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PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. I* w ra «riK3iCTE3on.:flft m -m •amrw^ig?^ m m.m mjiLXS N A\ARCH,1879. Monthly Circular lKJSUK3K3^m ]t a: apcre-inr Vol. XXXV. No. 395. E Mappg mew jgear to mil FIXTURES FOR JANUARY, 1939. Tea at 6-0 p.m. Light up at Jan. / Halewood (Derby Arms) Annual General Meeting Tea 5-30 p.m. 4-40 p.m. 9 Committee Meeting 7-30 p.m. (Victoria Hotel. " St. John's Lane, Liverpool) ,, 14 Heswall (Black Horse) 4-50 ,, f , 21 Chester (Talbot) 5-2 ,, ,, 28 Acton Bridge (Leigh Arms) .... 5-14 ,, Feb. 4 Halewood (Derby Arms) 5-29 ,, 6 Committee Meeting 7-30 p.m. (Victoria Hotel, St. John's Lane, Liverpool) Alternative Fixtures. Jan. 14 Goostrey (Red Lion) .... 4-50 ,, , t 21 Northwich (Crown & Anchor) All Rounder Concert 5-2 ,, Feb. 4 Holmes Chapel (Swan) 5-29 ,, Full Moon 5th inst. NOTICE. All communications should be addressed to the Editor, 45 Carlton Road, Birkenhead. They should he written legibly, on one © sideAnfieldof the paper only, and should Bicyclebear the name of the sender. Club The Hon. Treasurer's address is Alfred Lucas, 85 Langdale Rd., Liverpool, 15, but Subscriptions(25j-;between 21 and25, 21/-;under 21,15/-; under18, 5/-; Honorary, a minimum of 10/-) and Donations(unlimited) to the PrizeFundcan be most conveniently made to any Branch of Martins Bank Ltd., for credit of the Anfield Bicycle Club, Tue Brook Branch. © Anfield Bicycle Club Anfield Monthly Circular COMMITTEE NOTES. 4 The Laund, Wallasey, Cheshire. Application fop Membership. Mr. W. L. Rich, 34, Shrewsbury Drive, Upton, Birkenhead, proposed by Mr. T. R. Hinde, seconded by Mr. W. P. Rock. Change of Address. Mr. L. Lusty, 7 Handsworth Wood Road, Birmingham, 20. As it is doubtful about the attendance at Acton Bridge, on December 31st, will Members kindly order their require ments on arrival. Tea at Halewood on 7th January, 1930, will be at 5-30 p.m. H. W. Powell, Hon. General Secretary. TREASURY NOTES. There is quite a considerable number of subscriptions and donations to report as having been received during December, though the list of subscriptions still outstanding is also still considerable ! Acknowledgments are made to the following members : S. del Banco. L. Lusty.* J. A. Bennett. J. Pitchford. W. E. L. Cooper. A. N. Rawlinson. ]. D. Cranshaw.* E. J. Reade. K. B. Crewe (for 1939). C. Selkirk. C. F. Hawkes. J. G. Shaw. ©N. Anfield S. Heath. U.BicycleTaylor (for 1939). Club Arthur Howarth. W. T. Venables* W.C.Humphreys (for 1939). A. G. White. * And/or Donation. Anfield Monthly Circular CLUB DINNERS. SPEEDWELL DINNER. Not unnaturally, far more Speedwellians than An- fielders were present at the 63rd Annual Dinner of the Speedwell B.C., held in Birmingham on the first Saturday in December, but no fewer than four of " ours " were there. This total was carefully checked by counting the number of Anfield legs under the table, and then dividing by two. In reversed alphabetical order, the names of our members were :—Robinson, Lusty (both) and jimmy James. The present deponent, not being very good at mathematics, cannot say what percentage of the total company the four Anfielders constituted, but he realises that, if more of " ours " had been there, the percentage would have been greater. Under the genial chairmanship of Billy Robins, a jolly evening was spent, the whole affair being carried off in best Speedwell style. "Wayfarer" (himself) replied to the toast of " Ladies and Visitors," though what he knows about the first part of the subject could be written down on the edge of a cigarette card. Altogether, it was a very pleasant evening, in a delightful atmosphere. AT RANDOM. We understand that there is no truth in the report that Jonas, when recently out walking, entered a telephone kiosk, rang up his home, and enquired whether he was in. We heard the other day of a man who was taken seriously ill and it was found that he had not enough acid in his blood. We must get him to join the Anfield and ride in our " 100." That'll cure him ! We gather that there is a marked scarcity of cycle paths in the Midlands. The reason is that the Minister © Anfieldof Transport is aware that Bicyclecertain of our members Clubresident in Birmingham are steadfastly refusing to use them, and he feels that, in the circumstances, he dare not lay down any more. Anfield Monthly Circular Headline : " Crime does not pay." We are passing on this information to Arthur Simpson. One of our Midland members is awfully bucked because the great family of which (he thinks) he is so distinguished an ornament will be very much to the front in two of the local theatres during this Christmas season—" Robinson Crusoe " at one, and " The Swiss Family Robinson " at the other. We anticipate that there will be a considerable demand for free tickets. Our member—The Robinson— asserts that he does not mind how often he sees the two plays .... so long as the free list is not suspended. Frank Chandler, when passing a poulterer's shop recently, saw this notice in the window :"Guinea Fowls, 3s. 6d. each." He went on his way wondering why the blazes the price was not 21s. each. We understand he is still pondering over the problem, trying to find the catch. Headline in our newspaper :"Cheerfulness in old age." We have sent the cutting to Robinson, in the hope that he will take it to heart, and, generally, pull up his socks. Notice seen in a shop window a few clays ago : " What is Christmas without cream ?" Reply : Just the same as Christmas without beer. In fact, Christmas. (That's an easy one, my clear Watson). EDITORIAL. This issue completes the first year of our Editorship, a year that may—or may not—have been satisfactory to you as a reader of this Circular. We have tried to mix the old and the new—the old, because to our mind at least the reminiscences of past days hold out much interest. ©Yet itAnfieldis an unfortunate fact Bicyclethat too few people like toClubtell of the "good old days." Some years ago a series: "IRemem ber " provoked much interest, yet far too few contributed to it. It seems to be always left to such stalwarts as F. H. and Frank Roskell. Anfield Monthly Circular Writing of the new, our list of contributors is steadily growing. Bob Poole probably holds the record for Man chester alternative runs, for I think almost every one comes from his pen. Captain Connor is feeling his feet (so to speak) and we can expect some good write-ups from him more frequently ; Sherman is another, although he, like Perkins, seems to regard the Editor more as a menace than anything else. To the regulars—Byron, Green, Chandler,' Robinson, F. H. and others, our thanks arc hereby extended. In this issue an account of a tour in the French Alps has been included. We were not too sure what to do with it for some months, for the candid manner of some of the Tea Tasters regarding such tours was not flattering. But others of more mature mind have made a request, and we hope that it pleases them. We hope to publish an account of the Swiss and Italian passes in a subsequent issue. TOURS AND TOURING. ACROSS THE ROOF ROADS OF EUROPE. In the chill mountain sunlight of an evening in July, the little, lofty village of Val dTsere looked radiant. The dull and distant murmur of the river leaping and descending mingled with people's chatter as they sat aside the road way, sipping beer. There was hardly a tree in sight, for at 6,600 feet above the sea you do not sec much but grass, and lichen and rock. Some stunted pines were in the scarce shelter of some pocket of the hills, but for the most part the view was just grey mountain and green grass and blue sky. The low, old houses, with thick walls and heavy roofs, appeared to be squatting beneath the wind, but there were hotels—new, blatant affairs, that did not fit ©the Anfieldscene. Bicycle Club This Sunday evening, I sat in one of these hotels alone, surveying the view, consuming tea and cake and toast, and trying to live again the high spots of the past week. Anfield Monthly Circular Just seven clays ago I was nearing the end of a long journey from Paris to Macon, a wine town just north of Lyons. A twenty three mile ride on the bicycle, and I came to Bourg, and I had my first bottle of wine at supper. The hills came, and next clay it was hot, and there were struggles upwards that alternated with fine descents. And there was the lovely little lake that nestled beneath the steep mountains at Nantua. Loveliness at last. Another climb, and in a valley, just before the Rhone ran into its gorge, the Alps appeared on the distant skyline. Geneva that night was great. The full moon cast triangles of rippling light on the water of the lake, and there came rowing boats that were illumined in some small way by the Chinese lan terns that hung beyond the stern. On the Tuesday there were pilgrimages to the Palaces of Peace, and in the evening a sail to Ouchy Lausanne. Wednesday, and it dawned wet, but it was fast along the lake side road, and I pedalled easily through Vevey and Montreaux. Two hours were spent in Chillon's Chateau, known by most of you as the scene of Byron's famous poem.