. ARNOLD W00LLEY, Secretary.

ENGLEMERE, ASCOT, BERKS., 5TH JULY, 1912.

To THE EDITOR.

SIR, Will you kindly allow me to send through your columns the following message to the boys who are leaving school at the end of this summer term ? You boys are about to take your places in a larger life than that which you have hitherto led, and your minds must be greatly exercised as to what the future may have in store for you. I would like to remind you that, while you are working for your own advance- ment, you must never forget that you owe a duty to the Country and the Empire of which you are members You have had great advantages as British public schoolboys, and as British citizens you will have even greater privileges. What do you mean to give your country in return % It is in the power of every one of you to give personal service, that is, deliberately to work for your nation as well as for yourself ; but personal service means some sacrifice of self, the giving up of some leisure and of some amusement. At the present time, your personal service is needed to persuade your fellow-countrymen of the great necessity there is for every able-bodied man being trained to defend his country in time of need. It is difficult to convince people ignorant of war of this necessity, 229 or to make them realize that it is unpreparedness that leads to war, but the lessons of history will have taught you that disaster assuredly awaits the nation whose sons are unable to defend her, and I would earnestly beg of you to do all in your power to bring home to people the faet, that, if we continue to shirk this, the first duty of citizenship, we cannot hope to retain our great heritage. As you know, some of our fellow-countrymen across the seas have already adopted the principle that it is the duty of every man to be trained in the use of arms ; believe me, boys, you can give no greater service to your country than by doing your utmost to procuce the adoption of the same noble principle in the Mother- land. Yours etc., ROBERTS, F.M.

14TH JUNE, 1912. To the Editor of the Dunelmian.

SIR, May 1 be allowed, through the medium of your columns, to bring before the notice of the Athletic Committee the following changes in the Durham School Sports programme, which would, I think, render the meeting more attractive both to competitors and spectators. 1 should like to suggest :— First—That the Open Mile take place on the day of the Sports. As the Mile is generally acknowledged to require from competitors more judgment and finesse than any other track event, surely the visitors should have an opportunity of seeing it. 230

If the Mile were put first on the programme and the Open Steeplechase last, athletes taking part in both races could obtain sufficient rest in the interim. Such a change would necessitate the abolition, in this event, of the present heat system, the raison d'etre of which it taxes the ingenuity of man to conceive. Heats in this event are in vogue neither at the cham- pionship, nor at the University Sports. No one can be a good miler unless he is a fast starter, and if he is a fast starter he is not likely to be troubled by the rank and file after the first lap and a half. Under the present system, it is easy to select the winner after a comparison of the times of the heats, and the final is thus robbed of all interest. If I may quote from experience on the point, 1 may say that I have started with as many as ninety from Scratch in a Two Miles Race, and have not been seriously inconvenienced, though the track was little wider than the one at Durham. Secondly—I propose that an open half-mile be instituted. Under the present arrangement, it is almost impossible for a long-distance man to win the Challenge Cup. The short distance runner can annex the hundred, quarter, and almost invariably the long jump, whereas the long distance performer can only take the mile and steeple, that is twenty points against the former's thirty. If the plea of retrenchment is urged against this change, let one of the junior jumps be sacrificed. Neither of them is particularly enlivening ; moreover the Juniors would not suffer much by the abolition of one of them, as the entries for them are usually poor. Further, a junior jumper, before the close of his school career, generally secures one of the Senior Jumps, and thus will not be very severely cut out by the reform advocated. 231

Thirdly and lastly—I am in favour of the Junior Steeplechase being thrown open to boys under 16, and the rejection of the old five-foot standard. Running is a matter of strength, not height, and a tall boy of 15 may be far more fitted for a place in the Junior than in the Senior Steeplechase. The Junior Race, as at present constituted, is far from exciting, and during the prevailing low ebb of interest in sports, every effort should be made to keep the spectators' attention from start to finish of the programme. I bring forward these suggestions in all humbleness of mind ; I can only say that up to the present, after discussing the subject with several Dunelmians, I have not heard any valid objection to them. E. GAWAN TAYLOR. 40, Walton Crescent, Oxford.

Very often the same person enters for the mile, quarter-mile, and steeplechase. To run in all three during the two hours, seems rather too much.

THE SCHOOL,

DURHAM. SIR, It occurs to us that the School would display far more keenness both in football, and in cricket, if the second teams were accorded more interest. Is there any great reason against fixtures being arranged with the various colleges—The Castle, Hatfield, etc ? This would stimulate keenness in the younger generation a good deal. It would also have the effect of making second team people more fit to fill up gaps on the first, and we should see fewer of these lament- able exhibitions of nervousness. G.M.P. W. Cf. P. 225.—ED. 232

THE SCHOOL, DURHAM. SIR, I should like to suggest that during the months when there is no rowing, the first two crews should go out once a week—say on first-game gym. days—with a view to keeping in practice. Yours etc., " LIGHTER-MAN."

The following were elected to King's Scholarships in June, 1912 Clatworthy, Lancelot Angove (Mr. Wilkinson's, New - castle-on-Tyne), £40. Crawhall, G. T. W. (D.S. and Sea Bank, Alnmouth), £25. Langton, F. E. P. (D.S. and Mr. Benson's, Filey), £25. Ferens, H. C. (D.S. and Mr. Castley's, Durham)", £16 16.

THE REGISTER. It is hoped that the Second Edition of the Register will be published about the end of this term. There are now only some half-a-dozen copies of the First Edition remaining unsold, and anyone desirous of securing a copy should apply early to H. S. Harrison, 19, Western Hill, Durham, sending Seven-and- Sixpence.

THE LIBRARY. NEW BOOKS, SUMMER, 1912. English Men of Letters Series :— Matthew Arnold. Rossetti. Browning. Tennyson. Marie Antoinette. Hilaire Belloc. Poems. Francis Thompson. 233

Commentary on English Law. Stevens. Introduction to Roman Law. Hadley. Tremendous Trifles. G. K. Chesterton. All Things Considered. ,, The Philosophy of History. Hegel. The Story of a Red Deer. G. W. Fortescue. Sir Percival. G. H. Storthouse. On Everything. H. Belloc. On Nothing. H. Belloc. Ten Thousand Miles through Canada. G. Adams. Many Inventions. Rudyard Kipling. Plain Tales from the Hills. Rudyard Kipling. Cromwell's Army. C. H. Firth. Sir Thomas Malory's, Morte d'Arthur. Poems of D. G. Rossetti. The Footpath Way. Ed. H. Belloc. The Oxford Book of English Verse. The Oxford Book of Ballads. (Ed A. T. Quilier Couch). The Encyclopaedia of Sport.

We acknowledge :— Crockford's Clerical Directory. Presented by the Rev. R. H. J. Poole, O.D.

LARES DOMUS DUNELMIAE ABEUNTIBUS. SUIS. Adieu ! adieu ! the sea of Life is calling : From the ship's side the final hawser's falling : We may not let you. But know, wherever the ship's course is tending, Whate'er the shoals, the rocks, the storms, the ending, We won't forget you. Forward we look, with Fancy's freedom ranging, And see you wear, from youth to manhood changing, Man's bulk and stature ; Yet wish you still, unspoiled by Care or Money, The frank, the fearless, the alert, the sunny Boy's simple nature. 234

Be this the token of your school-time breeding. What matter, then, what course the ship be speeding, What her last port be ? Whether Joy light the track, or Sorrow dim it, Whether we lose or gain, whether the limit Or long or short be ? As lass and lover, in old days, divided And kept, a sacred pledge, whate'er betided, A sixpence broken ; So, whatsoever lot in life await you, Though half a world from us should separate you, Preserve this token. Then, though with shrewdest blade and keenest arrow, Lying in wait, where ways are dark and narrow, Fortune assail you ; The steady aim, the ordered will and reason, Faith, courage, hope, in season, out of season, These shall not fail you. LAR.

FIRE ! FIRE ! ! 1. A " Tocsin " sounds and straightway there arises A din of persons hurrying down the stair ; Soon they are seen in insufficient guises, Consisting mainly of their slumber wear. And Mr. Burbidge comes—my star performer— In pink pyjamas clad ISeadai dai/ia. 2. Then, round the corner " ventres a terre " they scurry Heaps of discarded slippers mark their course The jstandard bearer's brow shows signs of worry " A horse " he gasps " my kingdom for a horse !" One struggles with the hose One with the nozzle scarifies his nose. * Standard—the appliance to which the hose is fixed.—ED. 235

3. Yet, sorely tho' they find their course impeded— For A has t'aen a toss and B's meandered, At length they reach the spot where they are needed And stoutly rally round the hose and standard, While Mr. B. cries, plucking at his hair, " C'est magnifique mais ce n'est pas la guerre." 4. At length while watchers from above deride, They get the whole affair unshipped for action And (the manoeuvre having occupied— By stop watch—just three minutes and a fraction— 99 to be honest) They turn the tap—and find the water " non est." W. N. H.

THE CAPTAIN AND THE SECRETARY. (With apologies to Lewis Carrol). The Captain and the Secretary Were strolling to and fro, They wept like any thing to see So many plantains grow ; " If these were only cleared away," They said, " We'd let 'em know." " If seven fags with seven forks Weeded from twelve to one Do you suppose," the Captain asked, " That we could make a run ? " " I doubt it," said the Secretary, " But still it would be fun." " Oh choose a team—a little team—" The Captain did entreat, " We need at least nine other nibs To make the side complete. We cannot do with more than nine To give them each a beat." 236

Then nine non-colours hurried up All looking very sweet. Their hair was greased, their trousers creased Their boots were white and neat, And this was queer because the team Had never found their feet. " A bowler," said the Secretary, " Is what we chiefly lack. The rest can stand along the ropes And throw the boundaries back !" The Captain gave his socks a hitch And took up the attack. " I weep for you," the Umpire cried, " To see you in this fix For while they hold their bats in front You'll never hit the sticks." The batsman pulled his breeches up And hit another six.

" BAULKED." (Mr. James has been heard to declare that after life-long search he had discovered x.) 0, the fell quantity ! Wretched the seeker's lot ! How e'er he want it, he Searches and finds it not. Bootless the students' toil ; Bootless the midnight oil ; Always it will him foil- Off like a shot. When close upon its heels He nears the prize, Quick to the side it wheels— Swiftly it flies. " Wlierefore the burden bear ? " Wherefore spend time and care ? " Ne'er shall I find its lair." "Cheated !" he cries. 237

But the news travels fast With triumph fraught, X has been tracked at last, And has been caught.— What is this cry of pain Rising from all the plain ? " All toil has been in vain

0. D. NEWS. J. T. Dufton 2nd CL, Math. Trip., Pt. I, 1912. The Rev. J. Haythornthwaite, curate of Burnley, has been appointed to the vicarage of Darnall, Sheffield —Patrons, the Trustees. W. E. G. Jackson, Priest, 1912. E. J. R. B. Gooderham, D. (London), 1912, to Ch. Oh., Crouch End. T. B. Pollard, M.A.. Durham, 1912. E. N. M. Firth, B.A., Durham, 1912. J. K. Trotter, K.C.B. ) Birthday T. Milvain, C.B. J honours.

(). D. FOOTBALL CLUB.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Vlth form room on Speech Day, at 5.30 p.m., to elect officials for the coming season, and to transact any other business which is proposed. Those members who are intending to play this season are especially requested to be present. 238

BALANCE SHEET.

OLD DUNELMIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB.

FOR ELEVEN MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30TII, 1912. £ s. d. To Balance from Old Account per H. Walker Esq 66 8 6 „ MEMBERS SUBSCRIPTIONS :— 86 at 5s. each 21 10 0 ,, Donation 5 0 „ HALF GATES :— Hartlepool Rovers 5 17 8 Durham City 3 7 9 ,, Bank Interest 15 0

£98 3 11

£ s. d- By MATCH EXPENSES :—• „ Sunderland I 16 6 ,, Hartlepool Rovers 2 10 6 „ Durham City 4 18 0 „ Secretary's out-of-pocket Expenses 4 8 6 „ Cheque Book 1 0 „ Cash in Bank 83 16 5 „ „ „ Hand. (Secretary) 13 0

£98 3 11

BIRTHS.

WILLAN.—At 23, Claremont Place, Newcastle-on- Tyne, on Easter Sunday, 1912, the wife of R. J. Willan, F.R.C.S. (England), of a daughter. DOWNIE.—At Wolsingham, March 11th, 1912, the wife of Ernest B. Downie, of a daughter.

DEATHS.

HAMPSON.—On the 31st March, at Vancouver, British Columbia, Denis Christian Hampson, sixth son of Francis Hampson, late of Manchester. Entered September, 1883, (S.H.). Left December, 1886." 239

From The Times.—MR. H. C. WO HUMAN. " Mr. Henry Charles Wodeman, one of the most promising of the younger members of the Bengal Civil Service, died suddenly of cholera at Barisal on May lst. " The eldest son of the Rev. Henry Wodeman, vicar of Bunburv, Tarporley, Cheshire, he was educated at Durham School and Brasenose College. Passing the 1890 examination for the Civil Service, he arrived in Bengal early in 1898. After short district experience he was appointed Under-Secretary in the Financial and Municipal Departments of undivided Bengal in 1901 ; and from November, 1905, he served for a short time as Private Secretarj" to the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Andrew Fraser. He went back to district work as joint magistrate and deputy-collector till 1909, when he was made temporary additional Deputy-Secretary to the Government of India in the Home Department. When the repartition of Bengal came into force some five weeks ago he was appointed Magistrate and Collector of Bakarganj. He entered the School in September, 1887, and left in July, 1892. Was a ICS. and a School Monitor. In 2nd Master's House."

We give above The, Times notice of the death of H. C. Wodenian, 0.1). Dunelmians will remember him better as H. C. Woodman : the spelling of his name was changed recently. He was one of the most brilliant of the younger generation of Old Dunelmians ; and it seems fitting that the Dunelmian should contain a word of Dunelmian appreciation of his worth. His work in India had amply fulfilled the promise of his School and College days. The Times notice gives the details of the appointments which he had held. He had only been a month in the district in which he was serving at the time of his death ; but a private letter from an English resident in that district says, " His talents were unique, and in the month he was collector he made more impression on Europeans and natives alike than any of his predecessors had ever done." He died of cholera caught while making a tour in a cholera affected district to allay panic among the natives. 240

VALETE, APRIL, 1912. F. H. FISHEB.—S.H. Ent. Jan. 1908 ; Mon. ; VI. Mod. ; lst XV, 1909-10-11-12; 2nd XI, 1910-11. Sports Challenge Cup, 1910, 1911. A. E. B. HEADS.—S.H. ; Ent. Sept. 1909; V. Mod. ; 2nd XV, 1911-12. H. BROWN.—S.M. ; Ent. Mav 1910; V. Mod.; 2nd XV, 1910-11 ; lst XV, 1911-12. I. R. M. SMAIL.—S.H. ; Ent. Sept. 1907. Mod. Rem.

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D. ARMSTRONG.—2nd M.H. ; Mod. V. ; J. G. Armstrong, Cleethorpes, Stockton Road, West Hartlepool. F. A. BURNETT.—S.H. ; Mod. Rem. ; F. W. Burnett, Wormleighton, Lemington. R. P. ATWOOD.—S.H. ; CI. IV; Rev. H. A. S. Atwood, Elsing Rectory, East Dereham. Norfolk. C. D. MARLEY.—S.H. ; Mod. IV ; T. W. Marley, Marton Grove, Darlington. A. E. THOMAS—S.H. ; CI. IV ; E. Thomas, 7, South Crescent, Hartlepool. F. D. BURNETT.—S.H. ; III ; F. W. Burnett, Worinloighton, Lemington. B. TODD.—S.H. ; HI; E. Todd, Sidney Villa, Nr. Fence Houses. W. H. A. WATSON.—2nd M.H. ; Mod. IV ; Surgeon-Gen. Watson, Hendre, Cheltenham.