Athletics Wellington MELROSE Shield Relays Meeting – Newtown Park
The Melrose Shield was presented to the Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club in 1948 by the late A (Bill) Melrose for interclub competition for relay races and teams’ events. The annual competition was held during twilight hours at the Lower Hutt Recreation ground. Kiwi was the first club to win the shield in 1948.
Many of our long serving officials competed in the Shield meeting many times over the years. In its heyday it was common to have between 500 and 1000 spectators in the stand. Bill Melrose’s daughter-in-law, Dawn Melrose is a prominent Athletics Wellington athletic official, and her sons have been prominent local athletes
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