Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Brentwood College Magazine Badminton THE addition of Badminton to our steadily growing list of sports has been, to most of us, the source of much amusement and has at the same time greatly helped to enliven the long Winter evenings. Its popularity spread like wildfire through the whole school and flared up when the tournaments were announced. There were many entries for these and, consequently, a considerable time elapsed before the finals could be played off. In the senior doubles, Creer and Macaulay, in a very exciting game, defeated Gunn and Eustace, while Creer emerged with laurels in the senior singles. Nixon won the junior tournament. The 1st team deserves credit for winning two out of three matches played, since their opponents were usually more experienced in the game. The first match against the Victoria Club was our one and only failure. The team included Creer (captain), Macaulay, Bryden and Henderson. The result of the game with Mr. G. C. Grant ' s team was more encouraging, and Bryden ' s place was taken by Clist. In return match with Victoria, Campbell played instead of Macaulay. We were successful once more. Polo There is not a great deal to report this term with regard to the activities of the polo team. This includes Johnson (No. 1), McGregor and de Pencier (No. 2), Head (No. 3), Capt. Dormer (back). These boys have done splendidly and shown great keenness. Johnson has an excellent knowledge of the game, has the qualities of good horsemanship and hits well. De Pencier and McGregor, who is quite young yet, are making very satisfactory progress. Head is quite good all round. The Victoria team has arranged to play us shortly, and the game should be well worth watching. Page Twenty-two

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Brentwood College Magazine Basket Ball DURING the Winter, basketball was played in the gymnasium on wet afternoons when Rugby would have been too aquatic a recreation. As such occurrences were not very frequent, the two teams were not able to put in very much practice at goal-shooting and strengthening their combination. The first team fought hard and well, winning two out of four matches, while the second team were successful in both their games with the University School. Mention should be made here of Creer ' s good play and knowledge of the game as exhibited by his leadership of the 1st team. All the matches took place in the College. The members of the team included Creer, Gist, Hope, Redpath, Henderson, with Haskamp and Scott- Moncrieff as spares. Brentwood College versus: Points for: Points against: March 7. Victoria College 18 45 March 14. University School 19 25 March 28. Saanichton 37 26 April 4. University School 14 9 The 2nd Team March 14. University School 26 14 April 4. University School 17 11 Golf Notes MUCH to our would-be golfers ' disappointment, Rugby has demanded the best part of our prospective golf links. This has sadly disorganized our team, but some of the boys interested in this game were able to practise on the Victoria links on half-holidays. Twice this year our golf team has visited Duncan and twice our opponents have proved too good for us. The Duncan team, having had a good deal of practice on their home course, were, on both occasions, in very good form. The first matches were played on Wednesday, May 13th, but not with very successful results. An excellent lunch at The Black Cat evidently necessitated, an addi- tional handicap for most of the players. Hope A Draw Campbell Lost by 4 and 3 Doherty Lost by 5 and 4 Clist Lost by 5 and 4 The second match had to be postponed on account of the rain. Mr. Gunn in the morning played a friendly match and won one up. The others, Hope, Doherty, Gunn mi, and Head played a few holes in the afternoon, but had to return to the clubhouse on account of the rain. We hope that next year, with more practice, we shall be in a position to give Duncan a better game. Page Twenty-one

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Brentwood College Magazine Horsemanship IT is said that the horse and the dog are the two most intellectual of all animals — they certainly are the most intimate dumb friends of the average man. The horse is naturally of a shy and nervous disposition, because his natural state is one of freedom, but once he has gained confidence in his master, once he finds that his enforced captivity will not be abused by ill-treatment, then he becomes his master ' s faithful friend. Some horses are of a more vicious dis- position than others, but, practically without exception, any horse can be cured by one expedient — kindness. As far as managing a horse is concerned, some people do not seem to have the gift of riding, and even so, unless a person is keenly interested in it, then it is a decided failure, and the horse himself is the best judge of it. As soon as you mount him he knows whether he can ride you or you can ride him ' and he acts accordingly ! The good rider is he who not only thinks of the pleasure his horse provides for him, but he who thinks of the care and attention which should be given his mount in return. If a horse is treated unfairly, he will certainly take revenge. The story of the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of most of the best racing stock in England, is one of the most fascinating in equine history. This celebrated horse was sent by the Bey of Tunis to the King of France as a present and was accompanied by a Moorish slave, Agba, as groom. The French king, unaccustomed to such a finely-formed, nervous animal of which he knew nothing, as it differed so much from the heavy French stock, decided to have him sold. He was thus acquired by a drunken teamster, who put him to work in a garbage cart. Agba was separated from his charge, but he knew that though the horse was misunderstood in France, in Tunis, where king and commoner alike were horse- men, he was of great value. Agba wandered about the streets in the hope of finding the horse, to which he was greatly attached, and he was rewarded for his search late one night. He found him in one of the poorest parts of the city, in a miserable ' stable, a mass of skin and bones. He threw his arms around the horse ' s neck and with many caresses and words of endearment, proceeded to make him as comfortable as he could. While he was thus engaged, the carter approached. Scornfully rejecting Agba ' s offer to purchase the horse by a term of service, he kicked the Moor out of the stable. Agba, however, by no means gave up his purpose ; in some way and at some time so precious an animal must be relieved from his wretched situation. Meanwhile he must be cared for and his strength kept up. By sundry odd jobs about the city, he managed to pick up a little money, and with this, often stinting himself, he bought grain and medicine, and visiting the Godolphin Arabian at night, fed him and bathed his wounds. The horse changed hands many times under similar wretched conditions, but the faithful Agba always followed him. Eventually Lord Godolphin heard the story of the Moor ' s devotion and became interested in the horse and purchased him. He bred him to Roxana, Page Twenty-three