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54
READING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
A T H L E T IC A N D SPORT.
Reading A th letic Club.â P re s id e n t, M r . C y r il M . Byham ; C a p ta i11
and Hon. T rea su rer, M r. R o n a ld W . P o u lt o n ; A s s is ta n t Hon*
T rea su rers, E. R . T. M o rs e and J. T. B r id g e s ; Hon. S e c r e ta r y J. E.
B easley, 2*2 L o m e S tr e e t. B a n kersâ M essrs. L lo y d s Bank, L td . T h is
In s titu tio n (w h ich is a ffilia ted to th e A m a teu r A t h le t ic A sso cia tion ,
N a tio n a l A m a teu r W re s tlin g A ssociation , Sou thern C ou nties Cross
C ou n try A sso cia tion , South Tham es Cross C ou n try A sso cia tio n and
Berks, Bucks and O xon Cross C ou n try A sso cia tio n ), w as esta b lish ed
about 30 y e a rs ago. It s o b je c t is th e m ain tenan ce and en co u ra geÂ
m ent o f am ateur sp o rt.
I t is a v e r y popu lar S o c ie ty , b e in g
p r a c tic a lly a C ou nty o rg a n iz a tio n as re g a rd s its m em bership, and its
a th le tic g a th e rin g s a re c e le b ra te d throu ghou t th e co u n try fo r t h e ir
g ood m anagem ent and success.
In a d d itio n to a la r g e a th le tic
m e etin g h eld d u rin g th e ye ar, h andicaps fo r m em bers ta k e p la c e
d u rin g summ er and w in te r . T h e re is also a H a r r ie r s â W in g fo r
w in t e r e x e rc is e . Annu al minimum su bscription, 3s. 6d. H ea d q u a rters
â G re a t W estern H o t e l ; colours, lig h t blu e and w h ite . H e a d q u a rters
fo r th e H a rr ie rs â P a lm e r M e m o ria l H a ll, W e s t S tr e e t.
P r a c tic e
runs e v e r y Tu esd ay and Saturday.
B erks , B acks & Oxon Cross Country A ssociation. â (A ffilia ted to th e
A .A .A .) E sta b lish ed N o vem b er, 1910.- P resid en t, M r . S. W . F a r r ;
Hon. T rea su rer and S e c re ta ry , M r- J. T. B rid ges, P a lm e rsto n e, B e lle
A ven u e, R e a d in g . O b je c t s : T o en co u ra ge C ress C ou n try R u n n in g
and c a rr y o u t ann u ally a cham pionship c o n tes t fo r th e W . H o w a rd
P a lm e r C h a llen ge S h ield , also to o rg a n ize cross-cou n try ra ce s
am ongst tro o p s s ta tio n ed in B erks, Bucks and Oxon.
Reading and D istr ic t Am ateur Sp orts Club. â Ground, K en sin gto n
R oad, R ea d in g . P re s id e n t, M r. W . H o w a rd Palm er, J.p. ; Trea su rer,
M r . Ch arles F. Simonds ; Hon. Sec., M r. S. S. W o lla sto n ; A ssista n t
S e c re ta r y , M r . S ta n ley H a yw a rd , H a zelw oo d , K e n d r ic k R o a d .â Th e
o b je c t o f th e Club is to re n t fo r th e purposes o f A m a teu r S port,
and m aintain as an O pen Space, th e grou n d h ith e rto re n te d b y
th e B e rk sh ire C ou nty C r ic k e t Club, and to a ssist and en co u ra ge
C rick et, F o o tb a ll, L a w n Ten n is, H ockey, C roqu et, e t c . ; Chairm an o f
C om m ittee, M r. H e n ry Collins.
Reading B iscu it Factory Recreation Club.â P resid en t, M r. W .
H o w a rd Palm er, J .P .; Chairm an o f C om m ittee, M r. C. M . B y h a m ;
Hon. T rea su rer, M r. N . C o o k ; Hon. S e c r e ta r ie s :â Footb all, M essrs.
F. W . H earn and F. Sm ith ; C rick et, M r . T. T. Cass ; A th le tic s , M r . J.
R y d e r ; B ow ls, M r. J. P ie r c e ; Ten n is ; H o rtic u ltu r a l & O rn ith o lo g ica l
show, M essrs. II. W . P r a te r , C. E. L o n g h u rs t and T. R . S te w a rt.
Hon. A s s is ta n t S e c r e ta r ie s ; F ish in g, M r . W . D u n e k ley ; A ir R ifle
S ection , M r. P. J. C ooper and A . J. W eedon ; H o c k e y ; E n te rta in Â
m ents, Mr. F. G. P o lla rd . G irls â S ection , M iss M . H a rrison ; Hon.
Gen. S e c re ta ry , M r. C. B. M a x w e ll, M essrs. H u n tley and Pa lm ers,
L im ited , R e a d in g . P r iv a te R e c re a tio n Ground, K in g âs M ea d o w .
Sutton 's R ecreation Club.â P re s id e n t, A . W . Sutton, Esq., J.p. ; V ic e P resid en ts,
M essrs.
L eo n a rd
G. Sutton, J.P., M a rtin H. F.
Sutton, and E. P. F. Sutton ; Chairm an o f C om m ittee, M r . W.
J. Brow n ; Hon. T rea su rer, JS^r. A . H. L e a v e r .
T h e Club is
d iv id e d in to section s, e n co u ra gin g th e fo llo w in g gam es and pastim es ;