ATHLETICS CLUB PART 3 1936 – 1963

1936

The below photograph is from the “Bobbies on the Beat” book  and shows some of the main winners from the annual athletics event which took place at Dorchester on Wednesday 24th June.

President and Chairman:           C/C Lionel PEEL-YATES

Vice Chairman:                            DCC Alfred BARRETT

Secretary:                                     Sgt   George GRAY

Assistant Secretary:                    Sgt   Henry MARTYN

Treasurer:                                     Sgt   Arthur KNIGHT

 

Another ideal weather day for fast times and the usual sports and 300 pounds worth of prizes to be given out.   This attracted a large field of entries, mainly from the South, but some cyclists came from London.

Major PEEL YATES during his speech said that, “ The event now being supported so well by the Dorset people, they had managed to give 350 pounds to 12 hospitals in the County and another 270 pounds had gone to their own benevolent fund. When it was realised that if a Constable died his widow was only entitled to 30 pounds a year and 10 pounds for each child the need for such a fund was evident. We are now ceasing to be the police force we used to be and are becoming one of the fighting forces of the Country. If it should ever happen that another war should break out, we shall find the police one of the first lines of defence. Unless we have a hard, fit force, well trained in athletics, we shall not be able to cope with this emergency, and it is for that reason that I shall support games and athletics to the utmost.”

Welcomes were then made to the DSJC and Superintendents from Reigate, Somerset, Swindon and Monmouth.

High light of the day was perhaps watching W HARVELL of Southampton in the open, one mile cycling championship. He had represented England in the last Olympics at Los Angeles.  He was rather heavily handicapped but still thrilled the crowds. Locally of course the Tug of War was what brought most of the spectators in and they were not disappointed with Dorchester winning the 13 stone contest.

Results:

100 Yards flat, handicap, over 20 years, service.

1st:    E D BEST and A G BAILEY dead heat

2nd    R BOOL

 

Divisional Tug of War. Catch weight.

Dorchester beat Bridport by 2 -0

 

Divisional Tug of War. 13 Stone.

Dorchester beat Poole by 2-0.

 

 

One mile, Divisional Relay Race.

1st     Dorcheseter

2nd    HQ Recruits

3rd    Poole

 

 

220 Yards flat handicap for Challenge Cup of all ranks with over 10 years service.

1st     E F   CRABB

2ND    W R CUTLER                                

3RD    G    WARD

4TH      F    PARSONS

 

 

100 Yards flat, handicap, in heats.

1st heat:    1ST    A BOGGUST    2ND    H L HANN   9.6 seconds

2nd Heat:    1ST    G WARD    2ND   G H DUNFORD

3rd Heat:   1ST    R TREVETT    2ND   A E STURGESS

4th Heat:   1ST     R HINDLEY    2ND   E F CRABB

5th Heat:   1ST    R W HOPKINS    2ND   R F RUSSELL

Final

1ST     R    HINDLEY in 10.2 seconds

2ND    G    WARD

3RD    R W  HOPKINS

4TH    A     BOGGUST

 

 

High Jump

1ST     W G  APPLIN with a jump of  5 ft.

2ND    G H   DUNFORD

3RD    R W   HOPKINS

4TH    C      PHARE

 

 

440 yards handicap

Heat 1:   1st  E W REED    2ND A BOGGUST   3RD   H L HANN

Heat 2: 1ST   R F RUSSELL   2ND   G H DUNFORD 3RD   R ASTON

Final

1ST    R F  RUSSELL won in 54.4 seconds

2ND   G H  DUNFORD

3RD    E W   REED

4TH     R ASTON

 

 

Tug of War 104 stone competition

1st round:

Weymouth got a bye.

Dorchester beat Monmouth 2-1

Poole beat Dorchester “B”   2-1

Reigate beat Weston Super Mare   2-1

Semi Final

Dorchester beat Poole 2-0

Reigate beat Weymouth 2-0

Final

Dorchester beat Reigate 2-0

Team: PC’s   LOVELL,   CHASE,   TREVETT,   CONWAY,   HITCHMAN,   BROADWAY,   OLIVER and   BARNES.

 

 

Tug of War catch weight.

Round 1:

Poole got a bye.

Monmouth beat Bridport 2-0

Dorchester “A” beat Dorchester  “B”    2-0

Reigate beat Weymouth 2-0

Semi Final

Monmouth beat Dorchester 2-0

Poole beat Reigate 2-0

Final

Monmouth beat Poole 2-0

 

Inter Divisional Relay. 

1: Dorchester A team.

2: Dorchester B team.

3: Poole team.

 

 

Mile Cycle handicap

1st Heat:  1ST S MARSH    2ND E J WILLIS    3RD C STANFIELD

2nd Heat:   1ST R W LEWIS   2ND A E STURGESS    3RD C LUFF

Final:

1ST      S MARSH won in 1 min 54 seconds

2ND     R W   LEWIS

3RD      E  J    WILLIS

4TH     A E    STURGESS

 

 

100 yards for members sons 10 – 15 years

1ST     H     TREVETT   

2ND     P      JAY   

3RD    W G  BEST    

4TH    A      HARVELL

 

 

100 yards for members daughters 10 -15 yrs

1ST     B D   BASKETT   

2ND    V      WOOD   

3RD    K      OSBORNE   

4TH     G E  TUCKER

 

 

Bucket and Potato Race.

1st Heat: 1ST    G C MITCHELL   2ND    J A ASH

2nd Heat: 1ST   F W WOOLFORD    2ND   H BLUES

3RD HEAT 1ST   G H DUNFORD   2ND   H MOORE

 

4TH HEAT 1ST   J D KILLINGBECK   2ND    R S CLAPP

Final. 

1ST       J A   ASH

2ND      J D   KILLINGBECK

3RD      H     BLUES

4TH      Dead heat R S CLAPP and G C MITCHELL

 

 

Flower pot and stilt race.

1st Heat: Dead heat between   F ELMES and   A E STURGESS,

2ND   E R BROADWAY      3RD    R W LEWIS

2nd Heat    1ST E RUSHEN      2ND   E J WILLIS

 

Final

1ST    A E   STURGESS

2ND    F     ELMES

3RD    E R   BROADWAY

4TH      E     RUSHEN

 

 

Half mile flat handicap result: won in 2mins 13.6 seconds

1st     R F    RUSSELL

2ND    E W  REED

3RD    F      ELMES

4TH    G H   DUNFORD

 

 

Half mile divisional dispatch.

1st    Dorchester 

2nd   Weymouth

3rd    HQ team 

 

 

Obstacle Race result

1st     A E   STURGESS

2ND   A      BOGGUST

3RD    R W  LEWIS

4TH    W G   APPLIN

 

 

Half mile Walk, handicap result in 3 mins 38.4 seconds

1st    H       BLUES

2ND   R W  BLUES

3RD   W E   DAVIS

4TH    F      ELMES

 

 

Costume and musical chair bicycle race

1ST    A     COOMBES

2ND   R      TREVETT

3RD    C  J   PARSONS

4TH   C      LUFF

 

 

200 Yards flat handicap over 15 years, service, result: won  in 26.8 seconds

1st    A G   BAILEY

2ND    R      TREVETT

3RD   R      BOOL

4TH   E      GRAY

 

 

Boat race

1ST   Weymouth

2ND   Dorchester

3RD   HQ

 

 

The outstanding athlete, “ The Victor Ludorum”, this year was a recruit, PC Raymond RUSSELL, who scored 14 points and  won the rose bowl, presented by Major AG SYMONDS of Dorchester.

 

Here is the same photograph with thanks to Melvin HANN showing

PC’s    R  LEWIS,    C  LUFF,     R  RUSSELL,    F  COLTART,       J   ASH,       E  REED

Left to right.

 

 On Saturday 4th July  1936 the National Police Championships, were held at the Horsfall playing fields, Bradford in West Yorkshire.

A bus was hired and Supt Sam LOVELL took the small Dorset team, stopping off at Doncaster on route on the Friday night.

There were 21 Championship events and Dorset entered 5 events.

The Tug of war team took part in the 104 stone event, beat Monmouth 2-1 who were the welsh champions and then Glasgow 2-1 the Scottish champions but lost to the RUC 2-0 in the final.  Dorset team were: LOVELL, CHASE, TREVETT, CONWAY, BROADWAY, HITCHMAN, OLIVER and BARNES under coach Sgt SCREEN. Silver medals and badges were awarded.

Dorset were defeated in the catch weight competition by the eventual winners, the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

To put this in perspective, the RUC won 8 events and the Met Police 6 and the remaining 7 went to various Forces.

PC HINDLEY competed in the 100 yards and PC HINDLEY and PC HANN were in the 440 yards but did not win any medals. PC H BLUES was 3rd in the two mile walk.

The Western Gazzette reported on the above and said the Constabulary team should be “commended on their good show against the pick of Britain’s police athletes.

 

1937

The annual event took place on Wednesday 30th June with over 160 competitors with a programme of 52 open and club events.

During the speeches Mayor MARSDEN recounted, when she had been in the hands of the law in Dorchester when she was twelve.  She was hauled before the magistrates and given a caution for riding her pedal cycle dangerously on the pavements of the town.

President and Chairman:           C/C Lionel PEEL-YATES

Vice Chairman:                            DCC Alfred BARRETT

Secretary:                                    Sgt  ?

Assistant Secretary:                   PC  ?

Treasurer:                                   Sgt  ?

Results:

100 Yards flat, handicap, over 20 years, service.

1st     A G   BAILEY  won in 11.2 seconds

2ND     F    CARTER

3RD     R    BOOL

4TH     A    WHITE

 

100 Yards flat, handicap, in heats.

1st heat:    R HINDLEY and J ASH  joint heat 

2nd Heat:   1ST   H L HANN   2ND    E RUSHEN

3rd Heat:  1ST   G WARD      2ND   C J PARSONS

4th Heat:  1ST  J D KILLINGBECK     2ND    R W HOPKINS

5th Heat:  1ST   H MOORE   2ND   A G BAILEY

Final

1ST     H    MOORE

2ND    R    HINDLEY

3RD    G    WARD

4TH     J D  KILLINGBECK

 

Divisional Tug of War, catch weight

Dorchester beat Weymouth 2-0

Divisional Tug of War 13 stone.

Dorchester beat Poole   2-0

 

Inter Divisional One mile Relay. Winners won in 3 mins 55 .4 seconds

1:    Weymouth team.

2:    Dorchester  team.

3:    Poole team.

 

Open tug of war 13 stone.

Round 1:  Dorchester beat Reigate

Swindon beat Poole

Weston Super Mare beat Trowbridge

Monmouth beat Yeovil

Semi Final: Monmouth beat Weston

Dorchester beat Swindon

Final

Monmouth beat Dorchester

 

High Jump

1ST     W      APPLIN won with jump of 5ft 1”  (equalling record jump)

2ND     R W  HOPKINS ( record holder of 1934)

3RD     G H  DUNFORD

4TH     C H  PHARE

 

220 Yards flat handicap, over 10 years, service.

1ST       E F  CRABB

2ND      G    WARD

3RD      A G  BAILEY

4RD     R    TREVETT

 

Quarter mile flat, handicap

1st Heat:    1ST  E RUSHEN      2ND   H L HANN     3RD    H MOORE

2nd Heat:   1ST J D KILLINGBECK    2ND    E W REED    3RD   R ASTON

Final

1ST       H L   HANN won in 54.4 seconds

2ND      J D    KILLINGBECK

3RD      H     MOORE

 

Mile Cycle handicap

1st       S      MARSH    won in 2 min 30.6 seconds

2nd      R W  LEWIS

3RD     A B  CONWAY

4TH     A G  WOODSFORD

 

Bucket and Potato Race.

1st Heat:    1ST  S L DUNFORD   2ND   C BAIGENT    3RD   C H PHARE   4TH   W APPLIN

2nd Heat:   1ST   J D KILLINGBECK    2ND   J WILLIAMS

3rd Heat:    1ST   G H DUNFORD     2ND    G C MITCHELL

Final. 

1ST      G H  DUNFORD

2ND     G C  MITCHELL

3RD     W     APPLIN

4TH     J D   KILLINGBECK

 

Flower pot and stilt race.

1st      F      ELMES

2nd     A E  STURGESS

3rd      K     PARSONS

4TH    E     BROADWAY

 

Half mile divisional dispatch.

1st     Weymouth team 

2nd      Dorchester team

3rd      HQ team

 

Obstacle Race result:

1st       K     PARSONS

2ND     R     WILLS

3RD     A E  STURGESS

4TH     W     APPLIN

 

Half mile Walk, handicap.

1st    R W   BLUES

2ND    K T   PARSONS

3RD    W E   DAVIS

4TH    H     BLUES

 

220 Yards flat handicap over 15 years, service, result: won  in 23.2 seconds, a new club record.

1st      G     WARD

2ND    R     TREVETT

3RD    A G  BAILEY

4TH    A     WHITE

 

Boat Race

1ST     Weymouth

2nd     HQ

3RD     Dorchester

 

Tug of War catch weight

Round 1:  Monmouth beat Poole

Dorchester beat Swindon

Weston Super Mare beat Weymouth gas works

Reigate beat Weymouth police

Semi Final

Monmouth beat Dorchester

Reigate beat Weston

Final

Monmouth beat Reigate

 

The Outstanding athlete was PC G H DUNFORD 18 Points who beat G WARD by 2 points, to win the rose bowl

In July a Dorset police team went to London and competed at Imber Court, the main sports ground of the  Met Police. The Tug of war team lost in final again to the RUC, but beat Manchester and Glasgow to get their silver medals

 

1938: In February 1938 a new association took place with the formation of the South West police championships, which was an initiative of the Dorset Constabulary Athletics Club. No 7 District comprised of 6 Constabularies.  Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, Gloucester and Wiltshire. The aim was to stimulate interest in athletics in the forces with Major PEEL YATES being chairman of the new association with Detective Inspector Freddie CARTER acting as Secretary and treasurer

 

The annual 1938 meeting took place on Wednesday 29th June

President and Chairman:         C/C         Lionel PEEL-YATES

Vice Chairman:                           DCC       Alfred BARRETT

Secretary:                                    Sgt         George GRAY

Assistant Secretary:                   D/Sgt     Henry  MARTYN

Treasurer:                                    D/ Insp  Arthur  KNIGHT

Results:

100 Yards flat, handicap, over 20 years, service.

1st:      A G   BAILEY

2ND       E D   BEST

3RD        F      CARTER

4TH        A      WHITE

 

100 Yards flat, handicap, in heats.

1st heat:    1st   R HINDLEY      2ND    D S LEGG

2nd Heat:    1ST   H MOORE      2ND     G DUNFORD

3rd Heat:   1ST   E RUSHEN     2ND     E W REED* fastest second place

4th Heat:   1ST   R RUSSELL     2ND     E F CRABB

5th Heat:   1ST   G WARD        2ND     T L HABGOOD

Final :

1ST        RUSHEN E  won in 10.2 seconds

2ND    HINDLEY

3RD     RUSSELL

4TH     MOORE  

 

Divisional Tug of War

Dorchester beat Poole 2-0

 

Inter Divisional One mile Relay. Winners won in

1: Dorchester HQ A team.

2: Weymouth A team.

3: Dorchester HQ B team.

 

220 Yards flat handicap, over 10 years, service.

1ST      A G  BAILEY

2ND       E F  CRABB

3RD      G     WARD

4TH       R     TREVETT

 

Quarter mile flat, handicap

1st Heat:  1ST   E RUSHEN     2ND   H MORRE    3RD   H L HANN

2nd Heat: 1ST    E W REED    2ND   R RUSSELL    3RD   G DUNFORD

Final:

1ST     HANN

2ND     RUSHEN

3RD      REED

4TH      RUSSELL

 

Mile Cycle handicap

1st      R        LEWIS 

2ND      R L    WILLS

3RD     S L    DUNFORD

4TH     W G   LANNING

 

Flower pot and stilt race.

1st       A E    STURGESS

2nd      E R    BROADWAY

3rd       F       ELMES

4TH      R L    WILLS

 

100 Yards boys race

1ST       H      TREVETT

2ND      P J     JAY

3RD       J S    GOODCHILD

4TH       D J    BRYER

 

100 Yards girls race

1ST        G       WARD

2ND        M D  YOUNG

3RD        B      TREVETT

4TH        P      FOOT

 

Half mile divisional dispatch race

1st      Bridport team 

2nd     Dorchester HQ team 

3rd      Weymouth team 

 

Obstacle Race result

1st     A E     STURGESS

2ND    R L    WILLS

3RD     ?       PARSONS

4TH     W G   APPLIN

 

One mile Walk, handicap result, won in 8 mins 10.4 seconds

1st     W E   DAVIS

2ND    A F   KEEPING

3RD    R W   BLUES

4TH    W H   WHITE

 

220 Yards flat handicap result

1st Heat:     1ST   D G LEGG    2ND    R HINDLEY       3RD   E  RUSHEN

2ND Heat:   1ST   R RUSSELL   2ND    G DUNFORD    3RD   H MOORE

Final

1ST     HINDLEY  won in 24.2 seconds

2ND    MOORE

3RD    RUSSELL

4TH    LEGG

 

Half mile handicap

1ST       E W   REED won in 2 min 9.4 seconds

2ND      H L   HANN

3RD       E      RUSHEN

 

Boat race

1ST     Weymouth A

2ND    Dorchester

3rd      Dorchester HQ

 

220 Yards handicap race

1ST      A G  BAILEY

2ND     G     WARD

3RD     A      WHITE

4TH      R     TREVETT

 

Police Championship between no 7 Forces

One mile race

1ST      E W   REED  won in 4 min 54.8 seconds

2ND     R       RUSSELL

3RD     W J    MORLEY (Wilts)

 

Tug of War 13 stone open event to any Police Force

Round 1:  Poole got a bye

Reigate beat Wilts

Aldershot beat Weston Super Mare

Dorchester beat Monmouth

Semi Final:

Dorchester beat Aldershot

Reigate beat Poole

Final

Reigate beat Dorchester  2-0

 

Tug of War catch weight open event.

Round 1:   Poole got a bye again

Dorchester beat Reigate

Monmouth beat Wilts

Royal Marines beat HMS Osprey

Semi Final

Dorchester beat Monmouth

Royal Marines beat Poole

Final

Royal Marines beat Dorchester 2-0

 

Rose Bowl best athlete winner was   PC A G BAILEY of Poole, with 18 points which was a surprise as he had over 20 years service. 

Equal second on 14 points were PC’s HINDLEY and HANN of Dorchester. 

 

 

 

 On Saturday 25th July 1938 the Dortset team competed at the annual Bristol Constabulary athletics meeting

Dorset won the tug of war and the relay beating Wiltshire in both finals.

Does not say whom the teams were but likely to be against all the local Forces.

The above photo taken at Dorchester is, I believe taken in 1938 or possibly 1937  and shows the Athletics Club with all their trophies. 

Some of the trophies, obviously have been in events other than Athletics ( eg the football and cricket bat), as over time, depending on the season there were also very competitive annual football and cricket leagues within the Constabulary Divisions.

Back row:   

 1:   Charles  RUSHEN       2:   Frank ELMES            3:    Charles  OLIVER           

  4:   John  TREVETT           5:   Frank  BARNES         6:    Albert HOBBS   

  7:   Fred  MALKIN            8:    Ivor FISH                  9:   Reg TREVETT      

 10:  Bob  HINDLEY           11:  Les  HANN

Centre row:   

1:   George  MARGRIE            2:   Frank  NORRIS        3:   Bill  HITCHMAN          

 4:   Elwyn  BROADWEY          5:   Harry  LOVELL         6:    Tom  CONWAY

7:   Edward  MORETON           8:   Bill CHASE

Sitting:    

1:   Sgt Arthur KNIGHT        2:   Insp Fred  CARTER         3:   DCC Alfie  BARRETT                 

4:   SUPT Samuel LOVELL      5:   SGT Hubert  SCREEN      6:   Sgt Fred  DANN

7:  Sgt Henry  MARTYN  

 

On Saturday 24th June 1939.

Dorset retained the  West Title after the Dorchester tug of war team attended the No 7 police district sports event at the Bristol sports grounds where 8 teams completed.

Round 1: Somerset beat Gloucester, Dorchester beat Bridport, Wiltshire beat Bristol A beat Bristol D beat Bristol B.

Round 2:  Dorchester beat Bristol D  and Bristol D beat Bristol B.

Semi-finals: Dorchester beat Bristol D  and Somerset beat Wiltshire

Final:  Dorchester beat Somerset and never lost a pull through the whole contest

 

1939  Last meeting before the war on Wednesday  28th June

President and Chairman:          C/C         Lionel PEEL-YATES

Vice Chairman:                            DCC       Alfred  BARRETT

Secretary:                                    Insp       George  GRAY

Assistant Secretary:                   PC           Reg WILLS

Treasurer:                                   D/Insp    Arthur  KNIGHT

Results:

100 Yards flat, handicap, in heats.

1st heat:    1st T L HABGOOD   2nd D S LEGG

2nd Heat:    1st E RUSHEN          2nd  G WARD

3rd Heat:   1st R RUSSELL          2nd G DUNFORD

4th Heat:   1st H L HANN           2nd E REED

Final :  

1st       H L    HANN      won in 10.8 seconds

2nd     E        RUSHEN    

3rd      T L    HABGOOD       

4th      E       REED

 

 

100 Yards flat, handicap, for officers with over 20 years, service.

1st      Supt F W CARTER    

 2nd     R      BOOL      

3rd      A      WHITE     

4TH      E D   BEST

 

 

Inter Divisional Relay. 

1:    Dorchester A team.

2:    Dorchester B team.

3:    Poole team.

 

 

220 Yards flat, handicap Won in 25 seconds

Heat 1:      1st D LEGG    2nd G DUNFORD     3rd  T R WIGHTMAN

Heat 2:     1st E RUSHEN     2nd  E R J BENNETT    3rd C G BROWN

Final 

1st:      E      RUSHEN     

2nd      C G  BROWN     

3rd       G      DUNFORD

 

 

220 Yards flat handicap Won in 23.2 seconds

1st      A G   BAILEY      

2nd     F E    PAYNE      

3rd      C      PARSONS  

 

 

220 Yards flat, handicap for over 10 years, service

1st       G        WARD      

2nd      A        WHITE      

3rd       E        BEST     

4th        A G   BAILEY

 

 

440 Yards flat , handicap.

1st Heat:     1ST   E REED             2nd   G DUNFORD       3rd    H L HANN

2nd Heat:  1st   T L HABGOOD     2nd   R RUSSELL         3rd   E RUSHEN

Final: 

1st      R      RUSSELL in 54 .8 seconds

2nd     E      REED     

3rd     T L    HABGOOD    

4th     H L    HANN

 

 

One Mile Cycle handicap

1st Heat:  1ST  R W LEWIS     2nd  E G WILLIS          3rd S T MORRIS

2nd Heat: 1st  R WILLS            2nd  I KEEPING          3rd A G WOODSFORD

Final:         

1st       R W  LEWIS   in 54 .8 seconds

2nd      I       KEEPING            

3rd      E G  WILLIS                 

4th      R      WILLS

 

 

Flower pot and stilt race.

1st Heat:   1st   E J WILLIS        2nd   R MILLS        3RD    J H WHITE

2nd Heat:    1st   E R BROADWAY         2nd    K PARSONS

Final :  

1st      E R    BROADWAY    

2nd     K      PARSONS     

3rd      E J    WILLIS     

4th        J H    WHITE

 

 

Half mile Divisional despatch race.

1st     Bridport          

2nd equal HQ and Dorchester

 

 

One mile Divisional dispatch relay

1st :   Dorchester team won 4 minutes  12.6 seconds

2nd:   Poole team

3rd    Weymouth team

 

 

Two mile walking race, handicap. Won in 17 minutes 24.4 seconds

1st       W E     DAVIS      

2nd      I          KEEPING      

 3rd      W H    WHITE

 

 

Obstacle Race result:

1st      H G   HASKELL      

2nd      K       PARSONS      

3rd     E R    BROADWAY       

4th     R W   LEWIS

 

 

Tug of War catch weight:

1st round:  RASC beat Wilts Constabulary, Royal Marines beat Bridport, Reigate beat Poole, Dorchester got a bye.

Semi-Final: RASC beat Royal Marines, Dorchester beat Reigate, but RASC beat Dorchester in the final 2-0

 

 

13 stone Tug Of War

1st Round: Wilts beat Bridport 2-0, Bournemouth beat Amesbury 2-0, Somerset beat Farnham 2-0 .

2nd Round: Met Police “B” Division beat Aldershot 2-0, Dorchester beat Poole 2-0, Reigate beat Wilts Police 2-0.

Semi-final: Met B beat Dorchester 2-0 and Reigate beat Somerset 2-0.

Final: Met Police beat Reigate 2-0. 

 

 

Divisional 13 stone competition.

1st Dorchester “A” beat Bridport.

 

Divisional contest at catch weight.

1st     Dorchester  “A”              

2nd ,  Dorchester “B”               

3RD    Poole

 

 

One mile championship for No 7 police district:

3RD  Edmund REED  

 

PC Ray RUSSELL won the silver rose bowl as best all round athlete with 16 points and runner up was PC Edmund REED

1946
President and Chairman: C/C Lionel PEEL-YATES
Vice Chairman: DCC Alfred BARRETT
Secretary: Ch/Insp George GRAY
Assistant Secretary: PC Leslie H HANN
Treasurer: Sgt Ron HIBBS
Starters: Supt Fred CARTER
Supt Arthur KNIGHT
The annual sports event was being resumed after a 6 year break and owing to the amount of support always received from Poole it was decided to hold the fixture instead of Dorchester. By permission of the directors the meeting was held at the Bournemouth Gas and Water Company’s sports ground in Alder Road, Branksome on Saturday 10th August. Prizes were to be awarded to the value of £300, not including challenge cups.
This year’s events fully maintained the Club’s reputation for first class organisation and punctual timing of events. Among those which created the greatest interest were the Tug-of war contests particularly the No 7 Police District Championship where Dorchester and Poole teams met in the final. They were fairly evenly matched, but Dorchester had the advantage of a slight incline and won the first of 3 pulls. The open 1,000 metres N.C.U cycle event was also an outstanding event.
PC T HABGOOD of Poole was judged to be the best all rounder athlete of the day and received a 21- piece tea service.
All the prizes were presented by Mrs L.W PEEL YATES, wife of the chief Constable and Chairman Major L. W. PEEL YATES.

An enjoyable programme of music was provided throughout the afternoon by the Bournemouth Gas company Military Band under conductorship of Mr T. W, HARDY.


RESULTS:


100 YARDS FLAT HANDICAP:
1:    R RUSSELL
2:    R OLIVER
3:    H L HANN

100 YARDS FLAT HANDICAP WITH OVER 20 YEARS SERVICE
1:    C TAYLOR
2:    E F CRABB
3:    R TREVITT
4:    G WARD

220 YARDS HANDICAP
1:    R F RUSSELL won in 25 seconds
2:    T HABGOOD
3:    A BARRETT
4:    E RUSHEN

220 YARDS HANDICAP WITH OVER 10 YEARS SERVICE
1:    E RUSHEN won in 25.6 seconds
2:    H L HANN
3:    G DUNFORD
4:    H MOORE

220 YARDS HANDICAP OVER 15 YEARS SERVICE
1:    H L HANN won in 26 seconds
2:    E F CRABB
3:    C PARSONS
4:    W E DAVIS

QUARTER MILE CHALLENGE HANDICAP CUP presented by Lord CRANBORNE
1:    T HABGOOD won in 56 seconds
2:    A BARRETT
3:    H L HANN
4:    C GOULD

HALF MILE HANDICAP
1:    T HABGOOD won in 2 min 12.4 seconds
2:    A BARRETT
3:    G DUNFORD
4:    R OLIVER

ONE MILE WALKING RACE HANDICAP
1:    R W LEWIS won in 7 min 48.4 seconds
2:    W E DAVIS
3:    A CONNOR
4:    G MITCHELL

ONE MILE CYCLE HANDICAP RACE
1:    R W LEWIS won in 3 min 3 seconds
2:    W C GURD
3:    S A WALKER

QUARTER MILE UNIFORM DRESS RACE
1:    W E DAVIS
2:    D HABGOOD
3:    R W LEWIS
4:    S SHEPPARD

FLOWER POT AND STILT RACE
1:    E RUSHEN
2:    A E STURGESS
3:    V H WILCOX
4:    F ELMES

100 YARDS RACE FOR SONS, AGED 10-15
1:    A M OSBORNE
2:    B E CRABB
3:    D J FOOT
4:    P A CRABB

100 YARDS RACE FOR DAUGHTERS
1:    A E GENTLE
2:    V D PARSONS
3:    A DYER
4:    G STICKLEY

100 YARDS LADIES HANDICAP
1:     B J WEST
2:    M DAVIS
3:    A J SWATRIDGE

ONE MILE DISISONAL RELAY RACE
1:    POOLE won in 4 min 2 seconds
2:    SHERBORNE
3:    HQ

BOAT RACE
1:    POOLE
2:    POOLE B
3:    WIMBORNE

OPEN EVENT
ONE MILE POLICE CHAMPIONSHIP NO 7 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
1:    E J T APPLIN (Somerset Constabulary) won in 5 min 10.4 seconds
2:    W DAVIS      ( Dorset Constabulary)

TUG OF WAR CONTEST 13 STONE for any police team in the UK
H DIV MET POLICE beat Petersfield DIV HANTS in the final
TUG OF WAR 104 STONE NO 7 POLICE DISTRICT
Dorchester beat Poole

DIVISIONAL CATCHWEIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
1:    POOLE
2:    DORCHESTER
3:    WEYMOUTH

DIVISONAL TUG OF WAR 13
1:    POOLE
2:    WEYMOUTH
3:    DORCHESTER   

The above photograph was one of many sent to me by Alan MATHEWS , grandson of Fredy MALKIN.  Fred was obviously the tug-o-war coach for a few years and this was taken at Bovington Camp.

  I cannot see or identify many but position 4 looks like WEST.

 More research needed on the somerset sports even at the end of July, which says its the first national event in Somerset. Teams from Dorchester and Poole took part and individuals, H  L HANN, H MOORE and E RUSHEN.

In September 1946 the Constabulary sent a team to Gloucester to compete in the No: 7 Police District Championship Sports.

In the relay race Dorset “A” team won , the team was Ray RUSSELL, Ernie RUSHEN, Harry MOORE and Les HANN. Runners up were Dorset “B” comprising of Alfred BARRETT ( Jnr), Roland OLIVER, Tommy HABGOOD and George DUNFORD. In the half mile individual race, PC’s HABGOOD and BARRETT were second and third respectively.

1947

Sat 28th June Dorchester

President and Chairman:           C/C Lionel PEEL-YATES

Vice Chairman:                            DCC Alfred BARRETT

Secretary:                                    Sgt  Arthur OSBORNE

Assistant Secretary:                   PC   Reg STICKLEY

Treasurer:                                   Sgt    Ron HIBBS

Taunton 1947 above.  Coach Fred MALKIN back left, the rest to be identified.

Back Row:   1: Coach MALKIN, 2:  BARTLETT   3: George WOODSFORD  4: ? GRIFFITHS  5: ? Bertie SMITH

Fron Row:    1: WEST?,    2: ?     3: RIDOUT    4: HOLT    5: WILLIAMS

Bristol aerodrome above 1947 with Insp Fredy MALKIN coaching. You can id WEST at 4 and WOODSFORD at 5.

1948

President and Chairman:    C/C        Lionel    PEEL-YATES
Vice Chairman:                      DCC       Alfred    BARRETT
Secretary:                               Sgt
Assistant Secretary:              PC
Treasurer:                               Sgt         Reg        STICKLEY
   Described as the leading Dorset athletics event of the season, this year’s sports day again took place on Weymouth Avenue on 26th June. Entries came from all over the South-West and further afield. Between six to seven thousand spectators formed a great circle around the ground. The Club has a basic objective of encouraging athletics in the County Constabulary, but for many years the meeting has attracted open competitors in various flat and cycle events and so became a major factor in the development of sport in Dorset.
Two major County Amateur Athletic Association Championships took place, the open events were, the 100 YARD FLAT and the HALF MILE FLAT, which did not involve any local police officers. In the final of the TUG-OF-WAR 13 stone event, H DIV MET POLICE again beat PETERSFIELD POLICE.
The band of the Royal Tank Regiment played and there was a brilliant display given by the B & M Motor Cycle Club, from Bovington Camp. The Gymnastic display this year was from the Russell Cotes Nautical School at Parkstone.


CLUB EVENT RESULTS:
DIVISIONAL TUG-OF-WAR
1:     Poole
2:     Dorchester


100 YARDS FLAT HANDICAP
1:    R       DAMEN won in 11 seconds
2:    H       MOORE
3:    W S   COLLIS
4:    K M   PEARCE


100 YARDS FLAT HANDICAP for members with over 20 years service
1:    C J    PARSONS won in 11.8 seconds
2:    E      CRABB
3:    G      WARD
4:    C D  TAYLOR


13 STONE TUG-OF-WAR SHIELD EVENT
1:    Poole
2:    Dorchester


220 YARDS FLAT HANDICAP members with over 10 years service
1:    H L   HANN won in 24.4 seconds
2:    T L   HABGOOD
3:    G      DUNFORD
4:    E      REED


ONE MILE DIVISIONAL RELAY
1:    Poole
2:    Weymouth
3:    Poole B


100 YARDS LADIES HANDICAP
1:    R G  CATCHPOLE
2:    Berenice WEST
3:    B E  JAMES
4:    P L  FOOT


ONE MILE CYCLE RACE
1:    V T  DAVIS won in 2 mins 58 seconds
2:    R W  LEWIS
3:    R W  SANSOM
4:    R J  FOOT


FLOWER POT AND STILT RACE
1:    A E   STURGESS
2:    E R   BROADWAY
3:    V      WILCOX
4:    R W  LEWIS


QUARTER MILE FLAT HANDICAP
1:    W S    COLLIS won in 55 seconds
2:    H L    HANN
3:    H J     PETERS
4:    D      HABGOOD


HALF MILE FLAT HANDICAP
1:    K M   PEARCE won in 2 mins 13.4 seconds
2:    K       BAKER
3:    A       BARRETT
4:    H A  GREEN


100 YARDS BOYS
1:     D J   FOOT
2:    R W   ASHMAN
3:     P      CRABB
4:    J T     CONWAY ?


100 YARDS GIRLS
1:    A E   GENTLE
2:    A R   PAYNE
3:    V D   PARSONS
4:    J I   GENTLE


80 YARDS EGG AND SPOON members wives
1:    G      MITCHELL
2:    J      WALKER
3:    I N  STURGESS
4:    I D  ELMES


ONE MILE WALKING HANDICAP
1:   R W   LEWIS won in 8 mins 36 seconds
2:   W      DAVIS
3:   E R   BROADWAY
4:   C V   TILSED


220 YARDS FLAT HANDICAP
1:   W S   COLLIS
2:   A       BARRETT
3:   R       DAMEN
4:   A       O’HARA


QUARTER MILE UNIFORM DRESS RACE
1:   W      DAVIS
2:   D      HABGOOD
3:   G C   MITCHELL
4:   E W   BOWN


BOAT RACE
1:   Bridport
2:   Poole
3:   Dorchester and HQ


220 YARDS FLAT HANDICAP members with over 15 years service
1:    G      WARD and E CRABB tied
3:    R W  HOPKINS
4:    H L  HANN


OPEN TUG-OF-WAR catchweight competition
SEMI FINALS H DIV MET POLICE beat Burlesdon Sports Club
POOLE DIV beat DORCHESTER DIV
FINAL H DIV MET POLICE beat POOLE DIV

1948 Western Gazette  FRI AUG 6TH
Dorset Olympic Torch runners were:
ALFRED WINTON BARRETT 1915-2013
and K PEARCE, both of Dorset Constabulary
 

 

Fred MALKIN is the coach in all the above, just need know to id the 8 man team.  but based on other photos.

1; Henry LUGG     2: ?        3: at back, coach       4: front ?       5: ?       6:  Williams         7: BARTLETT based on hair style   8: ?     9: Fredy MALKIN

Thanks to Fred’s grandson Alan MATHEWS.  

1949

Results:
Tug of War: Divisional catch weight and 13 stone competitions.
Poole beat A beat Poole B


Open catch weight competition.
H Division Metropolitan Police beat Wilts Constabulary 2-0


13 stone open
H Division Met Pol beat Poole A 2-0


South West Police Championships, one mile race won in 4 mins 47 seconds
1st   G.A BUTT (Wilts) 

2nd   E    LAWRENCE (Somerset) 

3rd   K     PEARCE       (Dorset)


100 Yards race, handicap
1st    W    BOYCE 

2nd   H    MOORE 

3rd   D     HABGOOD

 

100 Yards race for members with over 20 years, service.
1st    C J   PARSONS 

2nd   G    WARD 

3rd    F     ELMES


220 Yards, handicap, over 15 years, service.
1st    H L   HANN 

2nd   A     STURGES 

3rd   W E   DAVIS


220 Yards, handicap, over 10 years, service.


1st    H      MOORE 

2nd   D     HABGOOD 

3rd    S      WALKER


220 Yards , handicap. Won in 24.4 seconds


1st   R E   GRANT 

2nd   K    PEARCE 

3rd   W    BOYCE

440 Yards, handicap Won in 55 seconds.


1st   K      PEARCE 

2nd   R E  GRANT 

3rd   T L   HABGOOD


880 Yards, handicap. Won in 2 minutes 12 seconds
1st    K      PEARCE 

2nd   R E   GRANT 

3rd    K      BAKER

1949

The sports day took place on the 25th June
   President and Chairman:         C/C Lionel PEEL-YATES
   Vice Chairman:                           DCC Alfred BARRETT
   Secretary:                                    Sgt ?
    Asisstant Secretary:                  PC  ? 
   Treasurer:                                    Sgt ?

Results:
TUG OF WAR: Divisional catch weight and 13 stone competitions.
Poole beat A beat Poole B


OPEN catch weight competition.
H Division Metropolitan Police beat Wilts Constabulary 2-0


13 stone open
H Division Met Pol beat Poole A 2-0


South West Police Championships, one mile race won in 4 mins 47 seconds
1st   G.A   BUTT (Wilts) 

2nd   E     LAWRENCE (Somerset) 

3rd   K     PEARCE (Dorset)


100 Yards race, handicap
1st   W     BOYCE 

2nd   H    MOORE 

3rd   D     HABGOOD


100 Yards race for members with over 20 years, service.
1st   C J    PARSONS 

2nd   G     WARD 

3rd   F     ELMES


220 Yards, handicap, over 15 years, service.
1st    H L  HANN 

2nd    A    STURGES 

3rd    W E  DAVIS


220 Yards, handicap, over 10 years, service.
1st    H   MOORE 

2nd   D   HABGOOD 

3rd   S   WALKER


220 Yards , handicap. Won in 24.4 seconds
1st     R E GRANT

 2nd   K   PEARCE

 3rd   W   BOYCE


440 Yards, handicap Won in 55 seconds.
1st    K    PEARCE

 2nd  R E GRANT

 3rd  T L HABGOOD


880 Yards, handicap. Won in 2 minutes 12 seconds
1st    K    PEARCE

2nd   R E GRANT 

3rd   K    BAKER

On Sat 23rd July at Taunton
Dorset 2nd in no7 police district tug of war at Somerset Police Sports
Lost to Somerset, Bridgewater team. 

 1950 programme

From this point I need help !

I was lucky enough to find Ken RUSHEN who gave me a great deal of information about his family and especially his father Ernie.

The following photocopies are virtually all from him.

   1951      no details or information

   1952 programme

       1953 programme

     1954 programme

1956 programme cover.

1957 the programme cover.

1962 below a list of the officials.

1963 was the last event, I will add all the program when I have more time which will show the event was going to be the last, although the Chief did not make that totally clear.  Anyway here is the front and staff that were involved.

Thanks to Christine POOLE for the program.