J. E. Fowler Dixon, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)
“ Meetings of the unregistered class, however, are rapidly dying out, and, while athletic meetings in Lincolnshire are numerous and important, there are not many athletic clubs, and these, with a few exceptions, have but a small membership. ”
J. E. Fowler Dixon, The Victoria History of the Counties of England… (1906)
“ A still older sports meeting—for it has been in existence for thirty-two years—and one which in Lincolnshire takes a very high position, and is always well supported, is that conjointly held by the local cricket and athletic clubs on the August Bank-holiday at Spalding. All the events at this meeting are handicaps, but the large entries invariably include the names of many of the best-known athletes. At Lincoln on Whit Monday, in recent years, an athletic meeting has been arranged by the committee in connexion with the Unionist Demonstration. ”
