HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

Shannon News, 19 June 1925, Page 4

HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

THE WEEKLY MEETING. The weekly meeting of die Horowlienua Rugby Union was held last night under the chairmanship of Mr Rimmer, die others present being:— Messrs Robertshaw, Dalzell, McMillan, Hutchins, Robinson, Austin, Andrew and Sloan. Mr Robertshaw .moved that die Weraroa protest against the Shannon Club, fail as botli Satherley and Tippler are under age and aible to play in fourth grade matches.—Carried.

The Otaki Club wrote protesting against Hui Mai playing C. Robinson in their team on account of bis being an unfinancial member of the Otaki Club last season. Should this affect die championship Otaki request ed a re-play at the end of the season. The match referred to w-as played on Saturday last. Following a lengthy discussion the chairman sugigest-

secretary notify Otaki that the Union lias no jurisdiction over tne player referred to unless he played for Otaki after 31st May lust year.— This was agreed to.

A letter was received from the Levin Borough Council granting the Union permission to use its own tickets, conditional on the provision of an auditor’s certificate at the close of the season. The Manawatu Rugby Union asked that a match be arranged on.,the 15th of August in order to select the team to play New South Wales. On the motion of the chairman the date was accepted. The conditions of the “Bebbington” Shield competition was the subject matter of a letter from the Rangitikei Sub-Union, blit it was decided to hold it over in the meantime. The Foxton Racing Club advised that their committee had decided to allocate the Racecourse Ground on a basis of 5 per cent, of the gate, the Union to erect a wire fence a.t gate, dividing the railway line and racecourse. Mr Robinson agreed to handle the matter. A letter from a Foxton football supporter, alleging the use, by one of file Horowhenua Union committeemen, of “disgusting language” at the Foxton Juniors—Awahou match, was before the meeting. The writer asserted that the committeeman had also “vented his spleen” on another spectator and he (the writer) wondered how one could be expected to enjoy a match when subjected to such abuse. After hearing the explanation of the member concerned to the effect that the incident was a personal' one between him and the complainant, a motion was curried that the letter be merely “received.” The protest by the Foxton Club

against Hendrickson playing junior for Shannon on the ground that he . had previously played senior for the Bush Union was disallowed, the committee considering that he was not a senior. The transfer of Waka to County from Hui Mai was confirmed.