March 21st H: R: H: Princess Louise was married to the Marquis of Lorne: of course a holiday was expected, for it is not every day that a Princess is wedded, and still more rarely is royal blood united with a subject: however no holiday or part of a holiday was forthcoming though Eton celebrated…
The “wooden” was won this year by H: S: Rawson (Q: S.) who beat Glibertson (Q. S.). The games were Rawson 11. 10. 11. Gilbertson 8. 11. 9. Both players were in excellent form and the contest was most exciting throughout – Rawson nearly succeeded in the same event last year – being defeated by…
Though it was greatly feared that the Pancake would be “improved” away by the governors, who by some means or other had substituted a female cook in College hall, the event duly came off on Shrove Tuesday: it was thrown by the cook’s son immediately after instead of before prayers, and very well thrown too,…