The elections for 1888 were made as follows Trin Coll Camb Ch. Ch. Exhibitions J. I. Stirling T.B. S. V. Rolleston T.B. W. Grant-Wilsow T.B. C.L.C. Aveling Q.S. Triplett Exhibitions A.E. Balfour T.B. C.J.B. Hurst T.B. Triplett Gratuity A.A. Markham T.B.
Q.R. Smith, Q.S., J.A. Turner, Q.S. and W.C. Aston, Q.S. have been elected to Oxford, & A.E. Black (Q.S.) and P.C. Renouf T.B. who also receive Triplett Exhibitions, to Cambridge.
The elections to Oxford were – P.G.L. Webb QS W.C Ryde QS W.H.A. Cowell QS To Cambridge – E.V. Arnold QS Capt. G.M Hill QS F. Whitehead QS Triplett exhibitions to Arnold (gratuity), Hill, Brickdale. E.V. Arnold had already gained a foundation scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Election. The candidates were- Q.S.S. H.S. Otter Capt. W.A.L.P Evans A.W. Williams Wynn E.H. Holthouse T.B.B. E.G.B Phillimore (Grant’s) E.M. Rodocanachi (Rigaud’s) F.L. Denman (Grant’s) Also H. L. Roche QS H.L. Randall QS J.R. Reid T.B. There were elected to Oxford: H.S. Otter W.A.L.P. Evans E.G.B. Phillimore To Cambridge: E.H. Holthouse…
C. M. Lush (Grants) and E. Mee (Rigauds) at the Whitsuntide Election this year won both the ‘Tripletts’ – H. D. Farrell (H. B.) also received a sum of money (£100). A.P. Hill PO
No 85 There are four Town Boys in the sixth, two of whom will compete for the Tripletts J F Lucas H.B. Grant’s F Pownall H.B. E Oliver H. Grant’s W E Barnes H. Rigo’s S F Lucas Prin. Opp.
Elected to Oxford of the T.B. in May W. Winters obtained the Dean Thomas W.J. Madian one of the Tripletts E.R. Dowdeswell June 19th Prin. Opp.
The Tripletts were gained by two T.Bs this year. W.E. Dowdeswell S. French
This year the Townboys carried off both the Triplets- A.F. Pope obtaining one and L. Shadwell the other W.E. Dowdeswell, Pr. Opp.
This year we had the Triplett Exhibitions for the first time. They are about £50 in value, this in number, last for three years, at either Oxford or Cambridge, & are open to Q.Ss and T.Bs indiscriminately. But Q.Ss elected to Christ Church will not be able to hold the Tripletts; a Christ Church studentship…