Shrove Tuesday was a most eventful day for the “College Cook”. Mon QS having brought up the hour the fellows proceeded to get places for the “Grease”. The cook came threw & missed. Then from the fellows’ hands books went, nor did they miss. The cook in a rage threw his pan into the crowd…
Harrison Q. S. caught the Pan Cake this year but as it was not thrown over the bar he did not get the sovereign. F. P. Tomlinson Prin. Opp.
February 1863 On Shrove Tuesday the pancake was scrambled for as usual, & won by Yates Q. S. who of course got the £1. E. R. Dowdeswell Prin. Opp.
I am happy to say the pancake was got this year by a T.B., C. Bale, but owing to the cook’s telling ‘if’ face before throwing it over the bar. No money was given. W. Winters Prin. Opp.
The Pancake was won this year by Borvill Q.S. A.F. Pope Pr Opp
This year Shrove Tuesday unfortunately fell on a Saintsday, St Matthias; we went into Abbey in the morning as usual on a Saintsday, & went up school afterwards to try for the Pancake. It was seen by Catt Q.S. the head of the masters. There were several ladies & gentlemen up school at the time;…
It may perhaps appear a trivial & needless circumstance for me to mention here yet as I have frequently heard the point contested & still remain unanswered I may as well add here what I ought rightly to have inserted higher up viz that to settle the point it was resolved this year that when…