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No. 25. VOL. II.

JULY, 1894.

Contents. Editorial • Impressions of Italy Christmas Concert O.V.'s Dinner... Boat Race v. Hereford ... Rowing Club Concert ... The Regatta ... School Sports ... Cricket Fives... School News ... School Officers Correspondence Chess

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the afternoon the Duke paid a visit to the Cathedral and coming through the cloisters entered the College Hall, where he was received with hearty demonstrations which, if possible, increased when having asked the Head Master for an extra week at Easter, he came forward and addressed the School in a few words, telling them that his request had been granted.

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This year has also seen the completion of a new Carpentering Shop, which has been erected by the Governors, and is ready for use next term. During this year the School has obtained several successes, among the chief of which is the accomplishment of Dutton in winning the 'Varsity sculls.

are now fast approaching the close of another School year, and of one which has been unusually eventful to the School in various ways. First and foremost we have been honoured by a visit from the Duke of York. His Royal Highness came to Worcester on the 3rd of April to lay the foundation stone of the Victoria Institute. By the kindness of the Mayor, who provided the School with places, we were all present at the ceremony. In

Another new institution has also come into existence,—an institution which has for some time continued to be a prospect in the immediate future— the Museum. On this subject former editors of the Vigornian have received much correspondence, which has at length borne fruit. The subject was energetically taken up by Mr. Bachelor, under whose presidency a committee was formed, and A. Bennett was elected Curator, and H. W. Morris, Hon. Secretary. These officials aided by the Committee went zealously to work, so that in a surprisingly short time a very interesting

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and varied collection of specimens was accumulated, a room in the Old House was speedily prepared, and the Dean was invited to open the Museum. This he kindly consented to do, and after inspecting the exhibits addressed the School on the advantages to be derived from a Museum, and declared it open to visitors. Already it contains a great variety of interesting specimens, such as fossils, shells, butterflies, birds' eggs, and many other things, which have been presented by Masters, boys, and friends, too numerous to be mentioned in detail here. The School, we hope, will be very grateful both to Mr. Bachelor and also to the Committee for having brought into existence—and a very flourishing existence—an institution the want of which has long been felt in the School. But there is yet one more new departure in the Athletics of the School which we must record. This is the Cycle Club, concerning which we have received a very interesting article giving a full history of the club, and we wish that we had space to include it in these columns. In this department of the School sports Mr. Beach-Hicks has taken the lead, and given up much of his time in its interests. The Club was formed on March 2nd, with Harrington as Captain ; it has had frequent meetings since then and many pleasant and successful ride*. Thereweresilvermedals given for the most regular attendance during the season; these were won by Simpson i. and Walsh i., who have ridden 204 miles in u rides. The great event of the season was the lo-mile race. This was won by Harrington i., who covered the distance in 40 minutes. He, however, did not receive the prize, as Pearson i., who came in second, had more points than he from regular attendance at the Club meets. The first year of this new Club has been most successful, and we hope it will continue to be so, and that its members will always be careful not to let its interests clash with the just calls which the regular School games make upon them. Mr. Beach-Hicks has very kindly offered a cup to be competed for next year. Now we descend from such novelties as these to the common-place and orthodox matters of Rowing and Cricket. With regard to the former we ventured

to predict in our last issue a successful term on the river. Our forecasts have not been falsified. The auspices were on the whole favourable as far as weather was concerned, although at times the river was so swollen as to prevent tubbing, but fortunately never overflowed its banks. Some good work was done in the first part of the term and considerable merit in several cases was developed. Mr. Melville again offered to look after the School four, and entered upon the task in good time. Fuller and Davies remained from last year's four ; the other places were atfirstfiHed up by Bolland i. at 3, and Davies ii. at 2, while Davies i. was placed at bow. After a week's light practice Bolland gave way to Richings i., who was however placed at 2, Davies i. coming down to 3, and his brother taking his place at bow. This order was maintained throughout. The four went out regularly with Mr. Melville until Holy Week, when his parochial duties compelled him to pass it on to W. H. Webb (Hert. Coll., Ox.) who was very energetic in his coaching. We take this opportunity of thanking both him and Mr. Melville for their invaluable aid. Our victory over Hereford is dwelt upon elsewhere, also the Regatta in which the crew which beat Hereford was just beaten by the O.V.'s by about a foot. While speaking of Rowing we seize the chance of tendering our very sincere thanks to Mr. Holland (O.V.) for his most generous present to the Rowing Club of a racing four-oared ship. A concert was held at the beginning of last term to raise the required funds, but Mr. Holland anticipated the result by giving the boat himself. All the same our sincere thanks are due to Mr. and Mrs. Brereton, Miss Swaine, and other friends, who so kindly gave us a most enjoyable concert in aid of this Club. We hope that more boats will soon be added, and that in coujse"of time the school will possess its own barge on the river.

An account of the Cricket will be found in another column. The results speak sufficiently clearly for themselves and do not need much comment. 1894 has undoubtedly been the most successful cricket season that the school has seen for several years, but we look forward to 1895 in the hope that that year may eclipse

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to see and how impossible it is to see it. For instance, I of course made a point of visiting St. Peter's and the Vatican, and especially the Sistine Chapel with its We are now embarked upon the Certificate beautifully painted walls and ceiling, and the wonderexaminations, in which we wish all success to all ful collection of sculptures ; but if anyone were to ask candidates both for Higher and Lower Certificates. me to draw a plan, or give an account of the Vatican, I should be compelled to confess myself powerless to do so. Moreover, in this particular case, in addition 31 feto impressions of Italy. to the difficulties occasioned by the extent of the HAVE been asked to " give an account of building, and its inexhaustible treasures, my sense of Rome," but seeing that the period of my stay vision was partially, at times wholly, eclipsed (not to there extended over less than five full days, I mention the inconvenience I suffered in one at least cannot be expected to treat the subject as exhaustively of my other senses) by the presence of 6000 Spanish as it deserves. Referring my readers, therefore, to pilgrims, who happened just at this time to be paying Baedeker and other attractive writers of that descrip- a call on His Holiness, and inconsiderately pitched on tion, whose works abound with valuable information, the same day to ' do' the Vatican as I did. I shall content myself with giving a few impressions One of the most enjoyable of these few days was of my trip just as they occurred to me at the several spent in an expedition to Tivoli, the ancient Tibur, places. which is reached by an 18-mile ride in a steam tram. My first impression, then, after landing on foreign This place is full of picturesque remains and historical soil, was one of discomfort. In the journey from associations. There is the " spreading Anio " with its Ostend to Bale (which meant 14 hours in an over- roaring cascades tumbling in huge volumes from the crowded train), after establishing myself in a com- elevation of the town on its way to join forces with fortable corner-seat, I somewhat reluctantly, but also, Father Tiber, a very ancient temple of Vesta and of I flatter myself, somewhat gallantly, resigned the same the Sybil, on which the profane but hungry visitor now to an elderly lady, and my occupation for that 14 devours his lunch, the charmingly-situated country hours consisted alternately in standing and making the house of the great prime minister and patron of best of a bed on the floor. But this is perhaps too literature, Maecenas, which our friend Horace utilized personal to be interesting. as a half-way house when he rode out on his mule Passing rapidly in imagination, as we did in fact, over from the city to his farm away in the Sabine hills, such delights as Lucerne with its incomparable lake commanding as it does a comprehensive view of the and snow-capped mountains, the gorgeous scenery of Campagna, with S. Peter's Dome, among other things, Switzerland which engrosses the best part of a day in distinctly visible in the distance. Tivoli is a good the train, the wonders of the St. Gotthard Pass, Milan specimen of a small Italian town, exhibiting to with its marvellous Cathedral (a building whose perfection the narrow streets, uneven pavements, openenormous size and delicate work occupied no fewer air life, extreme poverty, and squalid abodes, which than 190 architects), Genoa from which we get our are such striking characteristics of the country. first glimpse of the blue Mediterranean, the journey Another day was devoted to Ancient Rome, which down the West coast of Italy with orange and lemon was full of absorbing interest. To stand at the upper groves on one side and the sea on the other, almost end of the Forum and watch in imagination the stately before we can realize it we find ourselves shot into the procession of the victorious Roman general wending "Eternal City." its way along the Via Sacra up to the Capitol, there to Rome is one of those places, which five days of offer to Jupiter the captives and spoils of war, to hard labour (and to see anything of it one must work saunter through the Forum and mark the timehard), only serve to convince one how much there is honoured temple of Saturn, the temple of Vesta, the and outshine, as regards cricket, the glories of its predecessor.

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tomb of Julius Caesar, and many other memorials of the great dictator, notably perhaps the tribunal from which Mark Antony delivered his funeral oration immortalized by Shakspeare, to pass out through the Arch of Titus, not omitting to notice thereon the representation of the golden candlestick from the Temple of Jerusalem, and finally to come in full view of that gigantic monument at once of Roman splendour and Christian martyrdom, the Colosseum, the massiveness and mighty proportions of which must be seen to be realized—this an experience little short of intoxicating and never to be forgotten. But, towards the end of spring, Rome can be a very warm place, and the continual rushing about " doing " churches, picture galleries and museums is apt to produce a sensation of slackness and staleness. Indeed, a certain clergyman of our party came in to dinner on the last day of our stay boasting that he had done 11 churches since lunch : not only was he totally unable to state which was which, or to give an account of any one of them, but he overslept himself and missed his train next morning. I for one then was not at all sorry to find myself at Naples, where the chief attractions involve pleasant little excursions, and the heat, though fully equal to that of Rome, is tempered by sea-breezes. Hard as it is to single out one day in a pleasant holiday beyond all others, I shall always feel inclined to set a red mark against that on which I visited Vesuvius and Pompeii. Gentle reader, there will never be wanting people to dissuade you, if you can be dissuaded, from mounting the volcano at Naples; after all the trouble and expense, they will say, not to mention the ruination of a pair of boots, you are sure to be disappointed, for you know beforehand what it is like. Believe me, you don't, unless you have a far stronger imagination than I: nor can words of mine convey any but a faint idea, first of the fun of riding up with a party, half of whom are perpetually tumbling off or being run away with, and then of the view from the summit, the vast layers of lava, the scarcely perceptible channels of red-hot sulphur, and above all the huge seething cauldron with its dense volumes of smoke interspersed with occasional flames, and the boiling and crashing and thundering that is going on

apparently (and fortunately) miles down in the bowelsof the earth. Emphatically go, and don't be deterred, And, no less emphatically, go to Pompeii, a sight at once absolutely unique, intensely interesting, and most pathetic. There you will see, as you can see nowhere else, a specimen of a flourishing city of the ist century of the Christian era, preserved, as it were, in pickle of the best quality, with its temples, houses, public baths, shops, places of amusement, utensils of ordinary life, and even the actual men and women in attitudes of despair and horror expressive of desperate endeavour to escape the awful shower that so completely obliterated all traces of their whereabouts for seventeen centuries. But I am overstepping the limits of a short article. Before concluding, however, I should like to offer a few remarks on the character of the party, so ably organized and conducted by Mr. Perowne. The advantages of this method of travelling are as numerous as they are obvious. Among other things, there is no anxiety about taking tickets, changing trains, or the right thing to do next: all that is done for you : linguistic accomplishments are unnecessary, English being the only language you ever hear; and there is no lack of society. On the contrary, you have a grand opportunity of studying, not merely exquisite scenery, not merely antiquities, not merely foreign life, but as much as any one of them the Englishman in his various phases. There is the rowdy parson who insists on turning the railway carriage into a bear-garden and having a stand-up fight with all the Italian porters who venture to poke their noses inside : he does not exactly hit it off with the elderly gentleman who has come, not to be hustled about to all the sights, but to enjoy a peaceful holiday by the help of good dinners, cigars, and sleep ; again, there is the spectacled lady, sometimes, though by no means always, elderly, who, if in an unguarded moment she can detach you for a tete-a-tete, will whip out pencil and paper, with the flattering remark, "Would you mind my taking that down. I can work it into my lecture beautifully." Finally, let me advise anyone who is desirous of travelling through Italy in an instructive, economical,

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dthristmas (ftcmxcut. (Reprinted from Worcester Daily Times.) Weather considered, there was a fair audience at the annual concert, which pleasantly ends the school year at the Cathedral School. As usual the boys were well supported by old Vigornians in making up a capital programme. The old boys gave great help, not only in individual performance, but also in supporting the school singing class in some of the part-singing, which is always a good feature of these concerts. The singing •class, under Dr. Wareing, sang their seasonable carols and other part-songs with proper vigour and with indications of good training, altogether doing credit to the efforts of their instructor. Dr. Wareing also played an air from Beethoven, with which the audience were delighted, an encore being depended. Beyond the part-singing there were other evidences of the excellent musical training given at the School. The opening performance, of a pianoforte solo very well played by Masters Chaplin and Spark, was one, and the very feeling and sweet singing of " The Chorister " by C. T. Ley, which was encored, was another. Ley also took part in a duet, "All's well," with Perrins, in which both acquitted themselves well, and received the deserved compliment of an encore, in response to which they repeated part. The quartet party consisted of three O. V. 's and one of the masters — Mr. Rammell. Their singing was in excellent taste, and of their one quartet " Maiden, listen," they had to repeat part. Three of the quartet party contributed to the programme in other ways. Mr. E. W. Price appeared in the double capacity of vocalist and 'celloist. His 'cello playing was distinguished by skilful execution and excellent tone, and his performances were loudly applauded. Mr. G. H. Smith, another of the quartet, sang "King Christmas," and Mr. Littlebury, who completed the party, was encored for " My Queen," which he sang with good voice and expression, giving " Good night " as an encore. Master H. G. Watts played a pianoforte solo at the commencement of the second part of the programme, the second part of the solo being of his own composition — a very meritorious performance for so young a musician. A song and chorus by the school singing class, " the torpedo and the whale," sung very humorously, gained an encore. Dr. Wareing conducted, and accompanied Mr. Price's 'cello solo, and H. M. Chaplin accompanied the School Singing Class. The programme was as follows : — Pianoforte duet ............... " Qui vive " ......................... Cans. Chaplin and Spark. ^->i * , I ( ft Christmas A „H .. Broiun Christmas carols... \ '//<I ,, XT , , ,, niirht , ?,, ."""'• \.\o) JNoel ! iNoel ! Traditional. School Singing Class. Song

"Ask nothing more " Marziels. A. P. Higgins. Quartette " Soldier's love " F. Kucken. E. W. Price, J. E. B. Litllebury, T. E. Rammell, and G. H. Smith. *r,\n j(a)"~Die Meistersinger " Wagner. \ (b) "Alia Tarantella Lackner. E. W. Price. Song "The Chorister" Sullivan, C. T. Ley. Song " King Christmas " /. L. Hatton. G. H. Smith. Part-song " See our oars with feathered spray "... Stevenson. School Singing Class. 5O1O

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Song with chorus " The torpedo and the whale" Audran. School Singing Class. „. , . solo . e" ••••••••;•• Macfarren. Pianoforte -If f>a, <J "1(B,o u; .r eTr, / \(o) "A birthday ode tl. E. Watts. H. E. Watts. Christmas carol '' Arise, and hail the Sacred Day " School Singing Class. Harrow School I (a) " S. Patrick was a gentleman " songs \(b) "The Vicar of Bray ' i6th Century. School Singing Class. Song " My Queen " Blumenthal. J. E. B. Littlebury. Song " Madeline " S. Nelson. E. W. Price. Pianoforte solo Air, with variations Beethoven. Dr. H. W. Wareing. Quartette "Maiden, listen" C. F. Adams. E. W. Price, J. E. B. Littlebury, T. E. Rammell, and G. H. Smith. Duet "All's well" Braham. Ley and Perrins. Glee " Ve spotted snakes " Stevens. School Singing Class. " Floreat Schola " Hall. School song School Singing Class. " God save the Queen."

(DIb ^tgornians' Bimter in Worcester. (Reprinted from Sen-cw's Worcester Journal.)

|HE fifth Annual Dinner of the Old Boys of the Cathedral Grammar School was held at the Star Hotel on December 29th. Mr. R. C. S. Carington presided, and the vice-chair was taken by Mr. W. A. S. Walsh. The present Head Master (Rev. W. E. Bolland) was the guest of the evening. There was a much larger attendance of old boys than on any previous occasion, the acceptances numbering 55 this year, compared with 31 at the last dinner. The following were present—Rev. W. E. Bolland, Rev. F. T. Minchall, Messrs. J. L. W. Beck, H.W. Bolland, A. Baker, H. G. Budd, R. C. S. Carington, W. E. Cooper, W. H. Chamberlain, J. T. Chamberlain, W. Counsel!, C. T. Dimont, Telford Button, H. Button, C. R. Bavies, F. Everill, F. Evans, VV. W. Finch, W. E. Braithwaite, F. A. George, A. P. Higgins, P. H. P. Hayes, E. D. Jordan, F. Keen, J. E. B. Littlebury, J. B. Matthews, A. B. Melvin, G. H. Newman, R. J. Oliver, A. Pearson, H. Purser, A. E. Peake, A. Roan, W. Smith, John Stallard, jun., Albert Webb, F. W. Webb, F. M. Webb, A. E. Webb, R. Webb, J. Wilesmith, W. A. S. Walsh, P. B. Wright, J. H. West, W. H. Webb, F. S. Wilson, B. Tilley,

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F. Yeates. The Chairman read letters of apology from Messrs. Walter Holland, L. Wilding, Peter Campbell, H. H. S. Carington, C. B. Stokes, &c. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the toast of " The Queen," said that it was with great pleasure he gave that toast, and he felt that it was one all Old Vigornians would drink with enthusiasm. (Applause.) The toast was drunk with musical honours. Mr. J. B. MATTHEWS proposed the toast, " Prosperity to the Cathedral Grammar School," coupled with the name of the Rev. W. E. Bolland. He said he felt that he occupied the post of honour in being asked to propose this toast, which was nearest to the hearts of them all. (Applause.) He had felt some trepidation in accepting the responsibility, and had at first thought of consulting a dictionary of classical quotations, but had given up in despair. (Laughter.) The Chairman had referred to the antiquity of the school, and certainly in that respect it could compare favourably with any in the country. They had the inheritance of history; they were linked to the past, and they were bound to transmit to the future the great and good features of the past. (Applause.) It was a familiar saying that "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." That might be true, but he could not help thinking that a greater power still was that which guided the educational system of the country. After referring to the value of public school life in developing character, he said that the Cathedral School had certainly fulfilled its mission in that respect. (Loud applause.) Moreover, it had this advantage over some schools similar in other respects—that it was not a school for one particular class of the community. The speaker then indulged in some interesting and amusing reminiscences as illustrating the associations of school life. They all felt that the influence which the Cathedral School had exercised on them was simply and solely one for good. (Applause.) In conclusion, the speaker declared that the happiest days of his life were those which he had spent at the Cathedral School, and he felt sure that all Vigornians would join with him in the hope that the school might do even better work in the future than it had done in the past. (Loud applause.) The Rev. \V. E. BOLLAND, who was received with cheers, in replying to the toast said that it would not be becoming in him to say anything about himself in connection with this toast. He was always conscious of the honour of being associated with a school which, as the chairman had reminded them, could look back on so many centuries of useful work ; but he must thank them personally for having invited him to meet them on that occasion. It was a great pleasure to him to see once more so many of his old pupils, and to extend his acquaintance with scholars of past times, and, he might add, strange doings— (laughter)—whose names were inscribed not only in the annals of the city, but also upon the old desks of the school. (Great laughter.) He congratulated them on the great increase of their numbers, which had necessitated their removal to a larger room. It was a matter of great interest to him to note the increase in gatherings of this sort, as it showed the growth of that Vigornian spirit in which he took so much interest. All successful public schools had been noted for the union and fellowship of their members, and he thought it would be agreed, that when a school showed that solidarity between its past and present members there was a great future in store for it. (Cheers.) Such union helped the school in a variety of ways. It was thus that they increased both morally and numerically, and also, to use one of Mr. Matthews's classical quotations, sic ittir ad astra. (Great laughter). But there was one thing he wanted to ask of them, and that was to remember the name of the School at which they had been educated. (Laughter.) He had a special reason for so doing, for he had read lately in a local paper that certain distinguished ghosts of old Vigornians, viz., Earl Somers and the poet Butler, had recently changed their school, and had been educated not where they really were but at quite another place. (Laughter.) He therefore adjured all Vigornians to be very

careful to stick to their old school, so that when they became distinguished ghosts—which he hoped would not happen for a long time—they would be able to make use of one of their ghostly privileges, and make the nights of people who circulated such reports very hideous. (Laughter.) The people of Worcester had many excellent qualities, but one shortcoming : they were rather eager to follow a passing bubble, and to overlook quiet work. He hoped that Old Vigornians would do what they could to dispel all wrong notions about the school, and went on to speak of the successes of the school in the past year, referring especially to the ten honours gained in scholarships and class lists at the Universities, and to the excellent position gained in the Indian Civil Service examination by Mr. W. H. Webb. He also referred to the athletics of the school, and to the recent addition of a carpenter's shop to the school buildings. In conclusion, he declared that no one drank the toast with more enthusiasm than he did, and he hoped that they would all continue to feel the same deep devotion for their school long after he had ceased to have any connection with it. (Loud and continued applause.) Mr. H. G. BUDD proposed " The health of the Absent Ones " in a few well-chosen words ; and Mr. A. PEARCE HIGGINS. proposed " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," to which the Rev. F. T. MINCHALL suitably responded. Mr. F. YEATES proposed " The Army, Navy, and Auxiliary Forces," remarking that this triple alliance formed the finest body of men in the world, and he alluded to the well-known names of Captain Lugard and Captain Parker as being those of local interest. Col. WEBB, in reply, commented on the pluck and endurance which, in a measure, compensated for the numerical inferiority of our forces ; and with regard to the Volunteers, he said that the spirit which animated them was exemplified by the splendid behaviour of the Volunteer troops in Matabeleland Mr. WALSH proposed " The health of the CHAIRMAN," who remarked, in his reply, that it was 30 years since he had left the school, and that it was now as always a great pleasure to meet his old friends and schoolfellows. The usual vote of thanks to the secretaries was passed, and they were re-elected for the coming year, as was also the committee, with the addition of Mr. H. G. Budd's name. The speeches were interspersed with an admirable rendering of songs and recitations. " Auld Lang Syne " was sung with great enthusiasm and the company then separated.

fioat |UR Annual Race with Hereford was rowed on March 2Qth over the usual half-mile course at Pitchcroft. The day was fine, and there was a large gathering on the banks. The satisfaction which we naturally felt at winning was somewhat damped by the badness of the start, which gave our opponents the disadvantage of quite a boat's length before they got off. The starting was quite regular, but some misunderstanding on the part of the Hereford cox prevented his crew from getting off at once. Our own impression is that it would have been a very close race, but this can only be a matter of opinion, and we cordially sympathize with our opponents in their bad luck. The word to start was given punctually at 3 p.m., and before the Hereford boat had got into their swing, Worcester, who started

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Dr. Wareing began the programme with two movements from beautifully, bad increased their lead to nearly two Beethoven's sonata in E flat, which he played with appreciated lengths. From that point Hereford began to draw up, skill. The Rev. Harcourt B. S. Fowler, in spite of a cold, sang " The devout lover " so well that he was honoured with a recall, and rowing very strongly overlapped their opponents j and he was similarly complimented for Molloy's song, " The at the top of the enclosure, but Fuller spurted very Postillion," which he gave with great spirit. Mr. and Mrs. contributed greatly to the entertainment of the evening. gamely, and finishing at a very fast stroke, won by j Brereton Mr. Brereton sang " The bellringer " (Wallace) with vigorous exactly a length. effect, and for an encore gave "The yeoman's wedding" in characteristic style. Mrs. Brereton sang "Conquering love," As regards the performances of the two crews, it her powerful voice and excellent style commanding a recall. must be admitted that Hereford were better together, Mr. Brereton sang the bass solo in the part-song rendered by a quartet of lay clerks of the Cathedral (Messrs. Blandford, and rowed in very neat style, but they did not seem Dyson, ]. A. Smith, and Pink). Mr. and Mrs. Brereton sang to have realized that 40 per minute should be the Smart's pretty duet "When the wind blows in from the sea " with good effect, and they were recalled. In the finale " Good miniimim rate of stroke over a half-mile course. It night, farewell," the chorus also took part. Miss Grace Swayne, was the recognition of the latter fact, rather than any j a local violinist, played Leonard's " Morceau de Concert" in good style, her double stopping being in perfect tune. She also particular excellence of form, that would probably , played with the Rev. ]. H. Waugh (violin) and Mr. Hugh Blair have given us the race in any case. Fuller stroked ( (piano) in an instrumental trio by Bach, which was received with much pleasure. Miss Swayne also gave a second solo, with great pluck, but throughout the boat there was a " Serenade Badine," with a pretty pizzacato refrain, in a pleasing bad bucket, for which he was mainly responsible, and style. The Cathedral choir gave considerable help. Seven of the lay clerks, Messrs. ]. A. Smith, W. M. Dyson, Tyers, it was not surprising that the man behind him failed Gillham, Blandford, Pink, and G. H. Smith, and the choristers, to keep time. We are of opinion that the crew 20 in number, sang " Blow, gentle breeze," tinder the direction of the Precentor, who secured very careful expression for the attempted a racing stroke too early, and would have pretty part-song. Messrs. Gillham, Blandford, G. H. Smith, done much better if they had been made to paddle and Pink sang with very good taste "Of a' the airts." Of " The image of the rose," the tenor melody was excellently sung and row at a very much slower rate until within a by Mr. Dyson to the humming accompaniment of the quartet. week of the race. None the less they were a con- j The choir sang an appropriate, flowing part-song, " Row, gentlyrow," and the spirited chorus of Handel's " Haste thee Nymph," scientious and hardworking crew, and on the whole , Mr. ]. A. Smith supplying the solo in the latter. Messrs. Tyers, Dyson, J. A. Smith, and G. H. Smith sang " Summer eve " deserved their success. with good effect. The concert was a distinct success in all The thanks of the Boat Club are due to Mr. respects. Melville for the great trouble which he took in the early coaching and the selection of the crew, and also to Mr. W. H. Webb (O.V.), who helped him during Regatta. the last few days after he had returned from College. iUCH things as are engraven on the rememberWe lose our two best oars this summer, but hope that ing tablets of the mind, such scanty records Mr. Melville will be able to unearth some fresh talent to take their place. The race was rowed in the new of the Regatta as were kept at the time, are boat given to us so generously by Mr. W. Holland here set forth. The day was fine, the water smooth, (O.V.) All Yigornians, present and past, feel most the company numerous, the route bargeless ; Mr. grateful to him. Melville was usually starter, Mr. Bolland judge. WORCESTER CREW. The earliest event — here memory is stimulated by Stn. Ibs. the programme — was the race between the School Bow N. G. Davies 8 10 2 C. Richings and the O.V.'s. The School put off first with the best 8 9 8 3 F. T. Davies 5 of omens in the new ship, in which they had just Str. F. C. Fuller 9 7 before beaten Hereford. The O.V.'s followed in a A. Dutton (cox) ... 5 5 craft of similar calibre borrowed from the Town Rowing Club. The order was reversed on the return OTlub Co nail. journey, an unusual end of this event in the Regatta. Concert was given in the College Hall Perhaps it was that the Old Boys had taken more on March 2 yth, and was very enjoyable. trouble than usual to train a crew, anyhow, after a hard Below is an account reprinted from Berrow's race they came in not so far ahead as they had been Worcester Journal :-— half way up, but still clear winners at the post, where

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they were greeted by the hoarse clamours of their fewsupporters on the bank. Such undisguised satisfaction in the face of the thronging numbers of the School had been bold indeed, but for the encouragement of at least one parish priest. CREWS— School. Bow N. G. Davies. 2 3 Str. Cox

C. Richings. F. T. Davies. F. C. Fuller. A. Dutton.

Bow 2 3 Str. Cox

\V. A. Telfer. P. Rowland. J. Cook. C. Faram. S. T. Dutton.

The next race was the semi-final, in two heats, of the scratch pairs. The successful crews were :— Cox

Simpson i. Davies ii. Dutton.

~| \- and

Pearson ii. Harrington i. Cox Steward.

The next event was a race between fours composed of Old Vigornians at Oxford and Cambridge. In spite " undulations to and fro," and " thousand shocks which come and go," caused by the ferocious efforts of one member of the crew at the beginning of the race, Oxford drew ahead, and won easily. CREWS— Bow 2 3 Str. Cox

Oxford. \V. H. Hill. C. R. Davies. W. H. Webb. F. H. Dutton. H. M. Conacher.

Bow 2 3 Str. Cox

Cambridge. F. H. Higgins. W. W. Finch. H. W. Bolland. J. C. Chamberlain. A. P. Higgins.

The School House then raced the School and were beaten. It is true that the defeat may be explained, if one is so disposed, by reference to an imaginary line drawn to represent the devious course of the beaten boat. Perhaps the School House will give their coxswain some slight coaching next time, the art does not come by the light of Nature. CRE'WS— Bow 2 3 Str. . Cox

School Plouse. J. K. Deakin. E. W. Bolland. F. T. Davies. F. C. Fuller. J. H. D. Acland.

Bow 2 3 Str. Cox

School. N. G. Davies. H. Morris. R. Telfer. C Richings. A. Dutton"

The final of the scratch pairs was then rowed, but as it resulted in a dead-heat, it seemed unwise to row it over again that day, as the crews were getting tired. It was afterwards decided in favour of Davies ii.'s crew, who won by a few feet. Concerning the scratch fours the mind tablets are a mere blank, but from a list of eight crews, seven of

which are scratched out, it would appear that the winning ship was manned thus :— Bow 2 3 Str. Cox

Pearson i. Finch. Powell. Perrins i. A, Dutton.

There was one race, however, which the gentleman who rowed 2 in the beaten boat probably remembered for some time by impressions driven into his back. He had lost his oar, and was gazing at it philosophically where it lay drifting down the stream, heedless—so deep was his abstraction—of the exhortations of the cox, that he should mimic the mechanical swing of a man rowing, he sat quite still, and in this position received those indelible thuds of bow's oar and knuckles. He was also well drenched. Ccetera desunt.

H. M. C.

School Sports. SHE School Sports, which took place on April nth and i2th, were successful from every point of view. That most essential, but uncompromising, element of success, the weather, left nothing to be desired: several of the events were exceedingly closely contested, and consequently the interest in them well maintained : and the struggle for the Gold Medal was desperate, the issue hanging in the balance till the very end, when it fell to Fuller's lot by one point only. The first day was, as usual, devoted to running off preliminary heats, as well as deciding the long jumps, throwing the cricket ball, and the hurdles. It is unfortunate that the lastnamed cannot be competed for at Boughton, as it is a popular event. Davies' long jump was one of the best performances in the sports, and we hope to hear of his doing something further in that line on some future occasion. On the second day we were patronized by a large assemblage of School friends, to whom our thanks are due for shewing such kindly interest in' our doings. Fuller came to the fore in the sprints, winning the 100 and 120 yards fairly easily; while Davies showed his staying power by his victory in the mile (though A. P. Bolland with an excellent spurt made a good fight of it), and his plucky, though futile, attempt to wrest the

THE VIGORNIAN. ist prize in the half-mile handicap from Bates, who though he ran well, had a big start. Far and away the best race, however, was the open quarter-mile between Fuller and Davies, who ran neck and neck the whole way, the latter just winning by a supreme effort at the finish. Of the under 15 events, Harrington took the lion's share, his running being strong and good ; while Perrins' high jump was a creditable performance. The Old Boys' race produced an exciting struggle, Laurie just managing to keep away from West till he had passed the post. The comic element, which always comes as a relief if not overdone, was amply furnished by the sack race, which was the occasion of a good deal of buffoonery and mirth. At the close of a most enjoyable day, the prizes were given away by Mrs. Knox Little, the proceedings terminating with the customary cheers for her and the Headmaster. Appended are the results :— Throwing the Cricket Ball—Prize, bat. Bolland ii. (75yds) i. Long Jump, Open—Prize, biscuit tin. Davies i (i8ft loin ) I, Fuller (i7ft.) 2. Long Jump, under 15—Prize, aneroid barometer. Liddell ii (I5ft. 6in.) i. Hurdle Race—Prize, bat. Fuller I. High Jump, Open—Prize, cup, given by Mr. Cooper—Fuller 4ft. 74in. I, Bolland ii. 4ft. 6jin. 2. 120 Yards Handicap, Open—1st prize, cricket bag ; 2nd, fishing reel, given by Mr. Warner ; 3rd, brush, given by Mr. Cooper.—First heat : Fuller (scratch) I, Liddell ii. (4yds) 2; Second heat: Davies i. (scratch) I, Bolland ii. (2yds) 2 ; Third heat : Powell (5yds) I, Blair (7yds) 2 ; Final : Fuller i, Davies i. 2, Bolland ii. 3. Won by two yards; two yards between second and third. Time 13 4-5secs, 100 Yards, under 15—151 prize, cup; 2nd cup, given by Mr White. Harrington I, Liddell 2, Steward 3. Won fairly easily; good race between second and third. Time, 12 3-5secs. 100 Yards, Open—1st prize, secretary box ; 2nd aneroid. Fuller t, Davies 2, Deakin 3. Very close race ; won by a foot. Time, Iijsecs. loo Yards, under 13—Prize, clock, given by Mr. Spicer Marshall (scratch) i, Williams ii. (4yds) 2, Norton (lyd) 3. A good race ; won by a few yards. High Jump, under 15—Prize, racket Perrins ii. (4114111)1 Davey <4ft lin) 2 . • * • » / . Quarter Mile, Open—1st prize, given by Mr. Binns; 2nd cup. Davies i. i, Fuller 2. Four competed. Davies and 'Fuller got away well together at the start, and keeping close the whole distance, Davies won by a few inches. Time, 58secs. Quarter Mile Handicap, under 15—15! prize, given by Mrs. Bolland ; 2nd, biscuit box ; 3rd, inkstand. Harrington i (penalised loyds) I, Bates ii. (25yds) 2, Perrins ii. (5yds) 3. Seven ran ; won by several yds ; third close up. Time 602-1; sees. Half Mile Handicap, Open—ist prize given by the Masters • 2nd, writing desk ; 3rd, letter rack. Bates i. (6oyds) i, Davies i. (penalised loyds) 2, Bolland ii. (scratch) 3. Eleven ran. Bates kept well to the front and won easily ; third close up. Time 2min. 21 2-5secs. Half Mile, under 15—ist prize, knife ; 2nd, knife, given by Mr. Plum. Harrington i. I, Liddell ii. 2. Five ran. Harring-

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ton was to the front the whole distance and won well ; few inches only between second and third. Time, 2min. 37 3-5secs. Old Boys Race, 120 yds—Ist prize, carvers ; 2nd, lamp ; 3rd, scarf pin. D. Laurie (4yds) I, J. H. West (scratch) 2, F. Weldin (2yds) 3. Only three competed out of an entry of seven. Laurie won by a short distance. Time, I3secs. One Mile, Open—1st prize given by the Head Master ; 2nd, bag ; 3rd, silver chain. Davies ii. I, Bolland ii. 2, Deakin 3. Four started. Davies won well. Time, 5min. i4J,secs. Sack Race—Prize, silver pencil given by Messrs. Kay. ist heat : Webb I, Steward 2 ; 2nd, Harwood I, Dutton 2. Final, Harwood I, Steward 2. Consolation Race, 220 yards—ist prize, bag; 2nd, silver pencil ; 3rd, clock, given by Mr. White. Powell I, Richings 2, Davey 3. A good race. Powell, having previously won the maximum number of prizes, was disqualified, and the first was awarded to Richings and the second to Davey, Norton taking third place. Champion Gold Medal (for the largest number of points).— Fuller. Fives Tournament—Prize, cup. A. P. Bolland I. Junior Fives Tournament—Prize, cup, given by Mr. Rammell. B. M. Liddell I.

Cricket. HIS year's cricket season has certainly been successful. We have up to the present time played fifteen matches, out of which number nine have been won, three have been drawn, and three also have been lost. There have been several causes which have combined to bring about this result. First of all we have this year had the advantage of a professional to coach us. Then we began this term with all last year's XI. except two, viz., Chamberlain, who had gone up to Cambridge, and Telfer, who was unable to play. Chamberlain was a great loss, especially as regards bowling. These things were in our favour, while at the beginning of the term the weather was against us. Our first match was put off, and several others were played on a very bad wicket, in consequence of the rain. The wet weather also interfered considerably with practice. However, in spite of this, considerable improvement soon became evident at the nets, although unfortunately the difference in batting at practice and against outsiders was considerable, especially in the first few matches. This probably was due to nervousness to a great extent, and has certainly been remedied in several cases as the term has grown older. There has, however, been improvement throughout the XI., generally due, doubtless, to the good practice bowling of the professional. A very poor show as regards batting was made in the first match we played, although some excuse may be found in the fact that the wicket was exceedingly bad. But the

THE VIGORNIAN. most marked and lamentable failure of the year so far was in the Hereford match. Towards the latter part of the term the batting has improved much, and more confidence is shown. In the bowling, Liddell i. has come on in giants' strides since last year, and has met with the greatest share of success. But the same defect that was evident last year still clings to the XL this year, that is the very poor change of bowling in matches when we are unaided by the masters. Both Mr. Bolland and Mr. Beach-Hicks have been very successful in bowling, while they and Mr. Rammell have been of invaluable assistance not only in batting but also in all parts of the game. Good form has been shewn among several of the juniors, especially by Davey. With regard to the attendance at practice, there has been slight improvement, but few besides the XL are to be seen at the nets with any regularity. In spite, however, of these shortcomings this year's cricket has been a decided success, and compares very favourably with the achievements of former years. F. C. F.

K. W. Bolland, b Bennett 8 T. E. Rammell, Esq., c Bennett b Longney ... 8 A. P. Bollancl, c Boucher b Bennett 2 J. K. Deakin, b Longney I F. T. Davies, b Bennett o J. S. Liddell, b Bennett 3 J. Sheild, b Bennett I B. Liddell, 1) Longney I T. Bates, not out o Total

HIGH GREEN. Rev. S. M organ, b J. Liddell A. Kent, b Rammell Rev. II. F. Bennett, Ibw b Beach-Hicks R. Boucher, b Beach-Hicks L. Longney, b J. Liddell C. H. Ogle, c Fuller b Rammell E. Smith, bj. Liddell E. Summers, c and b J. Liddell W. Longney, not out W. Bernard, c E. W. Bolland b Rammell W. Kilminster, b Beach-Hicks Extras Total

6 18 18 o I 6 12 7 2 I 8 10 89

W.C.G.S. v. HIGH GREEN. This match was played on the School Ground on May 3ist, and was the opening match of the Season, as that arranged with Mr. P. B. Wright's XL was scratched on account of the weather. The School winning the toss went in to bat on a very bad wicket. The first wicket soon fell with only 6 runs scored, and was quickly followed by the second, 7 runs having been added. E. W. Bolland and Mr. Rammell then made a short stand and raised the total to 27, but the rest of the -XL made a very poor show, and the innings closed for 33. Our opponents lost their first wicket also with only 6 runs on the board, but Rev. H. F. Bennett and A. Kent raised the total to 37, when the former was dismissed by Mr. Beach-Hicks f o r a lively 18. The innings closed for 89, out of which A. Kent made 18. Thus High Green were victorious by 56 runs. The fielding on the part of the School left much to be desired. In the bowling Mr. Beach-Hicks was the most successful, getting 3 wickets for 7 runs. Scores :— W.C.G.S. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., c Longney b Bennett 6 F. C. Fuller, b Boucher 3

W.C.G.S. v. THE CLERGY. Played on the School Ground on June 5th, resulting in a victory for the School by 32 runs. In this match we were again most unfortunate in the weather, and were unable to begin until late in the afternoon. Fuller won the toss and went in with E. W. Bolland, the Head Master and Rev. H. F. Bennett being entrusted with the bowling. When 7 runs had been made Bolland unfortunately met with an accident, spraining his knee as he was starting on a run. Mr. Beach-Hicks and Fuller put on 16 runs, when the former was run out. With the score at 37 the next wicket fell, but Mr. Rammell and A. P. Bolland raised it to 58 before the latter was bowled. After adding 3 runs to the score Mr. Rammell was caught in the long field. The remaining wickets only managed to make 5 runs between them, the innings closing for 66. This looked anything but bright for the School; however, the Clergy failed to reach this score, only making 34 runs, to which 17 were contributed by Rev. T. W. Bennett. Mr. Beach-Hicks was again very successful with the ball, taking five for 2 runs. _ Scores :—

THE VIGORNIAN. W.C.G.S. F. C. Fuller, b Russell E. W. Bolland, run out R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., run out T. E. Rammell, Esq., c Davey b Deakin A. P. Bolland, b Bennett J. K. Deakin, c and b Deakin J. S. Liddell, run out F. T. Davies, c W. E. Bolland b Deakin B. M. Liddell, c Arden Davis b Deakin J. Sheild, not out T. Bates, b Bennett Extras Total

16 2 n 20 8 o o o I 2 2 4 66

CLERGY. Rev. T. Russell, bj. Liddell o ,, T. W. Bennett, retired 17 ,, H. F. Bennett, Ibw b Beach-Hicks 5 „ W. R. Carr, c Rammell b J Liddell I ,, R. Arden-Davis, c Rammell b Beach-Hicks 3 „ K. A. Deakin, b Beach-Hicks 2 ,, G. F. Hough, b Beach-Hicks 2 H. E. Watts, c a n d b j . Liddell I C. L. Davey, b J. Liddell 2 Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Beach-Hicks o ,, J. Hunt, not out I Extras I Total

W.C.G.S. v. VOLUNTARY CHOIR GUILD. This match was played on the School Ground on June gth, and was very hotly contested, as we only managed to score 2 runs more than our opponents. They batted first and made 44 runs. It looked like an easy win for the School, but with three wickets down for 11 things began to look gloomy. Liddell i. played a careful innings for 14, and the score had reached 34 before he was run out. This promised an exciting finish. Liddell ii., however, hit about freely for a short time, the winning hit coming from his bat, before he was caught. The swampy state of the ground accounts in some measure for the low scoring. Scores:— VOLUNTARY CHOIR GUILD. R. Webb, c Sheild b Fuller W. Hughes, st Rammell b J. Liddell S. Smith, st Rammell b Deakin H. Watkins, b J. Liddell J. Bragg, b Fuller

5 I 23 3 7

415

T. Pardoe, b Fuller F. Hall, b Deakin , A. Williams, b Fuller J. Evans, b Fuller H. Ruston, not out L. Manning, c B. M. Liddell b J. Liddell Extras

I o o I o I 2

Total W.C.G.S. F. C. Fuller, run out T. Bates, b Smith T. E. Rammell, Esq., Ibw b Smith A. P. Bolland, b Smith J. S. Liddell, run out J. Deakin, b Watkins F. T. Davies, b Watkins J. Sheild, c Hughes b Watkins B. M. Liddell, c Bragg b Hughes C. T. Ley, b Watkins C. L. Davey, not out Extras

44 no 5 o 14 I o 2 7 2 o 4

Total.

W.C.G.S. v. NORTON BARRACKS. Played at Norton on Thursday, July i2th. This was the most decided victory which we have won as yet this season, as we exceeded our opponents' score by exactly 100 runs. The Barracks batted first but made a poor start, Ward being caught at c. point off Fuller's first ball, the second wicket soon followed with only 5 runs scored, and Norman, who had in the first match against us made 70 runs,~ was caught off Liddell with the total at 6. Major Hudson and Pitt then made a stand, adding 21 runs, when the latter was bowled by Liddell. The next wicket fell for 46, to which score the remaining wickets failed to make any addition. Liddell bowled exceedingly well, taking 7 wickets for 25, three wickets falling to as many balls. The School began very badly, losing three wickets for 6 runs. Mr. Beach-Hicks and Mr. Rammell added 22 runs before the former was bowled by Norman. Liddell then went in, and he and Mr. Rammell remained together for three-quarters of an hour, and raised the total to 104, when Liddell was neatly taken at point, having batted very carefully for his 20. The next four wickets brought the score to 146, 79 of which were contributed by Mr. Rammell, who carried out his bat after a faultless innings. He hit two 5's, eight 4's,

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eight 3's, and two 2's. The Hon. R. Ward bowled well for the Barracks, taking 7 wickets for 45 runs. Scores :—

NORTON BARRACKS. First Innings. Second Innings. 39 Hon. R. Ward, c Rammell b Fuller o not out Sergt. Norman, c W. E. Bolland b J. Liddell o Ibw b Beach-Hicks 3 Lt. W. Stanley Clarke, b J. Liddell 5 Major Hudson, b J. Liddell 8 not out 8 Sergt. Pitt, b J. Liddell 15 Drummer Ramsay, not out 12 Lt. Earl of Tyrone, b W. E. Bolland I Sergt. May bury, b J. Liddell o „ Morris, c W. E. Bolland b J. Liddell o ,, Cooper, bj. Liddell o Drummer Bloodsworth, run out o Extras 5 Extras 2 Total

46 Total W.C.G.S. Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Ward I E. W. Bolland, b Norman 5 R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Norman 12 F. C. Fuller, c Norman b Ward o T. E. Rammell, Esq., not out 79 A. P. Bolland, Ibw b Norman o J. S. Liddell, c Clarke b Ward 20 F. T. Davis, b Ward 3 B. Liddell, b Ward 2 J. Deakin, b Ward 2 J. Sheild, c and b Ward o Extras 22 Total

146

W.C.G.S. v. CLUB AND GROUND. This match was played at Boughton on June I4th, in beautiful weather. Fuller won the toss and went in with Mr. Rammell. With the. score at 12, Mr. Rammell was bowled by Boucher, who also dismissed Mr. Beach-Hicks with his next ball. The next two wickets fell after raising the total to 23. Mr. Bolland saw the next three go down and then he was joined by Davies ; runs were then added rapidly, and the score had amounted to 94 before Davies was caught, after making an extremely good 23. The next wicket went down for 98, and the score had just reached 100 before Mr. Bolland was cleaned bowled by Boucher, having made a splendid 44.

A very poor show was made by the Club and Ground, who then went in. The Rev. C. W. Bennett was bowled at 12, and the next over Boucher was run out. The next wickets soon fell with the bowling of BeachHicks and Fuller; the former bowled extremely well, securing 6 wickets for 10 runs. The Rev. F. A. Bickmore played a useful 12, not out. The Club and Ground, who followed on, reached the score of 75 without losing a wicket, before time was called. Scores:— W.C.G.S. T. E. Rammel, Esq., b Boucher 6 F. C. Fuller, c & b Lightwood 4 R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Boucher o A. P. Bolland, b Boucher 7 Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Boucher 44 J. S. Liddell, b Boucher 4 B. M. Liddell, c W. E. Holland b Bennett ... 2 J. K. Deakin, b Boucher I F. T. Davies, c Bennett b W. E. Holland 23 J. Shield, b W. E. Holland o T. Bates, not out o Extras II Total

102

CLUB AND GROUND. First Innings. Second Innings. Rev. C. W. Bennett, b BeachHicks I R. Boucher, run out 7 not out 43 Rev. F. A. Bickmore, not out 12 not out 28 W. E. Holland, b Beach-Hicks ... 2 J. Lightwood, b Fuller 2 A. Bannister, b Beach-Hicks 3 T. W. Powell, c and b Fuller o H. Holland, run out o E. W. Branthwaite, c A. P. Bolland b Beach-Hicks I J. Parsons, b Beach-Hicks 2 T. H. Griffiths, b Beach-Hicks ... o Extras 4 Extras 4 Total....

Total

W.C.G.S. v. HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. This match was played at Hereford on June igth, and was the most discreditable of the season. The team with very few exceptions entirely collapsed, being beaten by poor bowling. The two Liddells got together and made the only stand in the whole innings. There was no reason whatever for this signal failure

THE VIGORNIAN. on the part of the majority of the XI. The wicket was good and the bowling easy, and yet the total gained was only 36. Hereford began badly, losing 3 wickets for 13. The next wicket however left them with 3 runs to the good. The remaining 6 wickets raised the score to no. Brierley played a good innings for 26 not out. One thing this match did was to bring forward a new bowler in the person of A. P. Holland, who took the two last wickets with his two first balls. The fielding of the school was also far from good. W.C.G.S. F. C. Fuller, b Oakley Sheild, cand bj. Rowe A. P. Bolland, bj. Rowe E. W. Bolland, b Oakley J. S. Liddell, b Oakley F. T. Davies, b Oakley B. M. Liddell, b Oakley J. Deakin, bj. Rowe R. Telfer, b Oakley T. Bates, not out C. T. Ley, b Oakley Extras

o 3 o I 9 o n o 6 o o 6 Total

I. L. Rowe, b J. Liddell T. Carless, b J. Liddell. F. R. Thomas, b J. Liddell \V. L. Chare, b Fuller H. H. E. Oakley, b Fuller A. E. Jones, bj. Liddell R. T. Morgan, c J. Liddell b B. Liddell C. A. Brierley, not out W. P. Rowe, c Ley b Deakin R. A. Bentley, b A. P. Bolland C. G. Potter, b A. P. Bolland Extras Total

3 I 19 2 II S 16 26 o 19 o 7 no

W.C.G.S. v. CLUB AND GROUND. In this match, played on June 21, in brilliant weather, the School succeeded in beating the Club and Ground a second time at Boughton. The home team batted first, the Rev. F. Bickmore and H. Pye going in to face the bowling of Fuller and Liddell. Pye was bowled by Fuller before a run had been scored, the second wicket fell when the score was 31, and the

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fourth at 34. At 4, Mr. Bickmore was bowled by Liddell for a useful 19. After his departure J. Lightwood batted well for 25, and at lunch-time the side were out for a total of 79. For the School, the Head Master and Fuller opened the innings, 30 being scored before the former was caught for 15. Shortly afterwards Fuller was bowled, but Mr. Rammell and A. P. Bolland made a good stand, raising the score to 76, before Bolland was bowled for 24. The next two wickets fell soon, Mr. Rammell being bowled for 26. Mr. Beach-Hicks hit vigorously for 16, but the rest of the side gave little trouble, the total score reaching 113. The Club and Ground went in again and scored 115. For our opponents, Bearcroft bowled well, his balls being difficult to see. The fielding of the School XI. was excellent. Scores :— CLUB AND GROUND. First Innings. Rev. F. A. Bickmore, b J. Liddell 19 H. Pye, b Fuller o P. B. Wright, bj. Liddell 10 A. P. Tiley, b W. E. Bolland o G. Bearcroft, c A. P. Bolland b J. Liddell 3 J. Lightwood, b Fuller 25 S. O'Brien, b W. E. Bolland 6 T. G. Dobbs, b Beach-Hicks H. Holland, not out

3 I

F. Gage, run out J. B. Parsons, run out Extras...

o o 12

Total.,

Second Innings. bj. Liddell bW. E. Bolland... b Beach-Hicks b W. E. Bolland...

9 2 3 9

not out 17 bj. Liddell 8 c A. P. Bolland b W. E. Bolland... 15 b Fuller 25 c A. P. Bolland b Beach-Hicks ... 4 c & b A. P.Bolland I b Beach-Hicks 4 Extras 14

Total

115

W.C.G.S. Rev. W. E. Bolland, c Gage b Bearcroft F. C. Fuller, b Bearcroft T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Wright A. P. Bolland, b Gage E. W. Bolland, b Lightwood R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Wright J. Liddell, b Bearcroft B. Liddell, b Wright F. Davies, b Bearcroft J. Sheild, not out J. Deakin, b Bearcroft Extras Total

15 4 26 24 3 16 I 4 2 o o _l8 113

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W.C.G.S. v. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL. A pleasant game played on our ground on June 23 resulted in a draw in their favour. Mr. Easterfield and Barton batted first for Dean Close School. At first the cricket was painfully slow, 30 runs only being scored in the first hour, when Mr. Easterfield was bowled for 13. Barton was bowled for a careful 30 and the third wicket fell soon after. The Rev. J. Harvey and Snell then got together and the score quickly mounted up to 105 for the loss of four wickets, when the innings was declared closed. For the School Mr. Beach-Hicks and Fuller batted first, Fuller being soon dismissed for i. Mr. Beach-Hicks and A. P. Bolland brought the score up to 37, when the former was bowled for a vigorous 26, which included a 6. Bolland was caught soon afterwards, and the next two fell quickly, and Mr. Rammell and Liddell played out time. The fielding of the School was not all that could be desired, several chances being missed at the beginning of the game. For our opponents Mr. Harvey and Snell scored fast, while Barnes was most successful with the ball. Scores :— DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL. E. Easterfield, Esq., b W. E. Bolland 13 E. J. Barton, b W. E. Bolland 30 R. F. McNeal, b J. Liddell 12 Rev. F. Harvey, not out 19 F. Bienenamm, Esq., c W. E. Bolland, b J. Liddell i H. S. Snell, not out 24 C. S. Wilson G. E. Chambers C

- Barnes C. E. Le Poer Trench P. T. Thornburgh Extras

3 Total

W.C.G.S. v. BROMYARD. On June 26 we played an interesting match at Bromyard against the local team. Bromyard won the toss and went in first, but on a fair wicket failed to make any stand against the good bowling of Liddell L, Rev. E. H. Oldham and G. Firkins being the chief scorers. Liddell bowled very well, his analysis being 7 wickets for 31. E. W. Bolland and Davies went in to bat first for the School, but the first three wickets fell quickly for 16 runs. Mr. Rammell and Liddell i. made a good stand, the score reaching 65, before the former was out for 25. Liddell batted well for his 15, and was caught and bowled when the score was 84; the side were out for 86. For Bromyard, Hatfield and Firkins bowled best. The fielding of the School was excellent; Mr. Oldham being dismissed by a very good left-hand catch taken at mid-off by E. W. Bolland, and G. Firkins by a smart catch at cover-point Scores :— BROMYARD C.C.

105

I 26 11 9 4 I I

W.C.G.S. E. W. Bolland. b Cuff 3 F. T. Davies, Ibw b Hatfield 4 A. P. Bolland, c R. Firkins b Hatfield 4 T. E. Rammell, Esq., Ibw b Hatfield 25 F. C. Fuller, b Hatfield 4 R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., c Barrs b R. Firkins 5

Total

W.C.G.S. F. C. Fuller, b Thornburgh R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Barnes A. P. Bolland, c Snell b Barnes T. E. Rammell, Esq., not out E. W. Bolland, b Chambers Rev. W. E. Bolland, c Wilson b Barnes J. S. Liddell, not out

Hlid not bat

J. E. Cuff, c Rammell b J. Liddell J. Barrs, c Sheild b Fuller C. G. B. Wood run out Rev. E. H. Oldham, c and b J. Liddell R. Firkins, b J. Liddell G. Firkins, c Beach-Hicks b J. Liddell Hatfield, c E. W. Bolland b J. Liddell J. W. Hinings, not out N. R. Gibbs, b J. Liddell F. Oakley, b J. Liddell F. James, b Fuller Extras

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Total

B. M. Liddell F. T. Davies .. J. Sheild T. Bates Extras

5 3 4 12 2 9 3 8 o i I 4 52

THE VIGORNIAN. J. S. Liddell, c and b R. Firkins B. M. Liddell, c Hinings b Oakley J. Shield, b G. Firkins T. Bates, b R. Firkins J. Deakin, not out Extras

15 6 3 i o 16

Total

W.C.G.S. v. OLD VIGORNJANS. On June 28 we played a weak Old Boys' XL, without masters, on the School ground. The School having won the toss, E. W. Holland and Davies went in to bat first. The first two wickets fell for 7 runs, but Fuller and A. P. Bolland made a short stand and brought the score up to 30. The rest of the XI. were unable to make a stand against Chamberlain's bowling, though Ley played well. Chamberlain's analysis was 9 wickets for 18. The O.V.'s made no stand at all, Fuller's bowling being quite too good for them, as he took 7 wickets for 8 runs. Scores:— W.C.G.S. E. W. Bolland, b Chamberlain 2 F. T. Davies, b Chamberlain o A. P. Bolland, c M. Webb bF. Newman 13 F. C. Fuller, b Chamberlain II J. S. Liddell, b Chamberlain 5 B. M. Liddell, b Chamberlain 3 J. Sheild, Ibw b Chamberlain o J. K. Deakin, b Chamberlain 4 T. Bates, b Chamberlain o C. T. Ley, not out 5 H. E. Powell, c T. Newman b Chamberlain... o Extras S Total

O.V.S. R. Webb, b Fuller F. M. Webb, b Fuller P. B. Wright, b Fuller G. Newman, not out T. W. Powell, b J. Liddell F. Newman, b Fuller H. Clarke, b Fuller J. Chamberlain, Ibw b Fuller H. W. Finch, b J. Liddell S. Banks, b Fuller H. Higgins, b J. Liddell Extras

I 3 I 6 8 o 2 2 o o o S Total

419 W.C.G.S. v. HARTLEY.

This match was played at Hartley on June 30, in splendid weather, and was very closely contested. The wicket was hard and dry, but the scores were very small owing to the length of the grass surrounding the pitch. Martley won the toss, and the Rev. J. Hastings and W. Jones went in to bat, but the latter was bowled by Fuller when only one run had been made. The fourth wicket fell with the score at 16, and the whole side were out for 38, Liddell i. taking 5 wickets for 14, Fuller 4 for 15. For the School Hr. Beach-Hicks and Fuller batted first, but the former was bowled with the score at 13, and Fuller was caught at long leg shortly afterwards. Nobody else made a stand, and the ninth wicket was down with the score at 34 ; but Deakin and Bates succeeded in getting the necessary runs, and the School won an exciting game by 2 runs. The length of the grass in the field made run-getting and fielding very difficult. Hartley went in to bat again and made 38 for 5 wickets, Liddell ii. taking 3 wickets for 17 runs. Scores :— HARTLEY C.C. First Innings. Rev. J. H. Hastings, b Fuller W. Jones, b Fuller T. De Lanne, b J. Liddell A. P. Battersea, bj. Liddell H. Taylor, b J. Liddell B. Preece, b J. Liddell J. H. Evans, c Fuller, b J. Liddell H. Caswell, b Fuller T. Ashmore, run out

6 o S o 3 7 o 3 3

H. Rowley, not out J. Webbe, b Fuller Extras

3 o b B. Liddell 8 Extras

I 8

Total

Second Innings. not out not out b B. Liddell runout

9 9 o 3

b B. Liddell

c E. W. Bolland b Fuller 6

38 W.C.G.S.

F. C. Fuller, c Preece b Taylor R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Caswell E. W. Bolland, b Taylor T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Taylor A. P. Bolland, c and b Caswell J. S. Liddell, b Caswell B. M. Liddell, b Taylor F. T. Davies, b Taylor J. Sheild, c Hastings b Caswell

12 3 I 2 5 o 5 2 i

THE VIGORNIAN.

42O

J. K. Deakin, b Caswell T. Bates, notout Extras

3 2 4 Total

W.C.G.S. v. MR. P. B. WRIGHT'S XI. Played on the School Ground on Tuesday, July 3rd. This match resulted in a creditable victory for the School by 21 runs. Mr. Wright brought a strong XI. against us. Fuller won the toss and decided to bat first. The beginning was exceedingly feeble, 2 wickets falling before a run was scored. Mr. Rammell was bowled after contributing a useful 12. Forty runs were scored for the loss of 6 wickets when Rev. W. E. Bolland joined Davies, and they quickly carried it up to 71 when Davies was run out having made 16 runs. The remaining wickets fell quickly and the score did not pass 72. Our opponents began very carefully. P. H. Leggett and F. Buckland remained together for half-an-hour before the latter was bowled by Fuller with the score at 19. Their score at the fall of the seventh wicket had reached 46, which the remaining wickets converted into 51. Fuller and Liddell were both successful with the ball, securing 4 wickets for 17 and 5 wickets for 28 respectively. Scores :— W.C.G.S. First Innings. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., c Buckland b Chamberlain 9 F. C. Fuller, b H. Leggett o E. W. Bolland, b H. Leggett o T. E. Rammell, Esq., b Chamberlain 12 A. P. Bolland, c Higgins b H. Leggett 5 J. S. Liddell, st Harkness b H. Leggett 7 F. T. Davies, run out 16 B. M. Liddell, b Chamberlain o Rev. W. E. Bolland, b Chamberlain 18 J. Sheild, c Wright b P. H. Leggett I T. Bates, not out Extras Total

Second Innings.

c & b H. Leggett... 14 Ibw b Buckland ... 2

not out

b Buckland

c Harkness b Chamberlain 2 o b Buckland 2 4 Extras 10

Total

MR. WRIGHT'S XI. P. H. Leggett, c E. W. Bolland b Fuller

F. J. Buckland, b Fullsr W. A. Young, b J. Liddell H. Leggett, c B. M. Liddell, b J. Liddell E. L. Harkness, b Fuller J. Chamberlain, not out P. Wright, b J. Liddell , Rev. W. Melville, b Fuller W. Higgins, b J. Liddell L. Waugh, b J. Liddell Extras Total

9 4 I 3 7 4 5 2 o 6 51

W.C.G.S. v. BARNT GREEN. Played at Barnt Green on July 7th, in fine weather. Our opponents won the toss and Rev. W. Mosse and A. Everitt went in to bat. The scoring was fast, but at 25 Everitt was bowled for 19, the second wicket falling soon after for the addition of 3 runs. Mr. Mosse and H. Margetts made a good stand and the score mounted to 77 before the former was caught at mid-off for a somewhat lucky 34, with the score at 104. Margetts was bowled for a good 33, and the next two wickets fell for a few additional runs; but Addenbrooke and Clarke scored fast, until the latter was caught in the deep field. With the score at 190 for 8 wickets, the innings was declared closed. Mr. Addenbrooke's 53 (not out) was a fine display of batting, his cutting being very hard and clean. Rev. W. E. Bolland and E. W. Bolland batted first for the School; the latter was caught with the score at 20. Mr. Bolland and Mr. Beach-Hicks took the score up to 41, before the latter was caught for 17. A. P. Bolland then went in and the score had reached 82, when Mr. Bolland was caught and bowled. His 40 was scored very quickly and, with the exception of a difficult chance in the deep field, faultlessly. Mr. Rammell and A. P. Bolland played out time, Bolland playing well for his 20, and the match ended in an even draw. Scores :— BARNT GREEN. Rev. W. G. Mosse, c E. W. Bolland b BeachHicks 34 A. W. Everitt, b W. E. Bolland 19 Rev. E. Healey, c Rammell b Fuller 3 H. Margetts, b Fuller 33 R. Rowlands, c Beach-Hicks b J. Liddell 4 T. J. Addenbrooke, not out 53 S. H. Clark, c A. P. Bolland, b J. Liddell ... 3

421

THE VIGORNIAN. W. G. Clarke, c B. M. Liddell, 1) Beach-Hicks 19 G. P. Everitt, b Beach-Hicks 6 Rev. K. A. Deakin, not out I H. Mitchell did not bat. Extras 15

Total

igo

W.C.G.S. Rev. W. E. Bolland, c& b G. Everitt 40 E. W. Bolland, c A. W. Everitt b Addenbrooke 7 R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., c Healey b G. Everitt 17 A. P. Bolland, not out 2O T. E. Rammell, Esq., not out 6 F. C. Fuller F. T. Davies J. Liddell >did not bat. B. M. Liddell J. Deakin J. Sheild Extras 6 Total

J. S. Liddell, b Aldridge B. M. Liddell, b Aldridge J. K. Deakin, b Aldridge J. G. Sheild, c Bickmore b Mason T. Bates.notout Extras

2 5 3 2 o 9

Total

MR. E. L. HARKNESS' XI. W. H. Hartland, c Beach-Hicks b Rammell... 26 J. Lightwood, b J. Liddell I Rev. F. A. Bickmore, b J. Liddell 4 Aldridge, b Fuller o E. L. Harkness, c J. Liddell b Rammell 20 H. Pye, b Rammell 4 J. T. Chamberlain, b Rammell I H. F. P. Clarke, not out 12 W. Hughes, c and b Fuller 7 A. Mason, c Rammell b Fuller o Extras 14 Total

W.C.G.S. v. NORTON BARRACKS.

Played at Norton on June i2th, and resulted in a draw in their favour. This was the first time that we Played on the School Ground on July loth. Resulted had had a dry wicket to play on, and the scoring on in a victory for the visitors by 21 runs. At the both sides was considerably higher than in the previous appointed time only 6 of our opponents had arrived; matches. The Barracks won the toss and batted first. their side was filled up by substitutes from our XL, until Norman played a fine innings for 73, and Evans a Aldridge the Ground bowler at Boughton, and somewhat lucky one for 40. With the total at 181 others arrived. The School batted first and lost with 2 wickets still to fall Capt. How declared their 2 wickets for only 5 runs, although Mr. Rammell and Mr. innings closed. When the School went in there was Beach-Hicks added considerably to the score we were a little over an hour to time. Mr. Rammell and unable to face the bowling of Aldridge, Mr. Rammell Fuller opened the innings and 37 was scored before was caught for the last wicket after rather a lucky but Fuller played on for n. The next wicket put on 18 useful innings of 28. Our opponents then went in runs and the next four raised the total to 96, when and looked as if they would not even reach the score time was called. Mr. Rammell batted brilliantly for 50, of 67, the first 3 wickets went down for 8 runs, but a which contained a 5, three 4's, five 3*5 and four 2's. stand was made by Hartland andHarkness who brought The fielding of the School was poor on the whole and the score up to 56, before Harkness was caught. The wanting in briskness. Scores :— NORTON BARRACKS. rest of the wickets went down rather easily with the W.C.G.S. v. MR. E. L. HARKNESS' XI.

exception of Clarke, who played a very careful innings for 12. Scores :— W.C.G.S. F. C. Fuller, b Bickmore o R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Aldridge 16 A. P. Bolland, b Bickmore I T. E. Rammell, Esq., c Chamberlain b Hartland 28 E. W. Bolland, b Hartland i

Sergt. Norman, c Bates b W. E. Bolland Lt. Leggett, b Beach-Hicks Capt. How, c Sheild b W. E. Bolland Drummer Ramsay, run out Capt. Leggett, b W. E. Bolland Sergt. Pitt, Ibw b W. E. Bolland Lt. Arden, c Fuller b Beach-Hicks..... Lt. Evans, not out Color-Sergt. Armitage, runout

73 2 8 3 2 9 19 40 o

THE VIGORNIAN.

422

Lt. Dillon, not out Private Jones, did not bat Extras

o 23 Total

181

W.C.G.S. T E Rammell, Esq., b Norman 50 F. C. Fuller, b How II A. P. Bolland, c Arden b How 8 R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, Esq., b Norman . 12 Rev W. E Bolland, c and b Norman 3 J. Liddell, b Lt. Leggett 5 B. Liddell, not out . . . . ... o J. Deakin ^| , „, .. ,

DOUBLES. ist round. Fuller \ , f Liddell ii. Powell / \ Button Davies i. \ ( Telfer Sheild / " \ Blair Bolland i. \ f Liddell i. Davies ii. / " { Ley Bolland ii. \ f Deakin Morris ii. / " \ Marshall 2ndround. Davies i. \ f Fuller Sheild / " 1 Blair ( Bolland i. Bolland ii. \ Morris ii. j " ( Davies ii. final. Davies i. ) f Bolland ii. Sheild J " 1 Morris ii.

Vdid not bat

T. Bates Extras Total

School Hetos.

The Head Master played in the North of England

Jibes. TOURNAMENT was commenced about the middle of Easter term. The senior " singles " were won by A. P. Bolland, who beat F. Davies. The junior " singles," for which Mr. Rammell again kindly gave a prize, were won by B. Liddell, who beat Ley, and showed the best form of the juniors. The " doubles " were won by F. Davies and Sheild, who beat A. Bolland and F. Morris in the final. SENIOR SINGLES. 1st round. Fuller Telfer Davies i. Ley Liddell i.

bt. Powell „ Deakin

(15-10, 15-5)

(I?)"*)

Liddell ii. (15-7, 15-3) Morris ii.(4-i5,15-10/I4-I4\ _. ... V33-° / Sheild

Bolland ii. , Davies ii. Davey ,, Blair /iS-9, I4-I4\ V 3-° / Bolland i. a bye 2nd round. Davies i. b t. Ley (15-4, 15-6) Telfer Fuller Bolland ii. Liddell i. -6, 15-7) Bolland i. Davey 3rd round. Davies i. Telfer Bolland ii. Bolland i. 2, 15-10) final. Bolland ii. Davies i. i 3-5 ' 5-i )

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playing for the North. E. A. White has been bracketed second in the examination for the Senior Mathematical (University) Scholarship. We offer him our sincere congratulations on his distinction. He is at present taking temporary duty for the Head Master of the College in Barbadoes. We also congratulate H. Dutton, who has won the University sculls at Oxford. H. M. Conacher (Corpus Christi, Ox.) has obtained a first in " Mods." T. A. Branthwaite (Hert. Coll., Ox.) has gained a second class in the final Theological Honour Schools at Oxford. J. T. Chamberlain (Emmanuel, Camb.) has had his exhibition increased. H. Dutton and W. H. Webb have been rowing in the Hertford College boat in the College races at Oxford. H. W. Bolland (Emmanuel, Camb.) and W. Finch (Peterhouse, Camb.) have been rowing in the " Mays " for their respective colleges. F. H. Pickin has gained a second class in the London Matriculation.

F. T. DAVIES. F. C. FULLER.

THE VJGORNIAN. ... F. T. DAVIES. ... F. T. DAVIES. ... F. C. FULLER.

Secretary of Cricket Captain of Football Captain of the Boats Librarians .

(F. T. DAVIES. W. BOLLAND. ... A. BENNETT. ... E. \V. BOLLAND. ... H. HARRINGTON. C. FULLER. T. DAVIES.

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Curator of the Museum ... Secretary of Fives Captain of Cycle Club ... Editors of The Vigornian

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. (Eorasponbettce. Photography. Dear Sirs, This is an age of progression in the School, when Cycle Clubs, Museums, and such like enterprises have been taken in hand and organised satisfactorily and .are now flourishing institutions. Should not this encourage the devotees of Photography to unite and form a society, instead of being a scattered, disorganised element in the school like they are at present ? Nearly all schools now have taken up this pursuit as a recognised occupation for spare hours. Why should we be behind the times ? Hoping this suggestion will not be fruitless, I am, dear Sirs, Yours truly, C. T. L.

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3I: _ Solution of Problem No. Black. White. K at K Kt 4 (K at Q 4 Ps „ K B 2, QB 2 Q „ K Kt 2 and Q K t 4 ) Rs » K 6, & Q B 4 Kts » K 4, & Q B 6 Ps „ K B 6, K 2 , & Q Kt 4

i 2toB3 i K takes R ( K 6 ) 2 Q to B 5 mate or i K takes R (B 4) 2 Q to Q 3 mate or i P takes R (K 6) 2 Q to Q 3 mate or i P takes R (B 4) 2 Q to B 5 mate (N.B.—The omission on the diagram of Black P at B 2 gave a second solution with R Q 4, ch.)

A Chess Association has been formed for Worcestershire. Its object is stated to be to encourage chess throughout the county, and we hear that there is an idea of starting matches between various schools. We hope that this is true, and that our fellows will be able to give a good account of themselves.

(Ehess. Problem No. 31.

Composed for The Vigornian by W. E. B. BLACK.

WHITE. White to play and mate in two moves.

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