On Friday August 2nd a new eight oared boat was launched from Roberts, and after a bottle of wine had been broken over her bow she was christened the ‘Victoria’ amidst the enthusiastic cheers of all the Westminsters. In the evening eight fellows picked out of the whole school, rowed her up to Putney steered…
On Thursday August 1st 1833 the annual match between the present Westminsters and the old Westminsters Club was played in Tothill Fields, in which the latter were beaten with eight wickets to go down. Old Westminsters Col Lowther Hodgson Senr Allfrey Hodgson Junr Lee Tattersall Mure *Monckton *Barnes Senr *Sutherland Milman Junr Young Westminsters Warren…
On Tuesday July 30th 1833, the annual grand match between the KS and TBs was played on Tothill Fields in which the former were beaten with seven wickets to go down. The players were as follows Town Boys Barnett Jun Milman Sen Barnett Sen Warren Sealy Bromley Sen Hurst Dasent Sen Bromley Jun Whittaker March…
On Friday July 12th 1833 the annual cricket match was played in Tothill Fields between the Townboys who had not played in the Grand Match of the preceding year and the Lamprobaticks in which the former were beaten by 112 runs. The following were the players Townboys Dasent Senr Bromley Mid Barnett Junr Hurst *Milman…
The Marylebonne club, having advised us to send a challenge to the Harrow eleven it was accordingly sent on the 27th of July and refused in a very insulting manner. E U Sealy Head Boarder
The Marylebonne Club, having expressed a wish to play a match with the Westminster Eleven on our own ground, it took place on Thursday July 11th 1833 and terminated in favour of the Marylebonne Club by 31 runs. The names of the players were as follows: Marylebonne Beauclerk Parnther Col. Lowther Barnett Lloyd Ld Sandwich…
In consequence of the accident mentioned in the preceding number Williamson sent round the following regulations about the water. 1st No boy is allowed to go on the water except in one of Robert’s boats, and with his permission or knowledge – and if a boy has a private boat he must keep it at…
On Tuesday evening June 11, a most distressing accident occurred, which threw a gloom over the whole school. Four King’s Scholars, Monckton, Stedman, Savile and Webber, went on the water on a small sailing boat belonging to Stedman, contrary to the advice of Roberts, who warned them of their danger for the wind at the…
St. Paul’s School elated with their success in a race with Merchant Tailors, challenged us to race them “a cutter match” – which we refused as it is contrary to the rules of Westminster to row against Private Schools. E U Sealy Head Boarder
This year (1833) Williamson, in consequence of a great many fellows being out of school with the Influenza, endeavoured to put a stop to our going on the water by sending a note to Roberts ordering him not to let out any boats to us. We however went on in a boat belonging to Searle…