Eileen Sheridan welcomes Mrs Jean McClintock to a Pedal Club lunch.

Jean McClintock (born 1880) as a child of eight, watched her father, J.B.Dunlop, making

the very first pneumatic tyres. A great picture by any standard, it gives a hint of Eileen’s natural charm. It might be said that she was, de facto, the first woman member of the club since she was such a frequent visitor in the fifties. 

She was elected an honorary life

member in 2022.

On the middle table, facing the camera, are two key members: centre G.H.Stancer (glasses, moustache) and to his right, H.H. England (glasses, cigarette), then editor of Cycling (now Cycling Weekly).

This was probably the most important single meeting in the history of the club. Strauss’s message was that massed start road racing was undesirable and would not be allowed by his government. This was exactly the line which GHS and Cycling were taking at the time, and the magazine reported the speech word for word. In fact the government did nothing to stop road racing.

 ‘monochromed’ to give a comparison with the older lunch photos. Facing the camera are (far table) Alan Fidgett, Keith Penfold and Tony Mack, and foreground, Ian Why (partially

obscured) and Ray Kelly.

Jean Bobet speaking at a PC lunch in 1961. also in the pic are two  journalist members, Jock Wadley and Harold Briercliffe

Richmond Park 2020

Left to Right: Dave Duffield (Trike) 1960, Jack Rossiter 1929, Reg Randall 1958, Hubert Opperman 1934, Dick Poole 1965, Sid Ferris 1937 and Dave Keeler 1958. Any cycling organisation would be proud to have this photo in its

archive.

Note from editor:  It’s a pity that the Pedal Club only has this print, which is on matt paper and so is less sharp than it would be on gloss paper. Is it possible that some one might have access

to this photo in some other form?

Left to right: Steve Pontin?, Brodnam, F.A. Dredge, L.A. Gebel, H.H. England (end of table), 

L.F. Dixon, 

Jack Lauterwasser, Harold Briercliffe.

The party flew from Northolt to Birmingham and back the same evening.
(Ed:Difficult to name them all but), on the left with beret sitting on a bike is Robert Williamson, and apparently looking at the bike, Harry Ferris. To the right of the stewardess is Stan Butler and to her left is G.H. Stancer (white hair and moustache).

George Herbert Stancer OBE was an English racing cyclist of the late 19th century who became one of the administrators of the British Cyclists' Touring Club after World War I. He is commemorated by the annual juvenile 10-mile "GHS" individual time trial championship. 

Born: 17 April 1878, Yorkshire

Died: October 1962 (age 84 years)

 Beauty and the beast?

On the extreme left: G.H. Fleming, the first man under two hours in competition in a 50 (1947).