TROPHY COLLECTORS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 180, 25 April 1908, Page 6

TROPHY COLLECTORS.

AUCKLAND'S SONC OF TRIUMPH

OF '.SHIELDS, BANNERS,

AND SPOILS OF SPORT. 1 (by TELEGEArn.—BrECIAL correspondent) ! \ . Auckland! April 24,

; The " Herald " r -giVes -a-:-list of athletic honours- annexed: by, Auckland,"' The. journal says iK6 v alhletio'Tsi^leties,.of: Auckland have been very; busy' .winning shields and until "at the . present time; almost everyj;-:sbie!d '.and banner for openicompetition^in-.the-Dominion has. been won ; and transferredVto Auckland/ Messrs.Partridge, and : Co.) of Queen .Street; have a striking .display, of , trophies in their window at the present time, .'consisting of'sis. shields, two banners,,'and cup. V Tho* shields,.''iflcl^.^the. much-prized Ranfurly/Shioldj' presentcd by.Lord ltanfurly for interjprovincial 'Rugby' football.' .Tho Auckland "Reps.", 'won,this on its presentation, aid; held.,,it.'."untjl •'.19,04/ 'when,, Wellington', came,, north.; and :it ; from the > local 'The/, following year ' Auckland' sent what was regairded as. an' almost forlorn, hope to Wellington.,.tat:'the team returned' with the shield.-.;■; Nevertheless, and. despite, .repeated fights, it' is still retained. ' 1 . i , The Crown Shield, for by provincial 'assMiationi. 1 football 'teams',\and. the New Zealand-. Hockey .Association's •, Shield for' inter-prbvincial cbmpetition make up the list of .wiirtef sport trophies. ' .' Of tho ' .summer;.' sports, trophies, the •Plunks Cricket Shield is the most' valuable, .haying been presented, by Lord Plunket in the vlDo6r7'.;season',; and. awarded to : Canter-bury:-(Auckland's 1 brilliant victory overCCarn r : terbur^>,this season/is ; still fresh in the minds of local .cricket ..'enthusiasts. The North Island Bowling Association's Shield and tho 1 championship "banner, 1 won' by the Carlton Club/ oKthis-.cityi". and'"the- .tennis-' interprovincial banner,, won by the Auckland ".Reps.," are. also. on- view. ■ The Besson Shield,..held; by the : ;champion -brass band of tho . .Dominion,' anii -.won by - the Auckland First; Battalion Baiid, is also' displayed! The competition; for,-r-tKe "Besson - includes " marching, 'and- ifc/' was'mainly through the.splendid marching -of ; thV, Battalion; Band that ' they attained the' premier, (position!- ( .'.-V ■ The:display is surmounted tiy; a handsome silver . challenge, cup,, "presented- by tho' "nial 'AmmunitwnVCompany;'fbr;'.rifle : shooting: among the;-public , schools of-'the Dominion: It: is now, held '-by ; Bugler-Sergeant Morgan," of the" Onehunga,,;High. School. It may be •mentioned. that/Sergeant Friar,' who 'has been ;selected'\-tb;! go-; Home to, contest the Lady Guinness. Cup, : -is •a' member of the same c&m----pa4£-f as rTbe' exhibition is un-, aoubtedly in : the\history. of any, centre in the Dominion.-, ' It - is 'also.-.worthy--of mention-.'that' the Auckland Mr. : M. E.. Champion,-;, has; won-every New Zealand summing championship he entered for t , from 100 yards to one. mile.. .; . ■