The Turf Club is a London gentlemen's club, established in 1861 as the Arlington Club. It has been located at 5, Carlton House Terrace since 1965. The...
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A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally set up by men from Britain's upper classes in the 18th and succeeding centuries. Many...
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Turf Club may refer to: Turf Club (gentlemen's club), a club in London, UK Turf Club, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa Turf Club (Saint...
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Historically most of these clubs were gentlemen's clubs with membership restricted to men. More recently,[when?] a number of women-only clubs have been formed....
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The Jockey Club de Paris is a traditional gentlemen's club and is regarded as the most prestigious of private clubs in Paris. It is best remembered as...
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Club (known informally as The Knick) is a gentlemen's club in New York City that was founded in 1871. It is considered to be the most exclusive club in...
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source for 1791 origins as the "Argonauts" later named "The Pig Club", "The Gentlemen's Club" and finally "The Porcellian". "Small as the membership has been...
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the club is Mark Nicholas, the former Hampshire captain, who succeeded Stephen Fry on 1 October 2023. The origin of MCC was as a gentlemen's club that...
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artificial turf pitch or a more traditional grass pitch. A traditional grass pitch is compulsory in the UK for entry into the higher divisions of club competitions...
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Eirik Bakke (section Club career)
outlets claimed that Bakke and Brann had a "gentlemen's agreement", that Bakke could leave Brann if a larger club wanted to sign him, which Brann denied.[citation...
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Cricket Club's first home turf was located on the original Government House grounds, called "the paddock". The gentlemen of Derwent Cricket Club were extremely...
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C.N. Wood 1946 - O.T. Lovett The Perak Turf Club was established in 1884; it was the first exclusive turf club ever built in Perak. It was the idea of...
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P. G. Wodehouse locations (redirect from Junior Ganymede Club)
and "Puffy" Benger. The club was a real gentlemen's club of the era from 1887–1892. The Pen and Ink Club is a fictional club for writers referenced in...
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Imperialism", is also very conservative in its values, derived from its gentlemen's club origins. Female members do not have voting rights, and although its...
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Notts County F.C. (redirect from Notts County Football Club)
while still a Second Division club, the Magpies reached the FA Cup semi-final, losing 3–1 to Huddersfield Town at Turf Moor, Burnley. In 1922–23, Notts...
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as a gentlemen's club, whose membership was chiefly composed of men who enjoyed gambling on horse races. The South Australian Tattersalls Club had its...
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Alloway, built in 1909. Dalry Burns Club, established in 1825 at Montgomerie's Inn in Courthill Street, now the 'Turf Inn', has one of the longest, continuous...
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Although he was ineligible for the Breeders' Cup, Gentlemen met with considerable success. Gentlemen's first start in United States was a dirt allowance...
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Shrewsbury Town F.C. (redirect from Shrewsbury Town Football Club)
Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury Chronicle reported the club being formed at the Turf Hotel, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury. It may be both accounts are...
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champions List of French Open men's singles champions List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions List of Grand Slam men's singles champions Other events...
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turf thrown up by the horses' hooves) precludes wearing heels. The famous Club House at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park is for the use of club...
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Lord Nicholas Hervey (section Education and clubs)
Warhol. Nicholas was a member, through his mother, of the Turf Club, a London gentlemen's club connected to horse racing. He was a leading member of the...
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List of Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champions List of Grand Slam men's doubles champions Played on HarTru surface. Played on DecoTurf surface. "Playing...
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merged in 1934). In words from then president of the club, Eduardo Sackmann, "football as a gentlemen and amateur sport, is not for real anymore". During...
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CRABS, the Clare Rugby And Boating Society, the oldest of the collegiate Gentlemen's societies still active. In 1938, he received an Oxbridge MA from Clare...
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performing groups. See their record of travel for more. The Virginia Gentlemen's standard performance attire consists of khakis, blue blazers, and blue...
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Tom Wills (category Geelong Football Club administrators)
its ground to football in winter as a means of improving the turf's durability. Other clubs soon followed South Melbourne's example as football adapted...
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Ned Wenman (category Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers)
Club in 1842. Of the 146 first-class matches in which he appeared, 61 were for Kent sides. He played 15 times for the Players against the Gentlemen between...
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of the Glee Club formed the Virginia Gentlemen, the oldest a cappella group at UVA, which originated as a performing subset of the Glee Club and became...
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Charles Greville (diarist) (category Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers)
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made five known appearances in first-class matches. He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series. His...
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