Our Monthly Compendium. The Football programme for the half is nearly full. On Saturday, the 8th, Mr. Bayly's house or Mr. Price's will have to play the winners of Wednesday, the 5th, and the final match for the Football Challenge Cup will be played on Wednesday, the 12th. Saturday, the 15th, will see the first Twenty trying their hand against as many of the College as choose to put in their appearance. We think no one under a certain height or weight should be allowed to play, say 5ft. or 7 stone. The "Old" Collegian Match, as we gave notice in the last number, is fixed for Wednesday, the 19th. "old" fellows desirous of playing are requested to send in their names as soon as possible to the proper authorities. With regard to the Theatricals, there will be two performances; one for Collegians and those immediately connected with the College, on Wednesday evening; the other for visitors (admission by invitation only) on the evening of Thursday, the 20th. The pieces selected for performance are "She Stoops to Conquer," and "St. Patrick's Day or the Scheming Lieutenant." The Fife and Drum Band are making great progress, and have already commenced patrolling the play-ground. So far, however, the big drum is the instrument most easily recognised. The fifes will no doubt soon be up to their work, and we may then expect a most efficient band. R. T. We must also notice the success of an Old Collegian. Reid, who has always shone so conspicuously at the University, has again been running at the Balliol Races. He was handicapped for 100 yards, in spite of which he won his heat, but was second only in the final heat. For the 120 yards' hurdle race, although again under disadvantage, he came in first, beating the gentleman who had won the Scurry. The quarter mile was the only other race for which Reid's name was down, and here again he was successful, in spite of having to start from scratch. We forgot to mention in the last "Cheltonian," that G. Roberts had gained a Clerkship at Oriel, and although we greatly miss our "organist," he will be glad to hear that he has a most able successor in Struvé. J. T. Smith, of Worcester College, another old Collegian, also shone most conspicuously in his College Races, winning no less than five first prizes, viz., 100 yards, two hurdle races, the half-mile and the mile, and was second for the high jump. J. M. Reid, of Exeter, won the prize for throwing the cricket ball with a splendid throw of 98 yards, against a small hurricane-no despicable performance. A. W. Hutton, one of the editorial staff of this magazine, was on December 1st elected to a Stapledon Scholarship at Exeter College, thrown open for the occasion. We are sorry to hear that on account of the end of the half being so near, Dr. Barry was reluctantly compelled to refuse the half-holiday usually looked for on such occasions. Among the illustrious band of old Collegians who are expected down for the Old Football Match, F. R. Price, R. O. Cotton, P. Aubertin (on leave from his regiment in Canada), M. Turner, and other celebrities are included. We hope they will be in that fine form which they have invariably displayed in previous years. The Competition for the Cup, presented by Mr. Martin, took place in the Gymnasium on Wednesday, Dec. 5th, and after a very close competition, the marks gained out of 450, were as follows: These matches were brought to a conclusion last week. An excellent handicap it was, it being doubtful, to the very last match, who was to be the winner. There were about 30 entriesHumphreys, of course, being at scratch; Myers with 2, Reid 5, Hamilton 4, &c. After the second round, 8 competitors were left, who drew as follows: Myers v. Hamilton. Money v. Taylor. 7. 7. Reid v. M. Johnstone. The first three were all close games, but Lushington easily defeated Montresor. For the fourth round Lushington v. Myers Reid v. Money were the couples. Myers had to give his opponent 5 points, and was consequently beaten, after two capital games, scoring 13 the first and 12 the second. The first game between the other two was also very even, both being "game ball," Reid eventually winning. In the second game, Money only succeeded in obtaining 8 points. The last match between Lushington and Reid of course produced considerable interest. The latter had to give two points, but in spite of this won after two capital games. Lushington played well, but was weak in his services. Reid here had a great advantage, hardly ever missing his serve, which, combined with some pretty little "drops," landed him the winner. The score was : The shooting of the Eleven in the competition for the Challenge Cup, which took place on October 5th, was exceedingly good, considering the little practice the Corps has had this half-year. The following is the score: We are glad to be able to state that the Corps is in a very flourishing condition, notwithstanding its diminished numbers, and that the attendance at drill is far better than it has been for a long time; and we also hope that we shall be able to turn out a very fair eleven for the Public Schools' Competition at Wimbledon, next July. [The above score was received too late for insertion in our Notes from Cambridge. The Cup for the Handicap Racquets at Philipp's Courts, has been won by J. Reid, who had been handicapped to give points to all the other competitors. The chief event which will interest our readers, is the occurrence of "The Old Cheltonian Scratch Fours," which have become now at Cambridge an annual institution, as they have taken place for five or six successive years. At a meeting held in J. Reid's rooms, it was decided to row the races on Saturday, Nov. 10, the drawing to take place on the evening preceding. Twenty-five names were received, and the following five boats accordingly made up, the subjoined being the order in which the first race was to take place : The first business was the Bumping Race, or rather Races, for there would very likely have been more than one had some members of the crews been rather better prepared for the pistol, which had a most alarming effect on "bow" of No. 1 Boat, causing him at once violently to prog with his oar the mud of the river, and generally to look and feel far from at home. Unfortunately his feelings were so much acted on as to become infectious; No. 3 promptly secured two crabs, one of them a very fine animal; and Boat No. 2, itself urged on by frantic fear of No. 3, bumped out No. I. Meanwhile, No. 4 was having its "shy" at No. 3, the "stroke" of the latter being very leisurely in his movements, so that P. H. Mellor, as No. 2, was to his anguish obliged to keep rowing slowly along, with the boat behind coming up hand-overhand. Very soon, however, carried away by excitement, each gentleman rowed a stroke of his own, in spite of the remonstrances of the coxswain, who, within a hundred yards or so of the starting point, had to throw up his hand and acknowledge a "bump," and a bump it was with a vengeance, for the crew of No. 4 seemingly determined to make it all quite safe and beyond question, went on bumping away at No. 3 till the entreaties of their own coxswain, added to those of the other crew, induced them to "easy all." No. 5 rowed over the course in the most approved style,-so approved, indeed, that such spectators as were present prophesied for them a victory. Lots were now again drawn for order in the time race, the result being, Ist place 2nd place 3rd place No. ii. No. v. Off they went at a given word, and then it was that No. 4 began to see what a treasure they had in their coxswain, who, although he had never been on (report even says never seen) the |