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Notes on sports and pastimes (volume I), c. 1900-c. 1917

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MS. Top. Oxon. d. 201
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Sports and pastimes pursued in Oxford and neighbourhood down to about 1850, arranged alphabetically, with letters from individuals including (fol. 68) Alfred Hutton, (fols. 70, 265) Henry W. Taunt, (fol. 76) J.W.W. Murray, (fols. 252, 254) W.E. Sherwood, (fols. 340, 480) Herbert Hurst [i+489 leaves]:

  1. Angling
  2. Backsword or cudgel play [singlestick]
  3. Ballooning
  4. Bear-baiting
  5. Boating
  6. Bowls
  7. Bowling
  8. Broken hays
  9. Bull-baiting
  10. Bumble-Puppy
  11. Billiards
  12. Cards
  13. Shovel board
  14. Shuttlecock
  15. Cocking/cock-fighting

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1900-c. 1917

Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

  • English

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MS. Top. Oxon. d. 201

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