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RESULTS BLACKHEATH HARRIERS' GAZETTE Past Presidents No. 621 Vol. 94 September '90 - April '91 S. C. Wooderson (1947 and Centenary Year), C. A. Wiard PRESIDENT: G. Bolley (1954), W. H. M. Vercoe (1957), V. W. W. Beardon (1959), J. 85 Chestnut Avenue, West Wickham, Kent BR4 9EU R. D. Cockburn (1961), L. E. Hammill (1963), R. H. Thompson Tel: 071-462 8431 (1966), A. J. Brent (1967), D. G. Child (1968), G. F. Brooks (1971), P. J. G. Baigent (1972), R. A. Morley (1973), A. A. SECRETARY: Vacant Oldfield (1974), A. E. Ball (1975), J. R. Baldwin (1976), R. E. D. Taylor (1977), T. T. Sullivan (1978), C. M. Brand (1979), B. EDITOR: Jim Phelan G. Stone (1980), I. F. Smith (1981), I. C. Wilson (1982), J. E. 49 Belvoir Road, London SE22 OQY Day (1983), M. A. Walker (1984), L. E. Piper (1985), W. F. Tel: 081-299 2342 Lake (1986), D. L. Gregory (1987), K. J. Johnson (1989), D. R. Fax:081-693 9006 Gillate (1990), A. J. Weeks-Pearson (1991). ASST. EDITOR (TRACK): Nigel Keogh Vice-Presidents 12 Clockhouse Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4JR Tel: 081-650 6062 J. H. Kitton (1927), C. L. Mobbs (1935), E. J. J. Reed (1949), R. H. Gollan (1949), D. J. Tingey (1956), P. E. Sims (1958), B. ASST. EDITOR (GENERAL): David Hassall G. Parrott (1959), G. H. Smith (1960), J. H. Scott-Wilson 59 Cherry Tree Walk, West Wickham, Bromley, Kent BR2 9NQ (1961), J. E. Lindblom (1962), L. G. King (1962), D. F. E Tel: 081-462 5215 Hogg (1964), J. B. Herring (1965), G. E. Monshall (1966), W. S. Norton (1967), A. V. Hayday (1968), R. J. Edmonds (1969), ASST. EDITOR (VETS): Bill Clapham R. Richardson (1969), D. H. Hopgood (1970), I. M. Ross 26 Dunoon Road, London SE23 3TF (1971). J. Lissaman (1972), B. M. Shapcott (1973), G. R. Last Tel: 081-699 5949 (1974), C. R. Haines (1975), G. Hickey (1975), F. Dyter (1975), F. C. Rogers (1976), J. C. W. Friend (1977), F. G. W. TREASURER: J. E. Hill Dudman (1978), S. F. H. Glynn (1978), M. L. Peel (1978), A. 140 Coombe Lane, Addington Hills, Croydon CR0 5RF W. Frankish (1979), M. J. Mahoney (1979), P. E. Shepheard Tel: 081-654 2718 (1979), J. A. Clear (1980), J. Broughton (1980), D. W. Amner (1980), P. C. Hannell (1980), T. C. Ma Hott (1980), M A. With contributions from: D. Gillate, P. Calnan, P. Khan-Panni, Winch (1981), R. J. Coles (1981), J. V. F. Bennett (1981), T. M. Hamlin, B. Saxton, T. Weeks-Pearson, M. Cronin, C. Cavanagh (1981), S. H. Cluney (1982), R. E. Green (1982), J. Poole, P. Rissen, B. Saddler, G. Bolley, R. Coles, J. Kelly, B. F. Parrott (1982), I. K. Young (1982), G. B. Crowder (1983), Soutar and any other unsung contributors to this issue of the L. Roberts (1984), J. Hills (1985), J. V. Powell (1985), R. Gazette, without whom etc. etc. Ebbutt (1986), G. Brooks (1986), D. W. Dunn (1987), B Many thanks. Ed. Saxton (1988), D. White (1988), R. Kirk (1988), R. Choat (1989). M. Davies (1989), K. McSweeney (1989), J. Phelan (1990), R. Soutar (1990), P Saxon (1990), S. Parsons (1990), P. Calnan (1991), N. Keogh (1991), T. Llewelyn (1991), A. BLACKHEATH *HARRIERS Pickering (1991), J. Quarry (1991). CLUB OFFICERS 1991/92 Front cover photograph shows the evergreen Doug Tingey President: G. Bolley striding out over the Cross Country course. Thanks to Bill Graham for this and to the many other photographers who have Hon. Secretary: Vacant contributed to this issue. Hon. Treasurer: J. E. Hill Hon. Asst. Sec. Cross-Country: M. Walling Hon. Asst. Sec. Track and Field: D. Popely SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 1991/92 Hon. Asst. Sec. Road: M. Williams Hon. Asst. Sec. Officials: M. Davies Subscriptions for the 1991/92 year were due on the first of Hon. Asst. Sec. Membership: B. Saxton September 1991. To remind you, the current rates are: Hon. Asst. Sec. Press, Summer: J. V. Powell Winter: P. Khan-Panni Members under 18 £15.00 Hon. Asst. Sec. Trophies: B. Saxton Full time students £15.00 Hon. Asst. Sec. Coaching: S. Parsons Seniors £25.00 Hon. Sec. Wine Committee: B. G. Stone Joining Fee (Snrs) £10.00 Hon. Asst. Sec. Wine Committee: G. Hickey, P. C. Hannell Hon. Asst. Treasurer: M. Peel As always, any donations will be gratefully received. This Winter Captain: G. Bolley year we need money to offset the general day-to-day Winter Vice-Captains: G. Spencer (Vets) expenditure on the club house. Those of you who subscribe to S. Parsons (Y. Athletes) the Courier know what a great job Bill Clapham is doing. If Summer Captain: A. W. Frankish you would like to receive it, simply add a small donation and Summer Vice-Captains: P. Calnan, J. V. Powell, J. Phelan, you will be included on the next mailing. N. Keogh, P. Squires, B. Eldred (J), J. Jackson (K. Athletes) Hon. Editor: J. Phelan Hon. Asst. Editors: N. J. Keogh, D. Hassall, W. Clapham *50-YEARS MEMBERSHIP Hon. *:Archivists R. H. Thompson, R. Morriss Past Presidents Ken Johnson and Johnny Walker have Hon. Cross-Country :*Handicapper M. Martineau both received their 50-year membership award dishes. Hon. Track *:Handicapper Vacant Ken received his at the Club Dinner on the 4th October, Hon. Field *:Handicapper J. A. Wakeman 1991, 50 years to the day, and Johnny at the Southern Hon. *:Auditor J. Copley General Committee: C. B. Todd, M. R. Williams, K. Daniel, Supper on the 11th January, 1992, the day after his A. Brown, P. Austridge, J. Copley, P. Byfield, C. Poole membership anniversary. A record is being maintained of commemorative * Non-Committee posts dishes that have been presented: Doug Tingey's was No. 18, Johnny Walker's No. 19 and Ken Johnson's No. 22. This man knows what competition is about. Moreover, he is well acquainted with modem athletic affairs and ideas to international level - an increasing necessity for Blackheath management, Graham Botley is known to, respected by the Club's top performers - track, field, country - and social. He has forged a new distance-running force - probably, our best ever - and has brought this Team to the top in both area and national championships. These members in particular will find an added motivation in his Presidency; surely, all the rest will share in it. His period of office is timely: we are Champions, nationally; names are starting to appear again, internationally - this time from our grass roots; there is the sense of a refreshed spirit abroad in the ranks of our active athletes, junior and senior alike. Attracted by these reputations, others will be queuing to join. Our President will be satisfied with no less than all of this. He is a man of ideas, not afraid to take the plunge at a time of need for vigorous action and change. Let us back him to the hilt. TW-P ADDENDUM Firstly apologies to Garth Holder who was wrongly classified as a junior athlete on the back of the last Gazette. Partly Pat's fault for not telling me and partly his fault for looking so young - Now if he was in the Division 7 team, I would have known him and not made 'Bot' and 'Ben', the Blackheath men the error. Which brings me to this point. Anyone Photo by P. Calnan wishing to compete in the Southern League at any GRAHAM BOTLEY event, especially field events, do not hesitate to contact The President any of the team captains whose addresses appear in the 1991-1992 summer fixture card. You will be surprised at what degree of competition can be found for people of most "We have heard from Graham Botley who is working abilities. So pick up the phone now, dial 081 299 2342, temporarily deep in the forests of Newfoundland, where ask for Jim and say something like "My name is Mike he has just received the last issue of the Gazette. He Winch, I'm a Blackheath Harrier, I do a few of the relates many adventures, which include shooting bears throws and I'm available for Division 7 this Summer". and an interminable battle against mosquitoes and You never know! blackfly." Secondly an explanatory note about this issue. This 1968 Gazette entry reminds us not only of a Ninety-five per cent of this copy was written over a year lengthy Blackheath career but, aided by this sort of ago - it should have appeared last May, but due to a special strength training abroad, a fitting preparation for tragic series of events which were entirely the Presidency. unforeseeable at the time, it was not available for issue He has been a member since the mid-1960s; he has until now. So as you peruse the pages, please be aware held a number of offices such as the Editorship of the that the events reported on happened in the Winter of Gazette and we are already in his debt for his fine years 1990/91 and not the Season immediately completed. as an inspiring Winter Captain. The message from the new president Graham From the first, he entered wholeheartedly and Botley, along with other events of the Summer and versatilely into Club activities: road races and relays, Winter of ’91/'92, recent obituaries and other articles cross-country, track, swimming and race-walking. In received will hopefully be in the next Gazette which we 1967 the Johnson Bowl said of G.B.: "(He) showed aim to publish by the end of this Summer. impeccable style and threatened to walk through the Any results from this Summer's competitions should field until stiffness from lack of walking training slowed be sent directly to Nigel Keogh whose address appears him somewhat." inside the front cover.