Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024
Lot 20
Estimate: £150/250
Hammer: £150
Farewell Dinner to Dr W.G. Grace 1898’. Original menu card for the Dinner, given by the Clifton Foot Beagles, held at the Clifton Down Hotel on December 6th 1898. Decorative and colourful front cover, with green ribbon tie, with images of hunting horn, whistle, riding cap and whip and titles, menu and toast list to inside pages with further decorative hunting images to rear cover. Printed by ‘W. Bennett, 43 Broad Street’. The toast list includes, His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, W.G. Grace etc. Originally from the collection of C.L. Townsend (Gloucestershire & England 1893-1922), this being Townsend’s copy. Previously sold by Knights in March 2012 and again in 2019. Some minor foxing and age toning otherwise in good/very good condition. Rare.
W.G. Grace, who was Vice Chairman of the Clifton Foot Beagles until early 1899, regularly ran with the beagles up until leaving Gloucestershire and moving the Grace family to London, following the death of his only daughter Bessie, in 1899.