The Athletics Sports came off on Thursday & Friday Oct 17 & 28. The weather was on the whole “propitious” but the “Ground” bad. The running excelled former years, as did also the jumping – in which Giles QS. cleared 5ft 6” & in the Pole jump Harrison QS. 8ft 8in, the “Long” Account will be found in the Q. S. Ledger.
J F Lucas Prin. Opp.
The TB. & QS. Cricket match was won by 18 runs by the QS. In the first innings the QS. got 127. Short scoring 44 & Bray 31 and the TB.s 76. through not having Edward who was once one of the best bats. The T.B. score was obtained by Hammans 24 not out & the QS – 1 – Taylor 14 out. Bray got the wickets and Short the ball.
| T.B. | QS |
| G. Dowdeswell | Chapman |
| Hammans | Harrison |
| Edward | Giles |
| Northcote | Bray |
| Oliver | Short |
| Wylde | Vidal |
| F. Lucas | C E Oldman |
| Hunt | C Bickmore |
| Lee | Taylor |
| Darley | Circuitt |
| F Whitaker | Darent |
The TB. And QS. Boat Race.
Came off on Saturday after 12. Directly after the start Fitzgerald TB. (cox) steered into QS. And we stopped for a fresh start. We got off very well and after a good race to the point, the Q. S. went ahead and won by four lengths.
| TB. | QS. |
| 1. Fludyer | 1. Mure |
| 2. J Hunt | 2. Bovill |
| 3. A C Dowdeswell | 3. Griffith |
| 4. Whitaker | 4. Harrison |
| 5. S F Lucas | 5. Vidal |
| 6. J Lucas | 6. Oldman |
| 7. F Harley | 7. Williams |
| 8. F Pownall | 8. Nichols |
| Fitzgerald (cox) | Randolph (cox) |
J F Lucas Prin. Opp.
Eton and Westminster Boat Race crews –
| Westminster | Eton |
| st..lbs | st..lbs |
| 1. E. L. Williams … 9”01 | 1. G Walpole – 9”5 |
| 2. S Vidal … 9”6 | 2. C S Newton – 10”2 |
| 3. B Harley …10”0 | 3. Sir W Lamb – 9”5 |
| 4. J. Lucas …9”6 | 4. R G Marodenc – 10”9 |
| 5. M O Sun … 11”3 | 5. W W Wood – 11”12 |
| 6. C E Oldman … 11”1 | 6. F Willan – 11”5 |
| 7. F Pownall …10”6 | 7. C S Corksan – 11”12 |
| 8. V Nichols – 10″6 | 8. J H Mossop – 9”0 |
| H Fitzgerald (cox) – 6”8 | Honb Bertie (cox) 7”12 |
The course was from Chiswick Eyot to a boat moored opposite the Star and Garter Putney. Eton won the choice of Station and took the Surrey side by which they got an awful advantage because of the sharp corner just below the Eyot. Westminster started badly, though they took a slight lead, but in a few strokes Eton drew up level and commenced an exciting contest for a short distance doing all in their power to prevent Westminster from taking their water. Westminster was steered badly in this part of the course and lost nearly two lengths by it. They put on a tremendous spurt from the Crab-tree and reduced the Etonians’ lead from 15 to three lengths; at the point the Etonians rowed remarkably well and gained half a length in which position they came in Westminster losing by three and a half lengths.
This is the best eight we have had from the time when we began to row Eton again. Great thanks are due to Hawshaw Late President of the Cam. Univ. B. C. an old Westminster to Forster Captain of the Univ. Coll. B. C. at Oxford for the increasing exertions at Oxford in coaching the eight: and Sun had a silver cup presented to him by the right for staying over at great personal inconvenience to row in the eight.
J F Lucas Prin. Opp.
The Dean Thomas was gained by Pember T. B. at Whitsuntide.
J F Lucas Prin. Opp.
The “Fencing Badge” was won by F Pownall T. B. after some very exciting play. He also gained a pair of foils given by Prof Angelo.
J F Lucas Prin. Opp.
The wooden was won by Lane. easily. The wire by Preston who played a very fine game with Lane.
J F Lucas Prin Opp
“The Fours”
This race was rowed on Wednesday from Putney to Mortlake Hammersmith & terminated in favour of Oldman’s crew, who won by a length and a half. The respective crews were made up as follows:-
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Griffith | Bovill | Walker | Mure |
| Vidal | Key | Whitaker | Hunt |
| Pownall | F Lucas | Dowdeswell | J Lucas |
| Oldman (stroke) | Williams | Nichols | Harley |
| Chapman (cox) | Neill (cox) | ( Myers (cox) | G Dowdeswell (cox |
J F Lucas Prin. Opp.
The subjects for the Whitsuntide Examination this year are:
Aeschylus. Seven against Thebes.
Demosthenes. De Corona to page 291
Tacitus. History. Book II
Lucretius. De Rerum Naturæ Book I
Homer Iliad Books 19 – 20 – 21
Virgil. Bucolics and Georgic I.
The Epistles to Timothy and Titus.
Butlers Analogy Part II
Guizot’s History of English Revolution
Composition
Mathematics
French
F.P. Tomlinson
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The Gymnasium in Cloister has been fitted up with ropes, poles, &c and affords a great deal of exercise and amusement.
F. P. Tomlinson
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