1897 New Niagara Challenge Cup

The 1897 New Niagara Challenge Cup was won by the Virginia Water Bandy Club.

Results

• March 19: New Niagara Club - Camberley 5-1

• March ?: Virginia Water - Hillside 7-0

• March 20: Virginia Water - Camberley 5-0
• March ?: New Niagara Club - Hillside 5-1

• March 22: New Niagara Club - Virginia Water 1-0
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March 22: Camberley - Hillside 4-3

• March ?: Virginia Water - New Niagara Club 1-0
 - semifinal
• March ?: Virginia Water-New Niagara Club 2-1 - semifinal
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March ?: Camberley - New Niagara Club 2-0 - semifinal
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March ?: Virginia Water - Camberley 2-0 - final

Note: The March 27 edition of the Pall Mall Gazette noted the games marked as semifinals as such. The paper advertised four results, but only listed three.

Other games

These are some of the other games that were played during the 1896-97 season:

• January 13: Virginia Water - Niagara Ice Hockey Club 5-0
• January 22: Niagara Ice Hockey Club - 1st Life Guards 6-4 (2-0, 4-4)
• February 13: Princes Ice Hockey Club - "Fenwick's Team" 6-3
• March 13: Niagara Ice Hockey Club - All-Scotland 8-1
• March 13: Niagara Ice Hockey Club - All-Scotland 8-2

Contemporary accounts

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  The January 25, 1897, edition of the London Evening Standard.

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  The March 8, 1897, edition of the Pall Mall Gazette.

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  The March 11, 1897, edition of the Pall Mall Gazette.

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  The March 15, 1897, edition of the Pall Mall Gazette.

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  The March 27, 1897, edition of the Pall Mall Gazette.

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  The March 30, 1897, edition of the Pall Mall Gazette.

Credits

Special thanks to Patrick H. for supplying information on the competition.