ave
to sit up, some of you, if you're going to do it. But of course you'll
do that. (Rather!) Railsford's sports will be held this day three
weeks--just a week after the School sports. So we shall know what we've
got to beat. That's one thing I've got to say. Every boy here should
enter for some event or other, and see he wins it. (Applause.) The
next thing is this. Cricket is coming on; it begins the Saturday after
the sports. We aren't going to be done out of our cricket to please
anybody! (Tremendous enthusiasm and waving of caps.) We intend to turn
out as stiff a house eleven as ever played in the fields, and some fine
day you fellows will see Railsford's play the School and win.
(Applause.) Yes, and we'll have a second eleven, too. (Rather! from
the juniors.) Mr Railsford is going to back us up. (Cheers.) He
played in his college eleven at Cambridge, and he's promised to give up
all his Saturdays to the end of the term to coach us. (Three cheers for
Railsford.) Now the last thing--"

"Whatever else can there be?" said the baronet, in a perspiration of
fervour.

"Some of you may open your eyes when I mention it, but I know you won't
funk it. We mean to get hold of all the School prizes at Grandcourt
this term, if we can. (Sensation.) Yes, you may gape, but it's a fact!
Of course, I can't beat Smedley for the gold medal. (Yes, have a try!)
Rather! I mean to try; and Smedley will have to put on steam. (Loud
cheers.) Then Stafford is going to cut out Branscombe--(Boo-hoo!)--for
the Melton Scholarship, and Barnworth will get the vacant Cavendish
Scholarship, and Wake and Ranger and Sherriff and Wignet are going to
walk off with all the Fifth-form prizes; and Herapath will pull off the
Swift Exhibition, and Sir Digby Oakshott, Baronet.--(tremendous
cheers)--will win the Shell History medal."

"I say!" said the baronet, mopping his face vehemently; "that's the
first I've heard about that!"

"Yes, and our Babies are going to show the way, too!" continued the
captain; "and on prize-day we'll crowd up and cheer them when they
toddle up to take their prizes. (Laughter and cheers.) That's all I
want to say. (Laughter and applause.) Some of you will say I'm
cracked. (No!) I'm not! Railsford's is going in and going to win, and
if you all back up--(So we will I)--we shall do it easily. (Cheers.)
Don't let us brag too much. The school will find out what we are up to
soon enough without our b