Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 69
and Weight Competitionsare not practised in England nearly so much asin Ireland or Scotland. The governing body of athletic sports is theAmateur Athletic Association, the practicalwork being done by three committees in theNorth, South, and Midlands respectively. Tothis body some 200 athletic clubs… … A Country Meeting- are probably about 1,000 athletic meetings,great or small, held in the United Kingdom,and the number of persons competing through-out the country is certainly not less than twenty-five thousand. Montague Shearman. CROSS - COUNTRY RUNNING—Everyyear sees an increase in the numbers…
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