SEDDON SHIELD

Grey River Argus, 3 August 1935, Page 4

SEDDON SHIELD

Interesting Record HISTORY OF THE TROPHY. No spurting trophy in New Zealand is -tne subject oe keener competition man tne beddun shield, which is played lor by the Marlborough, West Cua.M Duller, Nelson, and Golden Bay--MotueKa Unions. The trophy, which is a very handsome one, was suscribed lor in 19U6 by the MarlborougU, \Vet?i boast, Buller, and. Nelson Unions, lor im.er-fdistri.ct comptcUion, and. m more i .cent years the Goldeu Bay-Motueka Luiou was admitted to the compettiaion. In the preiminary contests in 1906 Atarlburouga defeated. Nelson by 8 to nn. and Buhler defeated West Coast by J to 3. Tiie deciding match was playe.i at Westport between Alarlborougn and Didier, and requited in Marlborough becoming che lirs-t possessors of the ►Shield by 3 to nil. Returning to B> enheim with the Shield, at the end of the 1906 season, Alai thorough retained, it against ad. comers until 1913, when Buller won it’ Buller successfully defended 'the bnield against al.-comers in 1913 and 1914 2 and then the war interrupted the contest. No Shield matches were piayed ' from 1914 to 1919. Buller again, in ' 1919, successfully defended the Shield but in 1920 Al an borough defeated Bullei by 21 to 13. Ihe Shield ‘ remained in B enheim until 1922, when Nelson gained a surprise victory and they retained possession until, in 1923, it went to West Coas’L. West Coast, however, affler playing a .draw with Bullen lost the trophy to Golden Bay by 3 to nil, :i fortnight after securing it. Golden Bay-Motueka retained the Shield until their last match in 1924, when Ala ribo rough lowered their colours by 6 to 3, and departed for Bien helm with the Shield, aud retained possession until 1926, when Golden Bay-Motueka again won by 10 to 3, oniy to i.ose it to Nelson the next maitch, the score being 17 to 14. Nelson established a record by successfully defending the trophy on eleven consecutive occasions until Alarlborough were successful in 1929. Buller had a long teim iir possession from 1930 to 1932. West Coast then took a turn tor a year and in 1934 Marlborough won the first challenge of the «eason and withstood three challenges.

1906: AlcWioorouuti 3, Buller 0. 1907: Manoorough 9, Buller 9. 1907: Alarlborough 14, Nelson 4. 1908: Alar, borough 6, Buller 3. 1909; Alarlborough 13, West Coast 6 1909: Alarlborough 6, Buller 3. 1910: Alarlborough 16, Buller 8. 1910: Alarlborough 10, West Coast 8. 1913: Buller 3. Alarlborough 0. 191.4: Buller 25, West Coast 8. 1914: Buller 17, Alarlborough 6. 19.19: Buller 3, Nelson 3. 1919; Buller 13, Alarlborough 5. 1920; Alarlborough 21, Bu ler 13. 1920: Alarlborough 6, West Coast 3. 1921: Alarlborough 19. West Coast 3. 1921: Alarlboiough 8, Buller 5. .1922: Nelson 16, Alarlborough 3. 1922: Nelson 17. G.8.-Alotueka 0. 1922: Nelson 13, West UoaJt 6. 1922: Ne'son 6, Buller 6. 1923: West Coast 12, Nelson 8. 1923: Wes' 4 . Coast 3. Bui er 3. 1923: G,8.-Alotueku 3, West Coast 0. W23: G.8.-Alotueka 13. Alarlborough 9. 1924: G.B. Alotueka 13 Buller 6. 1924: G.8.-Alol’ucka 14. Nelson 12. 1924: Alarlboiough 6, G.8.-Alotueka 01925: Alarlborough 17, Buller 3. 1925: Alan borough 14, G.8.-Alot. 12. 1925: Marlborough 16. Nelson 0-. 1926: G.8.-Alotueka 10, Alarlborough 3. 1926: Nelson 17. G.8.-Alotueka .14. 1926: Nelson 16, Buller 9. 1927: Nelson 23, West Coast 15. 1927; Nelson 18, Buller 11. 1927: Ne son 12. Marlborough 8. 1927: Nelson 16, G.8.-Alotueka 5. 1928: Nelson 22, Westport 13 192.8; Nelson 11. Buller 6. 1928; Nelson 10, Alarlborough 10. 1928: Nelson 3, G.8.-Alotueka 0. 1929: Nelson 19, West Coast’ 9. 1929: Nelson 11, Bu’ler 6. .1929: Alarlborough 12, Nelson 6. 1929: G.8.-Alotueka 8, Alarlborough 0. 1929: G.8.-Alotueka 18 Nelson 11. 1930: G.8.-Alotueka 1-3. West Coast 9 1930: Buler 6, G.8.-Motueka 0. .1930; Buller 15, Alarlborough 3. 193'1: Bullet’ 21. NeL’on 8. 1931; Buller 8. "Marlborough 8. 1931: Buller 11, G.B. Alotueka 0. 1931 : Bu.l er 21, Nelson 8. 193.1: Buller 11. West Coast 6. 1932: Buller 22. Alarlborough 6. 1932: Buller 40* G.8.-Alotu e ku 3. 1932: Bui er 13, Nelson 3. 1932; West. Coast 9 Buller 3. 1933: West Coast' G.B.-Alotueka 3. 1933: West Coast 16. Nelson 11. 1933; Wo.'Jt Coast 7, Buller 3. 1933: AVest Coast 30, Marlborough 12. 1934: Alarlborough 3 West Coast 0. 1934: Marlborough 19 G.8.-Alotueka 3. 1934: Alarlborough 17. Nelson 10. 1934: Mai.lborough 19, Bu’ler 7.