1928 continued
THE HISTORY of the
MIDDLESBROUGH & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB
PART 2
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hospitals. It was decided to oppose the first proposal if no special circumstances
were involved and to refer the proposers of the other to our Hospital Insurance
Scheme.
THE OPENING RUN WAS TO RICHMOND. Agreed that this should follow the usual
lines. Stops to be made for Buns & Coffee at Stapleton. Collection and Entry Fees
amounted to £34 and after the Mayor had received the amount agreed for his charity
(£15) the remainder was credited to the Football Section.
An Appeal was received from Mr T.Brody for assistance in an effort to raise £6,000
for the N.E.Infirmary Extension Fund.
The Town Council refused to allow Stewart Park to be used for motorcycle racing.
Noted that the Annual Report of the Nurses Home contained a reference to
donations received from the Club.
MINISTRY OF TEANSPOST proposal to make it compulsory for motorcyclists to
carry car-size number plates, front & rear. Estimated cost of this was £350,000 and
it was decided to use every effort to fight this foolish legislation.
CAR PARKING SCHEME .Harold Darcy drew attention to the hardship visitors and
businessmen were put to by there not being any parking place in the Town and said
that Middlesbrough was about the only large town without such facilities and it was
decided to make representation to the Town Council and if necessary to draw up a
scheme.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME, arranged, included a Weekend Tour, Theatre Party and
several Social Runs were organised. In the matter of SHEPHEEDS HILL. the
Gamekeeper, Mr Whitwell, wrote that owing to complaints, no further Sunday
meetings could be held. It was agreed to ask for May 19th, the success of this event
to govern the future policy. An event held there lost £3.
GRASS TRACK MEETING. Held on the Middlesbrough Cricket Ground, North
Ormesby, the Cricket Club to receive third of the gate and R.P.Hayhurst was
engaged to give a trick riding display at the event. Profit reported to be £17.8.8d.
THE CLUBS AND DIRT-TRACK RACING. Concern was expressed particularly by
the N.W.Centre, of the effect that Dirt-track Racing was having on Club events and in
particular to the A.C.U's decision to grant to promoters Open Permits which formerly
had only been given to Clubs with excellent organising ability. At a meeting of the
Yorkshire Centre at which Major Potter, Chairman of the N.W.Centre, was present it
was reported that the speeches indicated that there was no support for secession it
being revealed that the A.C.U. was being subsidised to approx. £2,500 p.a. by the
S.A.C. whilst all the Clubs contributed less than £400.
A letter from the A.C.U. asked for a declaration of loyalty from Club Officials and
Centre Delegates and it was agreed that this Club did not wish to secede and the
delegates were urged to try and keep the Centre loyal. A small sub-committee was
appointed to interview the A.C.U. with a view to settling the dispute and as a result of
