Cricket.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 October 1912, Page 2

Cricket.

PRFiSENTATION OF THE HUGH fIALL SHIELD. The Un-vli Hall .Shield, which wa.s won by the Foxlon (Ticket Chi'b last season, was formally handed over to that club last evening. Wlion the Cluh gave their annual dinner at Mi- Lumsden's Manawatu Hotel, Mr domett presided over a largo gathering, which included Messrs ITu.mli Hall (a vice-president of the Ilorowhonna Cricket Association). 11. S. flru'ii (secretary of the Association),, M. J. iSiihan and AY. Harding fcaptain of the Levin Saturday team). After on excellent dmnor. Mr Hall presented tlie Hugh Hall Challenge Shield to the Foxton Cluh. In doing so. he congratulated them on winning it, and nientioncd that some years ago li<' met on old cricketer, who asked him to help on cricket in the county, and suggested that he should purchase a shield and present it for competition iiunnng (he eluh.s in

Hornwhonua. He (Mr Hall) fell in with the idea and bought the present fifteen guinea shield in A Veilingtoii, handing it over for competition anion;! the cluhs in the coun-

ty. If had heeii won five times before, and it had been his pleasure on each oceasion to lian dit to the successful team. On those occasions the Shield had gone to the southern cluhs; now a northern cluh had won it. and he hoped, as a matter of equity, the next team to win it would he a central cluh ---to wit. Levin. He congrafiliated Fox<on on having such a player among them as Mr Redgrave, who was not only a first-class all round man. hut one who always did his liest to assist Ihe youngest players. Mr Hall then handed over the shield fo Mr lledgrave. In accepting the ous- ' oily of the Shield, Mr Redgrave huinoroiislv remarked that having '(nil the Shield last season. Foxtoii intended to retain it fo the end. Mr Coley gave "Th<> C.uosts." and MY Suhan and Mr Horn replied, the I'ornier expressing; the hope- that cricket would wax strong in the I'ounty. and the latter declaring thai the prospects were exceedinglv rosv. '"'Cricket Past and Cricket Present" was proposed by Mr W. S. Stewart. ''''Kindred .Sports" was given hy Mr Slunnoll. and responded to hy Mr IT. Hall. The health of host Lunisdcii was stihmitted hy Mr Hunt, the ho.sf suifahly replying. Various items were given during the evening hv Messrs Cook. Prosser. Clemett. and Horn. with Mr lierfhold at the I )iano. The Levin members of I lie Association wen- thanked Tor their presence and later they motored backto Levin.