Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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WE WOULD ADVISE STUDENTS TO CONSIDER BANKING AS A CAREER AND INVITE THEM TO CALL ON ONE OF OUR OFFICERS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION THE BANK OF BERMUDA LIMITED

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26 Arriving from London by train I proceeded to a shore-post where a motor boat transported me to the Foudroyant . I was escorted before the Captain, and given orders to go below and hoist my hammock and unpack my kit. With some hundred other recruits I was shown over the ship. Suddenly there was a fly-past of twenty helicopters in formation, and they buzzed low, dropping sand-bombs on the water. Astern was H.M.S. Dolphin a submarine base where once we saw a battered submarine fresh from a collision with a freighter limp in. There was plenty of action for the entire three weeks I was there. Warships of every description both British and foreign lay up-harbour and we saw many at close range (at rather too close a range one time) in our tours of the harbour. There was daily rowing and sailing practice in the ship ' s skiffs, whalers and gigs and as most of the boys were new to the sea, we had quite a few exiting moments. My group set sail one morning in a dinghy up the inlet, a strong breeze blowing. We tried to go about ' but in vain and each time we were getting closer to an American destroyer. Believe me, we nearly destroyed the destroyer as we hit at full force. We left a wavy scratch right down its side. At last we got out of the mess, but this time headed straight for a landing-craft. We could not stop, and our mast hit the ramp of the landing-craft. ' ' Crack ! Overboard went the mast, but luckily nothing else that time, and we were towed back to the Foudroyant in style by a lugger. Jeers greeted us on our arrival. Other highlights of our stay were sailing trips to the Isle of Wight, a visit to Nelson ' s flagships, the Victory , and two Regattas where we completed in sailing and rowing. During my stay I met a boy who had once been at Saltus and we exchanged notes and opinions; his name was Piper. All in all, it was a very interesting and instructive experience. R. A. FAROE, Fprm 4L. •oOo-

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28 Horse Nonsense Some horses pull carriages Which take people to and from marriages, Some horses, too, would like to be married But in what would they be carried? C. SMITH, Form USA. Cricket 1957 The 1st Eleven ' s record of Played 7; Won 1, Lost 5, Drawn 1 is not impressive on paper, but most of these matches were against teams of older and more experienced players and in the games against boys of their own age the eleven managed to attain an even record of one victory, one loss and one drawn game. The fact remains, however, that there was room for considerable improvement in all the funda- mental skills of the game and in the team spirit of the eleven. In batting, the side gave little support to Patterson who time and again laid the foundations for a sizable score only to see the later batsmen fail. During the season Patterson developed into a useful opening bat with some particularly fine forcing strokes off the back foot on the leg side and his total of 156 runs in 7 innings was a very creditable achievement. Redding, Zuill, Lumsden and Gravston all played one or two good innings but all lack the sound defensive technique that makes for reliability. It is to be hoped that if Redding can curb his over-eagerness in 1958, he will make many runs for the school. Lumsden and Whitecross were the most successful bowlers and to- gether with Berry, McCann and Zuill formed a varied attack. Un- fortunately they did not always have the support in the field that they deserved so that it seemed as if three or four members of the team considered keen fielding an unnecessary refinement. Notable ex- ceptions to this stricture were Lumsden, Redding, Berry and Patterson but it should be emT)hg,s7zed to everv would-be cricketer thnt savins; runs and holding catches are as important as making runs. As captain for the greater part of the season Lumsden performed his duties conscientiously. It is to be hoped that in 1958 he will use the bowling strength of the side to full advantage and not be afraid to use the slower bowlers and that t],e field placing will be pflF pt d with more decision and with regard to the character of the bowling.