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 "¡;=. .< CHESTER? OLD LAW COURTS i SOME INTERESTING RECORDS. LECTURE BY SIR HORATIO LLOYD. At a mating of tho. Chaster and Nrth Wal? Archaeological and Historic SocJety ] held on Tuesday evening at the Grosvenor Museum, Sir Horatio Lloyd read an interesting paper upon the sub- ject of "The Pcntice and other Ancient Law j Courts in Chester." The Archdeacon of Chester presided over a largo attendance. Sir Horatio, who illustrated his paper by several interesting drawings, said thoee who locked at the advertisements in the local Press might have seen periodical announcements that the "Pentice and Portmote Courts" would bo held on certain dates, to which all parties interested wore summoned to attend. These courts had been in existence for several centuries, certainly as far back as the reign of King Henry III. (1210-1272). Tho Court of "Portmote" was mentioned in a charter of that reign as then existing. That was the earliest known refer- ence to the Court of Portmote. As to the "Pcntice" Court (traditionally said to be the oldest) the first reference to it which had been discovered in the old records was in the time of King Richard II. (1377-1399), and was of a proceeding "in appentioeCe-str. The records relating to these courts, as well as to other documents of great interest and value, were kept in the muniment room at the Town Hall. They were very numerous, consisting of more than 200,000 separate writings. They were now admirably arranged and carefully pre- served in a fireproof room. But many of them had in tinie, past suffered grievously from fire and damp and general neglect. They were ar- ranged in their present order by Mr. Fergus- son Irvine, who was well known in that society, and was the editor of the "Cheshire Sheaf." He had had access to these documents, but for reference to many of them, and particularly to the ancient charters relating to the city, he was indebted to Canon Morris's book "Chester during the Plantagenet and Tudor Periods," a work full of meet interesting and valuable in- formation; and albo to the Harleian M. SS., chiefly those of Randle Holme in tho British Museum. In these old records, in addition to a COURTS OF PENTICE AND I PORTMOTE, mention is made from time to time of the "Crown Mote" and the "Countie Court." It was somewhat difficult to determine the exact limits of the jurisdiction which was exercised by these oourts, but it might be generally asserted that the Peritice Court which was held before the Sheriffs in early times, was chiefly concerned with debts, although it had also cognizance of misdemeanour'>,nd lesser crimes. In the Portmote the greatest number of cases related to binding over to keep the peace, but it also dealt with cases relating to the Port of Chester. The Crown Mote dealt with more serious cases of felony. The Countio Court had been revived in recent years in another form, and with largely extended jurisdiction and limits. Although there were references to these courts in various old charters and docu- ments, the principal one, which granted and confirmed the benefits of the courts and con- ferred other and additional privileges on the city of Chester was what was known as the Great Charter of King Kenry VII., which was granted to the city in the year 1506. The first provision of this cha.rter was the creation of the city into a county of itsel:. The charter 'abbreviated ran thud :Henry by the Grace of God, King, etc., for the great affection which we have and bear to our citye of Chester and in consequence of the good behaviour and great expenoes of the inhabitants of the same city, as also the voluntary service many ways rendered by them against our adversaries and rebels of our eepecial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion do give and grant. and by these presents have con- firmed for Us and our heirs to the aforesaid citizens their successors for ever, that the said citye and all the, grounds within the ditch of the- said citye axid all tho grounds in the precinct and compass of the carno. (wholly except- ing our Castle within the Walls of the said citye) be exempted and separated from our shire of Chester, a.nd that the said cityo and the suburbe and hamlets of the same, and all the ground within the precinct and com- pass of them (except as before excepted) be henceforth a county by and in itself, distinct and separate from our county of Chester, and that from henceforth it shall be called and named "the County or the Citye of Chester." Then this charter provided for the election by the citizens of 24 aldermen and 40 citizens for the Common Council; and then it proceeds to enact that "of the 24 a-ldermen one, by the unanimous consent and assent of the Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs and other citizens of the Common Council shall 00 chosen and ap- pointed Recorder of the citye aforesaid." Then it directed that a Mayor should be appointed in these terms "W e also will and, grant that the aforesaid citizens and commonalty shall appoint and choose from among themselves every successive year for ever a Mayor of the Mud city." and "We also will and grant that the aforesaid citizens shalli appoint and choo.ie from among themselves every suc- cessive year two citizens for Sheriffs of the said city." Then followed elaborate pro- visions for the mode of election of the Mayor and Sheriffs. And then came the provision which was essentially germane to the present subject—the confirmation of the courts of the city and the recital of their CONSTITUTION AND JURISDICTION. I The charter directed the Sheriffb "to hold their oourts in like manner as other Sheriffs of Us or our heirs in ether countics of our realm hold or shall hold their. and the aforesaid Sheriffs of the city of Chester and their successors for ever 6hail in like manner keep their courts there that they may determine all pleas and assizes by plaints (without our writ) concerning all con- tt-act.s and cases arising within the city afore- said in the limits thereof in manner and form as in time past they have been accustomed." After further quotation from the charter, Sir Horatio said that although the history of these Chester courts went back to a far earlier date than this charter of 1506, it was evident from the terms of the charter itself the jurisdiction claimed and exercised by them substantially rested upon this charter, and by virtue of it each court of Pentice and Portmote enjoved a jurisdiction exercised by its own inherent authority "without (as the charter expressed it) our writ," which meant an original juris- diction. In Lmgua?e more conformable to proceedings of the present day the jurisdiction of th? courts of Pentice and Portmote might bo stated to extend to all actions (without limit as to amount) of contract and tort where the I cause of action arose within tho city or its limits. And the court of Portmote had in addition jurisdiction in action (also without I limit as to value) of ejectment for lands and tenements within the city or its limits. The Crown Mote had long died out apparently from disuse, the criminal courts of assize and quarter sessions having rendered a separate jurisdiction unnecessary. The notice calling the court to- get lie r ran thus: "City of Chester to wit. John Bed ward, Esqrc., Mayor. D. F. Jones, Esq re., Recorder. Notice is hereby given that the Crown Mote and Portmote Courts and general quarter sessions of the peace will be held in the same city in the Gornmonhal'] of IMeas on Thursday, the 30th day of March, 1815, at eight o'clock in the morning." The constitution of the courts of Pcntico and Port- mote had been from time to time somewhat altered. The Recorder was now (by virtue of the Municipal Corporations Act) the sole judge of the local Courts of Record. The practice and procedure had also been varied as occasion required, but the courts still possessed the ancient jurisdiction granted and confirmed to them by the charter of King Henry VII. The last alteration in the rui-xs and regulations of the Pent;co and Portmote Courts was made by himself (tho lecturer) in the year 1870, shortly after he .succeeded to the office of Recorder. He found the existing I RULES AND PROCEDURE had become very cumbrous and out-of-date. A new and complete set of rules was framed, which was in accordance with the law approved by the judges of the High Court, and "applied by ,Lii Order in Council to the Courts of Pen- tice and Port mate, to be exercised by the Re- corder for the time being of the city and bor- ough of Chester." The charter of Henry VII. •croatcd, ¿p far as Chester was concerned, the office of Recoidor. In early times the Re- corder was elected fiom among the aldermen, and the first Recorder was so elected in 1506. He had been unable to find the minute record- ing- his election, but there was a very precise entry in the seventeen'.h year of Queen Eliza- beth's reign (that would be in 1574) of the elec- tion of Richard Birkenhead as Recorder. Since the passing of the Municipal Corporations Act the Rccoider had been appointed by the Crown. There was a clerk of the Pentioe, an office of some importance, and as the language of his appointment was somewhat quaint, tho lec- turer quoted an extract from one of them to illustrate the old-world phraseology, though he could not convoy to them any account of the peculiar spelling. Now a word about the designation of the titles by which, for at least seven centurice, these ancient oourts had been known to the citizens of Chester. It had al- ways been understood that the. tlfTm Pentice was derived from the building in which the court was held. The name was an abbreviated form of tho French "Appentis"—"a pent houto. and from the Latin "appenticium," which frequently occurred, according to Canon Morris, in the ear lv records, a-id meant a shed attached to a building—a "lean-to." In King's Royal (temp 1656) it was stated that the Mayor "remaineth most part of the day at a plaoo called the Pentice-which is a brave plac? builded for the purpose at tlto High Cross %t tito lll,, Ii Ciow, under St. Peter's Church in the middest of tlie citye" The only existing illustration of the building here referred to was one about tho year 1650—a drawing by Randle Holme pre- served in the Ilarleian M.SS of which he had made an en'argement. This building extended tbo whole length of the "JOuth side of St. Peter's Church, and heyond it at the eastern end. "in such sort (according to King's Vale Royal) that- a man might stand therein and see. into the markets a.nd the four principal strocits of the citv. SITE OF THE PENTICE. It had, ho Ixlievod, b2en thought by some that th, Pentioe was at the east end of the church in Northg-ate-strcot. This was clearly an erix>iM:ous idea. Assuming that the line of buildings on the opposite sido of Noithgate- stroet was much as it is now, the street would have been blocked, and all the references to the Pentice in tho documents wo no inconsistent with it. being at the cast end. Sir Hoeatio then shewed his audience a copy of Ralldk. Ilo'mo's drawing- made nearly throe hundred years ago, which put the actual site beyond doubt on the .?outJi sid.? of th? church. Th? buiidins; w?s .).utli of t-h?, (?litii bit,?ding w,?, built (at all (vents in Randle Holme's time) of timber. It was in two stoiies—the upper ap- parently being used as the Court House, as there were references in tho old documents to shops being on the ground floor. Randle Holme's drawing depicted the place about the middlo of the 17fJi century, but this or some (yt h,i- building of a similar lean-to kind had undoubtedly existed on that site a very long timo before that. Assuming that the Pentice OHlli. derived its name from the lean-to nature of the building they had. I'> ialready mentioned, knowledge of the existence of the couit in the 13th century. With reference to the High Cross which formerly stood opposite tho door of St. Peter's Church, it would be observed from Randle Holmes drawing that he had in- dicated th.) exact site. His drawing was sup- posed to be of the date 1650. and the absence of the High Cross from it was accounted for by the fact that it bad hoon thrown down and defaced by the Parliamentarians in the year 1648. The lecturer shewed an enlarged copy of the Cross, as it was believed to ltave origin- ally appeared. fmm Gannon Morris's book and Hemingway's History of Chester. The mutrila- ted remains of it gave- but little indication of its original decoration, which might now be seen in th,) Museum To return to the Pen- tice Court, they learned from the Harleian M.SS. that, in 1497 a portion of tho Pentioe. was "new bULilclcd" and that in the year 1573 tho BUILDING WAS ENLARGED, the inner Pentice made higher tho "naner" made lower, and the Sheriffs' CoUlt- removed to the Common Hall. He thought there had bean a little confusion created between this Common HaH inf erred to, and tho one known by the same name, which existed years before in the street off Bridge-street to which it gave its name. In the Harleian M.SS. it wae stated that "the citizens of tho Plantagenet (period 1165-1399) made another 'moothall' which gave its name to Mothralle-lano out of Biidge-strcet, aftorwards called (IDiiunonhall-lane." The new Commonhall-e-troc't (St. Nicholas Chapel) was not used, at all events before the year 1488. and the old Common hall was taken down about the end of the 15th century The mistake between tho two Commonballs was not unnatural, for an investigation of some of tho old records of the proceedings (in their m-inutes) disclosed the fact that it was usual to describe the sitting of any court as t.hc "Common Hall of Pleas." This practice was continued for many years after both the real Common Halls had ceased to exist, or to bo used for public purposes. There could be littilo doubt that I.Ii?. Pentioe Court was from tho earliest times held in the lean-to buildings by St. Peter's Chinch, and that it derived its name from the character of the building, it appeared from the extract he had road that after the citizens had purchased the St. Nicho- las' Chapel, in 1438. con-iiderablo alterations were made in it and wome time aftoi-wards (tho exact date of which it was difficult to ascer- tain, it became) the home of the Courts of Pen- tice and Portmote, and so remained until the old Town Hall or Exchange was finished in the yo&r 1701. They .knew that the Pentice' and otlIDr Gm: t5 and the municipal business goner- ally wero I REMOVED TO THE EXCHANGE .1 on ita comp'etion in 1701. The Pentice Court I building, however, remained at the Crok-o, in the condition presumably represented in Handle Holme's drawing, down to the year 1803. The building of the Exchange was finished in the year 1701, and then everything was removed from St. Nicholas' Chapel to the new Exchange, which from that date for 160 years became the home of all the remaining Courts and of all the municipal butdneso. The business of the Courts of Portmote and Pentjoe was carried on in the new Exchange from this time, 1701, to its destruction by fire in 1862. Many cases of interest were tried there, and many abie men who afterwards rose to considerable rank in their profession were heard there, among them being Mr. Leyoceter (afterwards Recorder), Mr. Bcarcroft, Mr. Richards, Mr. Topping and Mr. Abbott; and in one case, which he (the lecturer) had had the. advantage of reading by the kindness of the Sheriff, Mr. Erekine ap- pe.ared specially in an action in the Portmote Court to establish a will. It wae interesting to note the hour,-) at which he Court sat in those days. The ca.se to which he referred took two days, and began the first, morning at eight o'clock, eat till ten at night, and resumed ihe next morning at seven o'clock. He was afraid that the sitting of Courts at 10.30 and the rising soon after four was a modern inventiozi- ( (laughter)—not that, there wa« not, a good deal to be .said in favour of the movement. In 1862 the Exchange was destroyed by fire. and as that event took place nearly 50 years ago, there were comparatively few living who ever saw that building. The lecturer at this point shewed a view of the old Town Hall, which stood on the open space now known <!f5I the Town Hall Square. Tlii- building was begun in the reign of William and Mary and finished in the early part of the reign of Queen Anna When it wa6 I burnt down THE COURTS WERE HOMELESS, and temporary accommodation had to be pro- vided in all kinds of places, suitable and un- suitable, such aa the Masonic Hall, the Re- fectory, and the Corn Exchange, all of which had to be fitted up for the purpose. When he (the lecturer) became Recorder in 1866 the foundation stone of the present Town Hall had juat been laid, and .an it was not to be com- pleted for four yeara, the late Duke of West- nlliwwr-mcniber for tlie, cliy--was good enough, at his (the locturer's) rcqucet, to pilot a Bill through Parliament enabling the city courta to be held for five years at the Castle. An Act of Parliament was necessary to legalise this, as the sittings of the Courts were neccs- oorilywithin the city, and as they would remember the charter of King Henry VII. excepted the Castle from being part of the city. The Courts were held at t.he Cattle until the present Town Hall was ready in 1869. Before this Act was passed it had been tho duty of the Sheriff of the city of Chester to carry into effect the execu- tion of all persons upon whom sentence of death had been passed at any assizes for the county of Chester, and to, of course, the great majority of such cases came from the county, it wan naturally considered a hardship on the city Sheriff to have that duty cast upon him. The pawsago of this Biil through Parliament afforded an opportunity of getting rid of this disagree- able duty, and a clause was inserted in the Act which thereafter plac-od the obligation on the Sheriff of the county. On being located at the Town Hall, the Pentice and Portmote Courts were regularly held every quarter, and for a few years there was a certain amount of business done, but it gradually fell off, and he thought he was right in saving that the LAST CASE HEARD in these Courts was in the year 1875. As the Courta etill existed in name, the formality of holding them was obliged to be observed, but it was obvious that they were now of little or no utility. Other Courts were held frequently N,h ose jurisdiction had been so largely extended, ,Iii withi n t,he not only as to the amount brought within their cognizance, but also in the jurisdiction and the I nature of the business brought, within their! competency, that they were sufficient for all pur- poses. Ho thought another reason for the decay oi Uie Pentice and Portmote Courts might be found in the change in pub.ic opinion as to the limited areas, in former days, as ihey had seen, the citizens wore cXOLding,y jealous as to the intrusion by others, and were careful to preserve their right to determine their own disputes; but in t.h<o" days the present feeling seemed to be that it wao better to have a somewhat wider, a;.d possibly more independent tribunal, and 1 i lecti likely to be influenced by local knowledge obtained beforehand—the facilities for which wer. so great in the present day. Sir llorano pro- oeeded to refer to similar Courts in other cities, mentioning the To.6eY and Pie Pondre at Bristol, the Sheriff's Court at York, cahed ilio Sheriff's "Turn," the County Court and tho Court of Common Pleas, the Court of Hustings and Court, of Passage in the city of Liverpool. The Recorder explained the powers of liioso Courts, a-nd in conclusion thanked them for the patience with which they had listened to him in explaining this somewhat dry subject, and expressed the hope that he had not wearied them with too much detail. (Applause.) A discussion which followed the paper waa taken part in by the Chairman, tho Sheriff (Mr. H. B. Dutton), Dr. Bridge, Coioncl Evans- Lioyd. Mr. Henry Taylor, Mr. F. E. Roberts and Mr. G. W. ILaswell. The Archdeacon said it would be interesting to know what had be- come of the Pentice bell in the tower of St. Peter's Church, which they were told was for- merly rung to call the magistrates to their duty, and whenever the Corporation attoonibkxl. With regard to the High Cro.-N. they had been in treaty with Mr.^ Robertson, of Piae Ncwydd, who was supposed to be in possession of the shaft of the Cross: and he hoped they would see the restoration of the Chester Cro.w>, and its re-erection, not, on its o!d site, but on some other conspicuous site in the city. (k>oriel Evansi-Lloyd asked whether the old building in front of St. Peter's Church was not once used by the people of Chester to witness t.he bull-baiting which tozik place near tJio church. He believed that the Mayor used to assemble there in state and see bub-fighting. (Laughter.) Mr. Henry Taylor said the Corporation had in their custody many extremely valuable his- torical documents reJaiing to the city, and if they could see their way year by year to lay aside a small sum for printing the contents they would lay Cc-triani in time to come under a deep obligation, and would be following the example of the Corporation of Manchester. lie proposed a hearty vole of thanks to Sir Horatio Lloyd for his abi-c azid interesting paper, which would be the nucleus of further research into those old (JourIs. Mr. G. W. Ilaswcli asked whether other Pentice Courts were known to have existed in the city, because a map of CJwr>tcr about the year 1700 shewed a building on the Roodea called The Pentice." In or about the year 1600 the Admiralty called a jury of Chester citizens to adjudicate upon a case at the Pentice Court, on the Roodoe. The Sheriff remarked how circumscribed mast have been the space in the building against St. Peters Church, and what an obstruction it must have formed in the street. It was not generally known that the obelisk in tiie centre of Abbey Square was re.ally one of the pillars that sup- ported the north-east corner of the old Exchange.
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ATHLETIC TTEWS, 1 -+- FOOTBALL NOTES. RESULTS. THE COMBINATION. Chester 3, Druids 1 Clink 3, Wrexliam 1 Oswostry 5, Con nail's Quay 1 CHESHIRE SENIOR CUP.-Second Round. hNantwich 7, Sondbach Ramblers 1 hLosiock 5, Middlcwioh 0 hOug-htrington Park 2, Hazel Grove 2 hCrewo Alexandra 3, Macclesfield! 1. hSaltney 8, Iloylake 0 liPoynton 2, Congl-eton Town 2 WELSH CUP.—First Round. hWliitoh-urch 3, Tranm-ere Rovers 1 CHESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. Division II. Connah's Quay Ath. 10, City Mission 1 Buckley Old Boys 4, Handbridge St. Mary s 2 CHESHIRE AMATEUR CUP.—Second Round Cheater Castlo 6, Tilston Vies. 0 CHESTER AND DISTRICT SENIOR CUP. Sxxond Round. Mold Town 1. Rossofct 0 Boughton 1, Mold Junction 1 BurjitAvood 5, Holywell Vies. 1 lundcr pm- tn-6.) Greenfield v. Connali'B Quay Vies. not played cnvialr to late arrival of referee. CHESHIRE SENIOR CUP. hHelsby 1, Birkcnhead 0 WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE. Division 11. Nest on 3, Hoylakie 2 LIVERPOOL WEDNESDAY LEAGUE. hL.ihiC&t>e r W 2. Liverpool W. 1 OTHER MATCHES. 3 hWarrmgion 4, Metssy Ironworks 0 Messrs. Morgan's 4, Messrs. Perry and Wade- lin's 0 Sealand United 6, Handbridge 6 Chester Nomads 2, h Eaton 0 Trinity Villa 2 Slono Villa 0 Unitarians 4. Helsby Juniors 2 I CIIETLR:) CLEVERNESS. The Cestnane obtained a clever victory on Saturday by defeating the Druids on their own onclotvure. The Welshmen are a formidable team when playing at home, and the Ruabon ground has proved a stumbling-block to many aspiring Combination clubs. When the teüm-s met at Chester earlier in the season the Ces- trians were successful by four goals to one. Thus Chester have obtained fall points from tho Druids, and have preserved their unbeaten Combination record. On Saturday the Druids won the toss, and Obiter kicked off down hill. Choskv pressed, and Matthews scorrxl early on with a smart dropping shot, which gave the goalkeeper no chance. Chester attacked most of the first half, but failed to score again, and half-timo arrived with Chester loading by one goal to nil. After tlie interval Chester forced several cor- ners. and from one put in by Lappin Freeman got his head to the ball and scored a very fine- goal TKt Druids' left wing ran down the field and very nearly scored. Chester after- wards did most of the pressing, and from a. centre by Jones, Lappin scored the best goal of the match. Afterwards Chester cased off a li'.tle, and let their opponents have most of the play. The Druids forced several corners, and from a free kick Wallace Jones scored "g;tln-t his old team. The game thus ended iLl a win for Chester by thiee goals to one. Matthews, Ben Roberts and Lips,ham were the pick of the Chester team. Lipsham played well, but got kicked in the chest, and the Cos- trians scored their second goal when lie was off the fidd. Davics gave a splendid exhibition at full-back, and TCeelev had very little work to do Grainger shewed that he had returned to his old form, and Gordon ako played ie- ^ably. 1< ioeumu was. slow, but was liandicappcd still suffering from-his "iVijuretl foot. CONNAH'S QUAY'S MISFORTUNE'S Connah's Quay met laminar ioemon on Saturday, when they journeyed to Oswestry under Combination auspices. The visitors were minus Evans, who was laid up with influenza, Jack" Griffiths coming into the side for the first time this season. Oswestry won the toss, and the Deesiders immediately initiated an attack, William-i having to handle from Petrio 1Il the opening moments of the game. With only a few minutes gone Hewitt retired from tho arena for medical treatment for a damaged Hose, and remained off the remainder of this half. Immediately lie left further disaster befel th Welsh Cup finalists, Lloyd be in g laid low for a few minutes, having received a kick in the mouth. Resuming, Oswestry monopolized play. After twenty minutes had elapsed "Hughy" Roberts was out of action for the rest o; the game, he apparently feeling the effects ■°f his buffeting with Everton "A." Despite these misfortunes, and playing with nine men, the visitors shewed commendable fight, and pluck and determination were rewarded with a beautiful goal, which came from an accurate centre by Petrie, Bloomer heading into the net. Just on the interval the home team from a scrimmage in front of goal, Yarnall doing the needful. Hewitt returned after the interval, but was not fit for much work. O'Neil took Hewitt's position at right back, Hewitt going outside I I' It was clearly evident the locals intended taking a substantial win, and they adopted the game with their full eleven available. This placed additional difficulties in the way of Connah's Quay, but nevertheless they battled bravely against great odds, and managed to keep their opponents out until about twenty tninutes from the end, when Lloyd allowed an easy shot from Heath to slip from his hold. The goalkeeper, however, deserved sympathy, as he evidently bad not got over his accident Earlier in the game. From a corner kick lIewibt nearly scored for Connah's Quay with a header. After this Osnvestry took the gamo lutu th&ir own hands, and being weakly op- ] Poved, they added three more goaLs through Heath, R. Jones, and H. Jones respectively, FInal: Oswestry 5, Quay 1. Of the fragments of the Connah's Quay eleven, Bloomer Jones, Petrie, and J. Roberta did well, and of a not tother formidable intf?rmed* a trio, Grimtha was the ?ost 5uooeæful, whliltep- ONeil, Tuft and Lloyd did all that could be expected of them. Heath, formerly of Nantwich, was far and awa.v Oswestry's beet forward. I SALTNEY'S EASY WIN. I On Saturday Saitney encountered Iloylake In the third round of the Cheshire Senior Cup competition, and obtained a cre-ditable victory M the. Wirral team's expense. The home team W-.Is the same as that which was defeated at ^clshpool. There was a ]arg? crowd present. Saitney obtained the advantage of a slight ^'■eeze, but had to face the sun. At the com- mencement both teams wore aggressive, the ^sito-s shewing superiority. The home team ^We down the opposition, and about seven ^dilutes after the start the SaMwy left, out- Bide, Evans, received from Tremlett and sc-nt fter". the goalmouth to Morris, who shot in hand, but the ball rebounded Blackburn met the leather, and without heitation netted The 1 horrxj forwards boon me very one luetic, and P."d and repassed with excellent judgment. Several tin-iof; they seveielv tested the visitinsr Custodian's abilities. Hoylake exerted pressure, and a free kick awarded them went wide. The home team tlvn had the best of the game and they penned the visitors in their own goal, but I Experienced hard luck in not scoring. Even- '•iial'y ISlaekliurn scored amid enthusiasm after twenty minutes' play. Saitney maintained the attack, and "Tich" Jones struck the crossbar, Evans tipping tho sphere between the sticks. At the interval the teams crossed over with Saltnc-y leading by thive goals io nil. The second half was not so ink; eating. Hoy- bke fell away miserably, and rarely troubled the home custodian. Saitney were always on the atta-ck, and netted no few.-r than five goals. It was Tm-mlett who scored the. fouitt, point from about thirty yards' range. The boideiers were granted a penalty kick, and Hewitt drove in hard, registering number five Saitney con- tinued to have matters their own way, but at times the shooting was poor in front of goal, and the visiting defenders were very energetic. Saitney rained in shot after shot, one. bouncing over the ciossbar and others missing narrow ly. The pace increased, and the crowd bccame I most enthusiastic. Saitney ran down. and I! Evans dribbled in and scored with a simple kick. This movement was followed by a penalty being awarded the home eleven, but Hewitt shot wide. A minute later Morris missed by only a few inches from long range. "Tich" Jones add?d the ævcnth goat ten min- utes off time. Several times th? home men got within shooting range, but weio robbed or forced to play the ball out, and a minute be- fore the final whistle Evans notched Saltney's c'ighth goal. Saltney deserved their victory, and their display was without doubt the best given since they entered the Combination. The forwards werei all in excellent form, and "Tioh" Jones made a good impression. Evans was also prominent-, and the halves, as usual, played a capital game. Of the backs Hewitt was the pick. Pennington, between the sticks, dealt with shots in a most wimble maimer. Fcodsham., having a rest from League en- counters, received Woilfield (Warrington) on the athletic gicund on Saturday, but were short of Lawless and Cox. Ashworth being given a trial among the forward rank along with Langwine. The initial half was stub- bornly contested, but the visiting custodian, after saving in brilliant style, was, beaten by Corncs. Wellfield retaliated and scored. Frock-ham's second goal was credited to Say lea, and was the finest of the match. The- home team gained a corner, and Bonn-son cleverly headed through. Resuming, Lloyd netted from a pass from Langwino, and then the visitors bnoke away and scored. Not to be outdone, Benniaon claimed another for his side, while Lloyd emulated his example. Wolifield gained a third point. Frodsluam thus won bandaomeily by 6-3. On Saturday Burnell's should have enter- tained Heswall at Ellosmore Port in their re- turn match, but after their recnt trouncing at Heswall the previous Saturday they ovidetntly did not relish facing the music, and sent a wire stating that they could not raiee a team. Mersey Ironworks journeyed to Warrington and replayed their tie in the second roun d of the Liverpool Shield with Warrington Albion. Considering the Australian visit to Wiiders- pool there was a good gate. Lewis commenced for Mersey, who pressed from the. start, but the home. defence prevailed. Lewis rniscxl an open goal for Mersey. Warrington were then awaided a penalty, but Short shot outfide. Mather then opened the score for the home team. A second pe-naltv was awarded Warring- ton, and Ball added number two. On resum- ing, Cheetiham tested the home goalkeeper with a good shot, but Warrington scored a thiid, and Ball added a fourth. Mersey thus lost after having had the game in thei r hands the previous Saturday. Not one of tho Iron- workers played so well as in t.hc previous en- counter, whereas the Warrington team was greatly improved. Taylor, who did the damage Last week, was too well watched to be danger- ous. On Saturday an exciting game/ took place in; the first round of the competition for the chal- lenge cup given by Mr. Llewellyn Jones. The teams were drawn from Messrs. Perry and Wadolin's Mill against Morgan's. Both teams were photographed prior to the match. Mor- gan's tseuii took advantage of too slope, and after ten minutes' play Rogers let in Payee, who scbr>xl amid gieat cheering. Connor added another goal just before the interval, and at half-time Morgan's led 2-0. Resinning, Perry and \Yaù::lin's team pressed, but their forwards were too Soow. The Hickman brothers were very safe in defence. W. Moigan added number three for Morgan's team. A. Harris, in goal for Perry and Wadeliti's eleven, shewed grand form. R. Hadloy put through his own goal in the last few minutes, and Morgan's won by four goals to nil. A match in tho second round of the Chester and District Senior Cup competition took place at Mold on Saturday last. the contesting teams being Mold Town and Rossett. The veteran Pete Davies scored the first and only goal of the match for Mold. | The visit to Holsby on Saturday of the Bir- kenhead Combination beam to meet the home eleven in the second round of the (Jheehina Senior Cup aroused a considerable, amount of interest in the district, and a good number of spectators were present. During the first half the game was evenly contested, but during tho greater portion of the second portion Helsby were- on the attack, and Birkenhead were de- cidedly fortunate to get off with a defeat of only ono goal. During the time Heisby were. pro-sing, nine corners were gained, and it was only tho fine goalkeeping of Chapman and the sluedy defence of the backs, London and Mooie, that prevented heavy scoring. Chapman's dis- play in goal was one of the features of the match. Birkenhead kicked off with the sun at the;r backs, and they at one,- made tracks for the home goal. Jones cleared from his name- sake, and a corner followed, the ball being put outside. In a further attack by Birkenhead, Ovkw shot wide, and Newton kicked over after a good run. Holsby then had a turn, and Chapman savsd a oapital shot by Robinson. Jones then saved from a dangerous movement by the visitors, who gained a coupl e of fruit- j Less comers. Jones again cleared from another rush by Birkenhead, and then Helsby attacked. After Baker and Griffiths had shot wide. Chap- man cleared from Boyle, and subsequently from Baker. Fletcher cleared from a rush by Bir- kenhead, and London did likewise from a good keri l ic.a d an d lori d on 'id;? ? ?ay continue d even attempt by Helsby. The play continued even up to the interval, which arrived without any score. Helsby in the second half had the slope in tjioir favour, and attacked determinedly. A corner was gained, but proved abortive, and Chapman cleared from Griffiths, another corner ensuing. After Jones had cleared from a. break- away by Birkenhead, Helsby resumed the at- tac-k, tnd Robinson was unlucky in not scoring. Helsby were now ail over Birkenhead, and it was only their rcsoluiie defence which saved them. Corner followed corner, but luck teemed against the home team. At length a penalty was awarded, and Griffiths made no mistake. Helsby thus took the lead. Chapman, who was shewing fine form, brought off a grand save from Hughes, while Griffiths shot just wide with a, good attempt. A breakaway by Birken- head rcsu:!te>d in Jones having to clear from Newton, and then Duggan put outside. Helsby loturnod and gained a further corner, and then Cooke shot wide. Chapman cleared from Baker and Robinson. HeliSby still kept up tho wl- tack. and several good shots were charged down. Further corners followed, but the visi- tors packed their goal and prevented any fur- ther a:ore. Towards the close. Birkenhead made several attempts to get on even terms, and gained a couple of cornels, but without avail. Helsby retired winners by one goal to love. Tho Ka.on team met the Ches.tc.r Nomada at Eaton on Saturday, when the hom? team se- cured their fourth victory. The game was fast from beginning to end, and the visitors bad very hard lines several times. Their forwards were very fast, but they wanted support from the halves. The backs were weak. Tho home team were. weak in places, but their half-back line was an improvement on last Saturday's constitution. Barnes, in goal, played a fine game. Ridgeway is well wortlI his place at left book, and is very safe. Heard. Chapman and Youd scored for Eaton, and Knox scored both goa ls for the visitors. Having no league match en Saturday, Trinity Villa played a friendly match with Stone Villa (late Cambiran Rovers), a good game ending in a win for the Villa by 21. i The Unitarian Reserves played Helsby Juniors on Saturday, and won by four goals to two. Good play was witnessed on both eides. In the draw for the second round of the Army Gup tho 1st Battalion of the C-heehire Regi- ment wilL meet the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers on the Cheshire men's ground on or before December 12th. Evans, the old Saitney player, gave a capi- tal exhibition for Sheiffeld United against Newcastle on Saturday. A critic, remarks: "Evans was the best of the forwards, and if the ex-Aston Villa man had been fed more, the Sbcffieldors might have won, for he dis- played cleverness in centreing, and, moreover, was: given plenty of room. Chester Wednesday entertained Connah's Quay in a Liverpool and District Wednesday League fixture on the Saitney enclosure on Wednesday, before a good attendance. The visitors, who had not been beaten up to this match, brought with them a strong contingent, while C;KwLer were rather weakly represented, playing throe reserves. The home eleven opened strongly, and for some time bombarded the Quay goal, but after ten miml't-m' play the latter broke away, and owing to some misun- derstanding among the backs, J. Hughes scored. Iiotchkiss equalised with a penalty, and tho score at half-time was one goal each. The second half opened promisingly for Chester, who monopolised play for a long period. From a free kick given against the Quay close in. E. R. Roberts scored. A pleasant gamo resulted in. a victory for Chester by two goals to one. This places the Chester team at the he-ad of the Liveipool and District Wednesday League. They have now played six matches, of which three have been won, two drawn, and one lost, the goal average standing at 14 against. 11. Owing to the late arrival of tho appointed referee, Mr. F. Weston of the Cheshire F.A., officiated. FIXTURES. I The following matches will be played on the ground of the finst-named club to-day (Saturday), weather permitting;- CHESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. Division I. Burntwood United Y. Mold Junction Chester Castle v. Holywell. Division II Buckley Old Boys v. Connah's Quay Ath. Handbridgc; St. Mary's v. Greenfield Gwersyllt Juniors v. Sealand THE COMBINATION. RESULTS TO SATURDAY. ,-GOALS- P. W. L. I). F. A. P. Chester (2) 8. G. 0". 2.27. 7.14 Crowe Alexandra (4).10. 6. 3. 1.39.It).13 Whitchurch (5) 9. 5. 2. 2.25 19,12 Drnids (8). 8. 5. 2. 1..20. 14.11 Welshpool (14) 9. 5. 3. 1 18 11 11 Chirk (10). 9. 5. 2. 2.25. 9.11 Wrexham (12) .10. 4.. 4. 2.16.19.10 Connah's Quay (7) 10. 4. 5. 1.14.25. 9 Traniiiere I-Iovers (1). 6. 3. 1. 2.23. U. 8 Oswestry (3). 9. 3. 4. 2.21.17. 8 Nantwich (6) 8. 2. 3. 3.11.15. 7 Saltr.ey 8.. 1. 3. 4.17.15. 6 Bangor (9) 8.. 1. 4. 3. 7.30. 5 Middlewich. 7. 1. 5. 1.10 24. 3 Rhyl (11) 8. 1. 6. 1. 8.34. 3 Birkenbe?d (13) 7. 1 6.. 0, 8.22. 2 Figures in parentheses denote position 1. ?. CHESTER AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. RESULTS TO DATE. DiVMIOX II. ,OOAT.S^ P. W. L. J), F. A. P. St. Mary's 7. 5. 2. 0.29.10.10 Trinity Villa 8. 4. 2. 2.29.12.10 Sealand Road. 7. 4. 1. 2 22.19.10 Connah's Quay Ath. 7.. 3. 3. 1.26.23. 7 Flint C.G 7. 3.. 4. 0.17.22. 6 Unitarians Ü" 2. 3. 1.21.27. 5 Greenfield Res. 4. 2.. 2,. 0. 7.12.. 4 Buckley O,B. «. 1. 4. I IS 24 3 City Mission Ath. 4. 0. 3. 1. 3.23. 1
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GOLF. .—— II F. RonSON AT BURTON-ON-TRENT. Jcred Kobson, the young Brombc'rough pro- fessional, further displayed his brilliant form at Burton-on-Trent on Saturday. In a four- ball foursome in the forenoon Robson was partnered by Vivian Richards, the local pro- fessional, and they defeated Ben Sayers (North Berwick) and A. V. Chitty (assistant to J. H. Taylor at Mid-Surrev) by three up and one to play. The single between Robson and Sayers in the afternoon was followed by a large gathering, including- Lord and Lady Carnarvon. Robson had a mighty drive to the first hole, which lie won easily in 4 to 6. Savers played very badly on the outward journey, missing his dri ve at the fourth and fifth holes. At the turn the Englishman was three up, and playing a strong game homeward ho defeated Sayers by three up and one to play. The approximate scores were 75 to 81.
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I GROvVCOrrr AGAIN BEATEN. WUliatn Growcott, the famous lunner, who hails from Bunbury, has been beaten in his claim to the title of champion sprinter of the world. In the well-known match at Clayton he was defeated by A. B. Postle over 130 yards, but as Growcott subsequently explained to one of our representatives, he considered himself unlucky on that occasion. On Saturday, how- ever, he was again beaten by Bert Day over a furlong course on tho Higg-ins-haw giounds. whero Growcott has scored many victories. It will be remembered that it was at. first intended that this race should 00 a sweepstakes of £ 100 a corner, but Postle broke down, and forfeited his deposit of JS25, and so the two men raced for the JB225. Owing to too rain the track was on the Foft side, and therefore the great per- formance put up by Day came somewhat as a euipriue. When the men appeared on the track befoie an attendance of about 2,000, Day looked the bettor of the two, for Growcott appeared as if he was a bit over-trained. On the &i fwr ha.nd, the Irishman has seldom been in better condition. It was a. splendid start, the men rising shoulder to shoulder, and for the first 80 yards it was a fine race, but then Day be- gan to gradually draw away, and soon placed quite an appreciable distance between himself and his opponent:. Growcott ran gamely and put in a fine buret near the finish, but he could make no impression on Day, who eased up and won very comfortably by a coupie of yards. The time returned was thnee yard-9 iisido evens, and this is a new professional record, the previous best being 21 4-5scc., by both Harry Hutchins and T. F. Keane. The ama- teur recoil is 21s?c., by B. J. Wefere, in Canada.
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HOCKEY. I GARSTON v. CHESTER 2ND. I Played at Chester, The game was even and keenly contocted. Garston started short, and Chester scored in the first few minutes. Ardran equalised for Garston. and at half-time the score was one all In the second half Garston gained a slight ad vantage, and ran out winners by three goals to two. QUEEN'S SCHOOL MATCH I An interesting match was played between the Queen's School Old Girls and the Queen's School and others on Saturday. The state of the ground was not very good, and it handi- capped the piay of the Old Girls. The game ended in a win for the "Queen's School and Others" by six goals to four. Tho teams were: -011 Girls: R. Websby. B. Poggie, H. Meeson, J. Finehett, D. Poggie, N. Day, E. Smith. L. Kendrick, M. Poggie, P. Smith, J. Kendrick Queen's School and Others: G. Day, J. Keswick, D. Storrar. R. Spencer, S. Jones, B. Tate. R. Barker, M. Hob be, D. Travsrs, M Brown, and M. Finehett.
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