GREYMOUTH RACES.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 156, 12 January 1867, Page 2

GREYMOUTH RACES.

A meeting, specially called by Mr F. D Hamilton, . respecting the proposed Grcymoutli races, was, held at KiJgour's, \Jnion Hotel, on Wednesday evening hist. Thp following gentlemen were present : — Jlcssys Qomiskoy, KJlgpmy Hughes^ Boucher, «Jo,hnston, Micldleton, Somnor, i^.ccn^n, Maxwell, Slattery, Maclean, Fisher, M'Farland,' Qlenn, Hamilton, Kennedy, Sliecdy, SAiiytlie, Ashton, Fitzgerald, Cr-awfoyd', and. 'others. Mr Comiskey av.ls voted to the chair. ' The Chairman expiated the object o£ the meeting, and ' called, for any ; propositions on the matter. Mr Kilcjour proposed that there shoult\ be a rage meeting;, th,e, success pf the late Hokitika nieetjug being a guo,c\ guarantee. ,. .. for- similar success here, as, Greymouth was known not to be inferior in spirit to. any place on the We3^ Qpa&t. Mr Mißia.s!QN seconded the m.atipn v which was carried. The Qhajbman suggested that thei^e ba • three days* pacing, and the celebration of . §t. . Patrick's .'/Pay. be the first day of the. meeting. Being put to those assembled,/ this was unanimously carried, Mr Hajii^ton explained the way in A^hich the Hokitik.a races, had been got up,' and the, ti-iiunnhant success. thji£,t tia<\; attended them, He. a|so mentioned the ground' lie had selected, winch would not cost much to get ready, and being Government land, if would be advisable to apply../;, at once for a grfyrfc, and th,us secure aq annual income, ' Mr Kilgoub expressed his high approval of this idea, and the meeting con-s. firmed it. • v '■■,/■ The following gentlemen were. thei\ nominated stewards, with, penyer-to add to, ' their number: — Messrs Coniiskey, Kilgour,. - J. Johnston, Slattery, Sheedy^* Hugh.es.jF ' •* Maclean, Fisher, A. Soinner, Middleton, A^iton(^ilzgfrffl<l/ » W? Kpinedy,- JpkvJps,. Lanniih, ofieim, %ali Ja)Be^otelfleßraiiXl, O'DoMell. v and Morton., /it was also, decided 'to wait upon M.essra. Revell, Aylmer, Kynnersley, and Kissing,,' and request their acceptance of. : offiqef Mr F. D. Hamilton was requested to, = act as secretary and cler,k <$ | the ; course!" and consented so to do. v • . A subscription was at ojps s,tar, ted x and nearly LIOO was given on ■"■the spot. Mr Hamilton xneqtipiied that .-'lie was ' obliged to go to Ghtis^churchj for the! champion races coming off next week, but. he guaranteed -to retu,rn tp Greymouth in about a fortnight, and remain to lay out the course, and- conduct all necessary . arrangements. : ■ The meeting' then, broke up, in high spirits, after- a justly evened yoiieoi thanks, to the Chairman. '