MARLBOROUGH. 500 Yards. 200 Yards. INNS OF COURT R. V. C. Lieutenant Locke King.. Acting-Corporal R. C. Glen 48 A. Glen Corporal Bradford 48 39 43 Private Baird 46 2 2 3...23 46 363 Belfield THE EIGHT AT WIMBLEDON, 1879. 576 We have been second for the Ashburton Shield for Captain R. H. Wallace... 4 4 5 5 5 3 5...31 02 4 5 2 4...21 52 56 500 Yards. Total. 4 425 42 5 4 5 5..40 83 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5. 45 3 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 3 5..39 2324 4 4 5 5 4..36 2 5 5 3 2 2 53 54..36 81 74 51 24 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 4..36030243 4 2 4 3..25 61 H. G. Nadin Corporal E. H. Lyon Private C. P. Thompson 50 54 414 This match took place at Wimbledon on Tuesday, Correspondents must enclose their real names: not for insertion, July 22nd, at 500 yards. Score :— but as a guarantee of good faith. Contributions in which this rule is neglected will not be inserted in The Carthusian. Correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper only no communication in which this rule is not observed will be inserted. : Contributions for the next number should be sent in before September 20th. NEMO.-Reserved. E. S.-No contribution of yours has reached us. OLD CUSTOM.-We are not likely to record the doings of Old Cheltonians under the head of School News in The Carthusian; and why O. C. should not stand for Old Carthusian we are at a loss to know. X. AND THEBES.-Crowded out. A. P., Esq.-Many complaints of the same sort have already been made to the proper quarter, and are receiving due attention. We entirely agree with you. No ROOM.-If you find there really is no room, you had better stay away, or else apply to the proper persons. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CARTHUSIAN. DEAR SIR,-I beg to call attention to the present extremely bad management of the Swallow Cricket Club. This quarter there has only been one second game, which extended over two afternoons. Pageites and Robinsonites, who are supposed to belong to this club, are with very few exceptions never put down for any games, though they attend the practice very regularly, and give the captain to understand that they wish to play. As it is hopeless to appeal to anyone else; if this should catch the eye of the captain of the Charterhouse C. C., I hope he will try and do something to give Pageites a chance of playing cricket-at all events in future years, especially as there are cricket house-ties now. A PAGEITE. Floreat æternum Carthusiana Domus. Printed for the Proprietors by H. STEDMAN, 33, High Street, Godalming. THE PAST YEAR. OCTOBER, 1879. Ir is now seven years since Charterhouse was removed from London to its present far more pleasant situation, and during that time many changes have taken place, many fresh institutions made, and, we think we may say, a general improvement is to be observed throughout the whole body of the School. To begin with School Work-we have noticed lately that as a rule the work is done in a much more hearty manner than formerly, and we can boast of several good scholarships and prizes at the Universities. Yet nevertheless the opinion of the world is, that our work is rather below the proper standard, an opinion which it behoves us to prove erroneous, by shewing what Charterhouse can do in the future. Now let us pass on to Games. Here at any rate we are not wanting, as in Football we had an almost invincible team, which was only vanquished by an unusually strong Eleven of Old Carthusians. In Cricket, however, we were not so successful, as we only won four out of fifteen matches, losing seven, and drawing four, two of which were very much against us. Yet on the whole it was a better result than was prophesied by those gloomy birds of ill omen, who go about croaking and crying down the Eleven on every possible occasion. We began the season with only two of last year's Eleven left, one of whom only stayed for one match. Our great want was a good bowler, but, as much persevering practice was kept up at the nets, this deficiency was to a certain extent made up, for though we could not boast of such a pair as we had in '76, we had several very fair changes. Our batting was rather weak, for, though sometimes we made a good score, only two or three could be relied on for making any stand. At first the Eleven were rather unlucky, as neither batting nor bowling came off, but after a little while, when nervousness began to disappear, they got on better, and shewed signs of improvement; but then, for some unknown reason, they fell off to an astonishing degree, and when Wellington beat us by an innings and some runs, everyone's hopes fell to zero. Then they began to pick up again, and went up to Westminster with a good chance Price 6d. of victory. They were, however, doomed to disappointment, as they were defeated by some twenty runs on the first innings, though, had time allowed the match to be played out, the result might have been different. The last match of the season, against Northbrook, produced a very good game, the last wicket going down with the last ball of the match. Looking at the whole season we cannot help thinking that the Eleven have had more bad luck than they deserved, as both batsmen and bowlers took great pains to gain perfection, and the captain was unremitting in his exertions, both at the wickets and elsewhere, towards obtaining success for his team. The strongest point of the Eleven was their fielding, in which a vast amount of improvement was shewn, and if they will only go on improving in it, and pay due attention to their batting and bowling, we may hope to have an Eleven which will bow its head to no adversary. We now pass on to the Racquet Courts, which flourish in the way they deserve. Under the careful training of the marker, several young players are rising up, and though we did not send up a pair to Prince's this year, there is no reason why Charterhouse should not be well represented in 1880. Lawn Tennis is still kept up with great vigour, and some very good play was seen in the ties for the House Challenge Cup, which was gained by the same house as last year. The Fives' Courts are generally full, though we do not see so much fine play as we did a few years back, before Lawn Tennis or Racquet Courts were built. Last, but by no means least, comes the Rifle Corps, which has been going on steadily, its members practising in the most persevering manner, though it would be better if a more regular system of drill were established. The Wimbledon Eight, though they had lost every match, and been beaten by two public schools, yet at the Camp picked up wonderfully, and were second for the Ashburton Shield, completely turning the tables on their former opponents, much to the astonishment of everyone who had formed any opinion of their strength. For the other competitions we made a very poor show. We have here almost arrived at the end of our review, but must not omit a slight mention of the Concert, which went off remark ably well, being of an agreeable length, not too long or too short. Perhaps the most successful piece was the Overture to "Zaira," played by the School Orchestra, which has, under the able management of its conductor, made astonishing progress during the last year, and Charterhouse can certainly hold up its head above most, if not all, schools in this respect. Yet let us not rest on our oars satisfied with past success; but though the past year has been bright, yet we must make future ones even more bright, not relying on the laurels already won for Charterhouse, but steadily pressing forward, determined to win more and more, and add fresh prestige to our School. And now, in justice to ourselves, we must say a few words in our own defence; we have, like many others at this period of the year, entered on a new position with little or no experience, so if we have fallen short in anything, we humbly beg our readers to forgive us, and so profiting by our experience we hope on future occasions to remedy our deficiencies. the banderilleros have their turn, and the bull's neck becomes a hedge of little darts: finally, the great man, with a red shawl on his arm and a short sword, approaches, and with one blow generally kills the bull as it approaches. The fight usually lasts half an hour, and for an afternoon's performance six bulls are employed. The activity of the matadors is very remarkable: one man stood perfectly still, and it seemed inevitable that he should be gored, but just at the proper moment he jumped straight up in the air, and the bull passed underneath him. This is a fact, incredible though it seem. To change the subject, there was once a celebrated fisherman who went to a foreign country to fish, he dilated considerably on his return about salmon-fishing; an indis creet person asked him how many he had caught, and the answer was, "I never actually caught one, though I saw a good many." So, Mr. Editor, I never actually saw a bull fight, though I have talked with several people who have. And now, having eased my mind, I will put an end to the "Tale of Travel." A Tale of Graucl. [Continued from p. 517.] I left off when I was pursuing my journey to Spain; it is perhaps needless to say that I arrived there safely. Spain is a country where the men eat olives, and the women wear mantillæ. In spite of the remark made by Louis XIV. with reference to the Pyrenees, this chain of mountains still exists. Just as le boxe is the national amusement in England, so the bull-fight is the favourite sport in Spain. There are two sorts of bull-fights, one where the men have no weapons, and merely shew their agility in avoiding being gored by the bull, who is excited by means of red shawls, and where the same bull is used for many performances; the other where the men are armed, and the performance only ends with the death of the bull. Travellers tell us that the bull enjoys the first sort of performance so much, that it is extremely difficult sometimes to get him out of the ring when the matadors have had enough of the fun. Here is an account of the second sort of performance-a large amphitheatre crammed with people, the élite of the place on one side, the common people and soldiers on the other. In the arena the troupe are parading; first come six or seven men superbly dressed, with bright-coloured shawls, whose only duty is to draw off the attention of the bull if the horsemen are in danger, they are called matadors: next, two horsemen, armed with long greaves up to the thighs, and with long lances, the horses having the inside eye blindfolded: then six banderilleros armed with little darts: and, lastly, the great man whose duty is to kill the bull with one blow of his sword. These gentlemen who put the finishing touch to a bull are very popular, and occupy about the same position in society that a celebrated actor does in England and other countries. Three o'clock sounds, the band plays the Spanish National Anthem, the barriers are thrown open, and the bull makes his entry amid a roar of applause. The fight commences between the bull and the two horsemen, aided by the matadors; when the bull has been so continually prodded by the lances that he refuses to approach the horsemen, Comes a cloud upon thy brow, love, Swim with tears those welling eyes, Deep in grief the dear one lies. Whilst I strive with sweet endearments, Is, afflicted by these sorrows, Yea! it moves the heart's recesses And to smile, when smiles there be. While the tear-drops still are trickling Down thy cheeks, thy bright eyes glow E'en more brilliantly than ever, As the morning light doth flow; Yet thine orbs in radiant splendour, To the light of day will never Let me now fill full our rapture, Driving far all trace of woe, Thus I'll kiss away those tears, dear, And as one henceforth we'll grow. THEBES. |