Occasional Notes.

We feel that before the winter comes we are only doing our duty in calling attention once more to the general neglect of that worthy game, Fives. Everybody professes to like it, and the general excuse for not playing appears to be something like this: Ist, that there are only two courts worth playing in, and consequently only eight fellows can play a good game; 2nd, that those eight fellows are usually the same, day after day, and that it is impossible for anybody else to get a court. The Ist reason is well enough, but new courts would certainly be soon built if a general desire to play was manifested; and the same applies to the 2nd reason, for if more fellows cared to play, the same system might easily be resorted to as is in use at other schools and in our own racquet courts, viz., that of engaging the court beforehand. There are but two good racquet courts, yet as many fellows as want to can play at some time or other If there was the same demand for a five's court, there would be the same opportunities for playing.

The cold weather has set in early enough to give promise of a long foot-ball season. We believe negotiations are going forward to bring about a match with Radley; we hope they will be successful. The two great clubs progress favourably, the Grasshoppers under the able management of one of its originators, B. K. Turner, while the Mantle of Jack Farquharson, has fallen on one of our best players, A. K. Smith.

Those who remember our late Vice-Principal, the Rev. George Butler, will be interested in hearing any news of him. We therefore take this occasion to inform our readers that the inaugural lecture of a course to be given to the young ladies of Liverpool was delivered by him on the 27th Sept., in the lecture hall of Liverpool College. The first series of lectures is to be given by Mr. Stuart, of Trinity College, Cambridge, on the "Progress of Science," and he will read them also at Manchester, Leeds, and Sheffield. Mr. Butler, after some remarks on the general state of education, went on to speak of the deficiency in girls' education in England, contrasting this with the system pursued in America. Such lectures as these, if extensively carried out, would be one step towards supplying these deficiencies, in addition to the benefit of the local examinations which Cambridge has now extended to girls as well as boys.

It will be seen from the reports of our Cricket correspondent that tall scoring has been the order of the day, Filgate's 100, not out, being conspicuous, in company with Renny-Tailyour's extraordinary score of 139, not out, Cuppage's two centuries, III and 101, and Turner's 119. "Long may they wave."

The First Prize, for a Collection of Ferns, made in the holydays, has been awarded to C. W. Robinson, Classical; 2nd, Matthews.

The First prize, for a Collection of Flowers, has been awarded to Shubrick, for a remarkably good collection; 2nd, Peter.

The First Prize, for the English Essay on "The Dissolution of Monasteries," has been awarded to A. C. Bradley; 2nd B. Jackson. Both Classical i. A.

C.C.R.V.

The corps went to the battalion drill on Tuesday, August 27th, at Gloucester, to make up their number of battalion drills for 1867. All those who have been to both-the Cirencester and Gloucester drills-are now efficient, and the corps will receive the Government grant of 30s. for each effective member. As the College had only re-opened two weeks before the Gloucester drill took place, the members of the corps were not in a sufficient state of efficiency to enable them to take part in the battalion movements, and consequently they only kept the ground. On the following day Colonel Denson came over to inspect the corps, as they had taken no part in the previous day's drill, but was unable to do so on account of their being in college.

The competition for the Schreiber Vase took place on Wednesday, Sept. 18th, at the Seven Springs Range. The vase is given by C. Schreiber, Esq., M.P., to the Volunteers of Cheltenham, to be competed for once a year, by ten men from each company, and if won two years in succession to become the property of the winner. The companies represented this year were the 10th and 13th G. R. V., and the College Corps, it being the first time that the College were allowed to go in for it. The shooting commenced a

little after eleven o'clock. Corporal Bell making the highest aggregate score at the three ranges, won the vase. He tied with Corporal Lockstone of the 13th Company, each scoring 40 points, but Bell having made a better score than his opponent at the longest range, was declared the winner. The following are the three best scores, one from each company:—

After the shooting, the 10th Company and the College Corps dined together at the Plough Hotel.

The County Rifle Meeting took place this year at the Over Range, Gloucester, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Sept. 25th, 26th, and 27th. The College was represented on the first day, in the Officers' Challenge Cup competition, by Captains Porcher and Godfray, and by Sergeant Collier and Corporals Bell, Rodick, Bourke, and Sim for the Non-commissioned Officers and Privates' Challenge Cup. For the Officers' Cup Captains Porcher and Godfray scored 34 each, making a total of 68, but were beaten by one point by Colonel Saville and Lieut. Storke, of the Gloucestershire Artillery; they scored 32 and 37 respectively, making a total of 69. In the Non-commissioned Officers Match our representatives did not shoot up to their usual mark, the only thing worth note being Bell's splendid score of 18 at 600 yards. On the following day the corps sent over four members to compete in the County Match-Bell, Godfray, Rodick, and Sim-Bell distinguishing himself again by his good shooting, especially at 600 yards, where he scored 17, at 200 yards he scored 16, and at 500 yards 9, which made his total 41, and won him a £3 prize.

The shooting for the Marksman's Badge will in all probability take place on Saturday, October 5th.

The Challenge Cup will be shot for on Wednesday, October 9th. There will be two prizes: 1, the Challenge Cup and a Pewter; 2, a Pewter.

The corps will be inspected on Friday, October 6th, by the Adjutant of the battalion.

By order,

J. N. Godfray, (Capt.)

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Cricket Matches.

The College v. The Variegated Annuals.

This match was played on Saturday, August 24th, and resulted in a draw. The College having again won the toss, sent in Bramwell and Wise. The latter was rather stuck up with the bowling, and soon lost his wicket to Fuller. Bramwell played well for his 17, when he drove a ball back which was secured by the bowler. Price came next, but soon lost Cuppage's company, who also fell a victim to the same bowler. Renny-Tailyour also retired without adding much to the score. Filgate came next, and the score began to rise rapidly, until Brice was well caught at point, having played a wonderfully lucky innings of 40. Chandler played well for 17, when he was run out through a piece of bad judgment. Fulton was likewise run out without changing the score. Reid thought he could hit a ball on his off-stump to leg, but found out his mistake. Another piece of bad running disposed of Wade. Strachan came next, and made a good and useful 17. Fox played well for 9, when Goldney bowled him out, thus leaving Filgate to carry his bat for a splendidly-played innings of 99, without a single chance, his greatest hits being 2 sixes, I five, 4 fours, and 9 threes. The Variegated Annuals lost, 7 wickets falling for 82, thus leaving little doubt as to who would have won if the match had been finished out. We subjoin the score, as follows::

The College v. the R. A. College, Cirencester.

This match was played on the College ground on the 11th of September, and resulted (as everyone knew it would) in the utter discomfiture of the R. A. College. The College having again won the toss, elected to go in, and accordingly sent in Bramwell and Wise, to the bowling of Paling and Dowsett, (the R. A. C. professional.) Soon after the telegraph showed twenty, a fast "yorker" from Paling, disposed of Wise. Bramwell not long after played the ball into his own wickets, Cuppage did so likewise; up to this point of the game the Agriculturists had done decidedly well; Brice and Chandler now got in together and both hit hard and freely, and also well into the air, but that was of no consequence as no one seemed to have the slightest idea how to catch the ball. After getting thirty-eight Brice made room for Filgate, who played a good innings of sixty, comprising some remarkably fine hits to square leg, and also a "few" drives to the on and off, indiscriminately,