Race Meeting.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2131, 2 November 1875, Page 2

Race Meeting.

According to advertisement a meeting, of those interested in holding a race meeting at the Thames this year was held yesterday evening in the Bowen Hotel. On themotiou of Mr .Wilson of Tararu Mr W. McCullough was called to take the chair, who having briefly referred to the object of the meeting, and read the advertisement said he would be happy to jhear any suggestions as tathe advisability 6t/-npt of holjjiiig ay ; meeting, and called upon—

Mr S. Young, who said that at the request of several people he had put the advertisement calling the present meeting in the paper. He was well aware that times were rather dull, but still for his part he saw no reason why they could not get a couple of hundred pounds together thia year and hold the sports as usual. It depended a good deal on the support they were likely to get from the proprietors of the gardens at Tararu and Parawai as to whether they would be able to carry out their wishes, and he would like to hear what those gentlemen proposed to do in the matter, as after hearing their proposals they would be able to decide where the races, if held at all, should take place. As regards the day on which.to hold them he would only say that they had talked about having them "on the 27th of December long before they knew that the delegates of Friendly Societies had fixed upon that day on which to hold their demonstration, and he was sure there was no desire on their part to clash with the demonstration, or interfere .with its success in any way. A gentleman present informed the meeting that the delegates had fixed on Parawai Gardens to hold their demonstration in on December 27th.

Mr Wilson said there was no denying that the times were hard, but still he thought there should be no reason to prevent their holding a meeting ; he therefore proposed that a race meeting be held on December 28th.

Mr Wardell seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A long discussion then arose as to this place of meeting," the general opinion evidently being that it ought to be held in that district whose members afforded the greatest amount of support to the funds.

Messrs Wilson and Davies having stated that they were not prepared then and there to say how far they could assist, Mr C. F. Quint proposed that a subcommittee of four be appointed, to wait on these gentlemen and see which would aid more largely in the matter. Mr J. C. Williams thought it better to see how far the public would subscribe in order that the proprietors of the gardens might be able to form some idea of the scale on which the meeting would be held and mate their contributions accordingly.

Mr Walnutt thought that it would be better to form a sub-committee outside those interested, to decide the matter, and suggested as such sub-committee, the Chairman, Messrs Young, fiobinson and Wardell.

After considerable further discussion, what was in substance Mr Quint's motion was agreed on, and Messrs Wilson, Casey, Johns and Vaughan from Tararu, and Messrs Spencer, Davies and partner and Flett from Parawai, were appointed a sub-committee to report to a general meeting on Monday Bth| at the same time and place, how much either district would contribute. ■ •

Mr Wardell was unanimously elected secretary of the meeting. The proceedings then terminated.