Reading Observer 09-1916

tw&ell

.ltvided,
The 8;xpeDaee
be
, :Athl.tic Cub. and. althou~h
OOIIt
De&l'J.y £lqo, . the. 9ommit~ feel that. it. 18 money
...ell I!Ipent. 8lDce Ithe w ..~ oommenoed the ~ ub­
ACrlbera of' the Rea.dinv Athletic Club have ~­
y senti their sub!cnptlons &long 811 nsu&l, and
, thh will be gratIfied to 1m. . that. the money ~
be.n expehdod m 10
,an~ Patrlotl. a

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exrlJent

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I We ha" .tated that ~ eqSepaea weN ~ghl"
£ioo butl this ,UIIf wonld have been more than
doubied bht lor the mohr ,hon~ &em... ran·

He.t

dora<! by firm. and ladie. ~d genUem",\' who gave
time aod ,abonr unotintiDp.r
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Adequ0.t6 aclmowledgm"l't C&ODot be given'!:to~.'t~h!:'I.w~~.'d
magnifioe.Ift 4ll!llIta.noe renqered by MelSJ'I.
, "":d l'a.lm..... Ltd. Firat" alid f ....moat the
grpunda 'foro pl&COd at Ife dispol&l o~
proIIll,ten. ~econaly. innumpbJe proJlOfU... pIan,.

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MISS W

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Dj.iecto", of

Me_., HI1II~I.,. )and Pallm.....
&irnlval, Mr. H" ....T<11

aU fignrell AI patron, of t~~

Pa.lmer, the patJ:on of thel ~g Athletio v.ub,
leadmi' tho way Wlth a ~U, ~OD of flO
THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE WOUNDED.
The ...tertainment of t~<!. ounded ~ 1~, 1ll
tho'very capablo handa of .. f."'\ieo' ~ub-C~tt.. ,
of which VIJconnte.. ReadlDlI' .... the eha~, 1 . (I)I1Il!~"'),
I.ft d Mre.- C. lL ElJaughlq the loon. ,..,. The
~"8IlOY of Uio CommiUeo ...... '!impI,. lIDl.,q-.
~ ...... and ~nl ...... befiOwocl "I' ~
wounded ~;-; and Dot Puo httle dot&il ...... I""
~ The "agnitu~ of the t4ak of catering
'Det.rly Looo ,penD"'; for tea l.... prdride4 foy
:ldicialo, the !and, ~t boT _
and tbe
~&ddition to the ...b.inde\l ......
apJi.:itU.g, ~
~ the Ifdieo oocom~llahed,...t with •
of j~.l/ii!l"
~ tho wann 1l\dmiftti0ll of tho men mal..
1".... l00b4 OIl ...Jt "':OIldored. ¥d the I&di.......
..... oatisfIed ..nth ormpl:rlpnmdiilg tea for !heir
'tI'cnmded ~t.. 'flIer ~ted on tIiem bond and
Cigarette., fruill ""d _ ..t. wen! handed
'.....;.d with appreoiated' loepl&rity, _ the ".Ipal'll rm,foal~g;...d ln~umi!d
'......, rewarded by gratefu,\ mill.., warm dda of

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and. oocaaion&ll.J" Iwith olltbunte of cheer- )

r.e;....
)be

There ",ere a

Mr Walter Weston's b:J.y geldmg,

wounded

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flower

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.....ere: ViBCOunteaa

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Holme •• RC~dIJ1~ A.C." 3Q; H C SImpson, un
P Inwards, Ra:ding
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~:!~lf:";~~d';C~d

lotter u9~d the better" jIidgment, ~ hlS stro!'t~ I
effort m the home !tro.lght ju~t got htm home Ttme
~ mms 25 !lee!
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ONE' LAP OBST ACLE RACE
Open to members of H M F orces and attested men
Hpa.t Wlnner.. Corp] , ~umey, 1st Bucla! Res;
F Stan loy. Rell.(ilngl A C; P
C 'Yr l~ht'.
RAM C (Aldershotj ; 2nd Am Ryde, R F C
(Rendmg) ; 2nd Am Rundle. R F C (Readmg),
2nd Am. CbB.hLre, R F C iRe.chng)
Fll~al

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MILITARY

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SPORT~

ARBOR FIELD.

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Lethe
iMr Huber/. Footer, :Meob.•Huatlv'oM P&lal'.....
the Re:&ding C.,p-open.ti+e ~ety, Meun. Xing.
ham, . s.lm.on, Ltd .Bolm!!l. Piggott, B.,.li. and
Co ,Eliih d FylIo, O'iInlD ... d w..n...r. '1""';'0'
and Son;, lie Univ....lty 'c&!I.ge. )le~m. rowen
and Shurl k, Brigham, Dre"" Hughes, Mahruo.
Jeney, Na lor, Mre -PÂ¥PJlOl!. Meun. WPPI, H,
Jehnson, ant, Ash, BOnd, Rudland, Beddingtq,Il.
lJott, 6hv r~Aro 10m. G.rngell, Hyd.,
Dunlow.
• W Buker, Middl,ton, Colebrook, tbe
rk.hire Printing Co • 14"'''' StU.. ,
Blunden, , t.)VkiD!>, lIU1l1phri.., 'filiOn" H~I,
M onod8, ttuJ VIctoria. Cale, the Readang Temperance SOCiety. Messrs Sutton, M:H Sherval, Miss
Bl.ndford.! Meo.,... Prior. WIlBon, the Cream.riy .
The crock~rv used for 't he wounded toldien' f,ea,
and the VM~8 used for the, rose competItion

SUCCESSFUL ArHLETIC EVENTS,

JIIJ",,'~11.L: !~:,~~~:;,;:.,d~~;':~lb'r':;:t

Franklin, Miss Marjorie Wright, Mr.. Ruler-,

Sharman,.Mro KhoU, Mn 'Nino,:Mn ltaLdbbtiJil.,
Miss Bennett, Miss SquIrel!l, Mus Howard,
BlaclnVen and otheno
.. AllXlhary helperi to the L&<itea' Commit~ wer,
Mr J M. Wright
iI. S. Dulin, who undo....
took the
duty of tranl.
portmg the
were unab!O ~

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2nd AIr Mecharuc JAl.mber
2nd

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Mechamc Forster

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2nd AIr Mechamc Elhson
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VIcirORIA CROSS RACE
Heat wmners: Sergt Wildbore. (X Fe , R ead.
mg). Corpl Gould (RFCi, NetheIi..-o"' Pto
Meredith (R A Me, AldGIshotl, Pte BerD'1~,
IR A Ai C . Alder.hot), 2nd.o1-m Barthram (It F C
Readmg), 2nd Am Ryder (ll Fe, Readmg)
Flnr l heat
Serllt Wtldbore
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2nd A M Barthram.
2
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fQr 8~8tance 80 spontaneou8 w&I the reply, t1t&t
tbe h on BeC, to-whom lthe work of ,appealing feU,
.ayl!l it wa, a pleasure to ult.
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The folloW1l1g lad, .. rendered in".li,ab,l. "",co
In handmg.tk to the ,bldlero. aod In.ILoo.:mg
th"lr comforl. generaJly· : I""V llCoynte" 1<'&<1'1112,
ha.m
MrIS. - Hulkrt
lI'ergtUon,
Mrs,
M1'II 1 Howard
Palmer.
Mia KOI1I1!i,non,
fr,endo, Mrs Sl)utb, Mra. Edgar, Mi.. ~,.t,uj~tl
Borrett., M111 Woods, _Mll& PhylilJ Baker,
Naomi :Jacoba, Miss Eqgar, Mila ~OU8e,

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kindly lent by Mr DavII, Market-pla.oe
Ladlee:' COmInIttee viall to tba.nk molj heartily
those wbo 50 generoully responded ttl their 8.1)peal.

walk, wand

Fla.sh·

a. la.p toClemetson
go the TIleeand
resolved
ItseJf mto
a. WIth
mn.tcbhali
lietween
Wright
The

ADio~ge th... wh.9 gePl"'uoly contnbuted <&k..,
1\ b"cuI,t4; Irnit, ......t'o, ICIg&!l\tt.e~, !lowen,

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a.tt.ached (Headmg), 35;
School, 35

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J S Mde[l, unttttached (Abingdon), 10 yarda; IF
Fox , Reading A C , 14; H W Goatley, Readlng
A C, 18. G Ta.ylor, unattached, 25, H . IJ

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"'OCO;,nteo'~i &Cd Mill BorreU. ' _ - •

competitIOns

of age)
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C H Wr.ght, Readmg A C , 15 yard.
A H Clemetson, Rea.dmg Junior Y MeA,
.5 va.rds
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E Falmer unatta.cbed (Ren.dmg), 12 yards 3
AI80 en ler~ A Farrell, R B F R C , scra.tch,

D!"I<e

roses)" ... prir.etl, and other prizet were given by

p resented tho

880 F ARDS FLAT HANDICAP (under 18 yeu."

I'London
JSirI, who' 10 an ~ at_ the
.tpnI green Wltll"envy. f':l/o arti,t;. ~ of
;";od: fairl" dazzled the
(V'":"":·2taaa:.,~~! !
IMd ' Mr. Elioha. Hi~ 'J who
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pat.e.t di1I1cultl in T,i Itheir.
qUi·
.....ieJ,. the" d~cided .. folio,.. , - lit,
)aon : 2nd, Bergt. Purki.. ; ~rd( Pte. Cli1Ioden; 4~h,
(;O!p1. Gan~; lith. Pte. ,MatbewaoD._ • ~
I medal" gold, lilver and bronze, ]"ore given by Mr.
I 11!aha, Hiclia (who .g~uaIyl \tuppli~d aiL \h.

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various kmd

H Botty" Misa Doni El~ton's dark
bay geldmg,
" oeorg~." Mr .J Mannmg's black male "Kitty "

~cIio'lI!&lr04" the
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Mr H S Dunn'rt cJlestUlJt geldmg " H1gh
J'mks"
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Mr T Fj;lar's ' brown! gcldmg "Colonel"
3
Also entered. Ml!1S IDon~ Saunder',!S brown mare,

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' of entri... : 1114

til. opirit of the thin" ,_

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who, !Ii opite
,tho
t during the r.ftleluoon. ~ the Q
This oompeti~ waa direCted
J4iBf
~....,tt, Iui8ted bi Mra. Culham and Mjoo Pa,.lla

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51 25th secs
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OPEN DRIVING-COMPETITION
Fot the best o.ppomted Iprl\El.te turn out, style" pace

~on. opeci&ll,. &IT&Ilged for the
itng!
the ......
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4iIon by ~ there ......~
In this

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Gmuda f\OVmdsOl!

com·I.~~~::~f)~~.~~t.:~-:rtt~il~~tc~~~;F~::~.:f~::~:
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0' inclJo!Ien~ w;::::t-t:

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There were 34 ontrles for thiS event At the bell
Florence ]u~ped lOto tbe lead, nnd was never after
wards approached
Good t.hlrd Time, 4 mlns

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M Elliott

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TILTING 'I!HE. BUCKET
2nd Am Oxley and 2nd Am Cheshire. R F v
R V C (Readmg)
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2nd Am. SboITocil; and 2nd A~ W oodI
hou,e, Jt F C (Raii-dmg)
2
Corpl Bu>ge" IIJld qorpl Gould, 7th R S. 3
R F C (N etheravon)
ONE I>UI.E FLAT RACE
Open to member! of H 1\.1 FOlcee and a.ttested men
l.cl:! -Corpl Florence, R E (Alder!lhllt)
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Pte Weaver, 2nd Res C.wulry (Aldershot) 2
Pte Duel'<ien. 5th IRes Batt Coldstream

expellllive i""'1' this when

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FlOa.l heat-

MI!JI :g Ra.ven
M1SS W Drewitt

:..~..... performed. Added

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DrewJtt, MisS] E

MI,' A Alder,

of which could not. ha."e ~ ~ elMwhere,
I" free of charge,. And,

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wmners

EGG AND SPOON
M.., M,

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Despite the wcltthe~ the 1'I.thletlc sporte; meet
Ing ~~ Arborfiold Remount Depot on Saturday
'P~oved a. complete success. The e:denSlve depot
rfc~&hon ground wnri an admirable venue The
elttne.s for the events I were numerous

Uver a.

thousa.nd peoplo were! prescnt., mcludmg Major.
G. F
(m charge of the .ammH'
tratlon Aldenhot Command). Col A F Poulton,
~d Office", of the Be,k, DPOS,ReRdmg,M'I'
a,yloy
Officers of the Ca.nadlan Convalescent

qon.r~L

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a.nh

:t):osplrol. Bcar Wood
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L16Ut ·Col G, B D; dcock, Ithe Commandant,
wns unfortunately ab8cnt, helne; m France on 1m
norta.nt mlhta.ry duty ...... but I the cnthUlH8stic
Pte Herman
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B~pport wh,eb he ha.s given to all sports IS warmly
The bQY8 of 8t Andrew's I{ome assisted In the a.ppreOl&ted by th~ .. bl!!~ The l Actmg Command
l ace , a.nd the foUowtng were a.warded prIzes Jnt, Ca.pt. C Goa~r (6lat SQUadrOn\and vap~
H arold Nea.la, John Ford. Edward Vincent Law.
renc~ SmIth, Arthur Bmtth, H arold LOVie, Helbert A Ga.le (comman ~g 54th Squadron WIth the
Benmn~ and Leonard Cla.rk:~
~fficen tUuter their Icommrmd, render g v.<J, luable
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THREADNEEDLE RACE
I ' lielp Much of the gilneral org.nlSatlOn 'fill"' on 1st
(Open to ladu~e Rnd wounded 8oldlers)
cluss SSM', IJ Col~ , ahd t he hon ~ecretary (Sgt
M185 M Weight and Pte LeWin
A S B MiDhmniek), who 'fete suppolted by a
Mu;s E Ra.ven and Pte G Wa.tson
strong and Wl)h~g /commlttce, comprised as 101
M1SS B Rackham and Pte. Black
lows: "' Lleut. . Col G H . Ba dcock (PresIdent),
j IlOYS' ~ACE. ilOO Y:AlmS nANDICAP
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C. Ooater (chairman exe<ut.ye), Capt A
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Ro,i, Capt. J F . Thurston. L.eut
First heat· H , F Yeen", Renclmg A C , 5., ~dT '
("'l~e.president), L le\lt l' T TJP.
1; V' W Smith, 4, 2 AIsO~len\ered: F. May,
Mr . J.
W:'/Itecro.. , SSM W F Brake,
·scratch ; F ' J D.eadman, 3; J . R Eele, 9, C IT
M. P A. Ho~la.nd (executive), F Q M S J
Beasley, R ..di~g A.C. 15; . T- W.thero, ~1
B.n (executIve), S.Q M S H
J eevcs,
A good rae, Time, 13 lAth secs Second hea.t :
C Page (executive), Sergt. Whi te
J A Nasmyth , Re,ding A C I 9~ ya.ro!l) 1; J E (:~~:~~:;;:~: Ser«t iaa.ker (executIVe), Sergt BITcb
Ro!e, 2, 2, Aleo (mte~d· :...... R IHermon. scratch; (I
Sergt f Tyreman. Sergd. Windsor
L. B F.ranouI, Bea~ng A C ~; R J. Eeie, 9; I
Selgt 1Ketner, Sergt. Butler (execp.
Corpl. WebbeI'; 'Corpl
C -B Crt>"er, Readmg A.C ; 14; A Putt.ck, 25
.N8.lmyth Won 1'!1th a fa.lr amount of ease T~e,
GIbbons (executIve),
13~ .qc.. TliIrd heot; E F Ro.e, 7 yordo, 1;
Groves. Pte
R w. teona.rd, Readmg ~ C, 1" 2 Also en· I
LeWl., p~ Edwa.rds,
tored: R GOr¢,
C,~ ~lay, 1 5; ., J Purdue,
Pte Jones
10, It Clark. 19.' eonard ju.t failed to .atch' the
Lane, Slade and
field. Time, ' I~ "".s.
~'rr .Final hut.
on providing such
ground appomt.
factor 1D making the

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Hand!r.:..Lp - 1 Corpl
PeLts

RUll llll!ood

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-1 Pte B roo k!'!;. Col
Drooke~ won hiS htat
LCW18, 2 Pte Cole,:
were 10 obstades nnd ~

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Pte LeWIS was a popular

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Ch'l'pemel d. 2 Plo

We.r _ Wmner 54th

·i~t;rr:.r;:;:,,'";i

won

diIliiculloy.

two tMa.tght pull.

Troop

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