RUGBY ON RACE DAYS

Chronicle (Levin), 15 May 1946, Page 4

RUGBY ON RACE DAYS

SOUTHERN JUNIOR GAMES rV,,r?a. POSTPONED . -tJS&fjh The vexed question of Rugby ,■ on race days was . again disr ... . cussed at last evening's meetmg -•gfjil of the Horowhenua Rugby Union's management commiU- . tee. Early in the season it was? decided to play no senior or> junior football on race days in the district. As a result of pro- ^ tests by some clubs this was i later resclnded and a decision i f/ was made to play all football on v ; f.. raCe days, but that in thC sehior ' . competition a bye be given the senior team in the t«\v* wiiere v " the rftce rneetiilg Was being held; in the case Of Otaki, the •. H Otaki Club Was to have a bye , on May 18 for the Otaki races and Rahui on June 8 for the « '* Levin races at Otaki. : , . At the meeting last evening ;S, it was pointed out that there was diffieulty in securing referees f or the southern junior fixtures on Saturday on account of the Otaki races, while the two competition leaders, Rahui ^ . and Waimeha, had been dr'awn to play each Other at Otaki and '• " the union would lose what WOUld have otherwise been a \ good gate. There was no bye ih the junior southern division, - , and as Rahui had already played Otaki a re-arrangement of • ; i the draw to release these two *. — - teams on Saturday and alioW the Others to play, was not possible. After consideration, Mr. E. J. CoOk moved that all southern juiiior fixtures be postpohed. It was seconded by Mr. H. Robson , , . ^ and carried, Messrs. R. L. Rob- * s inson, V. J. Bateman afid F. , Carriftgton dissenting and asking that their votes against the motion be recorded. .