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'''25th August 1866''':<br> | |||
''Bell's Life'' reported on a match between [[John Hawks Clasper|J.H. Clasper]] and [[James Percy|Jem Percy]] - The preliminaries for a £100 match, to take place over the Championship course of the Tyne between these men, has just been settled. The men were to meet at [[Harry Clasper|Harry Clasper’s]] Clasper Hotel, Scotswood Road, to draw up articles and arrange details. £4 a side is down. | |||
'''15th July 1871'''<br> | |||
''Cheltenham Chronicle reported:'' The English Champion Four, which are matched with the St. John (New Brunswick) crew on the 23rd of next month, left Newcastle for America on Wednesday last. About 3,000 people assembled to bid them farewell. [[James Percy]] (bow), [[Robert Chambers]] (2), Henry Kelly (3) and [[James Renforth]] (Stroke) is the present arrangement of the crew, while [[John Bright]] accompanies them as spare man. All seemed very well and confident. | |||
Revision as of 15:29, 25 July 2020
25th August 1866:
Bell's Life reported on a match between J.H. Clasper and Jem Percy - The preliminaries for a £100 match, to take place over the Championship course of the Tyne between these men, has just been settled. The men were to meet at Harry Clasper’s Clasper Hotel, Scotswood Road, to draw up articles and arrange details. £4 a side is down.
15th July 1871
Cheltenham Chronicle reported: The English Champion Four, which are matched with the St. John (New Brunswick) crew on the 23rd of next month, left Newcastle for America on Wednesday last. About 3,000 people assembled to bid them farewell. James Percy (bow), Robert Chambers (2), Henry Kelly (3) and James Renforth (Stroke) is the present arrangement of the crew, while John Bright accompanies them as spare man. All seemed very well and confident.