1994
DOI: 10.1080/09523369408713875
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Popular athletics on Victorian Tyneside

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“…In Newcastle, the enclosed Victoria running ground was, by the early 1860s, regularly frequented by leading figures from the emerging music-hall industry, including the entrepreneur Mr Balmbra. 14 Owners, performers, and even song-writers seem to have regularly attended race meetings. Some early performers, such as Billy Purvis, with whom the singer/songwriter Ned Corvan started his career, found they could earn extra money by performing there, whilst the singer Joe Wilson cashed in on his fame by selling alcohol from a booth at Newcastle races.…”
Section: Keith Gregson and Mike Hugginsmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…In Newcastle, the enclosed Victoria running ground was, by the early 1860s, regularly frequented by leading figures from the emerging music-hall industry, including the entrepreneur Mr Balmbra. 14 Owners, performers, and even song-writers seem to have regularly attended race meetings. Some early performers, such as Billy Purvis, with whom the singer/songwriter Ned Corvan started his career, found they could earn extra money by performing there, whilst the singer Joe Wilson cashed in on his fame by selling alcohol from a booth at Newcastle races.…”
Section: Keith Gregson and Mike Hugginsmentioning
confidence: 98%