FOOTBALL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1894, 21 May 1889, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

PRESENTING THE COLORS. Prior to the team starting for Timaru on Saturday last to play against Timaru, the Waihi Club were presented by Mrs D. W. M. Burn with a flag, or what may bo termed the Club’s colors. The presentation took place at Winchester, and Mrs Burn in making it said the flag was a small token of the very great interest she took in football. She had watched with pleasure the success of the club last season, and although she did not expect they would always win she had sufficient confidence in them to believe that they would always endeavor to uphold the honor of their flag, which she had very great pleasure in presenting to them. Mr T. L. Hart, captain of the club, accepted the flag, and in a few well-chosen remarks thanked Mrs Burn, on behalf of the club, for the handsome and acceptable present she had made them, and assured her that the team would ever do its best to uphold the honor of their colors. Three cheers were then given for Mr and Mrs Burn and one for the flag, and then the team mounted Messrs Mundell and Co.’s drag, which was in waiting, and drove off to Timaru to play their match there. The flag is a very handsome silk one, of red, white, and blue (which are the club’s colors) with the name “ Waihi ” written across it in gold. It is mounted on a ; black pole, with gold top and gold cords and tassels.

WAIHI V. TIMARU. A match between teams represening these clubs, took place in Timaru on Saturday last, and resulted in a draw, no score being made by either side. S.C. RUGBY UNION. A meeting of the South Canterbury Rugby Union was held at the Ship Hotel on Friday evening. Present: Messrs Flint (chairman), Yelvin, Goodall, McLean and A. C. Perry. Letters were read from the Otago Rugby Union re advisability of sending a New Zealand team to England this season, from the Nelson Rugby Union asking what terms they might expect should they play a match with the Union, and from the Canterbury Rugby Union stating that any date in July would suit them for a match in I South Canterbury. It was agreed that the South Canterbury Union!

coincides with the Otago Union in the opinion that it is not desirable in the interests of Eughy Football in New Zealand that a team should visit England this season, and the English ■■ Union be requested to refuse its patronage to any team from this colony visiting England this year, not accredited by the various unions in New Zealand. It was also decided that 75 per cent of the gross takings be offered the Nelson Union to play a match here; and that Saturday, July 20th will be the most convenient date for' the match with the Canterbury Union A Mr Velvin gave notice that he would move at the next meeting that the constitution of the selection committee be altered, and that only non-playing members be elected on that committee. It was agreed that the next meeting be held at Temuka. In view of the match Darktown v. Cambridge, at Temuka on the 24th inst,, members of the former are requested to meet at the Temuka postoffice at 7.30 p.m., to-night, for the purpose of taking a run. The names of the team will appear on Thursday next.