MANAWATU RACING CLUB.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1335, 31 October 1884, Page 4

MANAWATU RACING CLUB.

TO THE ; EDITOR. V. ■ ■ [Continued] ' I Vill only quote a few extracts, out of a great number, testifying to my Efficiency during my term of, office, viz,— - I 1 Keport of race meeting held December 26th, 1883 j Manawatu Times, December 27 : " The duties of Secretary were very efficiently discharged by Mr T. E. Walton, who had evidently gone to a deal of trouble to have everything m perfect order m Jus department." , limes, December 28, 18$3: >r We must compliment the Secretary of. the M.8.0., Mr T. E. Walton , on the admirable manner m which the duties of the office were discharged by him. We hadtan opporiunity of inspecting his method of keeping the papers, &c, m conn section with each race, and for Bimplicjiy and excellence they could not t>e improved. Mr Walton is certainly botk painstaking and efficient." 8. Manawatu Times' ! report of general meeting, Jbeld January 28rd\ 18Q4 : , : <f Mr Masquarie took occasion to refer to the valuable assistance he - hadTeceived from the Secretary, Mt Walton, who was deserving of a hearty, vote of thanks, for services „ rendered. ' ; r ; , . - ; ; \'>... ;: '* 4 , Times, February ,7 fib, , 18$4 ; reports of meeting ; re ;Winter Bac€>s:'' Proposed by Mr, Abrahams an'df, seconded by Mr T." King, That, Mr .Walton be appointed Secretary for^he Winter Eace Meeting, at a remuneration^ of < 5, per cent on the gross receipts ; allusion being made, to the able manner m which Mr Wfltonhad^ acted as Secretary pf • thVGmbatits last race meeting.' V « ft < General meeting held on Fridays ; Jane 18th, 1884 : rt Proposed by'Mr Bussell, and seconded by Mr Nannestar], That a' bonus of £7 be paid to thef-^ecretary; 'this was owing tothe successful issue of the Meeting of&ay 24th; 1884." '; • : : How can the euddeh incompetericy be laid to my charge, (t being, only four months since the last proposi-* tion was carried,. and further on all occasions some of the five prodigieß we^'pi«a.ent^yet never. raised a dis-n sentient voice.. Alas i for such materb, »VT-' ■■■■'/■' ■;■" 'W ; '■'■■ : ■ ',-■: ,■/'■■', l!t'i§ Wrtfiy of note, that jane, ot th^ iSre,^ e.cdoifing ' the wholesale oogidemtiation only took hisjjeat a.s a member of the. committee on the 6th Say^of September, 1884. v ; T7as h« Jed by the nose Pfprjt is evident fce^wai got m,, a ppsition ; to ; judge, neither he, , justified m. lendor^ •in^g; the action of ;nen, , without »iCjßrfaiDing ( B6me ; fects of the .c^fif, Awfully "■ like individual inconsist*; ehcy^ Tot have! my sympathies | ft.L I^sliall now explain the real cause forjiHe^ action p^ the conclave o^ ( five. And aa the law puts '.'it— JTifcie rre^te^ the.tirujfch'i the greatier .the. libel, ipoils' the effect m this' case. I would Hlceto tejl wthe whole tr,iith. However the!f6llpwing is truth, "ana* I can bring witness to proye the following assertion, yiz :— i'hat. my, opposition i to" the draining 'course' jobbery . was distasteful, an<lTiihe injfe was ready to go to. the. tiii£' evsa. when my back was turned as^ in" the present case, it hi < struck at my^reputation. To make a, long story short; 'certain monies' ".were. available t after ". the 'winter meeting 1 (owing.l Buppose «o Vthe want of energy J bn the part 6f Secretary) ..lt was decided this mpneyj should; be eip^en4ed,on:the preparation of trkining ; CQUise. I was no longer m the.. sv?im, (as ,tbo saying, is.) Although Secretary of the' Club, . I .'. was; inpt aware that any work ,was proceeding °^ v^ ul 'Se, until I was so. informed by, members of the Glub, and Others, who complained to me. A .tjbat'th(s'.^'lnoney of the Club should bt spen fc, in> day labor instead of, calling i or tenders, m the ÜBual waV, whic]i, would have prove . £ saving y to the Club. They also cbrnplaihed ihat^Mr>"athaß,:a member of the ' Committee,,, sliouid have the work] solely- . m" ban&. I was ~< P^# m j the; matter,, and when I .expressed myself ; tol;he effect that tendjers.shqujd be called for- the work, "I was immediately a marked man.- Evein ' a straw will •how which way the wind blows. I ksfte; cnt this short, being of an ufapleasant'nature. The balance m hand was f?s 12s sd. The cost of making training course was '£67B Isß 3d>: , iTheClnb still owe on tbk training , course two shillings and tenpence. And the members will probably pay me the debt of gratis tude, when they meet on .Tuesday next- the, 4th of November— £soo P.w .^annum will not induce me to ever' hoM bißce m company with the " Boond liobin," of five—," Evil communications," <Jbc. •" i ; •■■■;?,»•■ ':.'.; .■.■? I am, &o.,''. ■1 ■ i ; ./, /;T.B. Walton, Sec. M.'fl.Ci;;