Sporting clubs [ Associational culture / Clubs & Societies ]
… the head with a tankard', Wellcome Collection, 32405i, 1789. Résumé Sporting clubs appeared in the eighteenth century as sports were beginning to organise. They emerged from the more informal gatherings in social places of individuals brought … such establishments as The Star and Garter Inn. Although sporting clubs are usually associated with the organisation of sports, they were primarily social clubs. Because they were some of the most popular sports in the eighteenth century, this entry is concerned chiefly with the examples of cricket and horse-racing. …
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