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wickets for only 17 runs. Womersley was the only one who reached double figures, and the innings closed for the miserable total of 45.

Our opponents then went in, sending Rev. A. S. Batson and Mr. Sankey to the wickets. The latter was shortly bowled by Napier, but the former, after being badly missed on the off side, for a long time defied all further attempts of the bowlers till at last he put up another catch off the slows, which this time was held. A. Ford was disposed of for 9, and Mr. W. Ford for 11, after making a fire square leg hit for 5. Mr. Way then gave some trouble to the bowlers, but was at last caught off Napier.

The innings closed for 126, leaving the School 82 to get to save the innings.

There was still some time left for play, so Hayes and Jacson again went in, but both shortly succumbed to Mr. Sankey. However, Napier and Womersley soon got together, and runs came pretty fast. This brought on a change which proved effectual, as both the batsmen were successively caught off A. Ford. Then a stand was made by Rogers and Booth, and they kept up their wickets till it was time to draw the stumps.

Shortly after play was resumed on the next day Rogers gave a catch at the wicket which was well held; Peake and Bowden-Smith were disposed of for 7 and 6 respectively, and the innings closed for 148, Booth carrying out his bat after a capital innings for 36.

Mr. Ford's XI went in again with 68 runs to get, which they obtained with the loss of 3 wickets, Kitcat making 22, and Rev. A. S. Batson 17 not out.

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The Rifle Corps.

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WIMBLEDON, 1878.

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ON July 18th, one of the hottest days ever known even at burning Wimbledon,' the VIII "came, and saw, and -were sixth for the Ashburton Shield. This year by the new regulations 13 schools entered, but of the four new-comers Clifton alone defeated any of the older competitors.

At 11 a.m. the Schools paraded before the Secretary's Office and, after drawing lots for the targets, thence proceeded to the 200 yards range.

The heat was tremendous, and there was a great glare and mirage," with a most baffling light wind from the right front. Naturally the shooting gene

rally was poor, although Eton came to the front with a splendid score of 220, so that Marlborough did not do badly with 202, being nine points behind Charter house. Richardson made a capital 29, and there were three scores of 27 each.

Then came the pleasant interlude of luncheon, which the kindness of Old Marlburians procured for all our VIII, with the Victoria Rifles.

The heat had by no means decreased when with full confidence we returned to shoot at 500 yards. There misfortunes overtook us in rapid succession Balfour began brilliantly, had a bad cartridge, and fell to pieces. First Cross, then Dalton, and to consummate our miseries, Goddard failed to find the aiming at once, losing six shots between them before hitting the target. From third we sank to sixth, being only three points behind Rossall, our twice defeated foe, and five points behind Harrow, whom we must have beaten but for that perverse Nemesis which seems invariably to choose Wimbledon as the place to humble our pride after we have been lifted up by a series of victories elsewhere.

The finish between Eton and Charterhouse was very exciting, but the two last Carthusians failing to average the required 20, Eton were declared winners of the Shield for the third time, having won it before in 1868 and 1861. Winchester, shooting gallantly at 500 yards, were third.

The Spencer Cup was then shot for, and resulted in a tie of three scores of 27. In shooting it off a theory about the sighting cost Lamb his third Spencer Cup, which went to Glenalmond, the bottom school for the Shield. Heaton would have been fourth if he had not fired three shots at the wrong target. However, he deserves all credit for his plucky score for the Shield, especially as he only won his colours on the Tuesday previous, shooting two stages with Creeke for the eighth place. Dawson shot very creditably, especially at the long range,

and Goddard and Finch made 48 apiece. Everyone shot with great coolness and nerve throughout, and very carefully, although perhaps rather too fast.

The VIII deserve all possible praise for the energy which they have displayed throughout the season, having spared neither time nor personal inconvenience. Even position drill has been very well attended, with one exception. Other teams may have been more successful, none could have deserved success more. The causes of our defeat are purely external, and are two in number.

1. Of course, the range. No grumble could be complete without this. But the only practicable and good site for a range (since all permanent erections on the Common are illegal) was selected, and the whole matter was handed over to the College "authorities" before Christmas. Nothing whatever has yet been done. Whose fault is this? Certainly not that of the captain or committee of the M.C.R.V.C.

2. At the beginning of the half only seven fellows had taken the trouble to attain such a moderate standard of proficiency that they had any chance of filling the six vacant places in the VIII. The nine did their utmost, but only luck as good as ours was bad could have brought such an VIII to the front at Wimbledon.

Unless the School support the Corps more heartily, and the Corps enter more generally into the competition for the VIII, we shall never win, even if we were to shoot at Wimbledon all the year round.

There will bo four places at least vacant in the VIII for next year, and at present there seem to be no probable competitors for them. The shooting team is always made or marred before Christmas. Let those whom it ought to concern give ear. Finally, our best thanks are due to the kindness of the Master, who allowed all the VIII one day's practice at Wimbledon, and more to the ailing mem

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THE RUGBY MATCH.

OCTOBER 2ND, 1878.

AFTER two years of triumph we have had to lower our colours before victorious Rugby, who inflicted on us, we must confess, a most decisive defeat by an innings and 24 runs. At the same time we cannot help thinking that our team was not seen at its best; the "form that beat the old fellows and Cheltenham would have given Rugby a great deal of trouble, and it was a sad disappointment to all those who believed in our eleven to see the sad collapse of July 31st. Leslie was, without doubt, the best bat in either team, and we are inclined to give Leggatt the palm for bowling-he certainly was wonderfully successful-but we are not quite prepared to admit that the disparity between the two schools was as great as appears on paper. But for reasons unknown our safest bats did not come off, the bowling was not up to its usual standard, and the fielding was scarcely so good as usual. In justice to ourselves we must remind our readers that Gostenhofer had only just re-appeared after a prolonged sojourn in the sick-room, and that Leach, most steady of batsmen, was unable to play.

Thus much by way of prologue to a few remarks on the match itself. We started well by winning

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the toss, and sent in Hayes and Gostenhofer to take the edge off the bowling, but they unfortunately got bowled out before fulfilling their mission. Napier hit well, and Womersley's 28 was the best innings on our side, his leg-hitting being particularly crisp. Leggatt, however, proved irresistible, his break utterly puzzling man after man, and 79 was all we had to show when our first innings was over, eleven of which were due to a wonderfully patient perfor mance by Jacson. Gaddum had bowled steadily, but as all our fellows religiously refused to look at tempting balls on the off-side he was not very fatal. Rugby sent in Fitzgerald and Cobb, and at lunchtime Cobb was out, excellently caught by the captain at point. Smith gave a little trouble and was followed by Leslie who soon settled down to business, dealing out very severe punishment all round, his driving being really excellent. We are inclined to think that our captain made an error of judgment here, in that there was no man put out for Leslie : with so hard a hitter in, one man in the country would have turned many fours into singles, and possibly have stopped the hitting altogether. As it was Leslie kept "urging on his (anything but) wild career" till he was very nicely caught at third man by Rogers for 98; his chief hits, two drives for six

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each and 11 fours, mostly drives. While he was at the wicket 122 runs were put on, 98 of which went to his individual score: this will speak for the severity of his hitting. Bowden-Smith carried his bat for an excellent 28. We followed on, 3 runs to the bad, and the collapse was even worse than before, though Law played very carefully. Rogers and Stanton stayed for some time, the former playing a very plucky innings and hitting Gaddum in most confident style: but all was in vain: the game was lost: Leggatt was not to be denied, and would not allow us even to save a single inning's defeat, due chiefly to the collapse of our batting, as the Rugby score was not enormous or even large enough to be disheartening, except by comparison. Napier bowled fairly well, though he got very wild at times, and Peake managed to get some "yorkers" past the bat, but Gostenhofer,-owing to illness, perhaps— was not in form. We append score and analysis.

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MIDSUMMER MADNESS IN FIVE FYTTES, METRES THOSE OF THE TUNE WHICH PROVED FATAL TO THE COW.

FYTTE I.

Four fine companions

In prime weather

Came to Macroom from Cork

By train together.

I won't tell their names

To make you jealous,

But they really were
Four good fellows.

It was gala night,

They left Cork station, Where was a free fight

With manners of the nation. All the Paddies were athirst, All the lasses frisky, Third class stormed the First, And there drank whisky.

In the corner sat a carle

Leery, lean and sheeny,

When they'd snubbed him some one dubbed him

Mr. Mac Sweeny.

'Twas the Landlord of Macroom,

If they had but known it,

But if 'drawn' he loved his purse,
Too well to own it.

"Landlord, can we get a bathe?"
Leery optic fixed he,

"Yon stream in the 'medder's' deep,

Fifty feet or sixty."

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