THE .r EWINGT ONIAN.

NE\\'INGTON COLLEGE, STANl\IORE, SYDNEY.

" Mentor pue rtlre." Hor.

No. XXVl. J [SEPTEMBER, 1890.

ED ITU RIAL.

AN important concession, once eagerly agitated for, especially by th~ diiy·boys, hns been gmnted this half by the 11.uthorities, which ought to promote the succesti of sports, if those who nre benefited thet·eby will nmke a good use of the time they have thus gainc>d after school. · )fany a stalwart day-boy has alleged the lateness of the time after 4 o'clock ns an excuse for not staying to take part in Football or Cricket. The tra.im; wflre so very inconvenient, he said, and his parents were quite anxious about him if he got home late. There ia now no excuse for any boy refusing to join in the school games, and we hope all will show their appreciation of the extra half.hour by joining the Athletic Club, not only as subscribers, but as iictive members. If the honour of the school is to be maintained, -and we have no doubt all Jrn,ve this at heart, -it must be maintained by every boy doing something to help, ta.king pa.rt in some, if not all, of the games, or at least con­t ributing to their support, if physically incapacitated. There is plenty of pluck a.bout N ewington boys; they are very hard to beat, and don't like being beaten, in fact it iti difficult to say when they really are beaten. But pluck will not do everything. We have boys with the courage and determination of heroes, but they must be supported by the mass of the school, or they will feel they are simply throwing away their elforts in contending against irresistible odds. Let the average, orcliuary, "no-account" hoy come out of his hole and corner, and try to keep up the honour of the school, and the1·e will be an astonishing improvement in the sports. Not only will t here be more interest and enthusiasm evoked, but possibly some powers, hitherto unknown because untested, will be developed, and from the ranks of the unemployed may flash forth into cometary splendour some new Colquhoun, Moulton, or Kong Sing, who had else "blushed unseen, and wasted their sweetness on the desert air."

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MY FIRST AND LAST GAME.

RED, green, blue, and yellow predominated. The general effect ot my new jersey was decidedly striking, and my heart swelled with pride a.t the thought of the sensation it would cause to-morrow. I vowed to myself that I would not disgrace its splendid appearance. I resolved to bear it tri. umpha.ntly through my first game at Rugby Union, like a young knight bent on winning his spurs ; but not without some trepidation, as I thought of the savage and barbarous expressions I ha.cl ht>ard used in connexion with the game. They spoke with an easy indifference, which made me shudder, of maulin!J, hacl..-i11!J, and collarin!J. My imagination depicted a scene of unutterable carna.~e, where the least accident wa.s a. broken collar­bone, a.nd the most insignificant loss thnt of the front teeth. Neverthelc88 I made up my mind to dare everything, and the sight of my new jersey inspired me with fresh courage.

Actin~ on the advice of experienced friends I had ordered a tight fit, and when it was sent home it certainly looked a very tight fit; so I thought I ha.cl better try it on before to-morrow, especially as I was eager to see bow it would look. By dint of the most frantic contortions, like Laocoon writhing in the folds of the serpent, I a.t la.at succeeded so far tha.t part of my forehead appeared, with the veins swollen almost to bursting, through the orifice intended to accommodate the neck. But a.II further progress was checked by the insuperable obstacles interposed by the nose and cars. There I stuck, helpless and suffocating. I struggled, I fought for breath, I shrieked for assistance. Just as I was in extremity, when I ha.cl almost given up the ghost, with one last desperate and convulsive heave I emerged, having a.ppa.rently left my nose a.nd ears behind. But after re­covering breath, I felt carefully over my face, and found they were still there, though considerably abraded, as if they had been sand-papered by steam.

• • Frvilia ducen81U A tierni; ~eel revocare gr ad um, &:c."

Having got it on, I had now to face the still more difficult question how to get it off. After careful reflection I concluded, from the analogy of skln. ning eels, that it would be best to turn it inside out. To do this most effectually, I mounted a. chair and hooked myself on a peg by the lower part of the jersey behind. Then I kicked the chair away, as one who commits suicide, and found myself dangling in mid-air. My spasmodic writhings at last succeeded in reversing the jersey, but at the same time transferred all the weight of body to the neck, so that I was within an ace of committing suicide mdeed. From this temporary strangulation I was rescued, when almost at my last gasp, by the opportune arrival of a. friend, who kindly unhooked me and restored suspended animation.

The next day I arrived on the scene of action, resplendent. I we.a sublimely ignorant of the rules, but I had imbibed two general principles, follow the ball, and pick it up and run tuith it whenever you can. Armed with these I joined the ranks of those who were said to be playing forward, a.nd the ball was kicked off. Fired with young enthusiasm I wildly pursued the ball, but seldom if ever came near it. At the moment when, breathless with the ineffectual chase, I had almost reached it, some envious opponent picked it uf and ran away with it, or kicked it far away over my hea.d. At last found myself, the centre of two compact maaacs of pl•yere, each trying to force the ball in the opposite direction. This, as I subsequently ascertained, is called the .,crim111age. Remorseless arms of those whom I had previously regarded as friends were wrapped round my

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waist. In their t.oo close embrace my ribs were era.eking, like a. rabbit encircled by the boA.·COUStrictor. An odious opponent, with skull as hard a.s his heart, and both harder than the nether millstone, was boring into the pit of my stoma.eh, like Tennyson's "villainous centre-bit." Visions of mm·cler and sudden !leath passed before my eyes. Innumerable feet, well but heavily shod, were ph~ying a.bout my shins. Elbows thoughtlessly worked like pistons uea.r my eyes. As the tide of battle surged I found myself lifted off my feet, and bandied hither a.ud thither, a mere waif and stray of humt~nity. At length I extricated myself, bleeding but still a.Jive. Meanwhile the ba.11 ha.d mysteriously betaken itself to a. remote corner of the field, from which I sa.w one of the enemy swiftly running with it tucked under his a.rm towards our goal. Now was the time to ennoble my jersey by some deed of reckless daring. I determined to stop that man and deprive him of the ball, or perish in the attempt. Onwards he sped, but I planted myself in his way with au aspect of dauntless resolution. Nearer and nearer he ea.me. I stretched out unavailing hands to clutch him, but a.s he pnssecl he smote me full in the face with the flat of his disengaged hand and levelled me with the dust. That is ea.lied handing gjf, u.s I was subsequently informed. It is considered to he a. very creclitable performance when successfully achieved. Later in the game I inconsiderately picked up the ba.11, a.nd endeavoured to carry out one of my two fundamental principlE:s a.nd run with it.. Mournfully reviewing the past, I now see that this was an error- an enormous error- and one which I never intend to repeat It was not justified by the results. Judg­ing from my own experience, the ball is a dangerous weapon, better left a.lone, like sleeping dogs; not to be carelessly handled, like an unexploded shell. It is the bone of contention, a.nd i.uspires the most vindictive passions in the bosoms of the combatants. Its temporary possessor is the object of envy, hatred, uncl ma.lice. No moment of peaceful possession is ullowecl him. Everyo11e covets the treasure, and leaves nothing undone to secure it for himself. The most unscrupulous, I might even say barbarous, means a.re used to induce him to surrender it. Uneasy feels the man who holds the ball ; at any rate I did. I did not know what to do with it, so I ran some few uncertain steps towards the opposite goal. I had not gone far when I was seize<l round the waist and violently dashed with my face upon the ground. My nose wa.s crushed. Scarcely could I stagger to my feet. I felt that the ball was not worth keeping a.t that price. "Take it,'' J gasped out, a.ncl handed it meekly to one of the enemy, who received it with gratitude and ran off with it. Much good I trust it clicl him. As for myself, I sorrowfully left the field, never to return.

A TRIP TO THE WAMBIAN CAVES.

ALTIIOUGII these cu.ves may not be so well known as the Jenola.n, in a few years' time they will be thoroughly opened up to the public, and promise to rival them. The only practical route to them at present is by rail to Goulburn, thence hy road ; but the Government is already ma.king a good road from Bowral. :So much introductory, now a.bout the trip.

After reaching Goulburn, our party drove to the small town of Taralga, lying thirty miles to the north, mu.king it our base of operations. Provisioning, &c., there,. we set out one fine morning, a. difficult road of twenty miles before us. The last few miles are very hilly, a.nd the traveller ha.a to descend a. slope ea.lied "The Gap " by a tortuous and 11a.rrow road three 111iles in length. The journey t.ook 11s inore than fh'll

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hours. After we h&d h&d our lunch, the guide arrived, and we visited what is called the "Old Cave." The entrance is by an immense arch into what is called the "Church," which, also opening on the opposito side, is so well lit by daylight. Then we proceeded a.long a spacious pu.ssage, the light of day gradually fading, so that we were at last ccmpellc<l to light our candles. At the end of this passage wns u. ladder, the sight of which caused unmistakable signs of discomfort on the countenances of the gentler sex of the party. But mounting with little or no difficulty, we entered another pa.sMge with large stalactites glistening from the roof. Suddenly we heard musical sounds a.head, and disccvered that one of the party accustomed to the place was performing on the sounding board. In this cave there is onlx, one large chamber besides the" Church," but passages a.re numerous. l'he "Bat Hole," so called from the numerous quautity of bats there, we visited, but found it wu.s not their day "u.t home." On our return, one of the company tried to amuse us by ignominiously sliding dowu a rather slippery slope. On our exit we found that '"e had spent four pleasant hours, which seemed shorter than oue at school. As these caves have only for a short time been under Government control, the "Old Cave," which has been known for thirty years or more, has been knocked about a great deal, many of its beauties spoilt, aucl the wall scribbled upon. Fancy a Newington ex-Master and a Wesleyan minister defacing the walls in this manner.

Camping for the night, we started early next day to explore the "New Cave," which has been under Government control since its dis­covery, a.ud so is in a perfect condition. To reach its mouth you ascend a steep hill, and suddenly come upon what seems to be the mouth of a well, protected by iron grating. The guide told us that the hole was originally a.bout the size of a goose-egg. Descending a.bout twenty-five feet we reached the Boor of the cave, ant.I then came upon sights that completely eclif.sed the " Old Cave." Minute stalactites hung in millions from the roo , and, when the lights were thrown upon them, shone with daz7Jing brightness. This cave presents some new splendour every step you take; but very few objects a.re named. In one pa.rt is an object which looks like: a magnificent lt\ce mantle, ~nd, as you pass, the light causes it to glisten as though it were covered with beads. In another place, we walked along n. narrow platform, and came out on a gallery overlooking a very dismal chamber. Leaving part of the company on the gallery, who gave us strict injw1ctions to be back in half an hour, we <lescendecl into the chamber, ancl took a close view of " Lot's Wife." We prevailed upon the guide to take us to a part where very few (about 15) had ever been before. So, marching a.long in single file, we pe.&1ed throui;h a small opening into a tunnel, which we ran a.Jong and came upon what is called the "Pine Forest," so called from a cluster of minute stalagmites looking like dwarfed pines. Here we went clown on our hands and knees; but, worse still, we soon came to a passage where we had to cra.wl like serponts. Inadvertently raising my he&d I received a knock from the minute stalactites above, so near was the roof to the Boor. Emerging from this pa••age we once more got on our hands and knees, and soon afterwards found ourselves in a small hut lofty chamber, which appeared as though draped in mourning; but, proceeding still further, we came upon the petrified remains of a wallaby. We returned the same way, aml when we reached the gallery found the birds Bown. Like a shot the guide started to find them, and came upon them trying to find the entrance, as they were tired of waiting. We then returued to daylight, and, as some of the party were "fa~ged," did not visit the third cave, but set out for Taralga, fully satisfied with our trip.

NOVUH HO~IO.

I:> l\h:~!ORIA~I.

RIW. J. H. FLETUHJ<:R.

IN our first issue last hali-year it was our sorrowful task to record the untimely decease of one who had long been intimately connected with the College, not merely as one of the ordinary scholars, but in the cloMer relationship of son of our 111.te President. Aud now at the beginning of this half-year we have to deplore another bereave­ment, perhaps even more grievous, that has befallen the College and the Church with which we are identified. NORMAN FLETCHER, cut off in the bright morning of early manhood, when life seemed to stretch out before him rich with the fair promise of happiness and usefulne~s, lms soon been followed by the honoured veteran, his venerable father, the REV. J. H . FLt.'TCHER, called away in the mellow eventide of a consecrated life, fruitful in good deeds and gracious memories. Father and son, separated for a. brief space, are a.gain united, knowiug one another now even as they a.re known. To a.II Newingtonians, both to those who daily look up at that familiar face, with its kindly smile, hanging in the School-ha.II, and to those thousands, scattered here and there over this vast con­tinent, to whom his influence and example form some of the most cherishecl memories of their lives, the death of their old President came as a personal sorrow.

For 20 years MR. FLKTCJIER was literally identified with the College, so entirely ditl he dedicate his time, his energy, and his inflnencc, to promote its interests. The success that attended his unarudging devotion is eviclenced by the flourishing condition of the College at the present time, which may fairly be attributed to no small de,l(rOO to his judicious management during the precarious stAges of infancy and growth. One great source of success was his unfailing popularity with boys, with whom he seemed to have in­stincti\•c sympathy. He intuitively understood boys-their feelings, their little weaknesses, and their way of looking at things. He unconsciously "put himself in their place," and was not too far above ancl beyond them. In a word, he was human. In his ad­dre••e..~ to them he usecl simple, racy, idiomatic English, which they could umlel'!<tand, which "went home to their business and bosoms."

• His l;ln!{nage was chaste, elegant, ancl poetic, being chosen with taste and rotinement, totl\lly opposed to rhetoric and bomhnat. His prayers at the morning exercises were beautifully simple and natural, without any straining after effect or pompous phraseology, yet seeming to soar spontaneously into an " ampler purer air." It was this ~piritual elevation, this deep insight into things invisible, that g<wc his pmycrs their hallowing influence.

Many Ncwingtonians, past ancl pre•ent, po.id the last honour to their beloved President, by laying u. wreath upon his coffin, or by accompanying his remu.ins to the tomb, there to leave them in the blessed hope of everlasting life.

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ACADEMIC'.

TRB followiug wcl'e the fit-at three boys iu each l!'orm in the final orilcr 1,t the end of last half-year :

Form VI.-lst, D. Edw~s; 2nd, K C. Hall. ,. Vl.-lst, J. Kersh~~. 2nd, R. Dey; 3rd, T. Hunt. ,, V2.-lst, Clifton ; 2nd, Campbell ; 3rd, ~latthews.

11 IVl.-ht, Hinwood ; 2nd, Read ; 3rd, Rhortlancl. ,, IV2.-lst, Husby ; 2nd, \Varden; :kd, Curtis.

Modern (A.)-lst, H. Smith; 2ml, :\Iurphy; :Jrd, R. \\'. Webb. ,, (B.)-lst, Bull; 2nd, \\'ondhill; 3r1l1 Tout.

Form III.-lst, Newrnarch ; 2nd, Shenstone; 3rd, Spier. ,, Ill.-Jst, Beaver; 2nd, Robson, ; 3rd, Vandenberg.

112.-Jst, White ; 2nd, Orton ; 3rd, R. Hrickwond. II 11.-lst, Hindmarsh and Neal, equal; 3rd, Thompson.

12.-lst, Paige; 2nd, Arguimhau; 3rtl, Rpence. In the Upper Fifth, Kershaw's marks (12'2.i) wel'e so close to thoee of

the second in the t;ixth (1264-) and so much higher than those of the next in the Upper Fifth (934), that he was promoted l>y the Hcatl Master to the :'lixth Form.

LTI'ERARY AND DEUATINU ::;ocrnTY.

EXAMI!fATIO:S-S and other causes ba.ve greatly interfered with our meetings. Two only ba.ve been held since our last issue.

Readings occupied the evening of 16th .May. The following members contributed :-Messrs. Hall, Pratt, Kennedy, Halliday, and Curlewis. Though criticism was allowed, it was confined to one of the members and. the Chairman (Mr. Watson.)

The evening of 23rd May was devoted to sharp practice. Mr. Lan­caster drew the first prize, "That ignorance is more conducive to crime than poverty." He was followed by Messrs. Hall, Litchfield, uud Dey, and the voting resulted in 4 for and 8 against. The next question, "That Shakespeare is the greatest poet," evoked much more enthusiasm. Most of the members spoke upon it, and the voting resulted in 9 for and 2 against. But on the last subject, "Tha~ the Chinese should not be exclu<le<l," the enthusiasm reached its highest pitch. It was ably opened by Mr. Webb (in his maiden speech), who favoured exclusion. All the members had something to say on the subject, and, amidat great excitement, the voting resulted in i for exclusion, aud 6 against.

------OUR BATHURST l~XPEDITION.

AT the end of last term the l<'irst Fifteen travelled to Bathurst to meet A II Saints' College in the fil'st round of the "Schools' C.:lmllenge Cup. " \\' c left Sydney on Friday night, and, after a journey of ten hours, arrived in

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Bathurst to find it raining. We drove to the place provided for us by Mr. S. W. Webb, to whom we are greatly indebted, and took pos8esaion of the fires.

Very little can be said a.bout the ~a.me, a.sit was raining all the time we were playing. Our forwards cltd all the work for us, as it wa.1 impossible for the b~cks to pick up the ball, though now and again Miller and Sinclair managed to do so, a1ul they made some goocl runs. After we had been playing some time, Litchfield picked up the ball and got over the liue. Soon after one of All Saints' forwards got ovt>r our line, thus making the points equal. The game was now confined to the centre of the ground, and it looked as if it would be a drawn game ; if so, we shoulrl have lost all cha.nee of winning the Cup. Our forwards seemed to realise this, and worked very h>\rd, the result being that we ag'.'#J 1reed their line. For N ewin~ton, Litchfield, Turner, Moses, and S - ·~l!lll'1>eat; and for All Saints, Suttor and Anti!. Newington thus won by 6 points to 3.

The most pleasant recollection of our trip is the very hospitable manner in which we were treated by Mr. S. W. Webb. That gentleman met us on Sunday afternoon, and pointed out to us the various places of interest from the tower of his father's splendid house. We spent a 111ost pleasant afternoon a.t "Hathrop." Afterwards we went to Mr. \Vebb's own house, where he ha.cl kindly invited the whole Fifteen to tea. After we had done justice to the good thiugs on the table, we adjourned to the drawiug-room, where Mr. Webb amused us for a. couple of hours by telling traditions of " Old N cwington." We left Bathurst on SUllday night greatly pleased with our trip.

CADET NOTES.

'!'Hi.; following promotions have been made in the Cadet Corps :­L. -Corp. Bartlett to be Corporal of the Rifles. Cadet W. Rigg to be Corporal of the Carbines.

On Saturday, the 16th August, our Cadet Corps paraded in the Inner Domain with the King's School and (+rammar ~chool Cadet Corps, the battalion being commanrled by Captain \Veiga.II of the Syrlney Grammar School. Our boys m1Lde a very creditable appearance, and lost nothing by comp.i.rison with these other schools. In fact, after a few more such parades, we are sure that they will gain a good deal.

At the end of last half we had a very pleasant trip to Hulli "on duty,'' whieh is the military phrase for every form of hard work. However, we squeezed a little enjoyment out of the trip, and limited the duty to putting through the Bulliteii in the afternoon with the very fair aggregate, for that time of the year, of 495. The scores we give below. With the 11.Ssistance of three horses, and an occasional walk up the very steep grades, we ascended the famous Bulli Pass, and were well rewarded for our trouble, for we all had a splendid appetite for dinner afterwards. For an account of the scenery, please see a Tourists' Guide to the South Coast, price 6d. Our antagonists heaped coals of fire on our heads by giving us an excellent dinner in the evening, the only drawback to which Wl\S that Kennedy was rather out of voice, and could not give us "Come back, Barney,'' althou~h much p1·esscd by the Riflemen. But we got it coming back in the tram all the same.

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Farewell t.o the Paddington Rifle H.1mgc ! Farewell t.o the pleasant walk along fragrant Devonshire Street, with its paving-stones worn down t.o the quick by generations of Newingt.on Boys. A kind of locum tenen.~ range has been opened at Flemington ; but only six targets h1wc been erected, and, in order t.o get one of them, Time must be taken by his proverbial forelock.

Our Rifles have, however, kept up good regular practice for the Champion and Handicap prizes, and severa.1 splendid scores have already been made-notably Col.-Sgt. Kennccly's 65, with a possible at 500 yards. The first stage of musketry was fired on the 13th August, when the following got through :-Ca.pt. R. N. Smith, Col.-Sgts. "Blatchford and Kennedy; Sergts. Miller, Hardy, and Litchfiel<l; Corps. Murchison and Morton; L.-Corp. Bartlett; and Cadets Matthews, Spring, and Plowman. Bartlett was t.op with 65.

We fired a kind of triangular match two or three weeks ago against the llallarat (Vic.) 3rd Regiment imcl the Leichhardt R. R.C. (the Ballarat Corps firing on their own range.) Our aggregate was 49-1; that of the Leichhar<lt 449; but Balla.rat won with 503. This result may he accounted for no doubt by the fact that the Balla rat air is so clear, and generally superior to that on this side of the Murray.

The Carbines arc shooting well, and will meet the Grammar School hoys in the beginning of September. The three Carbine prizes for last half's shooting were won by (1) Cadet Bailey, (2) Cadet W. Rigg, (3) Corp. P. Thompson.

The new range is to be at Ranchvick, a.bout eight minutes' walk from the tram-line. There are to be seventy canvas targets; but the method of working them has not yet been decided upon. The range will he half a mile long parallel with the targets, and the shooting-mounds will mn back for 1,000 yards. There will be unknown-distance targets, running-man tar~ets, and, in fact, arrangements for evel'y kind of fancy shooting after winch the heart of man or boy can yearn. This ranlile will not be open until the beginning of November. Hence the Association Meeting must be postponed for about a mouth.

In connection with the funds of the Rifle and Carbine Clubs, we had a variety entertainment in the Petersham Town Hall t.owards the end of last half. The first item of interest to strike any observant visit.or was that the well-known Newi.ngt.on College Cadet Corps Fife and Drum Band wa.s discoursing sweet music at the front gate. Our observant visitor, having survived the severe strains, with regained courage, has mounted a.loft to the Town Hall proper. There his eye is delighted with a view of our "property" shield, azure; flanked by the legend 1887, 1888, 1889, and surmounted by two flower pots. The Cadets give their perennial bayonet drill and firing exercises with as great gust.o as ever, and the observant visitor uotes with rising satisfaction th•~t he has got something for his modest bob. And now the slim gymnast, clothed in white samite, mystic, wonderful, emer~es from the canYas <loor with the two holes in it, and all goes merry as a drnuer-bell. The other items musical mostly-too numerous to mention, and much t.oo pleasing to do justice to ; Jo! are they not written iu the progmmmes, copies of which can be obtained from auy person who bought one, and helped the Rifle Club like a man.

By the way, we hope that our many friernls will not forget that shooting, a.lthou1;1h im edifying, is still i~ very expensive, pastime, and that its prize fund is m need of all the sympathy which it can get.

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~IATCU v. BULLl RI::SKRVE RH'LE COMPANY.

N.C. CADETS.

.300 yds. 600 yds. Total. l. Col. ·Hgt. Hl;\tch fonl 29 29 58 2. Col.-S~t. Kennedy 30 27 fjj ;J. Hgt. 1\ illcr 30 24 54 l. Uorp. Murchison 26 26 52 5. Sgt. Litchfield 26 26 52 6. Ca.pt. R. N. "mith 24 2i 51 7. Sgt. Hardy 28 22 50 It L.-Corp. '.!'out 2i 20 -li 9. C11det Webb 19 18 ;Ji

10. Cadet Bull 12 2-1 36

Total 252 243 495

lll"LLI Rf:~f;JtVE Rlt'U: t'LUD.

500 ycls. 600 yds. Total. I. Mr. McAula.y 32 2(i 58 2. Mr. Brown :?9 2'! :li 3. :"11r. Dinning 29 26 ;;;; -1. )fr. J>11tcr~on :Jo 2.1 ,);l f), Mr. <lrifTiths 32 16 48 (i. Mr. McDonough 21 21 42 7. Mr. ,J. Hill 2-1 18 -12 'i. ;\lr. Wilson 2-2 J(j :l8 !l. :"llr. I :Jnk8 20 13 33

HI. Captain Hicks 15 15 :Jll

Total 25-1 202 456

FOOTBALL.

lST XV. v. OXFORU f'.{'.

'I'm,; match WllS played on our ground on Satunlay, lith )lay, mul resulted in a. win for the Oxfords hy 7 points to 3. :"llr. Buchanan won the toss, am! played down hill. The ball was kicked off at 3. :JO, and well rcturnecl by Phillips. Soon a.ftcr this :\lillcr obtained the ball and carried it into the Oxford line, an<l J. Druce forced. From this onwnrrl our forwards kept the Oxfords very busy, an1l nt Inst A. Tnruer, by a. fine piec<' of drib11Jing, obtained a try for us; no goal resulted. Afrer the ball was kickc<l out, it was carriecl into the Oxford territory, where it was kept till lmli-timo was ea.lied. l'nlser kicked off, nntl the ball was well followed up hy our forwards, who kept it within the Oxford 25, until 11

few minutes IJtJfore time was c11.llcd, when Oxford with a. strong rush took it into our line. The h:.i.11 w;1~ 1J:1sse1l out t<> Druce from n loose scrum., 111111 with a neat kick he scored 4 points for Oxford. The hall was kickecl out, and soon <\ftcrw11rds the first try was secured for Oxforcl. The kick failc<l to increase the score. Time was then ea.lied. ~'or the Oxfot"<ls, Drucc, ~1angan, a111l .Moore worked well; and A. Turner, Miller, S. Tout, and Mr. Buchanan played best for us.

:?6 THE NKWINOTONIAl\I.

)ST XV. Y. KING'S SCllOOJ,.

This WM the first time this season tha.t we met the King's School. The ma.tch was played on Norwood Park on Monda.y, 19th May, and resulted in a. win for King's School by 3 points to nil. The ground was in a. very sloppy state, a.nd prevented good running or passing on either si•le. 'Whittell won the toss from Rllberts, and elected to pla.y with the wind. The ha.II was kicked off a.t :J. 8, and was taken to the King's School 25 yds., but it was gradually worked ha.ck to the neutral g1·ound, whore it wa.s kept for tome time, until by some good passing, on the part of the King's "lchool backs, Roberts was enabled to secure the first and only try for King's School. The kick at the goal was a failure. Whittell kicked out, and King's School immedia.tely forced. For some time a.fter this the ball was worked up and down the field, until Miller, obtaining the ball, croRsed the King's School line, but the ball wa.s called back. From this onward, until half.time was called, the ball was kept in the King's ~chool territory. When the ball was age.in set going S. Tout carried it to the King's School 25 yds., and Whittell being a.warded a free kick, King's School again forced. After this the ball was well kept in the mi<lclle of the ground until time was called. For King's School, Roberts, Bowman, Manchee, La11e, and Old played best, and Whittell, ;\loses, ;\liller, Tout, and Sinclair played well for us. Mr. Mc;\fanamey a.ctccl as sole umpire to the satisfaction of both sides. This match does not count for the Schools' Trophy.

lST XY. V, UNDERGRADUATES.

Played on our ground on \Vednesda.y, 2lst May. Mr. Buchanan won the toss, and played down hill. The ball was kicked off u.t 4, and some scrimmaging ensued in our territory, and Kong Sing obtaining the ball, by a. splendid nm carried it to the 'Varsity 25. Some more scrimmaging ensued, and G. Litchfield obtaining the hall, obtained first try for ns. The kick did not increase the score. The hall was kicke<l out, and by good forward plo.y was kept in the 'Vn.roity 2.1, till half-time was called. After the ball was a.gain set going, the opposing forw11.rds kept it well withii:i our territory, until A. Turner, by a splendid bit of dribbling, carried it to the Undergraduates' line. Kong Sing obtaine,1 the bl\ll, n.nt! scored the second try for the College. The kick again failed. About two minutes afterwards Sinclair pn.ssecl to Kong 8ing, who agu.in crossed the '\'arsity line. Whittell's kick a.t the goal was "uccessful; the score~ standing­Newington, 11 ; Undergraduates, nil. The ball wa.s kicked off, and Miller obtaining it, ran the whole length of the field, but lost the ball on the line, and the 'Varsity forced. The ball was kicked out, a.ud the 'Varsity forwards, with a strong rush, carried it to our line, a.ml Litchfield cross­ing it, scored first try for the Unclergraclua.tes. The kick at the goal was u. failure. Time was then called, the scores standing-N ewington, 11 points; Unh•ersitr, 3. The all-round pla.y of our tc.Lm was very good, bu' Miller, Kong 8ing, }loses, Whittell, a.nd Litchfield played best; and Abbott, \Yood, Hall, Litchfield, a.nd Serisier strove ha.rt! to avert defeat.

lsT XY. v. USTVF.RSITY n.

Played on our ground on 24th Mo.y, and won by the University by 12 points to 6. The ball was kicked off a.t 3.25, a.ncl Fraser (U.) obtaining it, ran the full length of the field, and scored first try for the University, which McKinuou converted into i1 goal. The ball was kicked off, and

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Serisier passed to Bassetti, who crossed the 'Varsity line. The kick did not increase the score. The ball was kicked out, and Lister obtaining it, scored second try for us. The kick was again a failure. The ball was kicked out, anct the 'Varsity carried it into our line, when McKinnon obtaining the ball, potted a beautiful goal, the score now staudiug­'Varsity, 9 points; Newington, 6. Half-time was then called. After the ball was kicked off, it was kept well within our territory, and after about 2.5 minutes play, Saunders obtained the second try for the University. The kick at the goal was unsuccessful. Newington now rallied, and kept the 'Va.rsity backs busy until time was called. In this match we playerl with thirteen men. For the 'Varsity, Fraser, Saunders, and .McKinnon played well; and for us, Serisier, Bassetti, Lister, and Swyny played best.

lST XV. V. GRAMMAR SCllOOL.

We met our old opponents on the Wentworth Club ground, on Wednesda.y, 28th May, and a.fter an exciting game won by 9 points to nil. 'Vhittell captained the College team, and won the toss from Taylor, the Grammar ::ichool captain, and elected to play against the wind. The ball was set in motion at 3.20, and after some scrimmaging in our 2.5, the ball was gradually worked on to the Grammar School line, and after about 20 minutes play, G. Litchfield crossed their line. The kick foiled to increase the score. The ball was kicked out, ancl some scrimmaging took place in the neutral ground. Tout obtained the ball, and by a good run carried it into the Grammar School territory. The ball was then carried on to thefr line, and Cameron forced. The ball was kicked out and immediately after Miller took a good pass from A. Turner, and crossed the Grammar line, and secnred the second try for the College. The kick was ago.in a failure. At this point in the game half-time was called. Whittell kicked off, and the ball was well returned by Taylor, and Litch­field obtaining the ball carried it on to the Grammars' line, and the school forced for the second time. Soon i~fter, by splendid united play on tbe part of our forwards, the Grammar School were again forced. On the ball being kicked out, F. Tout obtained it, and scored the third try for Newington. The kick at the goal again failed. After this the ball was kept well within the ({rammar School territory, ancl they were again compelled to force. The passing of our team wa.s excellent, and the play of A. Turner, F. Tout, Miller, Moses, and Litchfield, was especially goo<l; while Taylor, Skuthorpe, ancl Pearce did good service for the Grammars'.

lsT xv. v. Kl~G's i:<Cl!OOL.

This match was played at Parramatta on 'Vednesday, 4th June, and for a second time this sea~on King's School was victorious. Swyny won the toss, and defended the northern goal. Bowmau kicked off at 3 o'clock, and soon after Roberts obtained the first try for King's School, which Ebsworth converted into a goal. The ball was kicked off, and worked to the King's School 25, but was gradually taken back to our 25, and just before half-time was called, the second try for the school was obtaiued ; but the kick failed to increase the score. The ball was kicked off by H. Turner, and the King's School forwards worked it on to our line, and Whitworth secured the third try for Kin~'s School. The kick was again a failure. The ball wa.s kicked out, and hbsworth obtaining it, passed to Roberts, who secured t\nothcr try for King's :School, from which Ebsworth

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kicked another aoaI. After thfa Newfngtoa nJUed, aad kept the leather in the King'11 Scnool territ.ory, until BoWman, 118Cl1lriag the ball, gained. the lut try for Kiag'11 SchooL The kick at the goal aPla failed. After thia, by united play OD the part of our fonrard11, the hall waa kept OD the King'11 School lme until time wu called. For Kiag'1 School, Robert.a, Ebaworth, Paat.oa, and Bowmaa,/:la;[_ed beat, aad for U1, M011811, Morton, Litchfield, Grimee, H. Turner, aa E.-Utchfl.eld, tried hard t.o avert defeat.

111'1' XV. V. OB.UlllAB 8CHOOL.

Thil match wu played on the AJrricultural ground OD Wedaeeday, 30th Joly, aad renlteei in a win for N'ewingt.on by 8 polnta t.o Mil. The Grammar School kicked off at 3.30, the b6ll being returned by Turner. After 10me 1erlmmaga In the centre of the ground, in which the School had the advantage, 8kuthorpe obtained the ball, and made for the College liae, but grouncfed before lie WM over. Miller relieved hil Bide bl a. aerriceable ran, aad the ball being pUll8d to Sinclair, he raa well mto the School 26, a.ad Tout picking it up, d&lhed over the liae, but WM called back, the ball being held jaat oaf.aide the liae. Skuthorpe, Taylor, aad Harrill defended their liae well, but at lut Shiela got over a.ad obtained lint try for Newiagtoo, from which ao iroa.l wu kicked. After ha.If.time Grammar School ra1lied up a.ad looked liie BCOriag, but they were 1tol>J>8d by the 11plendid ta.ckliag of Tout, Miller a.ad Pa.laer. Taylor received the ball from a ICrinnnaae in the oeatre of the ground, a.ad made a. good run in Newiagtoa 26. The ba.11 being dribbled OD, the School forward• crolllled the lme; but, owing t.o their dribbliag too bard, the ba.11 hit the fence. The Newiugtoo forwards aow put in 10me aood work, oapeclally Swyay, Litohfield,""Mortoa1 and Grimee. Shortly alter, Shiela picking up the ball, made a good <1odgy run, and grounded between the poet.II. H. Turner kicked the gOal. Time waa then called.

111'1' xv. v. xnm's llCllOOL (return).

Newiagtoa Coll8ff8 aad Kiag'11 School played OD the A.llhfnlld Recreation ground oa the 6th iustant, the matClh being the lint in the BeCOod round of the Schools' ChallllllJe Cup. Bwyny (N.) woa the tou, and elected t.o defend the northern goal. Bowman kicked off, and the ball wu well returned by Palaer, a.ad then, from 10me lOOM 1erimmagee in the centre of the field, Swyay dribbled the ball well up t.o'trarda the School'11 line. After 10me fMt play there, Ehlworth relieved the preuure by punting into touch near the centre of the field. The ba.11 being thrown in, It WM taken by Grimee towards the School'• goal, until he WM well stopped by Gardiner. Scrimmag611 followed, and the Scbool'11 9.uarten J)a.lllled out to Roberta, who fairly got away with it, and paaae<I all but

• Miller, who brou~ht him down in fine style. Shortly after this Tomer ra.o the ball well mto the School 25, but it WM returned by Pa.nt.oo. The Newingtoo forwards then took the ba.11 towards the School liae, but Ehlworth again punted into touch. Ha.If.time WM then called without either Bide having llCOred. The aecood ha.If of the game WM marked by brilliant play on both sidee, a.nu the ba.11 worked from one end of the gronod to the other, and back a.gain. The greatest excitement prevM!ed, and the ball being daageroU1ly cloae to the School'• line, WM well taken to the centre of the fiela by Ehlworth, who was well tackled by Turner. Play followed very near the College line, but 1he ball wu well carried a.way by Sinclair. The game was then confined to the School 26, aad

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E. Pa.leer, by a splendid kick, scored the first points for Newington. The play during the rest of the game w11.11 fast, and nearly all confined to the centre of the field. Roberts and Bowman would have certainly scored but for the splendid tackling of Miller. Time w11.11 then called, and Newington thus won by 4 points to nil. For Newington, those who played best were Miller, Grimes, Turner, and Tout; a.ncr for the King's School, Roberts, Ptmton, and Howman. l\lr. J. McManamey, as sole umpire, gave every satisfaction.

OCCASIONAL NOTES.

AN interesting ceremony took place in the Third Form class-room on the last day of last half, when the Heacl Master, at the request of the Form, presented Mr. HtTNT with a handsome writing-desk, which the boys hacl subscribed to purchase for him, in evidence of their esteem and gri~teful recognition of hiij services. The Head .Master, after alluding to the fact that Mr. Hunt was a distinguished O.N., expressed the hope that his departure might prove only temporary. ~lr. HusT, in reply, said that his only reason for lca.viug was to secure 6 months reading for the degree of M.A., &fter which he l1oped to return to Newin11ton. At the same time the Head Master presented the pri7.cs, which Mr. Hunt had generously offered, to the first five boys in the written exami11ations during the half-year. The names of the successful competitors, the number of marks gained, and the value of the prizes, were :-

1. SBENSTONE, 1480 prize value £1 0 0 2. NEWMARCll, 1472 0 15 0 3. SIIORTLAND, 1271 0 10 0 4. T. Cou:MAN, 1220 0 7 6 5. R. L. W1mn, 1102 ,, ,, ' O 4 O

At the Military Entertainment ~ven last half in the Petcrsham Town Hall, Mr. WAT>;O:-<, in connection with his resignation of the position of Senior House Master (which we a.re glad to say he has been subsequently induced to withdraw), was presented by the Masters, Prefects, and Boe.rclera with a valuable time-piece in recognition of his valuable services in the House. D. EDWAltDS, who 11.11 Dux of the school, made the p1e~enta.­tion, adverted to the many ~reat improvements Mr. WATSON had in­troduced during his term of office, and expressed the great regret felt by all at his resignation. Mr. WATSON, who was received with great applause, in his reply spoke of the cordial relations existing between him~elf and the other Masters, ancl of the conscientious and loyal way in which the Prefects had discharged their duties.

We have ple&l!ure in congratulating H. E. FULTON and E. O. Lrrcu­FIELD on passing the Law Matriculation in July.

The University Prize for Chemistry in the First Year was won by A. c. GILL (0.N.)

J. C. KERSllA w has been promot.cd to the Sixth Form.

Mr. P1TnELD is taking the Third Form in place of Mr. HUNT. Mr. VAUGHAN has succeeded Mr. VAN Ht;YTRUYSEN, who left us in June, in charge of the Lower l:lecond, while Mr. DANIELS takes the Upper First

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thus vacated by Mr. V AUOll.A..'I. The Lower First is under Mr. BRKNNAND, who, we a.re glo.d to see, takes an interest in sports, and will, we hope, take o.n active pa.rt a.t Cricket and Shooting.

An excellent full-page engraving of the College, with a.n interesting 11ccou11t of it, appcare1l in the 'l'oum a11d Counlr1J Jour1ial during the holidays.

It is a pity that some more of our Old Boys do not take as much interest in the College as T. P. CARR does. His enthusi!Lllm was strikingly exhibited on 6th August by his lu~ty "barmcking" for Newington in the match at Ashfield against the King's School, and his excitement was so intense when PALSER kicked the only goal of the match, that play had to be interrupted for o. few minutes to allow him to pour out his con­gra.tula tions.

Since last issue of The Newin!ltoniaii some of our sprinters have been running in outside races. On 318t May STHICKLAND took 3rd place in the 220 yds. All-Schools' Championship of Auatro.lia. On the same day TrnswELL won an egg-stnnd for 3rd place in the 120 yds. Open Handicap. l<~DWARDS came in 2nd in the 150 yds. Open Handicap at the Eastern Suburbs Sports on 14th ,) une, o.nd received o. biscuit bnrrel for o. prize. These successes should encourage some of our other runners to compete in outside open events.

W. HITCHCOCK (0.N.) has been doing some good work on his bicycle. At the recent Championship Bicycle meeting he ea.me 2ncl for the Elking­ton Challenge Cup, and also got 2ncl in the one mile Championship of N.S.W.

A great improvement has been effected in the boot-room o.ncl the lavatory by having ga.s lo.id on. Progress is the word, Newington !

Mr. BuCIIANAN gave the boarders a. "So.usage-supper" 011 the occnsion of the lst Fifteen defeating the King's School in the football match on Gth August.

C. H. E. JAMES (0.N.) is now in the Bank of New South Wales, Head Office. It is very strange tho.t so many of our Olcl Boys should be in the So.me office-"'· LAwso:;, T. MILLER, !:). FR&KMAS, P. \V . .PmLLlf"!, and o.lso Mr. CASTLEOEN.

T. P. CAHR wa.s picked to go to Newcastle to represent the l1!etropolis in o. football match a.go.inst the Northern District.

The Girls' High School anuuo.lly give a prize to be competed for at the Boys' High School Athletic Sports. Probably the Wesleyan Ladies' School, Burwood, would give us some prize for our next sports, if they were asked-a bro.celet, performers to be nominated by lo.dies, would be most suitable.

J. G. MAIDE~ (0.N.) has been coming out o.s o. runner. He won the 100 yds. Champion o.t the recent Roslyn Oo.rdens' Sports, and on the S&me day won the 150 yds. Open Hamlicap, and ran o. deacl heat for 211d place in the Hurdle Race. He also won the 150 yds. Open Handicap (from the l yd. mark) o.t the Cbampiouship Bicycle meeting on 2ncl August.

The newly-formed Sydney J.<'ootball Club comes well up this sea.son. They a.re either 4th or 5th on the list so far. There a.re ten O.N.'s in the teo.m Koso SINO, PHILLIPS (P. W.), ScooLL1m, J. MArnKN, G. MAlDF.N, R MAIDEN, IitSTER, L. $ERIBl1'R1 FARNELL, o.uq NoNN,

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An important change h&a boon made this half-year in the time of afternoon school, which is now from 1.30 to 3.30 instead of from 2 to 4 o'clock. This allows more time for sports, and saves that nontle.~cript half. hour from 12.30 to 1 o'clock, which used to be wasted on marbles and mischief. Coupled with this change is another, perhaps not so uni,•ersally popular, but more educationally hcneticial, hy which no extm subjects begin before 3 o'clock, thus taking only half-an.hour from the regular school work.

Mr. W. L. CURNOW (0.N.) haa a.dopted journalism as his profession, and entered the office of the Sydney !tforni11y Herolcl, of which his father is the distinguished editor. We notice also thl\t the September number of the Partl1mo11 is to be edited by Mr. W. L. CURNOW, who has secured a goodly list of collal1oraleurH, 11.mong whom a.re the names of several O.N. 's. We hea~tily wish our old schoolfellow the $reatest success in his new sphere, which we a.re sure he will fill with abihty and devotion.

N. S1mu .. ~ got second prize in the 2'20-yds. All-Schools Race (Handi­cap) at the Public Schools' A.A.A. ~leeting on Thul'ljday, 2lst August.

J. MORTON and C. K PuR..qt;R (0.N.'s), who graduated :\l.R., C"u.M., last March, are resident doctors at the Prince Alfred Hospital. H. R. NOLAN, who !:radua.ted at the same time, was appointed, immediately after his exammation, Medical Superintendent of the Toowoomba. Hospital. ARTHUR HKNRY occupies a similar position at Bathurst.

At present Newington is well represented in the Medical ~chool. G. H. ABBOTT, B.A., F. J. SA\\'Kiss, and A. 8. VALLACK (all O.N.'s) l\re at the hei\d of their respective years, anti numerous other Newingtoniun alumni a.re studyinl! with a view to entering the profession.

In the Arts School, of course, there is a strong muster of Newington­ians, and that thoy are holding their own there is attested by the fact tha.t A. C. GILL, late of the Sixth Form, has carried off the Univer~ity Prize for Chomistry from the largest first year the University has ever had.

We have a representative in the new Law School in H. R. Cr1<LEWIS1 B.A., a.ml K K O'BRIEN, and B. TURNER are in the Engineering and Science Schools respectively.

The College Cadet Corps was represented by a. picked company at the Review of the Cadets of the Colony by His J<~xccllency LoRo CARRISUTON. Our Corps, being next senior to the King's School, was No. 2 ComPl\ny in the lst Batta.lion, the other Companies of which were King's School, Grammar School (three Companies), and St. Ignatius. CAPT. \VEIOALL, of the Grammar School, commanded the Battalion. There is no doubt that the marching and genera.1 appearance of our Batta.lion was the feature of the Review, as the Public School urchins are but smR.ll and irresponsible. The battalion band was composed of members of the King'a School, Grammar School, and Newington hands; und, judging by the number of casualties on the march, the music was most effective. We should like to have spa.cc to give the names of a.II who comprised this, our first "Review" Company, but must content onr11Clvcs with mention of those who held "office" on the occasion. Commander, CAPT. R. N. ~hJITH; R. 8uhaltern, CoL.-SoT. BLATCHFORD; L. Subaltern, CoL.-SnT. KE~"NKDY; R. Guide, SoT. HARDY; L. Guide. SoT. SwYNY; R. Marker, SoT. MtLLKR; L. Marker, SoT. WEBB.

CoL.-SoT. Munl! and L. -C'oRP. PEA.TE, late of ours, have been appointed lst and 2nd Lieutenant respectiYely of the newly-formed Senior Cadet Corps.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

Dear Sir, (To the Editor of the N ewiilatcnia.11.)

Some time ago, at one of the Games-Committee meetings, Mr. Flint suggested a plan for having o.u asphalt tennis-court laid clown. Nothing, however, has since been said of this idea., showing on the part of the Committee a total indifference to this tine branch of sport. Mr. l~lint suggested thtit the nece&iUry furnls should be borrowed, at the usual rate of interest, from the bank ; but I think the C.:ollege, induced to speculate in sports as a good means of. advertising the school, would advance the necessary sum at a low rate ; or, perhaps, they might even present us with what is so much desired, seeing the success and consequent tidvertisement for the school that has been obtained in other branches of sport. Should the College, or anyone else, assist us in this matter, I venture to say that Newington would soon become all famous for its tennis as it has been for cricket, football, rifle-shooting, and athletics in years past.

I am, &c., Sth August, 1890. ENTHUSIAST.

Dear Sir, ('l'o the Editor of the Newi11ytonia11.)

Of late we hM·e heurcl a lot about the boys keeping up the honour of the School, but the College cloes not appear to help the boys in any way to keep up its reputation. For instance, Tennis, which is one of the most prominent branches of sports, is entirely neglected here, simply because we have not a good court. If the College were to Jay down 1111 asphalt court, and that would not cost more tfmn £40, it would show tlmt they appreciate the efforts that the boys are making. Also unless the ground about the bottom cricket piwh is drained, it will be impassible for the boys to play on it for months to come. Hoping that tlus will ha\'e the desired effect, ~

I am, &c., 14th August, 1890. SPORT~MAN.

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