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No. 34. VOL. III.
JUNE, 1898.
(Contents. Editorial The Boat Race The Regatta ... The Sports ... Hockey Fives... Paper Chases ... A Holiday in Mid-Wales School Officers School News ... O.V's Column... Correspondence Chess Accounts
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feel this term that it is high time to address a strong complaint to past and present members of the School for the lamentable lack of support afforded by them to our School Magazine. The time seems to have come when boys in the School merely take their copy of the " Vigornian " as a matter of course, and because it is charged in the bill, but when it comes to helping in any way to make it more interesting, they no more
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dream of contributing to it than they would of writing an article in the " Spectator," or criticising a new work in the " Fortnightly Review." Even the opportunity offered them of venting their grievances in correspondence to the Editor, which is never ignored, is now very rarely made use of. Our O.V. correspondent has, in this number, made an urgent appeal to O.V's to send support in the shape of articles, especially letters from abroad, and we should like for our part to direct a still more pressing request to present members of the School to do their best by writing articles, descriptive or critical, or by sending their budding poetical inspirations (surely there are some in the School who are " taken that way") to make their School Magazine more interesting than it can possibly be this number, when we are sorry to say there are no contributions either from past or present members of the School, beyond the mere dry chronicle of the School events since our last number. P.S.—Since writing the above we have received a much wanted contribution from an O.V., for which we are very thankful, as it considerably enhances the interest of this number. The hope which we expressed in our last issue of
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a victory over Hereford has unfortunately not been condition, and we hope that every boy will avail realized, and we must congratulate our opponents on himself of this advantage to the utmost. breaking the spell of wins on home-water, though we must confess the race was disappointing, as no one With regard to the other sports last term, Hockey would be bold enough to say what the result would was very fairly successful, as we played three matches have been had all gone smoothly. However, we must with good teams in Worcester, and though we lost " let the dead past bury its dead," and look forward to them all we made a good show, considering it was avenging our defeat next year, when we expect to have only our second season. Fives was well supported, and two old " colours " left to renew the contest. The some good play was seen, but we were unable to Regatta was a failure as regards weather, but some arrange matches with other schools, partly owing to very good races were seen by those who braved the a difference in the construction of our courts. Finally elements, and the School certainly deserve praise for on days when it was unfit for Hockey, Paper Chases the plucky fight they made against a much superior were held, which were generally well attended and crew of O.Vs, who had been able to be together much produced some very interesting runs. longer than for several years past. Our thanks are due to Mr. Swann for his kindness in taking so much We must apologise to our readers this term,especially trouble to coach us. to the O.V's for the absence of any Letter from either of the Universities, but the fact is there are so few in The Sports on the other hand were favoured with residence that the present representatives are reluctant very pleasant weather, and a large number of to undertake the task of writing about so little, a'nd spectators were present both days on the School consequently we have postponed the Letters to our ground. The results were very creditable, an especial next issue, when we hope to have some rather more improvement being shown on last year in the jumping. interesting budgets than would have been the case Mrs. Teignmouth-Shore very kindly consented at the had we included them in this issue. last moment to take the place of Mrs. Forrest in the office of distributing the prizes, who was unexpectedly The Summer " Certificate" Exams, are again prevented from being present, which was disappointing, looming in sight, and we should like to urge one and as it is several years now since she has graced the all the necessity of doing their utmost to keep up the Sports with her presence, and we were looking forward honour of the School in respect of these ordeals. this time to seeing her among us again. Let each remember that, in the case especially of the The Cricket has opened inauspiciously with several wet half-holidays, but we hope soon to have an improvement in the weather. Our thanks are due to Mr. Beach-Hicks, and those of the fellows who kindly helped to mow the field during the holidays. Last year our weak point was decidedly in fielding; we hope to see a very great improvement in this line this year, as it is really the vital point in cricket. A team is no good unless it can field, so let each try his best to improve himself in this respect. With regard to our prospects for the season, we have only five members of last year's XI. left, but we hope the best of last year's 2nd XI. will come on and prove worthy to fill the vacant places. Our ground is in splendid
Higher Certificate, we are in competition with other Schools, and our results will be compared with theirs, so let him contribute his quota to the total that shall determine the position of his School among the chief Schools of England. The Head Master has very kindly offered to give a special prize for each " distinction" won, and this, if no better motive, should incite us all to support him in his efforts to raise the educational standard of the School to what it ought to be. We are extremely pleased to inform our readers that the erection of new buildings, so long desired, is at last to be carried out. The Governors have authorised the construction of a building containing four class-
THE VIGORNIAN. rooms, chemical laboratory, reading-room, and other small rooms on the vacant site between the School House and the old house at present used as classrooms, &c. This work is gratifying, as it has been brought about primarily by the increase in numbers which has been going on lately. The School will soon number one hundred, and we hope in a few years that number will be nearly doubled under the unflagging energy of our Head Master and his supporters.
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hard to the finish we managed to reduce somewhat the lead of the Hereford boat, which ultimately won by about two and a half lengths. Had it not been for the unfortunate occurrence above referred to (which must be attributed to " stroke's " inability to grip his oar owing to the cold) the race would have been very keenly contested, although it would be presuming too much to say we should have won, as our rivals were much superior to us as regards physique. Praise is due to all the members of our crew, who pluckily made the best of a lost race, and who during the whole period of training worked so well together. We cannot conclude without thanking Mr. W. A. Telfer, the captain of the Worcester Rowing Club, for his kindness in bringing out scratch fours to practice starts with us, and giving us the use of the Boat House for the race, and finally for officiating as starter, a duty which he had to carry out under very trying circumstances. Our thanks are also due to Mr. Albert Webb, who kindly acted as judge.
$HE usual half-mile course at Pitchcroft was the scene of our race against Hereford Cathedral School, on Saturday, March 19. Judging from previous results, in which each crew has been successful on its own water, it was our turn to win, but, as will be seen, the fates were against us. Three o'clock was the time fixed for the start, and just before that hour Hereford put off from the Boat House, and we followed shortly afterwards. The weather throughout the morning had been exceptionAppended is the list of the crews : — ally rough, and at the time of rowing had not improved WORCESTER. st. Ibs. in the least, but was steadily getting worse, if that Bow M. Bates ......... 8 4 were possible : a very strong, cold wind, amounting 2 H. A. Lewis ......... 811 almost to a gale, was blowing down stream, and the 3 A. T. Marshall ...... 10 i j rain was descending in a pitiless downpour. Str. C. H. Harrington ...... 10 i In spite of these unfavourable conditions a large Cox H. C. Collier ......... 4 12 number of spectators availed themselves of the shelter HEREFORD. st. Ibs. afforded by the Rowing Club Boat House to witness Bow H. L. Hereford ...... 8 10 the struggle. Owing to the swiftness of the stream 2 G. Connop ......... 10 8 there was considerable delay in getting the stake-boats 3 H. V. Diamond ...... 10 r r into position, and it was whilst waiting for this that Str. G. Donne ......... 10 10 both crews were gradually getting benumbed with the Cox B. Croft ............ 5 5 cold. However, a start was at length made, and at the gth or loth stroke we were slightly ahead of the other boat, but immediately after this " stroke " somehow failed to get his blade clear of the water, and did jHE heats for the Scratch Pairs were rowed off on Friday, March 25, in the teeth of a not recover himself for several seconds ; this mishap strong wind, which was blowing down stream, at once gave our opponents a lead of at least a length and a half, the work of No. 3 had of course been and which no doubt partly accounted for the enormous upset by "stroke," but "bow" and No. 2 pluckily rowed number of " crabs " caught, which created much on without stopping. By the time our crew had got merriment among the spectators, whose numbers, together again we were three lengths behind, and all owing to the inclemency of the weather, were very hope of winning the race was lost; however, by rowing scanty.
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The Regatta proper was held on the following day in weather which was, if possible, worse than the day before. A biting North-easterly wind was blowing in terrific gusts down stream, rendering anything like good rowing difficult, not to say impossible. However, there was a moderate attendance, and what the races lost in style they certainly gained in interest. The first event on the programme was the annual encounter bet ween the Past and Present members of the School, and the Old Boys were able this year to send a really representative crew consisting of C. Faram (bow), W. A. Telfer (2), R. G. Telfer (3), H. Button (str.), A. Button (cox). They proved too strong for the School, who, however, made a good show, especially considering the perfect hurricane that was blowing part of the time, and were only beaten by half a length, though the O.Vs could probably have considerably increased the margin if they had wished. The semi-finals of the pairs followed, and these were again singularly prolific in " crabs," rendering the races brimful of interest and amusement to the very finish. In the first heat Baily and Byke beat Steward i. and Simpson after a ding-dong race, interspersed with fishing competitions. At the finish the two boats were almost level, when suddenly little was visible in either boat but legs disporting themselves in the air. Baily and Byke managed to regain their equilibrium first and gained the verdict by half a length. The second heat was less interesting. Harrington and Williams were soon in distress, and though they recovered and kept together for the rest of the race, they were beaten by Lewis and Ingram-Halford by about a length. A very interesting race was arranged between Junior crews, representing Oxford and Cambridge, with the same result as in the farce at Putney, though decidedly more of a race was seen than there. The crews were as follow:—Oxford, L. H. W. Sampson (bow), H. A. Richings (2), H. R. Baily (3), A. G. Bavids (str.), H. Button (cox). Cambridge, F. V. Steward (bow), F. Byke (2), S. Simpson (3), R. T. G. Salusbury (str), H. C. Collier (cox). Oxford were much the heavier crew, but it was expected that the superior style of the
Cantabs would more than counteract this disadvantage, but this was not the case. As it was Oxford took the lead at the start, and gradually increasing it won a good race by nearly a length. The final of the Pairs followed, in which Baily and Byke, who gave another exhibition of their fishing capabilities, and did not devote enough of their time to serious rowing, were beaten by Lewis and IngramHalford by half a length. The winners throughout the heats set a slower stroke than their respective opponents, and thus entirely avoided the " crabs" which most of the other boats caught in large numbers. In the final they were very near being beaten in the end by the far superior weight of their opponents, and were brought almost to a standstill just on the winning post by a fierce gust of wind which took their oars, and very nearly robbed them of victory. Next followed the great encounter between the ancient rivals, the School and House, which has always previously been won by the School. This year, however, the House created general surprise by turning the tables, a very meritorious performance, as three of the School boat were in the " Four." The result was in a great measure due to the fine stroke set by Davidsin the House boat, who altogether rowed in a style that would have won him his place easily in the " Four " had he shown it earlier in the term. As an excuse for the losers it should be mentioned that they had the same boat as Cambridge had previously lost in, where the oars were quite new and did not suit the boat. This quite demoralized their start, and gave their opponents a lead of half a length, which the House maintained to the end in spite of a desperate effort of the School to get on terms about the middle of the course. The crews were as follow:—House, F. V. Steward (bow), R. T. G. Salusbury (2), A. T. Marshall (3), A. G. Bavids (str.), H. C. Collier (cox). School, M. Bates (bow), H. A. Lewis (2), S. Simpson (3), C. H. Harrington (str.), C. H. Button (cox). The programme concluded, as usual, with Scratch Fours, and the combatants and spectators made their way home with anything but a pleasant remembrance of the Regatta of 1898.
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Sports. (From Berrow's Worcester Jotirtial.)
Annual Sports were held on Friday and Saturday, April ist and 2nd. The weather on the first day was beautifully fine, and the ground was in excellent condition. There was a large attendance of parents and friends. The competitors evinced great interest in the events, and some capital performances have to be recorded. The officials were:—Judges, The Rev. W. H. Chappell and Mr. A. Clarke ; Starter, Mr. T. E. Rammell; Stewards, Messrs. R. M. M. Beach-Hicks, A. Swarm, E. W. Poynton, H. A. Lewis, A. T. Marshall, M. Bates, R. Keen, H. F. Wallis; Hon. Secretaries, Messrs. H. A. Lewis and H. F. Wallis; General Steward, W. Souch; Timekeeper, C. Souch. HURDLE RACE.—First prize, writing case. First heat : Richings I. Three competed ; close race. Time, 19 4-51)15. Second heat : Bates walked over. Third heat: Marshall I, Baily 2. Time, 20 i-Sth. Final : Richings I, Marshall 2, Bates 3. This event was keenly contested, and was done by the winner in the exceedingly good time of 18 4~5th sees. Richings won by about three yards. THROWING THE CRICKET BALI,.—Prize, barometer, given by Mr. A. H. Halford. Berkeley i. I ; distance 88 yards. Four competed, but Berkeley had no difficulty in gaining premier laurels. Last year the first prize was taken by Morris, who threw 74 yards. In the event last year Bates threw 55 yards further, but he was debarred from taking the prize, having won the event the previous year. QUARTER MILE (UNDER 15).—First prize, cup, given by Mrs. Chappel; second, silver pen. Knipe (15 yards) I, Berkeley i. (scratch) 2, Halford i. (4 yards) 3. Time, imin. 4 4-5secs. There was a good field. Knipe won by about three yards, the same distance separating second and third. Last year's winner's time was 7gsecs. LONG JUMP (OPEN).—Prize, cup. Bailey (distance 17 feet 75 inches) I, Harrington (15 feet 8 inches) 2, Richings (13 feet) 3. The winner jumped capitally. Last year the event was won by Davis, his distance being 16 feet 9 inches. LONG JUMP (UNDER 15).—Prize, cup. Fergusson i. (distance 15 feet 7 inches) I, Kcechlin ii. (distance 14 feet 5 inches) 2, Knipe (14 feet 3 inches) 3. Fergusson won easily. Last year's winner jumped 13 feet 104 inches. HALF-MILE HANDICAP (OPEN).—First prize, cup, given by the masters ; second, clock. Salusbury (30 yards) I, Tyers (100 yards) 2. Eleven started. Bates, the scratch man, ran capitally, but, when within 30 yards of the tape, he fell. Won by two yards. HIGH TUMP.—Prize, chessmen. Richings and Baily tied for first place. Sampson was their only opponent. All three jumped capitally, but Sampson failed to clear the bar at 4 feet 9 inches. The other two went half an inch further, but could go no higher, and eventually they were returned joint holders of the prize at 4 feet gjinches. Last year's winner (Bates) jumped the same height. 100 YARDS (OPEN).—First prize, given by Old Vigornians ;
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second, Fountain pen. First heat : Harrington i. I, Richings 2. Time, I2secs. Second heat : Bates i. I, Marshall 2. Time, 11 3-5secs. Final: Bates I, Harrington 2. Time, I2secs. Close race ; won by a yard. Last year the race was won by T. Bates. 100 YARDS (UNDER 13).—First prize, silver chain. First heat: Powell (scratch) and Raymond (4 yards) dead heat. Time 13 4-5secs. Second heat: Morgan (i yard) I, Harrington ii. (5 yards) 2. Time 13 3-5secs. Final: Morgan I, Powell 2, Raymond 3. Time 13 3-ssecs. Won by about two yards, after a smart struggle. The race last year was won by Kcechlin in 12 2-5secs. 100 YARDS (UNDER 15).—Prize, tennis racket. First heat: Halford i, Fox 2. Time 13 i-5secs. Second heat: Kcechlin ii. I, Knipe 2. Time I3secs. Third heat : Berkeley i. I, Coombs 2. Time 13 l-5secs. Final : Kcechlin I, Berkeley 2, Fox 3. Time, 12 4-5secs. The winner ran a capital race, and won by several yards. Last year's winner's time was 12 l-5secs. QUARTER MILE (OPEN).—First prize, china vase, given by Mr. R. W. Binns; second, dumb-bells, given by Mr. J. Southall : Bates i. I, Marshall 2, Norton 3. Out of 14 entered onlj' four turned out. Having won the event last year, Bates was penalised six yards. He, however, ran splendidly, and in the second lap left his men well behind, eventually winning in comfortable style by 12 yards. His time was Imin. 2-5secs. Last year the race was won by Bates ii. in the time of 59 4-5secs. HIGH JUMP (UNDER 15).—Prize, cricket bag. Knipe I, Fox and Collier tied for second place. Out of 12 entered, five faced the starter. Knipe's height was 4 feet 3j inches, and Fox and Collier did 4 feet 2 inches. Last year the prize was taken by Williams, who jumped 3 feet loj inches. THREE-QUARTER MILE (UNDER 16).—Prize, tankard, given by Mr. H. H. Harrington. Garton I, Williams i. 2, Tyers 3. Time 3min. 4 I>5secs. Garton ran at a fast rate and won easily in very good time. Only three ran. OLD BOYS' 300 YARDS.—Prize, flask. T. Bates I, M. F. Sampson 2, H. Harrington 3. Only three ran. The pace was very fast, the time being-37 3-5secs. Bates won by several yards ; very short distance between second and third. ONE MILE (OPEN).—First prize, clock, given by the Head Master; second, bag. Bates I, Salusbury 2. Time 5min. 38 i-Jsecs. Having won the event last year Bates was penalised 30 yards. Only three turned out, and for three laps their positions remained unchanged, saving that Bates got close to his opponents' heels. He put on a spurt in the last lap, and, though he was challenged by Salusbury, a sturdy youth, he finally won by four yards. Last year the race was won in 5min. 29 2-5secs. HALF MILE (UNDER 15).—Prize, biscuit box. Berkeley i. I, Fox 2. Six started. Berkeley wort easily, his time being 2min. 35secs. Last year's time was 2min. 35 4-5secs. THREE-LEGGED RACE.—There was a large number of couples for this event, which was won by Kcechlin and Wooster, Bailey and Telfer being second. CONSOLATION RACE (300 YARDS). —Prize, inkstand. Norton I, Sampson 2. Won easily. Time 38 2-5secs. CONSOLATION RACE (300 YARDS).—Prize, milk jug. Halford i. I, Carless 2. Time 43 2-5secs. FIVES TOURNAMENT (Open Doubles).—Prize, cups. Winners, Wallis and Collier. Singles, under 15 (prize, cup), Berkeley i. VICTOR LUDORUM.—Bates.
The prizes were afterwards distributed by Mrs. Teignmouth Shore, for whom hearty cheers were given.
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gHE second season of Hockey which closed with the end of last term, has left the impression that the game has come to stay. Considerable progress has been made and much more keenness was apparent. Although much to our regret the Old Marlburians of Oxford were unable to give us a match, we arranged three fixtures with the two clubs in Worcester which resulted in very even games. As in the preceding year our strength lay in our defence, and if that did not show the skill attained by long acquaintance with the game, it could at least claim to show a tenacity worthy of a better cause. Of the half-backs King and Oxley did frequently very good work, but were far too slow in clearing the opposing forwards and feeding their own. Our quintette were not strong, lacking coolness and ability to turn many openings to good account; wild slogging varied by neat passing into the enemy's hands was not an infrequent occurrence; the wings rarely got into touch with " centre " and it was quite a common thing to see his passes go over the side lines because the wings did not keep up or anticipate the direction which passes generally take. Notwithstanding these defects Carless and Norton were responsible for several good combined rushes. Looking at the team as a whole we lacked both dash and staying power; in fact in one match we crossed over at half-time with a goal to nil in our favour, the pressure then became too great and we fell to pieces. Turning to the lower game there are several promising players who did capital work when playing in the upper game. We were able, thanks to the energy of our captain and the keenness of some of the boating members, to arrange games on days other than half-holidays, and this, together with the fact that the game is growing more popular, has been in a large measure responsible for the increased attendance on the hockey field.
Jubcs. URING the last two terms, there seems to have been much more interest taken by the school as regards Fives, especially by the
House; for the day boys, with a few exceptions, mostly juniors, do not seem to make proper use of the courts. It was hoped that one or two matches could have been arranged with other schools, but after all it was found impossible to do so, owing to the courts of other schools being unlike our own. The season ended up with the tournaments, but unlike last year, a tournament was arranged for the juniors, though the entry was not very large. There was a good number of entries for the open doubles, the final game of which proved very exciting indeed. In the final, H. F. Wallis and C. Collier beat H. R. Baily and R. Berkeley, though the winners had a. very hard game to win. The following are the scores :— H. F. Wallis 1 C. Collier / 1st game 2nd game 3rd game
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<Ebases, i. •OR the first paper chase there was a fine day and a large turn up. Harrington and King were hares, and laid the track out towards Spetchley. The hares were not sighted at all by the hounds, and the latter, missing the trail, followed the Fox-hounds. II. For this paper chase Salusbury and King were hares. Crossing the river they laid the trail towards Powick through Smith's gardens. Just beyond the gardens the hounds caught sight of them, and a tough race followed. The hares turned towards home after having had about four miles run, with Mr. Poynton and Norton close behind. The latter caught them up with a sprint and touched Salusbury as he was climbing over a hedge, but could go no further. The hares still ran on, but were caught by Mr. Rammell near the Bridge.
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III. 23rd March. A shower which preceded the start considerably affected the turn-up. Mr. Poynton and Tyers were hares. They ran out towards Battenhall, and after following the Railway for some distance, came back through Perry Wood. They were seen for a short distance at Battenhall, and then lost sight of for good by the majority of the hounds. Oxley and King sighted them again just before entering the city, and made a close race of it, but did not catch them. IV. Wednesday, 3oth March. Davids and King were hares on this occasion, laying the trail parallel with the river for some distance, and then branching off towards Whittington. Both the hares were caught by Tyers near Kempsey. Tyers and Williams then set off as a second pair of hares and were in turn caught by T. Bates. N. K.
Jl UoJibay itt Jttib-SKaIe0. aOWADAYS nearly everyone cycles either for business or pleasure, and in the latter case it is almost impossible to over-rate the value of the cycle as a means of enabling one to reach, easily and cheaply, places of interest at a distance from home, which might otherwise never be visited at all. In the early Spring of the present year I went, in company with an enthusiastic cycling friend, to spend a few days in the Rhayader (Radnorshire) district, using our machines to cover the distance from the Midlands to Rhayader itself, but for reasons which will appear later, confining ourselves to a less modern method of locomotion during our stay there. Our main object was to inspect—unofficially—the important works now being carried out on the watershed of the rivers Elan and Claerwen in connection with the great scheme for providing the city of Birmingham with a supply of pure water from the MidWales mountains, and so interested were we in what we saw that I thought some account of our trip might also be of interest to readers of the " Vigornian," and possibly induce some to follow our example. I do not propose to give a detailed account of our actual ride,
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which would be more suitable for a cycling magazine, so I will content myself with saying that starting at 6 o'clock on a beautifully bright Spring morning we shaped our course through Kidderminster, Stourport, Abberley and Tenbury, to Leominster; thence by Kington and New Radnor, to the little Welsh town of Rhayader, once, I believe, the county town of Radnorshire, now remarkable for 'very little, unless it be an abnormal number of public houses, or for the transitory importance of being as it were the last outpost of civilisation before one reaches the wild beauties of the Elan Valley. This district possesses, among other attributes of a water supplying area, the all-essential one of an abundant rainfall, the average being 63 inches per annum, against 30 to 40 in the Midlands, and on turning out on the morning following our arrival it was evident that the weather which had treated us so kindly on our ride down ha^ changed, and that we were about to have convincing proof of the " water shedding " properties of the Elan Valley ! In fact, it is safe to say that at scarcely any time between 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. during the whole of our three days' visit were we otherwise than wet to the skin ! However, it interfered very little with our enjoyment, and others may be more fortunate. Under the circumstances we thought it wiser to get about on foot, so left our machines at the hotel. Although we made journeys to the valley on three separate days, it will be more convenient to treat them as a whole, and so give a more connected idea of what we saw. Four miles South-west of Rhayader the entrance to the Elan Valley is reached, the road following for the greater part the new single railway line, laid by the Birmingham Corporation to connect Rhayader wjth their own " base of supplies," and also for two or three miles skirting the river Elan (the name by which the united waters of the Elan and Claerwen streams are known.) At this part the river is about 40 or 50 feet wide, and quite shallow, but some idea of the rapidity with which it rises after rain may be gathered from the fact that a ford about a foot deep which we passed in the morning became, in the afternoon, a raging, muddy torrent, through which it would have been dangerous,
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if not impossible, to have driven a horse and trap. The road, which is mainly new, built by the Corporation to replace the old cart track, which will be eventually submerged, is magnificently made and in fine condition. It skirts the right-hand side of the valley (as one ascends), and almost immediately a view is obtained of the Elan village lying below, and on the opposite side of the stream, which thus guards it as a moat, over which a suspension bridge has been thrown to give access to the little town beyond. This Elan village is one of the most interesting social experiments of the day : six years ago there was not a house near, the present village having been built to accommodate the greater portion of the 1500 men employed on the works. It should be here stated that the entire work in connection with the future water supply of Birmingham is divided into many sections, portions of the aqueduct being let out to one contractor, some to another, and one tunnel to a third, and so on, but the actual construction of the dams to form the reservoirs in the Elan Valley is being carried out by the Corporation without the intervention of any contractor. As the Corporation's own work forms the subject of this paper, I have thought it well to give this short explanation of the origin of the Elan Village. The present inhabitants number about 1200, and the houses being only temporary—if buildings which will certainly be required to stand for 10 years at least can be rightly so called—are constructed of wood, in two long streets, running parallel to the river. Naturally the risk of fire is considerable, and to guard against it elaborate precautions are taken ; each hut is provided with two fire buckets which hang, full of water, outside, the whole population is organized into a fire brigade, periodical drill is held, printed instructions as to what each man has to do in the event of fire are posted up in public places, and lastly, fire hydrants appear every few yards in the roadway in connection with the water supply, for so important a consideration as this could not be overlooked, and a special little reservoir with the necessary filtering beds, &c., has been constructed up among the hills, so that the village is as well supplied in this respect as it is possible to be. In fact the whole social economy of a large town has
been reproduced here in miniature—sewage works, public wash-houses, gymnasium, baths, reading and recreation rooms, schools (with a maximum attendance of 150, and which have earned the full Government grant for some years past), mission house, hospital, infectious hospital (some distance away), and, finally, a public house under direct municipal control, the licence holder being a servant of the Corporation, and having no interest in the sale of the drink, which is, indeed, limited by very strict rules, backed by the presence of an efficient " chucker out." The profits on this model house pay all the expenses of hospitals, baths, recreation rooms, school, &c., which thus form no burden on the Birmingham rates. Unfortunately, however, at a very short distance from this Utopian village exists an hotel where thirsty navvies most do congregate, and lapses from sobriety are not by any means unknown. We were shown over the hospital by the nurse in charge. There were, as might be expected, a few accident cases in the wards, but the hospital has never been full. Before leaving the village mention should be made of the " doss-house," built a few hundred yards away, where applicants for work are lodged for a few days' quarantine prior to being allowed to enter the village, and their clothes fumigated and disinfected to prevent the possibility of infection being conveyed to the other inhabitants. The entire length of the valley from the Elan Village to the highest reservoir is about five miles, this of course being exclusive of the " tributary " valley of the Claerwen in which at present no work is being done, although the full scheme provides for the construction of three more reservoirs, when required, in this valley also, and for the conveyance of men and materials from the bottom to the top a main line of rails has been laid (above the level of what will be high water mark), with branch lines leading down to the various dams in the bed of the river. On this line and the subsidiary ones, in connection with the quarries, stone dressers, sheds, &c., are engaged six locomotives, each bearing the name of some stream in the neighbourhood. Being armed with official permits we availed ourselves on more than one occasion of the
THE VIGORNIAN. services of engine or train for getting up to the top of the valley, and in this way obtained views of the works scarcely possible to get in other ways. On leaving the village one passes the goods yard, cement stores, stone crushing sheds, one or two quarries, &c., and arrives in less than a mile at the lowest and largest of the four dams now in course of construction. This is known as the Caban Coch, or, for short, the Caban dam ; when finished it will be 120 feet high, 120 feet thick at base, and some 250 yards' long across the top, and will create a lake extending three miles up the Elan, and two up the Claerwen Valley—a huge sheet of water. We descended into the workings, and though at first sight everything seemed confusion, we were able, with the aid of information given by the assistant engineer in charge, to get a very good idea of what was going on. Deep into the solid rock in the bed of the stream and into the sides of the hills is excavated an enormous trough, every square inch of the surface of which will be thoroughly cleaned and dusted as the work gradually proceeds, and the trough then filled with solid concrete as hard as the native rock itself. This concrete will be continued upwards, and form as it were the core of the great wall, which will be faced on back and front with stones taken from the surrounding quarries and laid down in blocks weighing from one to nine tons each. The stone of these hills is harder than granite—in fact great difficulty is experienced in keeping any edge on the tools used for dressing it. For blasting purposes drills are used driven by compressed air or steam which is sometimes transmitted half a mile or more in pipes. In all directions are to be seen travelling steam cranes, looking weirdly human in their action as they carry a huge rock or beam from some remote corner and deposit it among the waiting crowd of workmen in the depths below. Half a mile or so above the Caban dam is the junction of the two streams Elan and Claerwen. We had, unfortunately, no time to explore the Claerwen valley, which appeared to be well wooded, and a short distance up which stands the pretty house, Vant Gwyllt, once the residence of the poet Shelley, now used by Mr. Yourdi, the chief engineer of the works. This house, and that of Cwm Elan in the Elan
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valley, will have to be demolished, as the waters of the future lake will entirely submerge the sites upon which they stand. A little further on we come to the Carreg Ddu, or what is known as the submerged dam, the top of which will be 40 feet under water when the lowest reservoir is full. Its purpose is not at first sight obvious; in explanation it must be remembered that the principal object of the Caban dam is to govern the amount of " compensation water" which by law is bound to be allowed to pass down the river each day into the Wye, and it must therefore be built below the junction of the two streams Elan and Claerwen, but the opening of the tunnel or aqueduct which is to convey the water to Birmingham is in the hillside just above the Carreg Ddu or submerged dam, which has been built therefore to prevent the possibility of the water level ever falling below the mouth of the aqueduct. Thus, in the improbable event of water sinking to the top of the Carreg Ddu, no water would flow down to the Caban dam except that from the Claerwen stream, the whole of which would thus be available for compensation. Raised upon piers springing from the top of the submerged dam, and 50 or 60 feet above it, will be built a bridge connecting the two sides of the valley and carrying the fine new road above mentioned. At the Western end of this bridge, from the top of which, by the way, a most superb view of the valley and lower lake will be obtained, is the pretty little stone-built church erected by the Corporation to replace the older structure in the valley which will be submerged. A little higher up the stream we pass what looks like a second village, the collection of wooden houses used for offices and clerks' dwelling-houses, and then after another bend to the right which takes us almost back in the direction of Rhayader we reach the Pen-ycareg dam which forms the second reservoir. At the time we saw it it was the least interesting of the four, but immediately below it is a bit of the finest river scenery in the valley, the stream roaring along at the bottom of a deep channel cut in the solid rock. Craig-goch, the highest and last reservoir, is about two miles above Pen-y-careg, and the scenery differs considerably from that farther down the valley, which here opens out a good deal, and affords views of
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rolling grassy maors, which, however, look extremely bleak and barren. Beyond the dam the valley on one side of the stream is completely blocked by gigantic piles of quarried stone brought up from below—there being very little available on the spot; they form an enormous wall, on climbing over which one seems to pass at one stride into another world—behind, the snorting of steam engines, the rumbling of locomotives, the clinking of hammers, and the thousand and one noises incident to the carrying on of a great engineering work; in front, the silence and desolation of uninhabited moorland, yet beautiful with quite a different beauty to that of the wild narrow gorge one has been ascending for five miles. We are tempted at times to protest against what we are pleased to call the spoiling of the beauties of nature by such works as I have been describing, but however objectionable they may be to the lover of nature in their present state of incompleteness, and surrounded as they are by the necessary accessories of workshops, engines and noise, I venture to predict that when completed and the reservoirs full of water, the beauties of this Welsh valley will be in no way marred, but rather the reverse, and to put the matter on perhaps lower grounds, it is extremely doubtful if I and many another who has already been or will in the future go to the Elan Valley, would ever have realized the beauties of scenery to be enjoyed there, but for the fact that a great work was being carried out in the neighbourhood which has given it a notoriety it did not otherwise possess. Our return journey, for which we were again favoured with perfect weather, all the more enjoyable after the three days' rain we had suffered, was varied by riding through Builth, Hay, Hereford, Ledbury and Worcester, a rather longer but equally good road, following for some thirty miles the valley of the Wye with its unrivalled river scenery; and we reached home 11.30 p.m., tired, but agreeing to repeat at a later date one of the most enjoyable five days' holiday it has been my lot to spend. A. E. W. (O.V.)
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Captain of Cricket ... Secretary of Cricket... Captain of Football ... Secretary of Football Captain of Boats Secretary of Boats ... Captain of Hockey ... Captain of Fives Editors of The Vigornian Librarians
A. T. MARSHALL. H. F. WALLIS. M. BATES. R. T. G. SALUSBURY. H. A. LEWIS. M. BATES. N. KING. H. F. WALLIS. H. A. LEWIS. .A. T. MARSHALL. H. A. LEWIS. H. A. RICHINGS. L. H.W. SAMPSON.
MONITORS. H. A. Lewis, H. A. Richings, L. H. W. Sampson, A. T. Marshall, N. King, M. Bates, J. D. Day. GAMES' COMMITTEE. Mr. Rammell, Mr. Beach-Hicks, H. A. Lewis, A. T. Marshall, M. Bates, N. King, H. F. Wallis (Sec.), R. Keen. LIBRARY COMMITTEE. Rev. W. H. Chappel, Mr. Clarke, H. A. Lewis, H. A. Richings, L. H. W. Sampson, A. T. Marshall, F. Rowe.
School |letos. On February 27th, the Rev. Poyntz-Sanderson gave a very instructive lecture on the " English Navy," in which he showed slides to represent the chief colonies and dependencies of the empire, and also some interesting views descriptive of "Nelson's Battles." On Tuesday, March 22, the Rev. N. Aspinall gave a very impressive lecture on the work of the C.M.S. in China, Africa, North America, &c. Mr. Aspinall was cox. of his college boat at St. John's, Oxford, and as the crews were in training for the Regatta, he very kindly assisted in coaching some of the " fours." Last March the Bishop of Worcester held a Confirmation in the Cathedral, when a large number of boys from the School were presented by the Head Master.
THE VIGORNIAN. On the last evening of term, April 5, the Head Master gave a very interesting and instructive lecture, with lantern slides, on the life of St. Paul, which should prove helpful in view of the summer examinations. During Lent services were held for the School in the Lady Chapel, last period, on Thursday afternoons, when addresses were given by the following : — Feb. 24th — Rev. F. A. Bickmore. March 3rd — Rev. Johnson Barker. „ loth— Rev. H. E. E. Arthure. „ 1 7th— Rev. S. J. Sykes. „ 24th — Rev. W. J. Worster. t— Rev. C. R. Harding. On the first Sunday this term, May i, there was, as usual, a School Celebration in the Lady Chapel at 9 o'clock, when there was a large attendance.
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kindly repeated his offer of a bat for the best average in junior games. We congratulate Mr. Poynton on taking his M.A. Degree at Oxford.
The Editors beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries:—Sheffield Grammar School Magazine, King Edward's School Chronicle (3), Sutton Valence School Magazine, Tonbridgian (2), Eagle, Maidstonian, Herefordian, Raven, Decanian, St. Michael's College Magazine, Eromsgrovian, Trinity College Magazine.
(Dlb Digontians' dTolumn.
The issues of the " Vigornian " in these days follow each other in such quick succession that, while The following new boys have come this term : — welcoming this fact, Old Vigornians must not be D. V. Crowe, E. C. H. Hogben, H. A. Littledale, surprised if this column finds itself reduced in length. V. R. Hughes, J. G. Panrucker, J. L. Partington, Once more the talk is of Dinner ! It has often H. S. Partington, T. A. Partington. been suggested that an O.V. Dinner in London would On Ascension Day there was a special School service be much appreciated by those who are unable to get in the Lady Chapel at 9 o'clock, when the Dean gave down to Worcester on this annual occasion. Others have wished the Dinner could be held in the summer an address. rather than in the winter. Both these ideals can now We heartily congratulate R. Keen who has passed be realised, for an enthusiastic meeting of Old Boys, the Law Preliminary Examination. held last month in London, has decided to organize an EXTENSION OF BUILDINGS. O.V. Dinner, to take place at the Holborn Restaurant (From the Worcester Daily Times.) on Thursday, June i6th. Owing to the large increase in the number of boys, the May it be a great success, and become an annual Governors intend to complete the scheme sanctioned sometime back by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. For a long time the affair. school has been handicapped by the want of proper class rooms, The Committee in charge of the arrangements wish and upon the strong recommendations of the Head Master the Governors decided upon the erection of the new building so it to be distinctly understood that this meeting is in urgently required. Invitations were issued to six of the principal local architects to send in competitive plans, and, after very no way meant to interfere with the usual annual careful consideration of these plans, the Governors unanimously Dinner in Worcester. They will, of course, gladly adopted those by Mr. A. Hill Parker of 5, Foregate Street, who welcome any Worcester or other O.Vs who may turn has been instructed to at once proceed to obtain tenders, so that the work can be commenced this summer. The building will up, but the idea is primarily to arrange a meeting for provide for the efficient teaching of 120 boys, the recommendation submitted being for four class-rooms, chemical laboratory, those who cannot come to Worcester. reading room, rooms for the head master and his assistants, and All information can be obtained from Mr. A. P. a boys' dressing room. Needless to say the building is to be a complete one as far as skill can make it. The cost of the scheme Bolland (hon. sec.), Hampden House, Phoenix Street, will be about ^3,000. N.W. J. J. Wood, Esq., has very kindly offered a cricket Once again, unfortunately, no article or letter from bat for the highest score made in a single first-class abroad appears in these columns. Will someone not match during the season. Mr. Chappel has also step into the breach before next issue ?
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Very few Old Vigornians have sent for the School " Arms " mentioned in last number. Those who have are very pleased with them, as they are distinctly ornamental, besides being a pleasant reminder of the old School. They are supplied by Mr. Hobday (College Gates), price 23. 3d., post free. Postage is, of course, extra to the Colonies.—Shields have already been sent to India and S. Africa. The names of Mr. J. H. Hooper (Chapter Clerk), Mr. R. Haden Smith (of Melbourne), the Rev. C. C. Fetch (Gorakhpur), and Mr. C. J. W. Griffiths (Blenheim, N.Z.) must be added to the list of those who have kindly sent information as to " missing " O.Vs. Thanks are due also to Mr. E. F. West for a further list of names. O.V. CLUB. Members whose subscriptions are still unpaid are requested to forward them to the Hon. Sec. (Sunnyside Road), as soon as possible. O.V. NEWS. The Rev. C. C. Fetch (O.V. 1883-89) was ordained Friest in Allahabad Cathedral on March 6th, by the Bishop of Lucknow. C. A. Steward (O.V. 1888-92) passed the final Pharmaceutical Examination in April. H. M. Conacher (O.V. 1886-92) has been transferred from the Science and Art Department, South Kensington, to the Scotch Secretary's Office, Dover House, Whitehall. E, A. White (O.V. 1877-88) was ordained on Trinity Sunday, June 5th, at Rochester, being " Gospeller/' and has been appointed curate of St. Mary-the-Less, Lambeth. The Annual Cricket Match between the School and Old Vigornians is fixed for Thursday, July 7th. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance of O.Vs. MARRIAGES. REA—ROSE. February 22, at St. Mary's Church, Worcester, by the Rev. J. Pleydell Driver, Carleton Rea, B.C.L., M.A., Barrister-at-Iaw, of Foregate Street, Worcester, to Emma Amy, only daughter of John Rose, Esq., The Tything, Worcester.
QUILTER—DESPARD. April 19, at All Saints', Clifton, by the father of the bridegroom, Frederic Russell, fourth son of the Rev. Frederic William Quilter, D.D., Vicar of Kempsey, and grandson of the late Right Rev. Francis Russell Nixon, D.D., first Bishop of Tasmania, to Edith Sophia, third daughter of the late Captain Frederic William Despard, late 99th Regiment, and grand-daughter of the late MajorGeneral Despard, C.B. LITTLEBURY—COOK. May n, at Christ Church, Waterloo, Liverpool, by the Rev. W. H. Littlebury, brother of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. T. K. Dickson, Vicar of Christ Church, George Augustus Theodore, second son of Joseph Littlebury of the Commandery, Worcester, to Ethel, elder daughter of John Cook of Mabfield, Waterloo, Liverpool.
(!loiTcsponi>cttcc, All letters intended for insertion in these columns must be authenticated by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as evidence of good faith. Every facility will be afforded for the discussion of matters of interest to the School, but a rigid compliance with this rule will be enforced.
To the Editors of the " Vigornian." Dear Sirs, I understand that at one time there existed a Debating Society in connection with the School. Surely it was a great pity it has been allowed to fall into neglect. Cannot something be done next term to revive it ? I should propose that a meeting of the Upper School should be held sometime this term to consider the possibility of renewing this excellent institution, which exists with, I believe, most salutary effects in almost all the chief schools of the country. Trusting this letter will arouse some interest in the matter, I remain, Yours truly, RHETORICUS. [We quite agree with the views of our correspondent, and hope to see something done in the matter.]—EDS. Dear Sirs, There was a good deal of untidiness in leaving cricket things about, and carelessness in losing cricket balls among the juniors last year. I see no reason why this should not be avoided with a little care and trouble, and hope that the younger readers of your columns will each do his best to prevent this occurring this year. Believe me, Yours truly, SPECTATOR.
THE VIGORNIAN. [We see no reason why the juniors should not be careful, but we must leave our readers themselves to prevent such an occurrence.]— EDS.
Dear Sirs, As I have heard the subject mentioned, I should like to ask whether it would not be possible to make a tennis court on the field for all boys who wished to play, as some boys certainly have not got courts of their own. There could be games after school in the afternoon, so as not to interfere with cricket, and if many boys wished to play, it could be arranged for each to have a game at least once a week. Yours truly, L. S. [We think the proposal of L. S. is by no means unreasonable if there are sufficient tennis players in the School, but we fear there would be danger of interfering seriously with Cricket in the School.] — EDS.
Dear Sirs, I fail to see why games should be arranged for juniors on days when the School is playing a match either at cricket or football. Surely it would be much more inducive to patriotism among the juniors if they were able to watch the matches and it would be an encouragement to the team themselves to be cheered on by some few more than at present are able to watch a match. Yours truly, H. A. L.
Dear Sirs, I heard a murmur the other day (from an influential quarter of your office !) to the effect that " the O.Vs ought really to contribute more than they do " to your columns. Far be it from me to maintain that O.Vs are incapable of improvement, but I would point out that the School itself is, or ought to be, capable of much greater things in this respect. If you will refer to back numbers of the " Vigornian " you will find that every single number, except the last, during the last few years has contained at least one contribution from Old Vigornians, while original work from members of the School has been entirely absent. In the early days of the "Vigornian," boys actually in the School were well represented by articles other than editorial or mere reports of Cricket, Boating, Fives, &c. See, for instance, Nos. 9, 10, u, 13 and 15. Now there can be no doubt that now as then there exists plenty of latent talent in the School — it only
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needs to be brought out, and writing for a School magazine is excellent practice, which will bear fruit in later years. More use, too, might be made of your Correspondence column by present Vigornians of a controversial turn of mind — this, too, will never be time thrown away. Trusting that these suggestions may tend to increase the usefulness of the magazine, I am, dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, FRANK W. WEBB (O.V.). June and, 1898.
(Ehe0s. SOME GAMES ON THE FRENCH DEFENCE. I. Dr. Tarrasch. M. Kurschner. Dr. Tarrasch. M. Kurschner. I P-I<4 P-K3 13 Q-K2 13 R-Ksq 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 14 B-K3 14 Q-R4 3 Kt-Qz KI-KB3 15 Kt KKts 15 B-Q2 4 P-K5 KKt-Q2 16 Q-B2 16 P-KR3 5 B-Q3 P-QB4 17 B-R; ch 17 K-Bsq 6 P-QB3 QKt-B3 18 P-KB4 18 R-K2 7 Kt-K2 Q-K13 19 P-QK14 19 Q-Qsq 8 Kt-B3 P-B3 20 QR-Ksq 20 P-QKt3 9 KPXP KKtxP 21 KtxKt 21 BxKt 10 Castles B-Q3 22 B-Q4 22 K'xB u PXP QXP 23 QxKt 23 PxKt 12 KKt-Q4 Castles White announced mate in 8 moves. II.
Blackburne. Amateur Blackburne. Amateur. I P-I<4 P-K3 9 PXP 9 BXB 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 10 P X P 10 KtXKP 3 Kt-B3 KKt-B3 u PxKt u BXKtP 4 P-KS KKI-Q2 12 B-Q3 12 BXKt ch 5 Q-Kt4 P-KB4 13 K-Qsq 13 QBXP 6 Q-R3 B-K2 14 RXP ch 14 KXR 7 P-KKt4 oo 15 QxP mate 8 R-KKt sq B-Kt4 White gave Black the odds of K-Kt.
III. A.B. i P-I<4 2 P-Q4 3 Kt-QB3 4 QB-KtS 5 BxKt 6 P-K5 7 Q-Kt4 8 B-Q3 9 Q-R3 10 PXP ii P-KB4
X.Y. P-K3 P-Q4 Kt-KB3 B-K2 BxB B-K2 oo P-KB4 P-QB4 BXP Q-K13
F. J. Lee. I P-K4 2 P-Q4 3 Kt-QB3 4 P-KS
S. Tinsley. P-K3 ' P-Q4 Kt-KB3 Kt-Kt sq
A.B. X.Y. 12 ooo B-K6ch 13 K-Ktsq BxP 14 KKt-B3 Kt-B3 15 KR-Ksq B-Q2 16 P-KK14 QR-Ksq 17 PXP PXP 18 KtXP Q-R4 19 KtxB KtXP 20 RXKt RXR 21 B-B4ch K-Rsq 22 Kt-Kt6 mate. IV.
F. J. Lee. 15 Q-B4 16 P-KK13 17 QXKtP 18 B-KtS
S. Tinsley. 15 KtPXB. 16 PXP 17 Q-B2 18 R-KKt sq
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13 P-BS
14 BXKt
P-QB4 Kt-QB3 BXP P-KKt3 P-QR3 P-KR4 Kt-R3 B-Q2 KtXP
P-RS
19 QB4 19 Q-Kt 20 P-QK14 20 KtXKtP 21 R-QKt sq 21 KtXPch 22 Q-B3 22 K-Q2 23 P-Qs 23 KXKt 24 P-KR4 24 PXKt 25 KR-Ksq . 25 R-QBsq 26 Q-R5 26 R-Kt3 27 Q-KR2 27 B-B3 28 Resigns.
£32 o 5
H. CLARKE, Hon. Treasurer.
(Sames Account.
PROBLEMS. I.
February—May, 1898.
(6) White—K on QR.3. Q on KB7. R on QBsq. Kt on QB6 B on Q8. P on Q4(6) Black—K on QKt4. Kt on QRsq. Kt on QB2. Pawns on QR3> QB4, Q4- White to play and mate in two. II. (10) \Vhite-K on QR?. Q on QKt3. Kt on QB8. P on QB6. P on QB2. Kt on Q7. R on Ksq. P on KKt4. B on KR4(S) Black—K on Q4- Kt on K6. Kt on QBs. P on KB6. P on QR3- White to play and mate in two. III. (8) White—K on QR7- Kt on QKt2. P on QKt6. R on QBsq. B on QB3- Kt on Q4- P on K5. QonKKt3. (5) Black—K on QR4. R on QR7- PonQKt2. BonQKt5. R on Q4- White to play and mate in two. IV. (11) White—Q on QR7- K on QKt sq. P on QB3- B on QB8. P on Q6. P on K5- Kt on K6. Kt on KB7. P on KKt2. R on KB6. R on KR4. (6) Black—P on KS. K ou KB4. P on KKt2. B on P on KKt6. P on KR4. R on KR6.
anb |5,eabing fioont Accounts. First Term, 1898, RECEIPTS.
£ s. d.
Balance 17 14 7 May 6-Per The Rev. W. Ilaighton Chappel— Subscriptions £11 10 o 107 Vigornians 2 13 6 Produce o f Pound.... 0 2 4 - 14 S 10
RECEIPTS. 1898. Feb.—Balance in hand April I—Subscriptions for Sports „ Entries from Boys ,, Old Bank Subscriptions ,, Mrs. Lacock ,, ,, Mr. Hutchinson ,, May 4—Mr. T. Bates May 6—Boys'Subscriptions ,, ,, (for Rowing)
Feb. 4th—Mr. Beach-Hicks for Sundries April gth—Large, for Papers, &c „ \Valter and Houghton, for Books „ Deighton, f o r Printing Books
£74 3
£ s. d.
Feb.—P. Foley, Esq. (for Junior Football Ground) 1 2 6 April I—Echo Office (Advertisement) i o o ,, Daily Times ,, o 12 o ,, Rent for Field till March, 1898 10 o o ., Humphries (Minute Book) 0 3 6 Aprils—Hutchinson (Hockey Expenses) o 14 6 ,, ,, (Sports Prizes) 3 1 6 April 25—Shaw & Shrewsbury (Repairing Pads and Gloves) 0 4 3 May 2—B. S. Hill (Painting Pavilion) 5 o o ,, Stalworth (Stacking Hurdles) o 7 6 „ Clarke (Carpentering i n Pavilion) 0 6 2 ,, Cooper (Sports Prizes) 7 1 0 May 12—Souch (Cricket Outfit) 4 17 6 „ Lloyd (Rolling) I o o ,, Everton (for Boat Club) 14 I 6 , , Scoring Books 0 4 0 Balance
£ s. d.
o 10 o I II lo 6 18 o 6 3 6 0 5 6
£ s. 22 8 22 2 4 12 2 2 i o o 5 I o 16 2 411
EXPENDITURE.
£32 o 5
EXPENDITURE.
£ s. d. 0 5 2 16 6 5
April gth—Humphries, f o r Books Balance
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Examined and found correct, W. H. CHAPPEL. T. E. RAMMELL, Hon. Treasurer. June 6th, 1898.
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