CHRISTMAS SPORTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 156, 12 January 1867, Page 3

CHRISTMAS SPORTS.

((To the Editor of the Oiry Jiiriy AryjM.) , Sin,: — If I have trodden upon the toes of two or three of the members of the Sports '< and wishing to comply with the request of Mr Somner (who feels jt .must I do apologise for having done so. Sir, referring to the Jiiyh leap I misunderstood, ami pulled vaulting the high leap, of which Mr Robson was the successful competitor, also for quoins, for which Robspn has . tjeen compelled to sue in the Magistrate's JUouit to got the cash. The case was nonsuited on tjje ground of having sued the wrong l>;u - ty, (the Treasurer.) The s;une course \» i)i)\v taken against the Secretary, #nd ittluiti f#Us it is the determination of the winner of the vaulting and the quoits to sue £he whole of fche committee. ,1 o:f.i\)iot\uidur.stand why tjie money is not paitj, fpr it is a .disgnics to thofe havjiuj the iiian/i»eiuei>fc of the affair. I stated in my orjgjual letter th»fc I would aijaiu contribute to assist the Committee out .of ti/cir diljejnma, bi;t on second coiisuler.-i---tioitfl shall require to see a balance sheet, ..' .and for the youthful Secretary to give an aoconut how the nipney has bepn spent. I < •may state that I culled u^oiithe Secvetavy ' and asked to see Ijjs balance sheet, and to 'my surprise lie told me he Jjad not one. How h;is he accounted to his colleagues if he lias not nip.de out his accounts in a proper manner? lam quite in the dark as to how the L' 245 has been expended ; that is the * sum collected from the public, sale of booths, puid entry£mo! ey from tl a .oiire itors. The prizer, if all had been paid would amount to about LIStK There is & rumor about the p)vrn that the largest account paid by the 0 munittee (excelling advertisements) was for Ka-ka siiMyar, "champagne, &(.-., to wash them do \\n> I hope there is no foundafiion for such a report, and shall be glad to "ii'cara contradiction. As regards the subscriptions I can with confidence state, that there was not one wljo subscribed nearly double as much as I did, so much for Air ijouuuei'd fabulous statement, for there are pnly ten of the .-irisiocrftey of the Grey that subscribed more, than I did, and what was the amount, only Ms more each, while there was 110 behind me. I shall wiat to see the )Seereti\ry make out a proper account and hope not to be disappointed. Trusting that .on auj' other occasion we shall have a more experienced Secretary, and one well uy to his work. I am, &c., „: ,). Fishei:, Old KngiUnd Hotel. Greyniouth, 11th January, ISii].