The rules of my athletic club (Thames Hare & Hounds) still include Rule IX: "No one shall be elected a member who is not over 14 years of age or who is not a gentleman or lady by position or education." I object to race reports referring to "men" rather than "gentlemen".
You may be interested in the following event which has some relevance to this subject:
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...re-warden.html . I think anyone can book to watch online.