Reading Observer 12-1919

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Shinfi~d Grange. the--; residence '01 a lomier '!
Master: Mr. C. Eric Palmer. Th'ere ' was a

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On the 'Mast ...·s (M~. Gul. H''1.greaves) arii~al'
t he hounds ,were ta~eo to ~he Eighteen Acre •• lillt, a ,
lox wa. not tliere. the.oce to tbe New' Gorse. where
" brace were at once'. on 10o,t:~p.nCl ' Shef£ield quicl:.ly
".,tled bound. om to '1J1e.~1l0 ~ent way at a rare '
; "e. through St. J!lJn's , ~ood. cillslilfg' th road: " ll over Colebroo¥-s' ,raf\1l. :wher~ .:h't .tti7:ed I~!t "
handed, endeavourlOg to gd IOto 'lI_at.~I"n­
I;el d. but,~his ~\o~,. h~."l!, stop~d. a~d.,s lio ",were
cl ose to' bim' he paid th'e penalty, Tile bounds were
then tahn totbelJevirs( Garded .from -:vhipb p~ace.
" fo x immediately \'ol~<I, and scent beIng partlC:'u1.,ly good ,a very nice .line was tal:.{o" (/V~r . the old
SOllth Berks Point-to-Po"int.course (wLere there wa.
lIl any an "ml'ty saddle). actoss the race leours~ .:~nto
Maiden Edegh. but he did nilt .t~p hero:, .contiouinJl
h;s way to Bulmer.he wher. · he ",eot to grouod"
after c;rcling ~lle place t~ice 0; thrice.
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Maiden Erle~h wa; theo 'drawn an'd a lox was
.. v;ewed" away, -At a screaming pace,he took the
hounds over al~o.t the same ground that tbe previous fox bad covered. but a return vi.it: aod

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.. Black Jack ;. wa~ bred \;y ,Mr .. Jobo' W.ddaH. of Greenland' Hall: Raw.
clilf., 'alId lirst saw' ihe Jight of ,day 00 Dewj,ber 7th'.-.1916. . In the Sb~w
cat~logue it wa. d,scrib.d Ii! .. Sire Britiob F~ieoiair, dam Sborthorl!-AberdeeD - Aogus 'cross co~." , One can See Irom the photograpb what a magoif;~n~' ~oim~1 it. !,~9• ., Noble head. dre~my eyes. black a8, iok save lor a little
spiasb 01, '",bite on" ·t. cbesf aod wbite rings juot above, its ' b0'lfs. l'here it
;i;~:!f" ~f;od, a, ~,ctu;i!lt.f)~gth
b€aut},> . 1',;:dlly
~'it~ r!sts- on th~ ~~ofd, ':"~rj,Je
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" ,,;ra:bs 'of Mr, Anstee')I' .hop-good wholesome bee!. tbe staple ,dish, from "time
-:' . ~meDioria1. 01 the i1 o u,hty 'trenchermen' 01 'Men'i. England.

'rho enterprise 01 Mr. W, E. Aostee. the well.known local butcher of East

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Reading. was reoponoible lor 1:he exhibition, in this 'town of the seconel. biggest ,
bea.t exhibited at tbe Smithlield Club Cattle Show I.st weel:..
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Through the courtesy 01 Mr, Anstee w; are able to publish a photograph '~'<-'
01 this .tately-Iooking creatur.. It. name was- it has heen 'slaughtered sioc~­
"V.:muydea' Black Jack." aod :ts weight. st the time of th~ ."h()w. wa' ove~
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THE PASSING OF THE READING HORNETS.
are also 1st.and 2nd
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In t ho good ' old day.> of f,?"tball- the Reading
F.e. were a ,power In ·the land. OD e . of
: lrl' ~trouges t elevc:ns m Berks Bud DtlCks. Many
;( Illes I 63 W tblml phLY on the old .. Rec."-il.Jllt·
('( l"il WaB pla.yed wel l.
But from my very first
" "uiJection of them 1 ~ca \l that an almost lI"ueral
't'c ling was u.xpr e~ tht\t o,n amalga.m.atLOn 9f
t he Reading and Hornets' clubs would be to the
:Idnilltage of the ga.me, nnd t hough this much·
d~',., ired move took lL ntty .long time to effect, it.
dill <'\'entual il' come aoout, lind 'the stillg of the
! fl )l"lIct.ti was ell. 110 m ore. I should wy the merg111 "-, or t htt H Ol'nets' club into that oC Reading took
1'1",,, abQu~ the yol\l' ' l874-i~ may Ii. v. lieell •
Hurnets

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llnd R eading el u~! gave much g~ service "to .
Rea.ding Abbev. Mr, G . Gibson fig uJ"e6 in tdto.
middle. 'oC t.J.t.e ~ back row \ H e w as ,. ,'ery uWpy'
custodian-one of tbe hl.>tit. , llnd t-o- the extreme

PRESENTATION' TOTDE · N.U:R. (Reading Branch)
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1.00. was a great'!o.er of athletics,'nnd

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a. capable · handie&pper/ I have " very kindly
rocollection.. of him 88 under hiin 1 won one of ~y
most importlUlt' n.ce.,~ Mr. G. Sillence, ' who
liguree in 1;1>- cent!!! 'VIUI a delif<htfuJ d'ribbJer, but
Mr. J .. 'Vaughnn, WAO pl-seatea-.....next to hlID', and
Mr. Richanlloon (. most. WlCOmpliBbed half·back)
w .... mo.... !-\'ugged ,pl~1'fIr, . Mr; ,J. N: D."y; w~
ill no",! :in . butline~ at N.e~bury, fig~ in t~ front·
row,. to the left. I remember hlDl at a very.
spa...,ly.built and tall young ' man, whom mall,)'
g~Vfl ~e, !I~o of ,. rU'&lilig~t.· ' lie ~aa aD
exu,m~ Wlll~er anel. W~JUlte it ~ ."pIQ.~,
'In After ' yean ,h. c&ptam J,be: J!.eiIdiog Abbey
F.O" aDd ,,1Ioe lejl.(\er b. wu.
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(Appl~Use .t Thcj- had ~ raWed round

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~1l. :7:-,~1~'i! , a , Iarg.,{ael;cti&b of' Colour~aJ:rri~olioe Blolisoa trom 12/;11.
f EiQlu~iv; D~lj.ni' , 0 tr~e,le-CbiDe;, Georg,~ie ' ~lId ,'faJ:\cy. !qmonModeli .

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MINCE PIES·
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B o b&d much pleasur& in- DlWIlg- M'....
pr(.'$Ctlt;a.tion· ~n f tbeit ,bebalr: (Appiause.) .' .
Mr. JAndrew, who W&If warm~y 'rocervcd on
him s plendidJy, aDd be :Lankell them Cor it. H e
to aeoopt ·the girt, ~d he was very iuu ch obHged tlianked them v~ ri :nuch iudeed for 'the honour
to them for th& &ppr&"'.ia.tion t hey had shown
they ·~ done ·him in maJdne- him th~t preseitt.~his' servicee:
The. ~emben.. of 'tbe
·oO: -, (Appla.llS.Ol.)... . 1.worthy of tho. gr~at.cr ·uoo.it; j,- w~ only ~v dti,,·iI"~ · ·
d "Scrgt . Bro~~Pooock , Mr. Quelph and Mr.
oo-operatlon tUld. ~tt.e.Dtion l.bal. bo OQuin
"Messia:s '~vi~~ 8po~cli 'a lew" wordi, '"Ul,e meetlD&
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baud, and ho ~u ...halJPY t..o liay
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:.lI L is a. POlOt which matbcn little ' or nothing.
J he lad does remam that the "combination W 9.5
',"ught abQut and that Reading. lUI had been
"" tic il"'ted, were con.iderably ~rengthen, d
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At KDy rate .Reading became such a
I "'<rlul club in Berkl . and Bucks football Ithat
tile )' Won the Allied Counti.. Clip the _
year
' I tu ~ competition's incel!tioll, and - S6v~ral old
Jl., ln ets w erb in the winmng t eam;
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I" lhe photol(rl'ph whieli , .p~ .,.bQve the
:,t t· ~Ir. II-any Franklin, the Wrl£.er of. pa.ntomime
I"'. ~II iu ordiuil attire, and .t~ dtnJ ll~ to
Lu" " Mr. Fred ,Pontjn,:t<r.<i&1 the G)lle! qf,
' b. ReadiDa; F~ ~.ngad., ,w 0 "'!l-~lty ,lIOuDd

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There · was"'" a capital g,.tp~l'in, a.t t·\ie
~A.ppl"Ule.l. H e tlOuld . only, ur,e.
right of he back row is Mr, J. Suddaby, for 80' Union Ohib. Oxford·road. on . Tbu...da.i _ ot"rdiii3r
. play ... writtell and advise ' as . to
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method, QUa he must say hoyt ·lla.Ppy· h e , w&s _U;
many yeu..r~ wi th Messrs, ~ . and, -G. Simonds, whe~' U\e ' oocui.on \\HLS . t.he
Ltd., fIoud on e of the primo movers III tho wOJ:k I)f
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t he origin al Reading AthleLic Club. ~I..t'. U. smok c)" s outfit. to Mr. F. Andrew. the
suoh apt pupils. ,Applause.) Since they had
Talbot, wh o WI18 n, great athlete in his day , jij to of tb. N .U.R. (R ea.d ing bl'an c.h) bund , in r ecog· boon out caro lling the lUe ll ba.d pl9,·y ed 'absolut.ely
be seeu to the oxtreme left
t.he middle row .. . H e I uit.ioll of sCI'vices renderod. Mr. W. J . Gud lipp' pC!,fcct. •.nu sic, a nd he was. p roud. of them .
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was u. fearleM forw~u'd , possessed of vast a.bllit.y.
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desire- WIJ..5 tha.t they f! hou.ld be' pel'fcct, a.nd.
he Jacked in ability he mMie up for in keenD ~~ . I\lul o~hel"& pr08cnt included Mr. Counoillor L, · ~. be ul'ged t.hero 8.~~ "to<> do t.h e thing M it shoUld be
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Simmonds (joint 8~ l'c t.a.ry) , Mr. J. ~C!SS IUS , t-b o
m cm be rs of t he baud. nut! th~ recipien t. of th e
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Lh ey \\,m:8 a.WtU·S, waS to - make 8. pr~ellt&tiou ~ to
t heil' wor~~IY oonductol' as evid euce or th eir appro-.
cia-Lion ' of · whs~ he ~lad dclnc fO l' tbem during the
'Ia.st t.hrQ!:} months.' (Appla use. ) ~o would~ .. ~.
Mr .• Sunm o n~s to perfQ:l'm.t.he «§roJn on ~
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to hii'. And l·e,,' . Mr. Andrew' came to t.heir ~ift·
al~Ct! a.L a -timo when tb~y wct'eleCt Jwlbhou t
coia!.uctor. H e took up bh e duties whole--heart.edly
aud ably ca.rried out. tha work:
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Speaking for h imself,' LIe ml;lS ~ SBJ 'f a was m,o re
t ha.u pleased with the advanCe of t~l e band s inc~
M1'4 AndrE" I'o"s conduclo. -.; ruJ). (Heal': h ear.) .P ro~
g l'CSS had bcon ma.d ~ \'lth t.ho band eVl:!r since
MI'. A ndrow 'had taken ! ' ove.·. The- progrew was
really" splendid) aJ\d he (t he s!>Qskel') was Stl-LlSHed
lhat. it w~u)d. oont.inuc :\lId that. t.llu b ~n~d wou!d ...
bo a. -real good o no by !lui. scason.
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