The fast-ball has been revived this half with great vigour, & a match has got up by J Steward & A Miliman which came off on Wednesday afternoon October 13th which terminated in favour of the Present Westminsters, the game standing when we left off Present Westminsters 9 & Old Westminsters 3, The players on…
Marshall was able again to take the Shell after the holidays, yet we had not been back a week when he was again taken so seriously ill that he is (still) not expected to live. Lloyd now takes his place in the Shell & West, who was Head Town Boy here a few years ago…
When we came back after the holiday, we were all astonished to find that all the forms up school except the Fifth & Upper Shell had been taken away & instead of them new oaks ones were placed wh were formed round Head Master’s chair which stood on a sort of platform in the middle.…
List of the Sixth after Bartholomewtide: O. Salvin C.G. Lane ___ J Morton BB O Salvin Prin. Opp.
The following day the “Westminster Silver Sculls” were ranked for, The entire series were: Hammond, TB, Bouthe, TB and Madan QS, Slade QS. Slade did not row. After a plucky race Hammond ranked in a winner by 15 lengths. The race was from Putney to Vauxhall, read Water Ledger for a fuller account. R. B.…
This day Au 5th was the annual Town Boy and Queen Scholar match which ended in favour of the latter by 17 runs. For further particulars see Cricket Ledger. The following are the names of the Players on the Town Boy side. B. Berens A. Salvin E. Fellows P. Skipworth S. Fellows Hon E. Bourke…
List of the Sixth at Bartholomewtide: Berens Salvin ___ Morton BB R. B. Berens Prin. Opp.
Weare the other day called Twiss the captain up to him, and told him he would be much obliged to him, if he (Twiss) and Berens would do all in their power to get up the Eleven. Lord Paget had asked for an early play, but Liddell said the Eleven was so bad, it was…
On our return this half June 10th we were extremely sorry to find that Marshall Master of the Shell was prevented, by severe illness, from attending to his form, and that he would not return for some time. Rev. Weare attended to the house for a short, and when the Oxford men came up Rev.…
I have not given any account of the “water” in this book as there is a book kept on purpose by the head of Water (Wright) where no doubt all races may be found. May 13th 1852 John Ayton Whitaker Princeps Oppidanus