LITTLE RIVER RACES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 402, 11 June 1880, Page 3

LITTLE RIVER RACES.

To the Editor of the Aharoa Mail

Silt,—From the report given of the R.M. Court, held at Little River on the 29th May, I notice that a few cases were gone into for. fighting, &c, in connection with the Races held at that place on theQueen'e .Birthday. Being art eye witness to the .alleged,fighting, the only appioach to a 'dieturbpneeavrr a .gentleman taking hie coat 0ff.,1 never wiw a blow struck the whole' dayj; .and don't hesitate in saying .t))&t;du.iwg ;thei : whofe. course of my ex.pe.rieriCje; a [more orderly people never asgerpb'led together.*.; Does/ the .taking, off a geritjeijr»'an'& enat; constitute .fighting? I don'tthinlc.so, and will ask the public to endorse ,niy : remarks and look upon the .whole proceeding as a waste of paper and magisterial duties. ......

> Yours, &c, . FELIX McIIUGII. TuHaghnidre, June £ . (Tour;' letter [ ■strictly speaking, have been addressed to some otherjournal, as, the AltaroaMail published no charge of fighting on the occasion referred4o. Yon raise,, however, a question of ench vast .inipprtance that we publish it, in the hope that it may be elucidated by some of our readers wlio'are mors, experienced' in these .jnaite.re'ilJ.an'oureelyes.-; takinpr off a gentleman's coat cQnptitute fighting ?'■' Well, if some other gentleman is thereby induced to tread.pn it, it, may precipitate matters in the direction of.fl fight; but as the ciiiestion Btands, we musfc really "give ..