1924 continued
THE HISTORY of the
MIDDLESBROUGH & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB
PART 2
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The Motorcycle Film was booked and the Now Year Party was held in the
Linthorpe Assembly Rooms for which there was a profit of £48.
NEW MEMBERS were 32 including Harold Darcy, Solicitor, R. F. Parkinson, the
Misses L.& M. Jefferson, L.Collinson, H.I.Pybus, Dr.J.E.M,Pedlow, Bill Poulton
and Charlie Hall of the Evening Gazette who wrote “Matters Motoring” in the
Gazette for a number of years. The Club has seldom had similar covering in the
local newspaper. One or other would often break into rhyme and a couplet which
I remember well as follows referring of course to the thief:
“He took the pick unhindered whilst the owners weren't about,
He was used to throttles opening in but this one opened out,
Confronted in his hurry with a traffic jam ahead,
For feeding coals to fiery pits a pick is worse than nowt."
I digress here for a moment to report that Dr.Pedlow related to me how, after Dr.
O'Flanaghan had removed the cabby’s shelter which used to stand in Queens
Square on the North Side of Albert Bridge, a porter had rushed on to the Station
platform explaining - "The O'Flanaghan 's at it again!".
Fred W.Dixon competed in the T.T., finished 3rd in the Senior Race on a
Douglas but retired in the Sidecar Race.
Secretaries' Honorariums - Agreed Gen. Sec. - £17, Financial Sec. - £11,
Assis.Sec - £4. Secretary was to draw up a new leaflet to put before prospective
members and to thank Phil Bach for the use of the room at the Empire Hotel for
Committee meetings.
