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SUMMER 1989 - RESULTS BLACKHEATH HARRIERS' / iYDNEY WOODERSON • TRACK & FIELD • RELAYS * ROADRACING BLACKHEATH HARRIERS’ GAZETTE Past Presidents No. 618 Vol. 92 April ’89 - September ’89 S'. C. Wooderson (1947 and Centenary Year), C. A. Wiard PRESIDENT: D. R. Gillate, Green Leaves, Kingsdown Hili, (1954), W. H. M. Vercoe (1957), V. W. W. Beardon(1959), J. Kingsdown, Nr. Deal, Kent CT14 8EA. R. D. Cockburn (1961), L. E. Hammill (1963), R. H. Thompson Tel: 0304 373423 (1966), A. J. Brent (1967), D. G. Child (1968), G. F. Brooks SECRETARY: John Baldwin, 43 Donaldson Road, (1971), P. J. G. Baigent (1972), R. A. Morley (1973), A. A. Shooters Hill, London SE18 3JZ Oldfield (1974), A. E. Ball (1975), J. R. Baldwin (1976), R. E. Tel: 01-856 3011 D. Taylor (1977), T. T. Sullivan (1978), C. M. Brand(1979), B. EDITOR: Jim Phelan, 49 Belvoir Road, London SE22 OQY G. Stone (1980), I. F. Smith (1981), I. C. Wilson (1982), J. E. Tel: 01-299 2342 Day (1983), M. A. Walker (1984), L. E. Piper (1985), W. F. Lake (1986), D.L. Gregory (1987), P. G. Sleaning (1988), K.J. ASST. EDITOR (TRACK): Nigel Keogh, Johnson (1989). 12 Clockhouse Court, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4JR Tel: 01-650 6062 Vice-Presidents ASST. EDITOR (GENERAL): Norman Davidson, 51 Felstead Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 9AA J. H. Kitton (1927), C. L. Mobbs (1935), E. J. J. Reed(1949), R. Tel: Orpington 22750 H. Gollan (1949), D. J. Tingey (1956), P. E. Sims(1958), B. G. Parrott (1959), G. H. Smith (1960), J. H. Scott-Wilson (1961), TREASURER: J. E. Hill, 140 Coombe Lane, J. E. Lindblom (1962), L. G. King(1962), D. F. E. Hogg(1964), Addington Hills, Croydon CR0 5RF J. B. Herring (1965), G. E. Monshall (1966), A. J. Weeks- Tel: 01-654 2718 Pearson (1967), W. S. Norton (1967), A. V. Hayday (1968), R. With contributions from: G. Crowder, B. Wheeler, J. Edmonds (1969), R. Richardson (1969), D. H. Hopgood J. Walker, S. Parsons, P. Rissen, P. Barlow, G. Botley, (1970), I. M. Ross (1971), J. Lissaman(l972), B. M. Shapcott L. Roberts, D. Hassall, P. Calnan, M. Trinka, P. Baigent, (1973), G. R. Last (1974), C. R. Haines (1975), G. Hickey P. Khan-Panni, P. Hamilton, C. Poole, M. Hamlin, (1975), F. Dyter(1975), G. Botley (1976), F. C. Rogers (1976), B. Hilton, D. Dunn, B. Saxton, M. Peel and any J. C. W. Friend (1977), F. G. W. Dudman (1978), S. F. H. other unsung contributors to this issue of the Gazette, Glynn (1978), M. L. Peel (1978), A. W. Frankish (1979), M. J. without whom etc. etc. Mahoney (1979), P. E. Shepheard(1979), J. A. Clear(1980), J. Many thanks. Ed. Broughton (1980), D. W. Amner(1980), P. C. Hannell (1980). T. C. Mallott (1980), M. A. Winch(1981),R.J. Coles(1981),J. V. F. Bennett (1981), T. Cavanagh (1981), S. H. Cluney(1982), R. E. Green (1982), J. F. Parrott(1982), I. K. Young(1982), G. B. Crowder (1983), D. R. Gillate (1984), L. Roberts (1984), J. BLACKHEATH HARRIERS Hills (1985), J. V. Powell (1985), R. Ebbutt (1986), G. Brooks CLUB OFFICERS 1989/90 (1986), D. W. Dunn (1987), B. Saxton (1988), D. White (1988), R. Kirk (1988), R. Choat (1989), M. Davies (1989), K. President: D. R. Gillale McSweeney (1989). Hon. Secretary: J. R. Baldwin Hon. Treasurer: J. E. Hill Hon. Asst. Sec. Cross-Country: M. D. Martineau Hon. Asst. Sec. Track and Field: S. Parsons Hon. Asst. Sec. Road: A. Mother sole Hon. Asst. Sec. Officials: M. Davies SYDNEY WOODERSON Hon. Asst. Sec. Membership: B. Saxton Hon. Asst. Sec. Press: In this issue of the Gazette is an article about the most Summer: J. V. Powell celebrated ’Heathen of them all. Winter: P. Khan-Panni Now we have the chance of further celebration — the Hon. Asst. Sec. Trophies: B. Saxton occasion of Sydney’s 75 th birthday and of a book about him Hon. Asst. Sec. Coaching: S. Parsons by Times journalist, David Thurlow published last Hon. Sec. Wine Committee: B. G. Stone September by the British Sports Association for the Hon. Asst. Sec. Wine Committee: G. Hickey, P. C. Hannell Disabled. Hon. Asst. Treasurer: M. Peel In addition, it is no doubt time for us to include some kind Winter Captain: G. Botley of summary of his distinguished career in the pages of the Winter Vice-Captains: W. Clapham, K. Daniel Gazette and Club Record for future reference. Summer Captain: A. W. Frankish Here, however, it is appropriate to offer him Summer Vice-Captains: congratulations and to wish him continued enjoyment of a P. Calnan, J. V. Powell, A. Elgy, D. Hassall, J. Wakeman, life which is nowadays a different affair from the pace of J. Phelan those running years of forty and fifty years ago. Hon. Editor: J. Phelan No less busy, though. Having begun his retirement in Hon. Asst. Ediors: N. J. Keogh, N. J. Davidson, W. Clapham Cornwall and living now in Dorset, he is more than occupied, Hon. Archivists*: R. H. Thompson, C. J. Ware as those who know him will readily believe, with activities Hon. Cross-Country Handicapper*: A. Nana ranging from walking to theatre-going and reading. With his Hon. Track Handicapper*: N. F. Ebbutt wife Pamela, he keeps a fine, sizeable garden going which Hon. F.ield Handicapper*: J. A. Wakeman they have built up together. Hon. Auditors*: J. Copley, I. K. Young All Blackheath members will join in wishing them well. General Committee: A. M. Pickering, R. Soutar, P. Davies, C. B. Todd, J. A. Wakeman, M. Colpus, M. Laws, P. Davis, P. Barlow, The ‘eagle eyed’ amongst you should by now have spotted P. Rissen, K. McSweeney, B. Saddler, P. Crossan, last issue’s deliberate mistake. The athlete depicted on page M. R. Williams. 15 captioned ‘Thor Fox’ was in fact Martin Lobb — *Non-Committee posts apologies to Martin — or should it be to Thor? 2 universal use of the neat sweater, with or without the Club tie and the shirt to carry it. The appearance of teams in the field, mercifully once again 'heathen rather than harlequin, moves today’s spectator between delight and choking pride. Anyone who watches our immaculate, elegant and gloriously successful younger athletes competing will know exactly what I mean by that. Traditions are usually most mocked by those in no position to create their own but, being almost unique among similar clubs in having our own freehold home, they need never be mocked by us. Their current rewards lie at one extreme in the wonderful performance of our younger teams, at the other in that of the Geriatrics in Hyde Park in September and of athletes of all seasons, fields and levels between those two. Such all-age versatility is impossible without tradition, continuity, cohesion, Club Spirit — call it what you will, we have it and should never either neglect or underrate it. For it surely cannot be mere chance that the elevation of our athletic fortunes should coincide with this return of a perceptible new self-esteem. “What?...this tie? It’s Blackheath Harriers... You haven’t? Well, it’s generally acknowledged to be the oldest club which....” BLACKHEATH — DAY BY DAY ■OLYMPIC officials have launched an appeal to trace every President 1989-90 D. R. Gillate. surviving British Olympic competitor since 1896, so that they can be presented with a commemorative pin at a Royal ceremony next summer. Research has indicated that 5,952 THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE people have represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games 1988/89 is likely to be a hard act to follow, not only because since 1896, Olympians are encouraged to contact Caroline of the dignified and conscientious excellence of my Searle at the British Olympic Association on 01-871 2677. predecessor, Ken Johnson’s Presidency but of the wonderful So get your suit pressed Jack. year for British athletics in general and for Blackheath in particular. By the time this Gazette is published we may have SCOUSEGITSGONE some idea how well 1989/90 is likely to live up to it. ■PATTERSON and WHITE, possibly the most famous duo It happens that my own year has coincided with my fiftieth spawned by Liverpool since Lennon and McCartney or more of membership and, whilst there is nothing outstandingly recently Rush and Aldridge, have returned to Scouseland clever or virtuous in clinging for fifty years to an institution having completed their foreign language studies (English) in for which you have real affection, there is appreciable the capital. During the years Graham and Gary spent at privilege in the backcloth it provides against which to set any Blackheath, they performed admirably for the club both over assessment of the Club’s present prosperity and progress. the country and on the track and any members who had the In the long view, therefore, it is undeniable that “Fings good fortune to compete against them will know what terrific ain’t what they used ter be” in 1939 but it would be competitors they both were. We shall miss their sardonic wit a considerable surprise if they were. Neither “was they” in and xenophobic soccer ribaldry as much as we’ll miss their 1939, in fact, what they “used ter be” in 1989...but being whimsical attempts to immitate the English language and “different” need not imply being “inferior”. We have to their passion for beating ‘southern ponces’. Graham has recognize that whilst fashions in dress and social behaviour been granted a transfer by the Fire Brigade to Elesmere Port themselves change continually the patterns of our running and Gary is a Sports Development Officer in Liverpool — or calendars have changed almost out of recognition, with the something similar.