THAMES RACES.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2137, 9 November 1875, Page 2

THAMES RACES.

An adjourned meeting of those interested in holding races this year as usiial at the Thames was held in the Bowen Hotel yesterday evening. There Tras a large attendance.

;;'Mr Jaßjj|is*^ew^ as eSlled to the chair and'e'xplaineoVfor what purpose the meeting had to be adjourned, viz., to allow two committees, appointed for that purpose, to ascertain how much money Tararu and Parawai would each contribute .to the race fund provided; the races were held either at Parawai or Tararu, as the case might be.

Mr Col son informed the meeting that; the Secretary, MrJB 1. J. Wardell, was unavoidably absent, and had asked him to discharge his duties, he also briefly spoke of whfit;was done at the former meeting.

The Chairman said that the first business would be to receive the offers of the 'Committee, Mr Young suggested that the offers should be made in writing.

Mr Craig then said that Mr Wilson being absent had deputed him to give in the offer of the Tararu Committee which was an offer of £65 guaranteed by the names of Messrs Wilson and Vaugban, and in addition the' right to erect booths on the flat.

The offer of the Parawai Committee was £102, but reserving the .right to let booths.

Mr Craig said on behalf of Mr Wilson he claimed that the races be fixed to take place at Tararu, :;as. he considered the offer of £65 exclusive of what money might be realised from letting booths, a better offer than £102 inclusive of booths.

A long discussion . then took place, ia which Messrs Craig, Vaughan, Jtobinson and others joined, some gentlemen considering that Tararu was the best offer, others that Parawai ..was., the highest. One of the Parawai Committee said that they would give £70 and ■ the booths, but others of the committee* induced" him to withdraw his offer as they considered that the Parawai offer was the highest, and therefore the races ought to take place Parawai.

Mr Vaughan immediately offered -to give £71 and the booths, and argued that the absence of gate money, and, the cheaper rate at which visitors could be conveyed to and from Tararu, made it more desirable that races should be held there. He proposed that' the sense of the meeting be taken on- the subject, and the matter decided.

Mr Robinson did not think that it- was a question for the meeting to decide in that way. The meeting had been adjourned to allow the.committees time to make definite proposals, and the highest ofi'er ought to decide the matter. Mr Cook said that they ought to consider the suitability v of the course, which he contended was all in favour of Parawai. For his own part, he said he would not run a donkey at Tararu

A gentleman present considered Tararu course the better, and said he would not run a donkey at Parawai. 'Mr Steedman thought that a good deal of time was.being cut to waste.. As the offers had been assimilated, and there was only a pound difference, he thought that the meeting could decide on it at once. He understood that Parawai would give £70 and the booths, and Tararu £71 and the booths. He proposed, therefore, that each committee hand over cheques for their amounts, and the meeting decided between them.

Mr Melhose seconded.the motion

A further discussion then ensued without the motion being put, or anything being done. Mr Vaughan- proposed that the offer of Tararu be accepted. Mr Melhose seconded the motion.

This motion also was not put to the meeting, which thea broke up. without any definite result being arrrived at.