Vice-Royalty on Racing.
-- «- ; — At the luhcheou on the Adelaide Cup Day His Excellency Bir William Robinson took the opportunity of reE lying to: those persons who cavil at im rbr : according his patronage to the turfY Sir William said— " He was aware, as regards racing, that man? good people objected to it on princi-
pie. Many anonymous representations had been ma<h> to him urging linn u> take no part in raring because of tinbad' influence which surrounded it. It was a grief to him at any tim* to wound the susceptibilities of concientious people, whatever their views mi.ht oe ; but this was just one of those questions in regard to which persons in his positio . must be guided by their own opinion:, of what wa« right; and he felt hat the more racing was conducted by \nnple of probity and position the more lik'ly it was to be purged of those evil influuence which admitted! v surrounded it, and on this account he felt it his duty, inasmuch as racing would exist, whether he encouraged it or not, to do what he could, by hid influence, to see that it was maintained on that footing which would justify lightminded people and well-wishers of the community in taking part in it "
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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 9, 30 June 1883, Page 3
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210Vice-Royalty on Racing. Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 9, 30 June 1883, Page 3
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