1932 continued
THE HISTORY of the
MIDDLESBROUGH & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB
PART 2
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WINNERS OF EVENTS,
Middlesbrough Sporting Trial - Gjers Cup and Gilchrist Bowl for the Best
Performance by a Middlesbrough Club member - C.T.Barker.
O'Flanaghan Cup - Charles Helm.
Group Trials - The first was organised by the Darlington Club. The Middlesbrough
Club were winners of the Inter-Club Trophy by a large margin. Charles Helm made
the Best Performance by a Middlesbrough Club member for the Price Cup.
The 2nd organised by the Middlesbrough Club in the Castleton area, winner was
Alan Jefferies who took the Ryan Cup.
The 3rd organised by the Stockton Club, 1st place was taken by E.W.Kendrew and
A.W.Armstrong - Liddle Memorial Cup (to be held for 6 months each).
The 4th organised by the Darlington Club won by A.W.Armstrong for the Northern
Echo Cup.
The 5th organised by the Middlesbrough Club won by A.W.Armstrong for the John
Gjers Cup.
The 6th organised by the Stockton Club won by Jack Gash taking the Blackburn
Memorial Cup.
5 Grass Track Race Meetings took. place at Lane End Farm, Acklam. The riding
was always good, the charge for admission nominal, but they failed to attract
sufficient public support to make then a paying proposition. E.W.Kendrew was the
most outstanding Middlesbrough rider, winning awards in all of these events.
RIDERS IN OTHER EVEMTS, The performance of Fred W. Dixon in the
International T.T Race on the Ards Circuit in N. Ireland was reported whereby he had
drawn attention to Middlesbrough and the Middlesbrough Motor Club. He competed
in the 500 mile race at Brooklyn and broke several records in a Riley 9 car which he
had rebuilt and tuned himself. Wilt Roberts competed in the Manx Amateur Grand
Prix, finishing the course. C.T.Barker secured awards in the Scottish 6-Days and the
Scott Reliability Trial and the Darlington, Hull and York Clubs' Centre Events.
E.W.Kendrew was probably the most active and successful of our members. A
recital of his successes would take too long to relate here. As a result of this he was
invited to become a member of the Yorkshire Centre team which won the Centre
Team Trial organised by the A.C.U. in the Peak District. B.Udall competed in the
Scott Trial obtaining on award. J.Gash competed in the York and Hull Clubs' Centre
Events, getting first-class awards. F.Hodgson competed in the Hull Club's Centre
Events, won a Silver Spoon. He and Charlie Barker formed a Stunt-riding exhibition
which was enthusiastically received at many race meetings, gymkhanas and shows,
both in Yorkshire and Durham
Stockton and Darlington Club members were invited to participate in the Winter
Reliability Trial for the A.W.Foster trophy and the Inter-Club trophy was up for
competition. The winner was E.W.Kendrew, Middlesbrough Club easily retaining the
Inter-Club trophy. E.G.Pipe was successful in winning the trophy offered for a local
rider on the Wall of Death.
NEW MEMBERS.: 83 including P.C.Richardson, Mr & Mrs E.Watson, D.Taylor,
H.Barker, J.Robertson George Walton, A.Jefferies, R.V. and F.W.Russell,
T.W.Robinson, John Brand and E.H.Davies. ''
