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48

R E A D IN G

OFFIC IA T,

D IR E C T O R Y .

A T H L E T I C A N D SP O R T .
Beading Athletic Cltib.— P re sid e n t, M r . C y r il M . B yh am ; C a p ta in
an d H on. T r e a s u re r, M r . R o n a ld W . P o ulto n ; A s s is ta n t Hon.
T r e a s u re rs , E . R . T. M o rse and J . T . B rid g e s ; Hon. S e c r e t a r y J . E .
B e a s le y , 2 2 L o m e S tr e e t. B a n k e rs— M e s s r s . L lo y d s B an k , L td . T h is
In s titu tio n (w h ich is affiliated to th e A m a te u r A th le tic A sso c ia tio n ,
N a tio n a l A m a te u r W r e s tlin g A sso c ia tio n , S o u th e rn C o u n tie s C ro ss
C o u n tr y A s s o c ia tio n , S o u th T h am es C ro ss C o u n try A s so c ia tio n and
B e rk s , B u c k s and Oxon C ro ss C o u n try A sso c ia tio n ), w a s esta b lish e d
a b o u t 30 y e a r s ago . I t s o b je c t is th e m ain ten an ce and e n c o u ra g e ­
m ent of am a teu r sp o rt.
I t is a v e r y p o p u lar S o c ie t y , b e in g
p r a c t ic a lly a C o u n ty o rgan izatio n as r e g a r d s it s m em bership, and it s
a t h le t ic g a th e r in g s a r e c e le b ra te d th rou gh ou t th e c o u n try fo r th e ir
good m an agem ent and su c c e ss.
In ad d itio n to a la r g e a t h le t ic
m ee tin g h eld d u rin g th e y e a r , h an d icap s fo r m em bers ta k e p la ce
d u rin g sum m er and w in te r . T h e re is also a H a r r ie r s ’ W in g fo r
w in te r e x e r c is e . A n n u a l minimum su b sc rip tio n , 3s. 6d. H e a d q u a rte rs
— G r e a t W e s te r n H o tel ; co lo u rs, lig h t b lu e and w h ite . H e a d q u a rte rs
fo r th e H a r r ie r s — P alm er M em o rial H all, W e s t S t r e e t .
P r a c t ic e
ru n s e v e r y T u e s d a y and S a tu r d a y .

Berks, Bucks & Oxon Cross Country Association.— (A ffiliated to th e
A .A .A .) E s ta b lis h e d N o vem b er, 19 10 .— P re sid e n t, M r . A . G . M a tt h e w s ;
Hon. T r e a s u re r and S e c r e t a r y , M r . J . T. B rid g e s, P alm ersto n e, B e lle
A v e n u e , R e a d in g . A ffiliatio n fe e 5/-. H ead q u a rte rs, P r in c e A lb e r t
H o tel, M aid en h ead . O b je c ts : T o e n c o u ra g e C ro ss C o u n try R u n n in g
an d c a r r y o u t a n n u a lly a cham p ionsh ip c o n te s t fo r th e W . H o w ard
P a lm e r C h a lle n g e S h ie ld .
Beading and D istrict Amateur Sports Club.— G round, K e n sin g to n
R o a d , R e a d in g . P re sid e n t, M r. W . H o w ard P alm er, J.p. ; T re a su re r,
M r . C h a rle s F . Sim on ds ; Hon. S e c ., M r. S . S . W o llasto n ; A s s is ta n t
S e c r e t a r y , M r . S ta n le y H a y w a rd , H azelw o o d , K e n d ric k R o ad .— Th e
o b je c t o f th e C lu b is to r e n t fo r th e p u rp o se s of A m a te u r S p o r t,
and m ain tain a s an O pen S p a c e , th e gro u n d h ith e rto re n te d b y
th e B e r k s h ir e C o u n ty C r ic k e t C ln b, an d to a s s is t and en co u ra g e
C r ic k e t, F o o tb a ll, L a w n T en n is, H o ck ey , C ro q u et, e tc . ; Ch airm an of
C o m m ittee, M r. H e n ry C o llin s.
Beading Biscuit Factory Becreation Club.— P re sid e n t, M r. W .
H o w a rd P alm er, J.p. ; Ch airm an of Com m ittee, M r. C . M . B yh am ;
H on. T re a s u re r, M r . C. H. W illiam s ; Hon. S e c r e ta r ie s :— F o o tb a ll,
M e s s r s . F . Sm ith and F . W . H earn ; C r ic k e t, M r . T . T . C a ss ; A th le tic s ,
M r . J . R y d e r ; B o w ls, M r. J . R o g e r s ; T en n is, M r. N. S . C lo se, H o rtic u l­
tu r a l & O rn ith o lo g ica l sho w , M e ssr s. II. W . P r a te r , C. E . L o n g h u rst
and T . R . S t e w a r t ; F is h in g , M r . C. L o n g h u rst ; A ir R ifle S e c tio n , M r.
P . J . C o o p er and A . J . W eed on ; H o ck e y , M r . G . B . S h e a r s ; E n te r t a in ­
m en ts, M r. F . G. P o lla rd . G ir ls ’ S e c tio n , M is s M . H arriso n ; Hon.
G en. S e c r e t a r y , M r. C . B . M a x w e ll, M e s s r s . H u n tle y and P alm ers,
L im ite d , R e a d in g . P r iv a te R e c r e a tio n G round, K in g 's M ead o w .
Sutton’s Becreation Club.— P re sid e n t, M r. M . J . S u tto n , J.p. ; V ic e
P re s id e n ts , M e s s r s . A r t h u r W . S u tto n , J .P ., L e o n a rd G . S u tto n , J .P .,
M a r tin H. F . S u tto n , and E . P. F . S u tto n ; C h airm an of Com m ittee,
M r . W . J . B ro w n ; Hon. T r e a su re r, M r. A . H. L e a v e r . T h e C lu b is
d iv id e d in to s e c tio n s, e n c o u ra g in g th e follow ing^gam es and p astim es :