THE HISTORY of the
MIDDLESBROUGH & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB
PART 2
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1929
In contrast to 1928 nothing outstanding was achieved which hit the headlines. At the
A.G.M. held in February it was announced that there had been a large increase in
the membership:- 283 men, 58 ladies and 16 juniors, totalling 357, an increase of
101, which was considered to be traced to the Club having taken over the Clarendon
Road premises and also the influx as a result of the Agreement with Albion Auto
Racers respecting riders competing on the dirt-track, but it was also reported that
many of these had lapsed and only a mere handful of riders attached to the local
track continued membership of this Club. It was commented that in view of the fact
that it had been stated in many quarters that dirt-track racing would directly benefit
the Clubs, this did not appear to be so in the case of Middlesbrough.
The Income amounted to £2,434 and the Expenditure to £2,192. The loss on the
Clubhouse
Account amounted to £24.6.0d.
Election of Officers. John Gjers was again elected President and Arthur Foster, in
seconding the motion said that it would be a disaster for the Club if the name of
Gjers ceased to be connected with it. All the Vice Presidents were re-elected, also
the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Financial Secretary and Aubrey Hind was elected
to Clubhouse Secretary.
Captain - J.Gilchrist, Vice/Capt - W.McMaster,
Auditors - A.W.Munnoch and W.Weaver. Hon.Solicitor - Harold Darcy.
An alteration of rules took place with a view to making it impossible for the whole of
the Management Committee to be changed in one year. The President and
V/Presidents were elected to sit for 5 years and the 10 elected members of the
Committee for 2 years, five to come up for election each year, the remainder to be
elected annually.
Committee - The following were elected to sit for 2 years;
F.Creasor, J.F.Dixon, E.H.Kichardson, J.Parsons and A.W.Armstrong.
To sit for 1 year:-
H.I.Pybus, G.W.Liddle, A.C.Alien, T.A.Hanson, F.C.Barker.
Reported that W.Ryan had been voted President Elect of the Yorkshire Centre.
A proposal that the name be altered to the Middlesbrough Motor Club, was not
confirmed,
A letter expressing sympathy and hopes for a speedy recovery was ordered to be
sent to Mrs John Gjers.
