second over. Then Mr. Ford came in and rattled up 27 in a very short time, tapping Leaf hard to the off for 4 successive twos, hitting a half-volley of Nott's grandly away for 7, and driving Leaf magnificently for 4 straight. It was fortunate that Steel was not wanted again to bowl, as under the circumstances it was a very doubtful rest for a bowler to put him in the long-field or long-leg. Isaacson was neatly caught at the wicket by Lascelles, who in the next over stumped Wilson brilliantly off Leaf. Gunner was run out through a ball glancing off Leaf when driven back to him, and the innings closed for 77. What little fielding there was to be done was good, Mahon being preeminently best. 90 runs on such a wicket was no great task, but it was too much for us. Bailey was straighter than the day before, and except Steel who played a good cricket and made some really good cuts, the batting was tame in the extreme. Druitt, accompanied by the brass band, showed some confidence, and while with Steel looked dangerous, but it was soon over, and we were left some twenty or thirty runs to the bad. This match was arranged instead of the University match, which had fallen through. It was nominally a foreign match but in reality a home one, as eight Marlborough men were playing for the county, and we cannot but express our regret, shared as it is by the majority of the XI and School, that one of our very few foreign matches should thus have been turned into a home one. The XI want to see new batsmen and bowlers, not those who play in ordinary Common room or Savernake Forest Matches, and who bowl to them every day at nets. Turner won the toss and sent in Leaf and Rowe to the bowling of Alexander and Roff. Off the second ball bowled, Rowe made a grand square-leg hit for 5 behind the pavilion, but when the score was at 12 he was easily caught by Mr. Ford at short leg. Thompson came in and played very carefully together with Leaf, Alexander bowling 5 maidens in succession. At length Thompson got a fine cut behind the wicket for five but in the next was run out trying to get four off a leg-hit. Two for 34. Mahon joined Leaf and got some nice cuts off Alexander, bringing on Haggard at the town end. The score now gradually mounted, Mahon getting some good leg-hits off Batson, though many were well stopped by Mr. Mr. Ford went on in Bambridge at short-leg. Batson's place, Mahon getting two cuts off him in his first over and Leaf two in his second, to which Mahon added a cut for 4 off Haggard and leg-hit for 3 in quick succession. This was the last over before luncheon. On resuming, Mahon made one or two cuts and was then bowled by Mr. Ford for a good 36. 3 for 82. Steel began with a 3 to leg but was well caught low down next over by Mr. Ford off Haggard. Turner was the next man to join Leaf, who all this time had been smothering the bowling in his usual dogged style. He began with a cut for 2 and leghit for 4 off Mr. Ford, who now gave way to Mr. Bambridge, whose second ball was well driven by Turner for three. The play now again was very steady, and at 112 Leaf was caught by Mr. Ford in the slips off Haggard for a good 24 which he had taken just two hours to get, though he had been badly let off at point. Nott followed, but was not at all at home with Mr. Bambridge's slows, and in the second over he received from him was caught by Mr. Ford at mid-off. Meanwhile Turner had given a chance at long-leg which was not however held. Windeler joined Turner, and during their partnership the score rose to 183. Windeler began by some nice drives off Mr. Bambridge, while Turner got him to leg two or three times. As the score rose Alexander took the ball from Haggard, and Batson tried again. This made the scoring very slow and seven maidens were bowled in succession. Still the score rose again and Stancomb went on instead of Alexander, and Mr. Bambridge tried again. This was successful, as after making some more cuts Turner was caught by Batson off Mr. Bambridge for a good 60, not however free from chances. The end soon came now, and the last three wickets only produced 16 runs. Marley made one or two good drives, and Windeler, after making a useful 26, was at length caught by Mr. Leaf off Mr. Bambridge. Buckland was run out, and Marley was caught off Mr. Bambridge for 7. Mr. Bambridge was the most successful bowler, getting 4 wickets for 38. After a short pause, Mr. Ford and Mr. Leaf came in against Steel at the town end, and Nott at the other. They soon began driving Steel for twos and threes; Nott meanwhile was bowling very well, though Mr. Ford got one grand hit to leg off him for six. After making 17, Mr. Ford was caught in the long field by Leaf off Steel having sent a hard to Kingsbury in the same direction before. One for 33. Barnes then came in, and as 31 were made off Steel's first 7 one overs, he gave way to Leaf. Mr. Leaf drove Nott for 5 down the bank, and his cousin for 3 to the off, but was soon afterwards bowled by Nott for an excellently played 27. Roff was next in, but was soon disposed of, being caught at the wicket. Batson joining Barnes, who was soon bowled by Nott for 10, got a good off drive for 3, and was then stumped while trying to hit Leaf. Haggard meanwhile had been playing excellently, cutting Nott for two in two consecutive overs, driving him for three and getting 4 to leg off Leaf. Mr. Hewson, who had joined Haggard, was not at all comfortable with the slows, and was quickly caught at cover-point off Leaf. Stancomb was next in, and after he was once settled down, played well, but soon lost Haggard, who after" giving a chance of stumping was bowled by Nott off his pads, having played a very nice innings for 16. In his next over Nott disposed of Pearman and Alexander exactly in the same way, both being caught off him in the slips by Leaf. Mr. Bambridge was last in, and, as usual, kept up his wicket most obstinately, cutting Leaf for 1 and getting him to leg for two, while Stancomb made some very pretty drives off Nott The latter was soon afterwards caught at cover-point off Leaf, and Mr. Bambridge carried his bat out for 5; the total being 103. Leaf got 4 wickets for 19, and Nott 5 for 41. As there was still a quarter of an hour left, Mr. Ford and Mr. Leaf went to the wickets again to face Marley and Leaf. Both hit hard, especially Mr. Ford, and they got 59 in a little less than 15 minutes, Marley being especially punished, 42 runs for 5 HOUSE GROUND. (1ST TIES.) PRESHUTE v. GILMORE'S. This match was played on Gilmore's. Preshute went in, but were soon disposed of for 72. Plews (16), Cayley (12 not out) and Nicol (11) alone reached double figures. Gilmore's headed the Preshute total by one run, Carey making 22, Templer 16, and Trevelyan 12. Preshute in their next venture, aided by Quinton (15), Pawle (12), Nicol (11), reached the total of 83. Gilmore's had 84 to win, but they could only make 57, though Carey 16, and Doering 15, tried hard to avert defeat. Thus Preshute were left victors by 24 runs. Padwick, owing to illness, could not play for Gilmore's in the first innings. PRESHUTE v WAY'S (2ND TIES). This Match was played on Way's ground, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 21st, 23rd, and 24th. Way's won the toss and went in. The first four wickets fell for 13, but Firth, Brodhurst, and De Chair hit very hard, and Grace played very well for his 12 not out; so the total amounted to 126. Preshute lost their first four wickets for 16. But Mounsey (18), Cayley (12), Bent (15), and Bentinck (4 not out), helped to raise the total to 82. Way's in their second innings only made 62, DeChair again playing well for 22, and Juckes making 18. Preshute with 108 to make went in, and after a very exciting game were left the victors by 3 wickets. Quinton, who went in second wicket down, carried his bat for a good 32 not out. Mounsey (14 not out), Pawle (12), played very well. Quinton's bowling proved fatal to twelve of Way's wickets, while Rogers for the losers bowled well. The fielding on both sides was fair, notably a splendid catch of Brodhurst at short slip. HOUSE GROUND (SECOND TIES). COTTON HOUSE v. HORNER'S. This match resulted, after a most exciting game, in a victory for Thompson's by two wickets. Horner's went in first and were all out for 62, of which Hughes and Fox made 20 and 14 respectively. Brinton and Garnett bowled well, taking 4 wickets each. Thompson's only succeeded in making 51 of which Garnett (15) was the only double figure. Mahon bowled exceedingly well, taking no fewer HOUSE-GROUND (FIRST TIES). GOULD'S V. BAKER'S. Gould's went in first and made 110, of which Mangin with 51 and Bryant with 20 were the chief contributors. The former, though apparently out at the wicket, when he had made about 30, was given in by the umpire. Baker's then made 82, White making top score (20). For Gould's, Beale took six wickets. In their second innings, Gould's made 85, Cheales (32) and For Beeton (24) alone reaching double figures. Baker's, Harding took 7 wickets. Baker's now wanted 114 runs to win, but only managed to make 81, Harding (19) and Westcott (18) being the chief scorers, the wickets being equally divided between Beale and Beeton. The Rifle Corps. PROMOTED INTO THE SHOOTING VIII. THE CHELTENHAM MATCH. On Saturday, June 18th, the Cheltenham VIII came here to shoot our annual match. This is a notable in the annals of the match, for year Cheltenham travelled from Swindon by the new railway, and we made the highest score that has ever been made in a match. The day was far from a good day for shooting, and at 500 yards it rained hard. At the short range some delay was caused by the absence of two members of our VIII, who had not turned up; but were seen soon after coming from the Swindon road after having driven the 13 miles from Swindon behind one of Mr. Duck's nags in just under 75 minutes, an event perhaps not the least remarkable in this eventful day. At 200 yds. we were 22 pts. ahead; for us Corpl. Turner and Sergt. Wauchope each made 33, while for them Sergt. Young headed the list with 31. At 500 yds. we farther increased our lead by 20 points, thus winning the match by 42 points. Turner made top score for us This match was shot on Thursday, June 23rd, not as usual on the Trowbridge Range, but at Swindon, which is far superior owing to the fact that there is no shadow, from which it may be remembered that Marlborough did not distinguish itself last year. After great difficulty and inconvenience owing to review half-holiday being on that day, our Captain managed to get an VIII together, though two members were unable to get on without a sling and a stick. After a pleasant drive to Swindon we met the Clifton VIII at the Station, and thence proceeded to the Range, which is situated by the railway about three miles from the town. There was a fresh head wind from the left, which greatly interfered with any scoring in either team at the short range. Clifton made a total of 210, 30 of which were contributed by Corp. Vernet. Marl borough made 216, Waddilove and Wauchope making 30 each. At 500 yards the wind increased in violence, and the aim was very much left. However Capt. Newbolt managed to open fire with a bull, thus rather damp. ing Marlborough as they took five shots to find the spot. For Clifton, Corp. Vernet again headed the list with 28 points; his shooting was decidedly the best of the day; L.-Corp. Wilck closely following with 27.-Total, 178. Grand Total, 388. For Marlborough, Col.-Sergt. Eliot made 29.Total 193. Grand Total 409. Thus Marlborough won the match by 21 points, which at one time was very exciting. Though we did not come very near our total of the previous match, it may be considered a fairly creditable per. formance as it was a hard range. Appended are the WE have to apologize for an unfortunate mistake. Owing to some misunderstanding it was stated that the scores for the Farrar Cup were under the mark. They were far better than we have ever known them, as 14 averaged magpies. SCHOOL PRIZE. Members Prize-Latin Hexameters. R. F. Cholmeley. Printed by C. PERKINS & SON, at their General Printing Office Waterloo House, Marlborough. EDITORIAL. AN Editorial had to be written! There was a vast amount of literature crying for investigation, for classification, for criticism. There was also a vast amount of examination work crying for exactly the same processes. But the Editor never shrank from his duty; he knew he had been sent here to write editorials, not to fritter away his time doing "exam." work. He was aware also of what was required of him; he knew that by long tradition every editor before entering on such a task must have some tea by his side, and that there was a strong prejudice in favour of his having a dream. He had, however, got the dream over the night before, and the tea had been made some six hours, so he could begin without any hindrance. This representative of the Fourth Estate was however somewhat nervous: he called to mind a certain letter which had appeared in the columns of the Marlburian, in which the editorials had been condemned for over severity, and for discouraging aspiring authors. Nay more, he was yet smarting from the scourge of "O.M. Oxon." The scorching invective, the biting sarcasm, the flashing "wut" of that magnificent Philippic had left him little better than a bleeding corpse; he sat like Marius of old contemplating the ruin of his demolished periodical. How could one presume to criticise the attempts of others whose own work was "perhaps conscientious, but oh how dismal?" How he would shrink from anything at all incisive or telling, with bitter remembrance of his "fatal pernicious and appalling facility for buffoonery!" How could a gentleman whose most suitable sphere in life was that of a "clown at a country fair" pose as a judge of polite literature ? "Suckle fools " says 'O. M. Oxon.' Alas that we ever suckled O. M. Oxon. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth to have a thankless child." We have not succeeded in discovering who O. M. Oxon is. We should much like to-especially when we were behind him, we having a club, and he none, and the night dark. But "Enough of this deplorable nonsense" (we refer to O.M. Oxon's letter). Let us pass at once to our contributions. We do not intend to complain much this time. We have to acknowledge with thanks a much increased support from the school. More than one gentleman, not on our staff, has sent us contributions which shew such talent as makes us easy about the future of our organ and "satisfies that longing for a successor to carry on our plans which personal rulers must always feel" (excuse us-we have Eng |