August 1836 It was resolved that Astley Vialls Mackenzie and Somerton should be sent to Eton with a challenge to row at Putney, which however was declined, as the Etonians had broken up for the Holydays it was intended that the T.B. alone should row in this match. Added by Somerton H.B.
Having often heard the following admitted as rules by former heads, and other fellows; but not finding them written in this book, I think it right to place them here. First – “That when a head of the T.B. has, (from being placed high in the school) not been here long enough to know the…
June 1836 A race for a trifling sweepstake was got up among the T.B. it was run over Battersea fields the distance was about a mile with 7 leaps in it, the following fellows started Astley Forester Merewether Maule Wingfield Dudman Whittaker Bentinck Astley won. Whittaker being second and Merewether third. A race was also…
In consequence of the Queen coming to Westminster Abbey, I wrote to Lord Howe requesting him to ask for an extra weeks Holidays which he very kindly did. B.G. Astley August 1836
A match was played in Tothill Fields on Thursday August 9th 1836 between the present Westminsters and the Old Westminsters, the present Westminster won with wickets to go down. Old Westminsters Honble Col. Lowther Hodgson C. Page Page Mayne Woolcombe Bailey *Ld Paget Present Westminsters Howard Vialls Balston Fielde Merewether Whittaker Ld. Somerton Coxe Lowther…
This season a challenge was sent from Eton offering to race at Staines, as usual refusing to come nearer to our water. Thursday the __ of May was the day appointed and at 6 o’clock the boats took their station at Staines Bridge. After one false start they got away, the Westminsters taking the lead;…
The Cricket Match between the K.S. and the T.B. was this year won by the latter by 13 runs the following are the names of the players T.B. Vialls Senr Merewether Whittaker Ld Somerton Curteis [Pront] Senr Ld Paget Bentinck Smith Jun. Onslow Lee K.S. Howard Balston Fielde Smith Senr Harrison Cox Richards Junr Lowther…
The annual cricket match between such of the T.B. as have not played in the grand match and the Lamprobaticks was played on Friday July 22nd the T.B. were beaten. The following are the names of those who played T.B. Bromley [Prant] Curteis Monk Dudman Glynn Junr Cooper Bentinck Vialls Junr Lambard Amyott K.S. Smith…
In 1836, It was agreed to leave off that beastly, annual practice of ditch leaping over Battersea Fields; for which, Dr Williamson gave us an early play. On a former season, we had been prevented going on the water, on account of the number of fellows out of school with colds, caused by ditch leaping.…
This year, as usual, Williamson began, by making new rules, which compelled us to attend “Mathematical Lectures” on early Plays and Holidays. BG Astley Head Boarder This order is now given up. B.A.