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The Last Rangers Sports: Peter Keeling wins with Hugh Barrow in third
Although this page is about 'The Rangers Sports' it should be noted that for a while in the 40's and 50's there were well-attended sports meetings in Edinburgh on a regular basis and in other places more spasmodically. There are pictures on this page from the Edinburgh sports to illustrate that point but the one which resonates most with the top athletes from that period was the Ibrox event. Although there were good, very good, sprints and field events at the meetings, and from time to time an SAAA Championship event was incorporated, my memory tells me that the middle distance events were the highlights. It was one of the best cinder running tracks in Scotland and athletes liked it – but the crowds were something else: 50000 and 60000 were not unusual. I went along to see them for the first time after the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki when many of the Olympians competed – Lindy Remigino, Herb McKenley, Arthur Wint among them – and Tom O'Reilly from Springburn won the steeplechase. I ran there in 1962 at the last ever Rangers Sports and the crowd was huge. Cowal was big but Rangers was bigger.
The Programme from the last Sports in 1962
The Rangers Football Club was founded in 1872 at a time when it was not at all unusual for a man to be a member of several clubs in several sports: football players were also athletes, cyclists and oarsmen too. The first open athletics club in Scotland was Clydesdale Harriers, founded in 1885, and right from the start it had many from other sports as members but the connection with Rangers was strongest with several men being founder members of both clubs. The Harriers trained at the Rangers Headquarters at Kinning Park to start with and then moved to Ibrox for training facilities when the football club moved. It was natural therefore that when the Harriers started holding annual sports the initial favoured venue was Ibrox and several big and successful meetings were held there before the first world war with lots of the major stars of the sport from all over Britain being involved in the action. As early as season 1889 there were references to "joint sports with our good friends, the Rangers Football Club". These meetings continued – with the Harriers also being involved in sports meetings at the grounds of Celtic and Partick Thistle – until after 1918. Rangers provided the ground and some financial backing but the Harriers did the organising and if, as was the case on a couple of occasions, there was a slight financial loss, the Rangers covered it.
A group of Clydesdale Harriers at the Rangers Sports in 1960 or 1961
More than any other club in Scotland, The Rangers always showed an interest in athletics generally. Right at the beginning with the Clydesdale Harriers and the club having many members in common – eg William Wilton, Tom Vallance, JR Gow of Rangers were Harriers and on the Harriers football committee. Joint sports were organised with the athletic club providing the bulk of the officials and knowing who to invite to make the events a success. The football club also invited Eric Liddell to train at Ibrox and such as Alfred Shrubb and Wyndham Halswelle competed at Ibrox. Bill Struth, legendary Rangers manager, had been an athlete and a professional runner in his younger days and he was keen to see athletics at Ibrox. In his recent biography, "Mr Struth: The Boss" by David Mason and Ian Stewart reference is made to Mr Struth's own running career and the link to Clydesdale Harriers. The club's involvement in athletics is also mentioned in "Field of Dreams" by Iain Duff and documented in some detail in "The Gallant Pioneers" by Gary Ralston. One of the biggest captures of any sport in the early 1930′ was when Paavo Nurmi ran at Ibrox in 1931.
This comprehensive account of the race was written by athletics historian Alex Wilson.
There were races at half time in big football matches (see the profiles for Hugh Barrow and Lachie Stewart in particular) and I remember clearly seeing one featuring Derek Ibbotson in the Mile at half time in the match between a Scottish Select and a South African Select with SA playing in the green and white of Hibernian and including two Rangers players (Johnny Hubbard and Don Kitchenbrand. He it was, who was given credit for the burgeoning of the Rangers Sports as a really big domestic competition with a significant international dimension. The peak years for the sports however were the post-WW2 years and although the great draw for many of the crowd was the five-a-side tournament with all the Glasgow teams (Rangers, Celtic, Clyde, Third Lanark, Partick Thistle and Queen's Park) taking part, the Ibrox crowd was very knowledgeable about athletics and the management was sympathetic to the needs of the athletes.
The man behind the sports in their glory days was indisputably Bill Struth who was always on the qui vivre for interesting items. The following is a direct quote from the Shettleston Harriers Centenary History:
"Early in his Army career when he (Allan Watt) was stationed in Orkney, he was given three days leave to travel to Glasgow to compete in the Rangers Sports. A summons had come from Bill Struth, the legendary Rangers manager, asking the army to give Allan time off to take part in the invitation 100 yards against the American Clyde Jeffrey. Fifty years later Allan was to learn that Mr Struth had another reason for wanting him to appear. The American was the scratch man. Allan was off one and a half yards and Willie Waddell, the famous footballing Deedle Dawdle of Rangers, was off three yards. The Yank won, Allan was second and 'Deedle' third. In the early 1990's Allan was at Ibrox as a guest of Rangers at Ibrox when the wife of the Rangers doctor recalled the wartime race. She claimed that Struth had deliberately kept Deedle an amateur so that he could take part and the crowd would see a Rangers player beat the American guest and the Scottish star. The Deedle turned profssional immediately after the race."
There is a shortage of information about the Sports so the intention is to cover the period from 1946 to 1956 in some detail and then to include personal reflections and observations as well as isolated reports on individual events to give something of the flavour of this wonderful meeting.
The meeting was always held at the start of August and was usually blessed with good weather and this only adds to the happy memories of those who attended. Emmet Farrell's report for the 1946 meeting reads as follows: "To Rangers FC fell the honour of opening the August programme of meetings, and while on occasion there have been classier meetings, notably in Olympic Games years when Finnish and American athletes graced the Ibrox sward, nevertheless there was keen sport in both the invitation and open events. Then of course the proximity of the August Bank Holiday meeting precluded any chance of Wooderson and certain other stars from the South appearing; the coloured stars Wint and McDonald Bailey were especially attractive guests however, arrangements however having been made to fly them to Glasgow and back to London in time for the international match against France.
However this meeting will be remembered chiefly for the record-breaking achievements of Alan Paterson who, with a jump of 6 ft 6.5 in broke his own native record by three inches and also HM Osborne's (USA) all-comer's record by the narrow margin of a quarter of an inch. Paterson was in great form and could have gone on to make further attempts on the British record of 6 ft 7 in with every chance of success, but team manager Jack Crump advised "enough" in view of Monday's international match.
In the medley relay, the tall, loose-limbed Wint fascinated the large crowd with a loping quarter of a mile to make things easy for team-mate Dove who ran the final half-mile sector. However later in the special quarter mile handicap, Wint after catching the field to whom he gave some useful starts, just failed to produce enough steam in his finish to hold his English colleagues Lewis and Collier. Winning time was 48.2, Wint's time 48.6 McDonald Bailey streaked across the Ibrox grass in the special 120 but, despite breaking evens, he failed to catch Wigham , Victoria Park, (off 8.5 yards) by inches in his Heat. In the final of this event, Scottish sprint champion, Hugh Broadley of Glasgow YMCA off the low mark of three and a half inches, finished second to Cambridge student J Fairgrieve.
By his forward running in the heats of the open half-mile, the Stirling youth JS Petty, who has been so much in the public eye in recent weeks, installed himself a hot favourite for the final of this event. Off 38 yeards he was always nicely placed, and his well timed, devastating finish left his field standing. His winning of the Rangers half-mile sets the seal on his recent successes. It is to be hoped that he will not be asked to do too much too early, for he has a future in athletics. Worthy of mention was the double of DJ Nicolson of Victoria Park in the sprints. Although he had useful starts in both events to win through represents a power of running in both heats and finals.
A grand race was the open Mile, J Millar of Shettleston 9 (off 38 yards) holding off A Forbes, Victoria Park, (95 yards) in 4 min 16.9 sec. The eight-lap steeplechase, always a feature of Rangers Sports, was won by ex-champion JC Ross of Shettleston but the unexpected rule of jumping the hedge without tipping the bar was not to the liking of many competitors, one of whom received a bad scrape from spikes in a melee at one of the jumps."
It is clear from this report that the event was a big in quality as well as in numbers of competitors and spectators. To mention Arthur Wint and McDonald Bailey as almost 'consolation' for the missing stars such as Sydney Wooderson for a meeting that also included a Scottish record in the high jump with the AAA's secretary and international team manager present, is an indication of the high expectations. The inspirational effect of racing against these men must have been huge: John Hume of Clydesdale Harriers found himself warming up beside a tall, coloured athlete and they were talking away when he suddenly realised that it was Arthur Wint. John always ran well but not usually that well! The reference to the hedge in the steeplechase is interesting in that at sme meetings, the water-jump had a hedge erected right up against the barrier so that the athletes could not see the water and using the rail to push off over the water was very difficult under normal conditions.
John Jo Barry and Andy Forbes at Ibrox
The 1947 meeting was reported on in the September issue of 'The Scots Athlete' by John Emmet Farrell under the headline 'IBROX THRILLS' as follows: "We are accustomed to expect thrills at Rangers' athletic gala, but surely the 1947 August Carnival surpassed itself in this respect. A record crowd of over 70,000 watched the fascinating and sporting duel between the high-jumpers Alan Paterson and Bill Vessie. Paterson came-back with a vengeance to reach Olympian heights. Bothe he and Vessie tied at 6 ft 7.5 in to set up a new British record, beating "Corney" Johnson's record of 6 ft 7 in. Alan has two marks to aspire to. First the Olympic record of 6 ft 9 in, set up by Johnson at Berlin in 1936, and the colossal world mark of 6 ft 11 in, standing to the credit of Lester Steers, who, we understand, is attempting a successful come-back. Then has there ever been a more impressive bit of sprinting that McDonald Bailey's bullet-like exhibition in winning the 100 metres in 10.4 sec, sprinting reminiscent of Jesse Owens at his best.
American distance star, Curtis Stone, put the crowd in a good humour with a beautiful piece of striding in the steeplechase, and Edinburgh student, Cofie, repelled the American challenge in the 400 metres, clocking 48.2 sec (off 10 yeards), to make us wonder why he did not tackle this event in the Scottish Championships. There was the bird-like exhibition of hurdling presented by the coloured star Harrison Dillard and our own veteran "Don" Finlay, hero of a thousand races, and the magnificent finish in the 800 metres, where British "find" GW Nankeville (off 10 yards) split Americans Trevor Perkins and W Hulse in a 1 min 52.3 race.
What shall we say of the relay, a pulsating race if ever there was one. In the first half-mile sector Bill Hulse of America streaked away to hand over a nice lead to colleague Smith with Fairgrieve chasing. McDonakd Bailey set to give Guida perhaps 12 yards thrilled the crowd with a brilliant attempt to catch his man, and Trevor Perkins of USA, set of with approximately five yards in hand. But the thrill of the race was still to come. Running with tremendous verve and courage, Pugh not only caught his man but forged to the front. A heart-breaking race ensued down the finishing straight, but Perkins proved just the stronger in a desperate finish.
Like other meetings this year, the five-a-side football served up did not reach the athletic heights. This is not just the opinion of athletics enthusiasts, but according to the leading scribes of the Press who cater for the football public. But all-in-all, it was a grand day's show and will provide lasting memories."
The entire meeting was of a top class standard with athletes mentioned being from Scotland, England and USA. There were almost certainly athletes from all over the United Kingdom as well. A crowd of 70,000, international competition of a high standard and a new British High Jump record!!! And this in the days of genuine austerity where not only was money short, but food was rationed and food parcels sent from South Africa for international class Scottish sportsmen to augment their diet, and clothing could not be bought without clothing coupons.
In 1948 the sports were held on 7th August and the report read:
"HIGH JUMP AND HURDLES THRILLS AT IBROX
The sixty-second annual sports of Rangers Football Club were not so favoured by the weather as they have been in the past, but the meeting at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday was enjoyed by over 30,000 spectators. The outstanding feature was the invitation high jump in which there was the unusual spectacle, in Scotland, of three competitors clearing six feet three and a half inches. AS Paterson and A Jacques (Canada) failed to improve on that figure, but Edleman (US) went 2 inches higher and in an exhibition jump reached six feet six and a half inches.
Perfect hurdling was exhibited in a thrilling race between two Americans, Scott and Dixon, the former winning by inches in 14.5 seconds – only 1-10th outside the British record but beating the Scottish all-comers record set by Donald Findlay at Rangers Sports by 2-10th seconds.
The prestige of the sports remains as high as ever despite the handicaps experienced on Saturday. Because of the claims of the Olympic Games several of the athletes entered were unable to attend but Mr Struth produced others of very high standard to take their places. The various events were carried out with expedition and trhere was nt an idle moment in the programmes of 35 events.
Results: Invitation events
120 yards: 1. J McLaughlin, Maryhill H (4 yds); 2. A Watt, Shettleston H (3) 11.7 sec.
440 yards: 1. JB Panton, VPAAC (20); 2. A Watt, Shettleston (24). 47.6 sec
Half-Mile: 1. J Speirs, Shettleston (34); 2. J Smart, Edinburgh SH (26). 1 min 53.5 sec
Two Miles: 1. A Forbes, VPAAC (30); 2. H Nelson, NZ (scr). 9 min 30.5 sec
120 yards hurdles: 1. E Scott US; 2. CK Dixon (US). 14.5 sec.
High Jump: 1. TE Edleman, US (3″) 6′ 8.5″; 2. A Jacques, Canada (2″) 6′ 5.5″
5-a-side: Celtic 1 goal, 1 point, beat Hibernian, 1 goal.
Winners of open events:
100 yards: W McNaught, VPAAC (5.5) 10 seconds. 220 yards: MT Fraser, Garscube (12) 22.5 seconds
Half-Mile: K Sigrist, Glasgow Police, (36) 1:57.6. Mile: W Watson, Motherwell YMCA (95) 4:26.6
High Jump: A McLaren, St Modan's (10″) 6'5″. Eight-lap steeplechase: JM Burns, Shettleston (160 yards) 9:45
100 yards heats at the 1948 Games
With limited space in the magazine and the Empire Games review, AAA's and AAA's Junior Championships plus a triangular international to be covered, coverage of the 1949 Rangers Sports had to be squeezed into Emmet Farrell's monthly 'Running Commentary' slot under the sub-heading "Don's Sun Has Not Yet Set" and read Despite the presence of a seven-man American team it was wonder veteran hurdler Don Finlay who earned the greatest ovation from the vast 60,000 crowd at the Ibrox Stadium on the occasion of the Rangers' Annual Sports. Tall Richard Attlesey was a surprised man to find that he could not quite cope with the RAF man's devastating form. The watches showed 14.5 seconds for the 120 yards hurdles which is one fifth of a second inside Finlay's own record. As there was a fairly brisk following wind however, the record ,may not be passed. Nevertheless it was a brilliant exhibition of hurdling.
Alan Paterson's feat in clearing 6 ft 4 ins, despite a thigh injury, was also a meritorious one, though Dick Phillips had not the best of luck with one of his efforts. John Joe Barry outclassed his field despite the apparently liberal handicaps and in the fresh gusty conditions running solo for the last three quarters of a mile, his good time of 9 min 14.2 sec for Two Miles was value even better. The American team did not quite reach the high spots on this occasion. Constant travelling and different conditions can take the snap out of a touring athletic team. However, big Bill Brown's victory in the special quarter fairly tickled the vast crowd who dearly love to see the scratch man win through. Brown travelled wide at the bend to get on terms with his field and at the finish there was quite a bit of daylight between him and his opponents so that the 49.4 secs taken was a really splendid effort."
In the following year (1950) there was no report bit a short list of invitation event results that is quite impressive
120 yards: 1. E McDonald Bailey (AAA) scr; 2. J Maclachlan (Maryhill H) 4y; 3. CM Wilkinson (AAA) 1.5y 11.3 sec;
220 yards: 1. A Bragg (USA); 2. JCM Wilkinson (AAA); 3. ND Stacey (AAA) 21.5 sec;
440 yards: 1. AS Wint (AAA) scr; 2. R Pearman (USA) scr; 3. D Pugh (AAA) 47.7 sec (Scottish all-comers record);
880 yards: 1. MG Whitfield (USA) scr; 2. JS Smart (ESH) 24y; 3. JS Petty (St Modan's) 20y 1:50.8 (Scottish all-comers record)
Mile: 1. DG Wilson (AAA); 2. GW Nankeville (AAA); 3. T Kirwan (USA) 4:17.2
Two Miles: 1. H Ashenfelter (USA) scr; 2. P Green (AAA) scr; 3. G Adamson (W Kilbride) 115y 9:15.6
120 yards hurdles: 1. W Fleming (USA); 2. D Halderman (USA); FJ Parker (AAA) 15 sec
High Jump: 1. AS Paterson (Vic Pk) 6'5″; 2. V Severns (USA) 6'4″
Mal Whitfield – double Olympic 800m champion plus two relay medals, take two tenths of a second off the furlong all-comers; Arthur Wint, Olympic 400m champion, while colleague Rhoden not to be outdone had two 400m medals (silver and bronze) and two 4 x 400 medals (gold and silver), a world record at 800m, and a man whom you would be well advised to look up on Wikipedia, a wonderful role model – Horace Ashenfelter – an FBI man who won the 1952 Olympic steeplechase – and of course Alan Paterson, European HJ winner. Any one of them capable of filling a stadium.
Rangers Sports in the late 1950's: Five-a-side in progress, note the handicap markers on the sprint straight on the grass, the starter's podium, track markings, etc. The crowd looks a bit smaller than in the heyday of the meeting.
1952 was of course Olympic year and the Rangers Sports benefited from the number of stars who had come to Europe for the Games in Helsinki. The Headline in the 'Scots Athlete' read "Mighty fine, Mr Davis." and Emmet Farrell wrote – "Despite "enjoying" weather far removed from their usual, the Rangers had more than their share of records. No wonder, with such a galaxy of Olympic stars. Giant 6ft 8.75 in Texan Walt Davis cleared 6 fet 8.25 in to erase the wonderful Paterson-Vessie record from the record book. Inspired by Laz of USA Norman Gregor cleared 13 ft 2 ins for a new native record in the pole vault. In that romantic and very Grecian event, the discus, Olympic champion Iness threw the platter 166 ft 1 in to put the previous Scottish all-comers record of 153 ft 3 in well in the shade.
McKenley tore around the semi-circle to head Remigino and stop the watches at 20.9 to take two tenths of a second off the furlong all-comers, while colleague Rhoden not to be outdone showed something of his Olympic form by completing the full oval in 46.8 seconds, four tenths inside the all-comers record. Finally our own Bill Nankeville, showing more fire than he did at the Games ran a grand three-quarter mile in 3 mins 0.4 again a Scottish all-comers record."
It would be interesting to get a full copy of the results of all the meetings but particularly of this one where all the American and West Indian runners gave of their best before the knowledgeable Glasgow crowds.
The cover from the 1952 sports is above but the entire programme for the 1958 version of the meeting can be seen at this link .
Walter Ross was finding it harder to keep the magazine going – it was a drain on his finances and despite donations from well-wishers and a captive market it was not really paying its way. There was no report on the Sports in 1953 and the slim joint August – September issue had too much to report on from two of the busiest months of the year. The results of the Invitation events at the meeting held on 1st August were as follows.
120 yds handicap: 1. R Quinn (VPAAC) 4 yds; 2. WH Crawford (Bellahouston) 5; 3. W Henderson (Watsonians) 4. 11.5 sec
220 (Scratch): 1. J Schatzle (USA); 2. WJ Ferguson (AAA); 3. A Pinnington (AAA). 22.2
880 (Scratch): 1. C Joyce (USA); 2. D MacMillan (Australia); 3. J Schlereth (USA) 1:52.9
2 Miles (Handicap): 1. J Stevenson (Greenock Wellpark) 150y; 2. L Eyre (Leeds Harehills) Scr; 8:54.7 [Scottish All comers record]; 3. I Binnie (VPAAC) scr 8:58.4 [Scottish Native Record].
440 Hurdles (Scratch): 1. DK Gracie (GUAC); 2. AW Scott (AAA) ; 3. AID Francis (AAA) 53.7 [Scottish Native and all comers Record]
Long Jump: 1. KAB Oluwu (Nigeria) 22 ft 4 ins; 2. R Soble (USA) 22 ft 2 ins; 3. AR Smith (GUAC) 20 ft 5.5 ins
High Jump: 1. BM O'Reilly (Donore) 6 ft 4 ins; 2. NG Gregor (AAA) 6 ft 2 ins; 3. V Fritts USA) 6 ft 2 ins
Pole Vault: 1. F Barnes (USA) 13 ft 6 ins; 2. NG Gregor (AAA) 13 ft 3.75 ins [Scottish Native Record]; 3. GM Elliott (AAA) 13 ft 3 ins.
Weight: 1. T Jones (USA) 53 ft 7.75 ins; 2. M Engle (USA) 49 ft 10.5 ins; 3. GM Elliott (AAA) 41 ft 9.75 ins.
It is clear from the above that the quality had not slipped too much – two all-comers and three native records and contestants from six countries testify to that.
1954 was Vancouver Commonwealth Games year and what with the Bannister/Landy Mile and, more particularly from a Scottish point of view, the McGhee win in the marathon absorbed almost all the available space.
I couldn't find either a report or the results for the 1956 Sports but there was an "Ibrox Floodlit Meeting" on 15th September that was a great success. Bill Struth, the manager who above all set the standard for the sports and keep them going, died on 21st September 1956 which was less than a week after the Floodlit Meeting. He is pictured above at his last Rangers Sports. Olympic year again, and a host of Olympic athletes. James L Logan reported this time. "The international Floodlit Meeting at Ibrox Park organised by the SAAA and sponsored by the Scottish Daily Express, emphasised the powerful effect of professional publicity in the successful promotion of sports events in this country. Despite the miserable weather which lasted right up to starting time, and the fact that the football season was in full swing, a crowd of 25000 turned up in expectant mood: not to while away a few hours but eager to acclaim pure sporting performances by athletes whose calibre was known after a week's publicity.
The Continental-style ovation given to Brian Hewson after his magnificent effort in the 800m was something new to Scottish ears. Wave after wave of cheers rolled round the stadium and the enthusiasm burst out again when his time was announced. And how Brian deserved this reward! Undisturbed by the preliminary haggling for position, he came through to the perfect striking situation and unleashed his winning move at the beginning of the back straight, a sustained effort with no sign of fade at the tape. His nearest challenger, the German H Reinnagel, closed the gap slightly but the issue was never in doubt. The time of 1 min 47.5 secs is the second best ever achieved by a British athlete, just 0.1 behind Derek Johnson's time in the 1954 European championship final, and easily beats Mal Whitfield's Olympic record of 1 min 49.2 sec. It should not be forgotten, however, that old warrior Whitfield recently returned 1 min 49.3 sec in the American Olympic trials and finished fifth behind Tom Courtney who clocked 1 min 46,4 seconds! Still, the American trials are on the level of another Olympics, demanding optimum effort. Courtney, it should be noted, holds the Scottish All-Comers "880" record and Hewson, if he had continued to the 880 mark, would have been well inside the American's figures; which all adds up to a lot of 'ifs' and 'buts' which will only be resolved at Melbourne!
The amateur track and field statistician has been overwhelmed in recent months by pre-Olympic reports flooding in from all over the world. Only a professional checking his records daily, could hope to keep track of all the world class names. This was emphasised in the 4 x 440 yards relay.
When the great Jamaican team of Arthur Wint, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden and Les Laing set up the Scottish All-Comers record of 3 mins 15.8 sec at Ibrox Park in 1952, each of those names was known to everyone. Wint was reigning Olympic 400 metres champion, McKenley and Rhoden were 440 yards and 400 metres world record holders, and Laing was just a fraction below that class. They went on inevitably to the Olympic title and the world record. Now we have a German team, with names familiar only to the most knowledgeable, smashing the Jamaicans Scottish record by 3.4 seconds, easily beating a British team who were also inside record. Who would dare forecast Olympic winners in these circumstances?
In the ladies 4 x 100 metres relay, the English team moved with the poise and assurance of world record holders and cruised in just one fifth of a second outside the Olympic 'best'. The British girls both in individual and relay events have already struck 'world' form and should go to Melbourne stacked with confidence. The 1500 metres was a big disappointment to home fans. Just as we filled our lungs to roar for Graham Everett's challenge, the local boy went down with stunning suddenness at the top bend. Even allowing for the break in rhythm, Boyd's winning time of 3 mins 50.6 secs, suggested that Everett could well have been closely involved in the finish.
It was interesting to see Josy Barthel again. "Out of the blue" winner of the 1500 metres at Helsinki, Josy is one of these athletes who boost the morale of others who are not built in the classic mould. Short, almost squat, with heavy legs and balding head, he makes up for lack of natural physical advantages with the virtues of tenacity and consistency. Simce Helsinki, he has maintained a position just short of the modern masters. It is too easily forgotten that many of the great names of 1952 have now entirely disappeared from the news. Eamon Kinsella, winner of the 110 metres hurdles in 14.5 seconds, is another athletes with a fine record of consistency. The American negro C Pratt with his very close snap-down action may have had his accuracy impaired by the grass track – he pulled down several hurdles – and Kinsella's powerful, flowing style appeared more suitable to the conditions.
Enthusiasm for the home victory in the high jump was tempered somewhat by Bill Piper's moderate winning height of 6 ft but it should be borne in mind that apart from the heavy underfoot conditions the temperature at an evening meeting in September is more trying for the field events men who have to hang around between their efforts. In these circumstances, V Sillon's winning vault of 13 ft 6 ins and I Ward's 13 ft for second place were most commendable. Encouraged by generous applause, the Pole A Walczak broke a 20 years old All-Comers record by throwing the javelin 230 ft 2 ins. Tall Diane Leather, a late entry, was too powerful for her German and Polish opponents in the 800 metres and returned the excellent time of 2 mins 9.7 secs.
In the 3000 metres, Ibbotson gave an uncharacteristic performance and we were also disappointed in our first view of wonder boy sprinter Young. These however were minor blemishes in a memorable evening."
These were NOT the Rangers Sports – no open competition but the feast of athletics put on for the public can be seen from the results. I make it nine countries represented.
100m: 1. KJ Box (Liverpool) 11.3; 2. H Jensen (W Germany) 11.3; 3. JRG Young (Bishop Vesey's GS) 11.4.
200m: 1. L Pohl (W Germany) 21.7: 2. ER Sandstrom (RAF) 21.8; 3. W Henderson (Benwell) 22.3.
400m: 1. H Mann (E Germany) 47.8; 2. M Poerschke (W Germany) 48.2; 3. FP Higgins (Southgate) 48.2.
800m: 1. BS Hewson (Mitcham) 1:47.5; 2. H Reinnagel (E Germany) 1:49.3; 3. MA Farrell (Birchfield) 1:50.0
1500m: 1. IH Boyd (Herne Hill) 3:50.6; 2. J Barthel (Luxembourg) 3:50.7; 3. F Janke (E Germany) 3:52.3.
3000m 1. Z Kryszkowiak (Poland) 8:05.4; 2. GD Ibbotson (RAF) 8:08.1; 3. G Havenstein (E Germany) 8:08.6.
110 H: 1. E Kinsella (Eire) 14.5; 2. C Pratt (USA) 15.2; 3. E Roudnitska (FRance) 15.4.
400m H: 1. H Dittner (E Germany) 52.7; 2. RD Shaw (Achilles) 53.5; 3. M Basset (France) 54.5
High Jump: 1. W Piper (Glasgow Police) 6 ft 0 in; 2. AM Law (Paisley Police) 5 ft 11 in; 3. MC Ludow (Hythe) and V Sillon (France) 5 ft 10 ins.
Pole Vault: 1. V Sillon (France) 13 ft 6 ins; 2. I Ward (Bury) 13 ft 0 ins; 3. GE Broad (Hermes) 11 ft 6 ins.
Javelin: 1. A Walczak (Poland) 230 ft 2 ins [Scottish All-Comers Record]; 2. PS Cullen (Rotherham) 204 ft 5 ins; 3. CN Loveland (Army) 201 ft 1 in.
4 x 100m Relay: 1. W Germany [Pohl, Feneberg, Fuchs, Jensen] 41.8; 2. England 41.9; 3. Scotland 42.9
4 x 440 Relay: 1. Germany [Kuhl, Poerschke, Blummel, Mann] 3:12.4; 2. Great Britain [Farrell, Shaw, Wheeler, FP Higgins] 3:14.4
4M Paarlauf: 1. Finchley H [E Shirley/FG Salvat] 16:34.3; 2. Sheffield United Harriers 16:48.9; 3. Bellahouston Harriers 16:58.9.
Emmet Farrell commented on the meeting in the same issue of 'The Scots Athlete' as follows:
"Devastating Hewson The piece de resistance was undoubtedly Brian Hewson's800 metres where he left a classy field trailing helplessly in his wake when he unleashed a last lap effort of beautifully controlled running. His time of 1 min 47.5 secs is the second best ever by a Briton. Perhaps Hewson, under a cloud for some little time, is beginning to find his real form at the right time. Klaus Richtzenhain of East Germany recent conqueror of Pirie and Chataway over 1500 metres in fast time, elected to start in this race but faded badly.
Polish Trouble Maker Kryszkowiak of Poland provided us with a bit of pronunciation trouble, then added insult to injury by stealing away in the last lap from a classy 3000m field like Mr Mercury himself in the good time of 8 min 5.4 sec. The Pole, a delightful mover, really went to town before the bell and despite a determined effort Ibbotson could not close an ever-widening gap. The latter, though running well, has had a hard racing programme and seemed to lack sparkle.
Everett Stumble Spoils 1500 metres. A very interesting 1500 metres provided an anti-climax when Graham Everett bursting into the lead at the last lap stumbled leaving Ian Boyd to win narrowly from 1952 Olympic winner Josy Barthel who, though some five seconds slower than his record, still shows some remnants of his Olympic silk. Barthel is strong and looks as if he is running on a tight rein. While he hardly looks able to repeat his surprise win at Helsinki he may be building up to a peak and provide contenders with more trouble than appears evident. Other highlights of this mini Olympics include Walczak of Poland's javelin throw of 230 feet 2 inches for a new Scottish All-Comers record. Sillon of France's13 feet 6 inches pole vault. Kinsella of Eire's impressive 110 metres hurdles win. Diane Leather's narrow revenge win over U Donath of Germany with a 2 mins 9.7 secs 800 metres. The game but futile attempts of Wheeler and Higgins to close the gap against the combined German 4 x 400 metres relay in a race where both teams beat the all-comers record. Interesting novelty the two man team 'paarlauf' race over four miles was also well received. The strong English team representing Finchley H of Eric Shirley (AAA Steeplechase champion) and Frank Salvat was just too classy for English rivals Sheffield United and a host of Scottish teams. But a word of congratulation is due to Bellahouston's Nelson and Connelly for their game display and fluent running to gain third place to prove themselves easily the best of the Scottish contingents. Yes, it was a feast of good sport."
John Freebairn from Kilsyth was a very talented all-rounder who became an SAAA coach for the throwing events after his competitive days were over. He remembers competing in the Sports of 1958 where he won the shot putt and was rewarded with a Parker-Knoll armchair which was better than Hugh Barrow's transistor radio (see below) but much harder to fit into the family car. He also took part in the high jump immediately and his opening jump was 5'11" which was not good enough for a place in the event. He did however get a second in the pole vault. These were the days of landing in flat sand in the 'jumps for height' but at Ibrox the sand was piled high . John had seen the Walt Davis/Alan Paterson duel in 1952 and had been roped in by Fraser Riach to help retrieve the javelin in the floodlit meeting. Unfortunately the 1958 Sports was his only competition because he turned professional at the end of 1958 to compete on the Highland Games circuit.
Despite the success of the 1956 meeting, the floodlit meetings continued only intermittently and the picture above is of Hugh Barrow finishing second to Morris Jefferson in an invitation Junior mile on 3rd October 1962. Jefferson, who won in 4:10.1, was the AAA's Junior Mile champion who ran 4:05 for the distance as a Junior and Barrow, who was second in 4:10.2, had been second in the AAA's 880 yards in the same year. They were fine times, run on cinders, for an evening in October in Scotland when the weather is not at its warmest!
Having given some idea of the Sports and the standard of competition it is only fair to point out that the football club's commitment to athletics went beyond the special events that brought them in around £4000 a time. Ian Binnie, the famous and independent minded international endurance runner on one occasion had promised to run at the Rangers Sports when he was called by the AAA's at the last minute to run in London for the British team. He refused saying he was already committed to the Ibrox event. The tale is told in Doug Gillon's obituary notice for Binnie which can be found here but Struth was so impressed with the runner keeping his word that he presented him with a key to Ibrox Park telling him that he could train there any time so long as the football team was not training on it. A prize indeed as Ibrox was the best track in the country at the time.
The 'Daily Express' Helicopter lands at Ibrox in 1959
The half time events at Old Firm games were well-known and I quote from Iain Duff's book about Ibrox "Temple of Dreams" where the following appears on pp 90 and 91 under the heading "On the right track".
"For more than 70 years the Rangers Sports had been Scotland's leading track and field event, but with the death of Bill Struth the main driving force behind the annual meetings had gone. Declining crowds led to the event finally being scrapped. However in the mid-1960's there was a slight return for athletics to the stadium. There was growing unease among the authorities at the level of trouble on the Scottish terraces, especially at Old Firm games. In an attempt to ease the tension, they came up with various initiatives aimed at diverting the rival fans' attention away from each other. One such idea was to invite prominent athletes to take part in a series of half time races on the cinder track around the pitch.
Hugh Barrow, a member of Victoria Park athletics club, was one of the athletes invited to take part., running in a one mile race on the Ibrox track at the 1965 Ne'erday match. It was a bizarre experience. "On the day in question, you were told to report to the primary school on Edmiston Drive where you changed," he said. "Then the athletes warmed up on the training area under the main stand, sharing the arena with the City of Glasgow Mounted Division so you had to be careful. " As soon as the half-time whistle blew the athletes headed off down the tunnel, while the players went on the opposite direction. "When you took to the track, what an atmosphere! Not even an Olympic champion would experience this. You had been cautioned from wearing either blue or green vests – and that was a pity, as my club wore blue and white hoops" He went on,
"Time was at a premium so you were on your marks immediately – the gun went – although you could hardly hear it – and you were off, heading round the Copland Road bend. Then came the first surprise, the track was lined with police, sometimes actually on the track, so it became an obstacle race. Then suddenly, halfway up the back straight, a police snatch squad rushed out in front of you across the track, heading for the crowd. When you were on your next lap, the snatch squad were on their way back across the track with a culprit, so you had to swerve to avoid them for a second time. It wasn't exactly made for fast times, however on this occasion I managed a win over my old rival, Ian McCafferty, who went on to greater things including the Olympic 5000m final in Munich.
There was no prize money for the winner, "for my endeavours I was presented with a transistor radio by Scot Symon and a cold wash back at the primary school."
The man responsible for the Sports lasting as long as they did: Bill Struth at the water-jump: on the day of the sports, there would be a hedge placed in front of the barrier.
Another member of Victoria Park to compete there was Colin Young. He says
Sports at Ibrox
I have used the heading above as I have memories of both the Rangers Sports and Police Sports – both held at Ibrox. I cannot now recall which I am remembering!
As a Spectator: I used to go with my dad who had been a half miler himself when at university – and may even have run at Ibrox, as the clock on our mantelpiece at home was a prize he won. I can still hear the voice of the announcer George Bradley who announced at both meetings – he was the deputy registrar at the university. I guess Fred Evans would have been the starter and my dad can recall being started by Fred when he ran in the early 1920s. I believe Fred was the groundsman at Helenvale.
Some memorable competitors and races:
Seeing the great Jamaican runners such as Arthur Wint, George Rhoden and Herb McKenley – must have been in the early 50s. My research suggests they might have been there after the Helsinki Olympics but I cannot be sure! If this is so it is a reflection on the status of these sports at Ibrox that such men appeared. My memory was that Wint ran the half-mile but research proves me wrong – by a quarter of a mile! Remigino of the USA was another name to the fore in the sprints.
I also recall hearing the name Rintamaki announced – but my Internet researches tell me he was later than the early 50s. Also later would have been the South African 440yds hurdler, Gert Potgieter who had been a gymnast and could hurdle with either leg no problem – so he just ran and took the hurdles as they came! Wonderful to watch! I also recall the English athletes Anne Pashely and June Paul both being there to sprint and John Savidge throwing the discus.
I recall watching Ian Binnie running in the 3 miles and 6 miles on more that one occasion. He had a stopwatch on his wrist and reached across to start it at the beginning of every race. On one occasion I recall Ian building up a tremendous lead throughout the race – only to have it whittled away at the end and loose the race because he couldn't sprint.
Another race memory is seeing John McIssac breaking the long-standing 440yds record, which had stood at 48.6 secs since set by Halswell in 1908. Halswell was an officer in the HLI and was killed in the first war. Not so very many years ago the RHF (successors to HLI) gave the Halswell/Halswelle cup as a trophy. John did 48.00 that day in 1958 – wearing a VP singlet even though he was a student at Glasgow Uni at the time!
You will find that Wikipedia carries a different story on this one. Stating that Halswell's record was broken after 25 years but I do recall his name on the programme! Wikipedia also says that Menzies Campbell took Halswell's 300 yards record in 1961 – my shaky memory is that it was Eric Liddle's 300 yds record!
Joe McGhee won the marathon one year – in bare feet and sandshoes and I recall him doing his lap of honour wearing a substantial laurel wreath!
In these days there were a lot of cycle races at the sports and I do recall the cyclists getting the slow handclap for not racing – which is of course what they seem to be doing when jockeying for position for the sprint.
5 a side football was also a feature – mainly to draw in the crowds which were substantial.
Me as a competitor: I started my own career running in the boys 100 yards and then carried on to the youths and open 100 and 220. The open 220 had over 20 heats so there were semis and finals. All handicap stuff of course – I never won any prizes there and have more memories of the Highland games (amateur circuit) for some reason.
Now I wonder how all this was crammed into one highly entertaining sports meeting!"
Thanks for the memories Colin. Maybe I should say for some of the younger ones among us that RHF stands for the Royal Highland Fusiliers and HLI stands for the Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow's own regiment.) The earlier Rangers Sports are covered at the following links
The First Rangers Sports Rangers Sports: 1890 – 94 Rangers Sports: 1895 – 99 Rangers Sports: 1900-1909
Rangers Sports: 1910 – 1920 Rangers Sports: 1920 – 1929 Rangers Sports: 1930-1939 Rangers Sports 1940 – 45


I'm just over here sipping my coffee and feeling thankful that we're moving into the month of FALL! Buh-bye, August.
Let's chat about everything I loved in the last month. There were so many good ones!
Blue is one of my go-to colors to wear all year long, but moving out of summer and into fall has made me want to wear it even more! This dress is less than $13, and I've worn it a crazy amount recently. So comfy and flattering!
These pants were my BFF all last year, and I've been reaching for them over and over again lately. They're incredibly flattering, don't stretch, and they're worth every penny.
If you're interested in wearing pants that feel like pajamas, you'll want to check out this pair that I've basically been living in. I can't get enough!
You'd never know it was faux. This Gucci belt dupe is so cute and looks so real – oh, and it's only $14. I've been wearing it nonstop.
I basically turned these shoes brown from stepping in a muddy puddle, but that hasn't stopped me from wearing them all the time. They're super comfy and casual!
You know a bag is good when you almost cry because they brought it back in stock nearly 2 years later and in more colors (I just purchased it in black).
I've had the immense pleasure of partnering with Neutrogena yet again – this time to debut the these palettes – which I genuinely love and utilize almost daily!
This lipgloss is bringing shine that I never knew I needed. It's not sticky and it's long-lasting!
Mascara was never something I've been picky about, but lately I can't stop reaching for this one. It really lengthens my lashes!
I had been not-so-patiently waiting for the final installation of the "Red Queen" series, and was not disappointed in the slightest by War Storm.
Mulan has always been my favorite Disney animated film, so when I discovered this book, which takes her story to a much darker place (namely, the underworld), I was intrigued. I'm not finished with it yet, but I'm already entranced!
Alright, alright, so maybe I jumped on the Peter Kavinsky bandwagon, but To All the Boys I've Loved Before was just too dang cute for words. It reminded me of the rom coms I grew up with. Innocent, fun, and feel-good.
I introduced my mom to Mamma Mia earlier on in the month, so it was great fun to see Mammia Mia: Here We Go Again in theaters with her. We laughed, we cried (a lot), and we've been binging the soundtrack ever since.
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee has been a show my fiancé and I really enjoy watching together. He's always loved comedy, but it's something I've only recently gotten into. It's fun to learn a little more about the person behind the jokes with this show.
I finally got a chance to see Oceans 8 and it did not disappoint! The Oceans franchise has been a favorite of mine since I was a little girl. They were always the "action" movies my dad and I would watch together. Combine that classic Oceans plot-line with a whole heap of fashion, and throw in my two favorite actresses, and you've got quite a banger, if you ask me!
The last couple of weeks have been kind of tricky. If you follow my Instagram stories, you'll know that I recently began my Invisalign journey – and it's pretty painful. Think of it as eating with an entire mouthful of loose teeth (ouch). So soups and pastas have been my best friend. Anything soft.
As far as drinks go, I've been gulping down mug after mug of Bright Spot Coffee. They were kind enough to send over a whole bag of their "Her House Blend" and I'm in love. There are notes of almond and chocolate – so in essence, sign me up!
I mentioned above that I've been listening to Mamma Mia on repeat!
More often than not, I listen to jazz. The "Coffee Table Jazz" playlist on Spotify is my go-to, especially when I'm working. It's soothing and sweet and I love it to death.
It was so much fun to share our summer engagement photos in this post.
My photographer friend got to shoot with an incredible camera for this post and I absolutely love how the photos turned out!
This post had me beyond excited for autumn's official arrival (September 23rd – mark your calendars)!
I think you all appreciated my dose of reality in this post, and I'm really happy about that!
Guess you loved those pajama-esque pants as much as I did because this post did phenomenally.
My first post of the month was also a winner, which is always a great feeling. Way to kick off the new month!
It's no secret that Ironclad Coffee Roasters has become like my second home. I think there's been a couple weeks this month that I've been there at least 3-4 times in a row. The atmosphere is fantastic, they play the best music, and the drinks (and treats) are divine! Richmonders, don't sleep on this spot!
Tell me what you loved most about August!
Great round up of favorites! Sounds like august was a great month. I watched to all the boys ive loved before last weekend and i loved it as well – so cute! Also, im obsessed with your outfit in these photos. I so want that tee!
I'm going to have to try out that lipgloss. I hate sticky glosses but love the way gloss looks! I'm still trying to find my ideal formula. I can't wait for fall either!
Love this shoot, girl! So cute. 🙂 I loved To All The Boys I've Loved – seriously, such a cute film! In love!
I love these photos so much, what a great place to have a photoshoot! It sounds like August was super busy and fun for you. I enjoy watching Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, it is so low key and like you said, it is fun to get to know the comedians a little more.
I am dying to see Mamma Mia 2 and To All The Boys I've Loved Before, but I really want to read the book first so I'm trying to avoid any spoilers – with great difficulty!
These photos are so cute babe! August flew for me. Oceans8 has been on my list to see!!
Loving your outfit girl! I've been loving the color yellow lately too, and this skirt is so cute on you! Glad you had a great August!
Omg yes! I can't stop listening to Mamma Mia since the sequel!
I loved To All the Boys I Loved Before! Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again was also fantastic and I've been listening to the soundtrack nonstop, too!
That skirt is my favorite fall item. I have it in leather and is a dream!! <3 I loved the booties too!
That bag is SO CUTE! I love and need it for sure! I wish I could pull this outfit off as well as you do! Love, love, love it!
August felt like the longest month! I'm so ready Fall is around the corner. I'm loving your outfit, super cute! The Perversion mascara is my FAVE!
To All the Boys I Loved before was SO SO GOOD – I totally get the hype!!!!
Your photos are always so dang cute! I also love reading posts like this– keep doing them.
I love these photos that you took! I'm glad that August is gone too, the humidity is just a killer!
SO loving this photos and this outfit! Definitely sounds like you had a busy month, I'm looking forward to September!
Great post! I love watching Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee too! Always so funny and interesting to hear from each person!
So many good favorites! To all the boys I've loved was so funny and cute! I need to see those other movies you suggested!
Love Mamamia round up!! Great summary!!!!
I'm sooo ready to say goodbye to August! I'm loving your skirt!


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Dimensions: 74.8 x 157.4 x 7.33 mm
SoC: Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 980
CPU: 2x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76, 2x 1.92 GHz ARM Cortex-A76, 4x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
GPU: ARM Mali-G76 MP10, 720 MHz, Cores: 10
RAM: 8 GB, 2133 MHz
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Display: 6.39 in, AMOLED, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 24 bit
Battery: 3500 mAh, Li-Polymer
OS: Android 9.0 Pie
Camera: 8000 x 6000 pixels, 3840 x 2160 pixels, 30 fps
SIM card: Nano-SIM, Nano-SIM / microSD
Wi-Fi: a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac, Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: 2.0, USB Type-C
Positioning: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
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The Peacock Notebook
The Peacock Notebook quantity
SKU: bd279 Categories: BDSM, Contemporary, Contemporary Potpourri, Domestic Discipline, Erotic Potpourri, Erotica, Gay & Lesbian, Menage, Spanking
Rowan and Misty are almost nauseatingly happy. They have perfect lives: a beautiful house full of mysticism and magic; satisfying pursuits in academia and craft; and lots of fun sex!! Yet their happiness is threatened as each woman is tempted to stray when two very different men enter their world. Misty runs into an old flame with whom she never found closure, while Rowan meets a dangerously attractive new co-worker, who awakens a longing within her she thought would go forever unquenched…
As Rowan explores the edge between pain and pleasure with her intense, commanding new lover, Misty's bashful but studly young beau helps her confidence grow, and she begins to recover from past trauma and shake off her need for Rowan's guidance.
Despite their polyamorous natures, adding two new lovers at once destabilizes their perfect world, and as they spiral out of control, the chaos threatens to unravel everything that the sensual, dynamic redhead and her shy stitch witch had built…
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Dear Rowan,
I saw this lovely notebook with the peacock cover at the Asian import store and thought of you. It has the sorts of colors I dream about you wearing?and me taking off you. Slowly. Intimately. Inch by luscious inch.
Excuse me, I need to go and "shower."
Okay, picking this up a while after I wrote that last bit! 😉
Anyway, I had this idea that we could keep it by the bed and write to each other, so that whenever you need a moment of love, there it is. I love you, sweetheart. Happy twenty-seventh birthday?a little early!
P.S. This isn't your whole present, of course!
Rowan pushed open the front door with some difficulty; the cold was making it stick. Shoving herself against it, she burst into the house and slammed the door behind her.
Her lover, Misty, looked up from a pile of pillows, knitting, afghans, and quilts as Rowan stomped through the front door into the great room of their converted barn, bringing a swirl of wind and snow and cold with her. Misty burrowed defensively deeper into the threadbare green Victorian couch, pulling up the hood of her deep purple fleece sweater.
"Why didn't you come in through the mud room in the back?" Misty complained lightheartedly. "It's freezing!"
"Neg 5 degrees," Rowan agreed with a mischievous grin. Throwing off her dark duster and black, grey, and white patterned scarf, she stalked forward.
"Row, don't you dare!" Misty laughed, lunging out of her nest to avoid her lover's embrace. "Not until you thaw out! I?"
She tripped over her knitting basket, propped up on yet more quilts, and fell onto the braided rug, her long turquoise skirt twisting around her legs. With a crow of victory, Rowan pounced on her, mouthing Misty's warm neck with her freezing lips and sliding ice cold hands in under Misty's layered sweaters and soft fleece top. As Misty shrieked, partly in delight and partly in honest indignation at the cold, Rowan settled her weight down on Misty's legs and bottom to pin her firmly, then pushed her hands slowly up to tease her lover's nipples.
In response, Misty moaned, leaning her head back for a heated kiss. When they pulled back for air, she said, a little breathlessly, "I was going to make?some tea?but this is more interesting. I'm sure you are enjoying this more than my hot scones. I know I am."
Rowan chuckled, pulling her right hand off Misty's breast and moving it lower, lifting herself a bit, shifting her weight to her knees so that Misty could rise up and allow her access. "I know that the secret in both cases is?apply plenty of butter to grease your way?down?." Misty purred in pleasure as Rowan's clever fingers worked to spread the 'grease,' then mewed in protest as they withdrew.
"Hush, kitten. Patience is a virtue." Rowan chuckled, then pulled the bottom of Misty's tops over her head in one smooth motion, trapping her head and arms in layers of cloth and leaving her torso bare; Misty never wore a bra at home. Leaving her lover to work her way out of the tangle of fabrics on her own?or not?she kissed her way down Misty's arched spine, pulling off the turquoise skirt when she got to it, then hissing in mock dismay at what she found underneath.
"Seriously, Mist? A wool blend skirt over two pairs of leggings? It's not that cold!"
"It's not now," the younger woman giggled, her voice still muffled by fabric. "It was before you got home."
Despite her words, Rowan enjoyed peeling the leggings off bit by bit with caressing hands, heightening her anticipation. She'd had a long, frustrating day dealing with idiotic students who couldn't figure out a simple add-drop slip and professors coming in to yell about class list changes. She needed a catharsis.
Although that new English professor could yell at me all day and I wouldn't mind?as long as he did it in that deep, sexy British accent.
Pushing the fleeting thought aside, she sat back on her heels, scooting in closer to the hearth of the blazing fireplace that covered the entire left half of the front wall. Getting a firm cross grip on Misty's ankles, Rowan pulled her close and flipped her over at the same time. By now, Misty had freed herself from her voluminous sweaters, and Rowan took a moment to just admire the view.
Misty was short-waisted, so her legs were longer than one would expect from her diminutive stature. Currently, those long, muscular legs were folded around her lover's body, loosening and tightening in rhythm with her breathing. Her soft and slightly rounded belly gave way quickly to small but well-formed breasts, now crinkled up in arousal. In the two years that they'd been together, she had put on some much-needed weight, going from bony to supple. Gleaming whiskey-brown hair fell in waves to land like sunbeams on the creamy, freckled skin of her shoulders and collarbone. Misty's facial features were aquiline and chiseled, giving her a pert, elfish air, emphasized by her dreamy amber-colored eyes. Without someone to cook for, Misty tended to forget to eat, a tendency that Rowan found baffling. She suspected Misty's mother and older sisters, always harping about how any extra fat would keep her from 'catching a man,' were to blame as well.
Well it's true, after all; she didn't catch a man, Rowan giggled to herself. And the glory spread out in front of her would be wasted on a mere man. Misty propped herself up on her elbows, throwing her hair back, obviously well aware of how the posture made her breasts stand up and say howdy.
Rowan grinned, then leaned down and kissed her lover's 'witch-mark'?three small moles marking the left side of her left breast?then moved in closer, catching Misty's lips again with her own. The two women stretched out next to each other on the warm fleece rug. It was Misty's turn now, to pull off Rowan's sensible gray slacks with blue pinstripes, matching button-up suit vest, and cream silk dress shirt with gray accents.
"Still with the shades of gray, hon? You know you look stunning in bright colors: blues, greens, yellows?."
"I think my hair is enough color for me." Rowan responded laughingly, tossing her dark red curls?natural, but intensified with periodic henna treatments. "You, on the other hand, make a beautiful bouquet all decked out. But yes?" she leaned in and nipped at the other's shoulder, then dug her teeth in just a little, eliciting a gasp "?shades of gray are very much my m?tier."
A few seconds later, they were both naked, drawing matching purrs and gasps as they stroked, caressed, and kissed their way up each other's bodies. Rowan was the first to head south, as she preferred to come second. For her, the triumph at causing her lover's orgasm was the biggest possible turn on.
So sue me, I love to win!
Intertwining Misty's hands with her own and holding them firmly behind the other's back, she tongued her way into the soft, welcoming dampness. Spiraling in with her tongue, she freed a hand and splayed it on Misty's lower buttocks, middle finger reaching in, probing?. Misty gasped, lifting her legs wider, crossing her knees behind Rowan's head. The slight claustrophobic sensation of being wedged in spurred Rowan to amp up her speed and pressure. Misty cried out, arching her back, and Rowan chuckled smugly as her lover's thighs bucked helplessly and the skin beneath her broke out in shivers and goosebumps.
As Misty shuddered with aftershocks, Rowan lay down next to her, pulling a knee over the other's torso and worked her hands up and down her lady's body, caresses soothing now instead of arousing. Reaching her mate's adorable, always slightly pouty-looking rosebud mouth, she gently teased her tongue between the firm lips, and then bit lightly into the bottom, just as another quiver ran through Misty's body, to send her off again.
"Stop that; it's your turn," her lover scolded as soon as she could speak again.
"This isn't tag," Rowan laughed. "The more times I get you before you can get me, the more glorious my final victory."
"Oh, glorious victory?should I fetch you all the muffins and bagels in the land?"
"Well, muffins definitely!"
Laughing, Misty bucked her hips, bouncing Rowan over onto the floor. In one swift motion, Misty rose over her lover, her thighs now locked around Rowan's hips. With an evil grin, she ground her hips slowly in a circle, evoking a long groan. She lowered her upper body slowly, first stomachs touching, then ribs, then breasts, and finally settled down for a long, carnal, tongue-wrestling kiss, her hands locked in Rowan's curls.
Just as Rowan began to relax, Misty jerked her hands back sharply, pulling Rowan's head back to expose her throat. Rowan gasped in pleasure as Misty sucked greedily at her neck, then mouthed down to a nipple, toothing it lightly before landing light kisses all around the edge. Keeping her lips there, she began rubbing her left hand over Rowan's clit; first keeping her whole hand cupped and moving constantly, then pinching her index and middle finger together with her thumb, and using that as a lever to open her lover to new heights. With her right hand, she grasped Rowan's left buttock firmly, kneading and massaging, matching the rhythm and direction of her left. She gradually increased the pressure, until Rowan's cries reached a new urgency. Only then did she leave the now pencil-sharp nipples to drive her tongue in repeated thrusts into Rowan's slick and throbbing sheath, while finally allowing her thumb to press firmly down on Rowan's clit.
Rowan screamed as the world went white.
When she came back to consciousness, Misty was cuddled against her, head on her lover's bosom, hands carefully motionless against Rowan's hypersensitive skin. After a few pleasant minutes snuggling, Rowan raised her head. "Did someone mention scones? I'm starving?."
"Oh, yes! I hope they are still warm. I'll have to reheat the water for tea since you like it boiling."
Wiggling free, Misty pulled on her skirt, fleece, and a cream-and-brown striped sweater in the dusk-dimmed room and switched on a vintage accent lamp?brass-plated with a floral pattern?that stood on a cherry wood end table next to the couch she'd been ensconced on before Rowan's dramatic entrance. She then padded over to the antique wood-burning stove that stood in the opposite corner from the fireplace and lifted off a twined willow basket with a bundled towel of yumminess sheltered within. Although they had a modern gas oven and stove in the kitchen, the antique stove assisted the fireplace in warming the huge, two-storied open space that consisted of the front two-thirds of the building?and provided ambience!
Rowan stretched hedonistically in front of the fireplace, then grabbed one of the pashmina scarves she had draped all over the furniture, wrapped it around her torso like a sarong, and tied the ends around her neck to form a halter. Unlike her lover, she was always warm. Kneeling back down, she built up the fire and pulled the matching cherry wood coffee table closer to the couch?the set had been a housewarming gift from Misty's mother, rather than an antique or yard sale find like most of the rest of their furniture?stacking enough of the books scattered across its surface to make room for the tea tray. Walking to the huge window that filled the right-side wall from the front door to the foot of the stairs, she pulled open the rich red drapes, letting the light from the streetlamp spill into the room, creating sharp shadows and brilliant swaths of golden light. She picked up the pieces of outerwear that she had discarded in a heap and hung them from the coat stand between the door and the fireplace to dry, and grinning, righted Misty's knitting basket before settling down on the couch with a happy sigh.
She loved this great room, lined with overflowing bookshelves, the grand piano she played in the right front corner under the stairs, an old green, gold-fringed piano shawl she'd found in an antique shop the day she'd met Misty, draped over the top. Rowan's violin stood in its case nearby, next to a stand holding several music books and sheets. On the mantle over the fireplace stood an assortment of hand-dipped candles made by her lover, in an eccentric yet harmonious collection of holders, ranging from a hand-turned wooden one made by Misty's grandfather to one of turquoise and silver picked up on a vacation to the Shiprock Reservation with her parents years ago. On either side, glass French doors, opening onto the porch that looped around three sides of the building, let in light, colored by various prisms, light and wind catchers, and colored-glass window ornaments.
While Rowan leaned back and enjoyed the room's atmosphere, Misty came back from the kitchen juggling the basket of scones and a simple scallop-edged tea tray made of hammered copper.
"How was your day?" Misty asked, setting the tray down on the coffee table and pouring tea from the matching copper teapot into two mugs: one of porcelain shaped like a cabbage rose for herself, all pinks and greens, and one covered with a pattern of black-and-white harlequin cats that was Rowan's favorite.
"Same old, add-drop week. I am glad it's almost Friday," Rowan answered, not wanting to go into just how horribly mundane it had been. "What have you started knitting?"
"This!" Misty held up a long row of ribbing, several inches deep, on a circular needle. The wool was a thick creamy-white Aran.
"Mmm, soft?" was Rowan's original contribution, mumbled from around a full mouth of sconey goodness. "What'll it be?"
"Oh, I took a nap this afternoon; the advantage of working from home." She grinned at her partner. "And I had one of my dreams. Someone is going to enter our lives, and I need to make him?I'm almost certain it's a him?something. A sweater. It wasn't one of my baby quilt dreams." Misty claimed to be a stitch witch?to have psychic powers related to her knitting?and it was true she often started baby quilts and clothes before the parents had made an announcement. "And when I went through my stash I found this wonderful wool I had forgotten all about! I had been going to make a sweater for myself but could never find a pattern I liked, and it just got shoved to the back of the closet. Then after my dream, I remembered it. It knits like silk flowing through my fingers."
Rowan smiled contentedly. It was true that Misty's projects inevitably found the home she'd predicted for them, but Rowan didn't know how much of that was true prognostication and how much prophecies vague enough that they were bound to be fulfilled by someone in their large circle of acquaintances.
"Of course, the last time one of your dreams predicted a 'him' entering our lives, it turned out to be the dog Mrs. Gordon ran over," she teased.
"It fit him exactly with a few minor adjustments! And we found Algernon a perfect home with that adorable little boy on the farm down the road."
Rowan winced. "Ummm?right. Sweetie, about that?"
"What? Something happened to Algernon?"
"No, no?" Rowan sighed and took another scone. "Apparently Mrs. Rutherford, the kid's mother, wasn't best pleased when her husband and son brought home a dog from the 'Dike-Sex-Witches of Goldensides'" She lilted her voice at the end of her sentence to lighten the sarcasm, but saw it was a wasted effort. Unlike Rowan, raised by hippie parents to not give a damn, Misty had been raised by upper-class parents solidly among the social elite of Boston, and taught to care what society thought of her. "She caught me on my way in and gave me an earful."
Misty pouted. While she didn't appreciate being looked down on by their neighbors, there wasn't much she could contest in Rowan's sardonic moniker?they were, after all, practicing Wiccans, and they'd named their converted barn Goldensides after they'd painted over the faded, peeling paint with a cheerful yellow. Last summer, Misty had gone over the house and put in Celtic accents all along the trim in green, blue, and red and designed images of the Lord and the Lady in silver and gold on the right and left flanks, respectively. Her final touch had been a new sign to stand in the front garden that proclaimed the name of the house in ornate black and gold letters, with a neatly trained Etoile Violette Clematis growing over it. "Did you tell her that we are actually bi, and that Algernon only has three legs now, and we can't keep him because of the cats? The Master is afraid of dogs, and the Doctor just bullies them."
"Actually, I believe she's aware that we're bi, and that's a large part of her problem. Lesbians wouldn't be a threat to her husband's fidelity, after all. Particularly combined with the paganism. The house doesn't help with that, of course; I was informed that we're now an eyesore for all the neighborhood. Thank the gods we're not part of an HOA, or she'd been crusading for us to be booted."
"Oh. One of those." Misty made a face. "As if we'd ever go for Mr. Rutherford. Blech."
"Yep. But fortunately, she's not making them give Algie back?we're just forbidden to talk to her son ever again."
Misty gave a sad little sigh, and Rowan petted her hair a bit in sympathy as they cuddled together for comfort. She knew Misty loved children?and more relevantly at the moment, her lover hated being disliked, especially on such grounds. However, being more used to the way small towns worked, the only thing that surprised Rowan was that the percentage of Harmonia's population that assumed that bisexual witches must be willing and ready to sleep with any man in a hundred mile radius?regardless of marital status, level of attractivity, or presence of personality?was so small.
"Speaking of the Master, the Doctor and Ace, I need to feed the cats," Misty said finally, changing the subject. "And I made beef stew and an apple crumble for our supper. Would you set the table? Or the island, rather?we might as well eat in the kitchen where it's warm."
Rowan redid the halter knot of the scarf a bit tighter as it began to come loose. At home she tended to wear very little, or, in the summer, nothing at all, the result of an upbringing by hippie parents who, while they weren't full-on nudists, had certainly embraced occasional nudity. She did tuck her feet into the pair of fuzzy Tardis slippers Misty had made for her, as the tiled floor in the kitchen was chillier than the hardwood, liberally covered in throw rugs, that covered the great room.
Following Misty into the kitchen, she crossed to the cupboards and drawers lining the back wall and took out pairs of plates, cups, placemats, napkins, and silverware and laid them out on the island in the middle of the room. Dragging over two stools from under the bar separating the kitchen from the great room, she hopped up on one and waited impatiently for Misty to serve dinner.
"I got an email from Auntie Mercy's publisher today," Misty said as they tucked into the beef stew and crusty home-baked bread. "There is a new edition of The Fundamentals of Rocks coming out in two years. More lovely money!"
Rowan grinned. Misty's great-aunt had been the only previous rebel in the family?as far as they knew, at least?a self-made female academic born in 1914. Although she'd died when Mercy was only eight, she'd left an indelible impression on her young descendant. "I wish I could have met her her. I'm sure she and the devoted secretary?what has her name??were lovers."
"Eugenia Peters. And not according to the family. She was just married to her career."
Rowan snorted.
?Misty laughed in response. "Yeah, I know, right? They were furious when the will was read: Miss Peters got the house and the bank accounts, I got all the copyrights, and my sisters just got a little jewelry. I wish I could remember her better," she sighed.
"If they didn't want you inheriting, they shouldn't have named you after her." Rowan said lightly.
"It's funny how it all worked out?without the money from her, I wouldn't be able to pay the mortgage. If your ex hadn't agreed to you keeping the old townhouse, you couldn't have sold it to make the down payment on this lovely place for me to pay the mortgage on. It reminds me of that old children's book?you know, the dog on the cat on the rat, or something like that, on the house that Jack built? Nothing in our lives would have turned out the way they did if a Boston-bred girl in the middle of the Great Depression hadn't fallen in love with rocks and run away from home, out to Arizona, putting herself through college collecting specimens for rock hounds. They should make a movie of it?."
"Here's to Auntie Mercy!" Rowan announced, holding up her wine glass. Misty clinked it with hers solemnly. "And to my husband's guilt spurring him into being so generous in the settlement. He felt so ashamed for going monogamous after all those years maintaining that sexual jealousy was the mark of small minds. Plus, you know, for how the whole running off to Belize with his grad student made me look."
"Oh please, as if it mattered to you. About your reputation, I mean; I'm sure that the break up was something you cared about. But you delight in being the talk of the town and shocking the prudes," she added, generously buttering her bread before taking a giant bite.
"True," Rowan admitted. "Not just the prudes, for that matter. You followed in Aunt Mercedes' footsteps and shocked your family by moving in with me; well, I shocked mine by getting"?she mock gasped in outrage?"married, right out of college! Never you mind that our relationship was open, we were still engaging in a patriarchal, oppressive institution that is used as a tool of materialism by the evil diamond and flower industries?according to my parents, at least. We never really cared one way or the other, but marriage made everything easier for us. It was the only way Steven could have me on his insurance and benefits with the University?not to mention it actually made it easier for him to get a tenure-track position. Hiring boards think a married professor is more stable and settled."
"And probably less likely to harass the coeds," Misty pointed out.
"Good point?even if the opposite is true," Rowan agreed, laughing. Then she sobered and put an arm around Misty's shoulders. "And also?yes, Steven and I had some great years and times together. That relationship will always be a part of me. But I'm glad we ended it; otherwise, I wouldn't have what I have now with you. I can't really imagine us meeting and falling in love the way we did if I'd still had a primary at the time. That's one of the joys of being poly; you don't have to think that just because a relationship changed, that means it failed." She leaned in for a loving, comforting kiss.
"I've never been anyone's primary before. It's a very special feeling," Misty said as the kiss ended. "Let's leave the dishes; I was going to knit, but I'd rather cuddle with you. I can't believe you feel so warm just wrapped in that scarf."
"It's a very warm scarf?" Rowan grinned, flirting with the bottom hem of the scarf in question. Misty rolled her eyes. "Besides, I have these beautiful slippers you made me keeping my toes warm. You know what they say: as long as your toes are warm, you can't be cold?."
Misty laughed, and pulled her lover close for a heated kiss. "Come on up to the bedroom with me," she whispered. "I need some of that excess heat of yours?."
Rowan sighed happily as she followed Misty up the stairs. Her lover was like a warm cup of hot chocolate on a wintry day?and sometimes a surfeit of sugar was just what the doctor ordered. Life is?almost?perfect, she thought. And as the old saying goes?may you achieve all your dreams but one. I guess I'm lucky I still have a few desires left unfulfilled?.
6 reviews for The Peacock Notebook
SH – October 16, 2014
I found this to be a very interesting read as it is the first book I have read in which the characters live a polyamorous lifestyle. This book has strong characters and a very believable plot that is well written. There are twists and turns and I loved the dynamic between Rowan and Misty. Well done!
This story is about two women, Misty and Rowan, who are in a committed relationship but also believe in polyamorous relationships. Trying to bring in two different men into the relationship causes issues. They have set rules and Rowan breaks an agreement causing serious hurt feelings. The story covers the ups and downs of this relationship and is explicit in sexual scenes.
K Tyler – November 2, 2014
This was not my usually read. However, upon giving it a chance it kept my interest and was fully engaging. Two women who are in a relationship together both find love in the arms of a man. Together they all find a way through challenges to work it out so that everyone is fulfilled.
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Calling all dancers from ages 6 through 17, the Adelphi University dance team will host a clinic on Saturday, Feb. 10, before taking center court at halftime of the women's basketball game at 1:30 p.m.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn a routine with the dance team and a chance to join the dancers at halftime of the game.
The clinic will be hosted by the dance team's coach, Marissa Speciale, and members of the team. It is open to anyone ages 6-17 and will take place in the half-court, located on the second floor of Woodruff Hall adjacent to the Center for Recreation and Sports, on Adelphi University's Garden City campus.
Participants are available to check in at 10:45 a.m. and the clinic will commence at 11 a.m. The dancers will have until game time, 1:30 p.m., to learn a routine and will have the opportunity to perform in front of the fans during halftime of the women's basketball game. They will also receive a T-shirt and a photo with the team at center court for attending the clinic.
Participants are requested to wear black shorts, sneakers and/or dance shoes, and the team recommends that they bring their own water and snacks for the entire day. The cost of the clinic is $25 for each participant, and includes a ticket to the women's basketball game vs. Pace.
For more information, contact Marissa Speciale regarding questions or concerns at mspeciale@adelphi.edu.


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Die Liste der Mannschaftskader der I liga (Schach) 1977 enthält alle Spieler, die in der I liga der polnischen Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Schach 1977 mindestens einmal eingesetzt wurden, mit ihren Ergebnissen.

Allgemeines

Während Kolejarz Katowice in allen Wettkämpfen die gleichen sechs Spieler einsetzte, spielten bei Start Katowice zehn Spieler mindestens eine Partie. Insgesamt kamen 96 Spieler zum Einsatz, von 42 keinen Wettkampf versäumten.
Punktbester Spieler war Aleksander Sznapik (Maraton Warszawa) mit 9 Punkten aus 11 Partien. Grażyna Szmacińska, Waldemar Świć (beide Anilana Łódź) und Romuald Grąbczewski (Maraton Warszawa) erreichten je 8,5 Punkte aus 11 Partien. Andrzej Matysek (Start Lublin) gewann seine einzige Partie und erreichte damit als einziger Spieler 100 %.

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Die nachstehenden Tabellen enthalten folgende Informationen:

 Nr.: Ranglistennummer; ein zusätzliches "W" bezeichnet Frauen
 Titel: FIDE-Titel zum Zeitpunkt des Turniers; GM = Großmeister, IM = Internationaler Meister, WIM = Internationale Meisterin der Frauen
 Elo: Elo-Zahl vom 1. Januar 1977; bei Spielern ohne Elo-Zahl ist die nationale Wertung eingeklammert angegeben
 Pkt.: Anzahl der erreichten Punkte
 Partien: Anzahl der gespielten Partien

KS Maraton Warszawa

KS Anilana Łódź

WKSz Legion Warszawa

HKS Hutnik Warszawa

KKS Polonia Warszawa

MKS Start Lublin

1893 KKSz-Hutnik Kraków

KKS Hetman Wrocław

KS Kolejarz Katowice

KS Łączność Bydgoszcz

KS Start Katowice

SKS Start Łódź

Weblinks
 Übersicht bei olimpbase.org (englisch)
 Übersicht bei szachypolskie.pl (polnisch)

Polnische Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Schach
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Polnische Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Schach 1977

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