Boating has recommenced this year, after an interval of two years. By the liberality of the Elizabethan Club, we have been provided with a steam launch, by which we are carried up to Coates’s boat-house at Battersea, where we get boats. William Bell Prin: opp:
Cricket Eleven v. Twenty Two Eleven – 57 and 36 for 6 wickets Twenty two – 32 “ 58. For the Eleven Hemsley (capt) made 25 + 10, both not out. Westminster v. W.B. Hervey’s Eleven May 4. Westminster 77 — J. Dale 29 W. Hervey’s XI. 81 — H. Blackett 20 Westminster v. Old…
The Concert took place in College Hall on Thursday May 9. It was very successful, the Hall was quite fitted with visitors.
The Wire Racquet ties were won by A.M. Hemsley, T.B.; & the Wooden by C.V. Wilks, TB.
At a meeting of Monitors held this term the following rules were passed about the Elizabethan committee. (1) The committee shall consist of six T.B.B. and six Q.S.S.; vis. The captain, & the three other monitors, one other senior, & the captain of the third elections, & the two head T.B.B. from each house. (2)…
The Phillimore English Essay Prize has fallen this year to J.M. Lutyens QS. The subject was “The Rise & Fall of Constantinople” William Bell Prin: Opp:
The Elections to Oxford & Cambridge are taken this year by H.P. Robinson & E.W. Pole, to Oxford, & J.M. Lutyens, G. Dale & C.B. Collyns to Cambridge, all being QSS. No townboy entered for election.
The Exhibitioners this year are W.C. Dale, H.W. Waterfield, R.H. Williams, O. Scoones, A. Soames, & W.L Warren.
The Fencing Badge this year has been won by E.H.A. Newman (TB)
We had a half holiday on Thursday March 14th for Heath having gained a Wrauglership (twenty third) W.R. Beverly who won the mile the year before last, gained won the quarter mile strangers Race in the Brasenose Sports lately. The new Irish Secretary of State, Mr. J. Lowther, is an old Westminster. We had a…