SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1317, 19 March 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

PLEASANT POINT RACES. The annual race meeting at Fleaiant Point took place last Tuesday. The attendance was fair, and: everything passed off pleasantly. The following are the results of the various events ? Handicap Hurdles, of 20 sots. Two miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Nomination, 10s 6d; acceptance, £1 Is. Mr R. Agnew’s b g Unit, aged, lOst 31b (Dunn) 1 Mr P. Jones’s b g Waverley, Cyra, 9st 51b ..., (Owner) 2 Mr R. Henry’s b g Faust, 10at 91b ... 3 Mr M. Oonolly's Black Prince was scratched. Totalisator, £18: dividend, £4.

Hack Hurdles,, of 10 bo vs. One and e-half miles, over eight flights of £ hnrdles. Weight not less than 12st. Post entries 10s 6d. Jp Mr Agnew’s Donald ... (Hammond) 1 ■ Mr G. Wood’s Lubra ... (Owner) 2 Mr Shaw’s Black Damon (Owner) 3

Mr Hobbs’s Shadow, and Mr Mazengarb’s Prince also ran.

Totalisator, £45 ; dividend, £2. Maiden Plate, of lO sovs.; for District Horses only. Weight for age. For all horses the bona fide property of residents in the district for thrss months previous to the meeting, and that never have won £lO of public money. One and a-half miles. Entrance £1 Is, on the night of general entry. Mr R. Agnew’s b g Unit, aged, 9at Alb (Dunn) I Mr F. Fielding’s ch m Twilight, 4yrs, 9st ... (Burgess) 2 Mr H. McLean’s blk ra Otter, aged, 9st 41 b ... 3

Mr T. Kinoahan’a Mischief, 4yrs ; Ito H. Strutbers’ Day Dream, 4yrs ; and Mr* S. Jackson’a Bell, syrs, also ran. Totalisator, £SO ; dividend, £2 7s. Point Cup, of 30 sovs. Two miles. No-

Messrs M. and C. Hobbs’ blk m Hine-

rua, aged, 9st Bibs (Blackmore) 1 Mr T. Kinnahan’s b ra Mischief, 4yrs, 7st 12lbs (Wedderell) 2

Mr Henry’s Faust vras scratched. Totalisator, £5 ; dividend, £1 2s 6d. Farmers’ Plate (gentlemen riders). Welter weight for age. One mile. Ten aors. For all horses bred and owned in the district. Nomination, 10s 6d. Acceptance, 10s 6d. Mr F. Fielding’s Twilight, 4yrs, 10»t : > nibs) ... (Hunt) 1 Messrs M. and C. Hobbs’s Hinerua,

list lib ... ... (M. Hobbs) 3 Mischief was scratched. Totalisator, £lB ’dividend, £2 6s. ■ Trotting Race, of 7 soys. Three miles.' Time handicap. Nomination, 10a fid, Acceptance, 10s fid. Any horse breaking to turn. Weight not leaa than 10st. Mr H. O. Dossitt’s Waterwitch,sosecs, (Hunt) 1 Mr F, Fielding’s Jessie, 65secs, (Owner) 2

Totalisator, £lB ; dividend, £2 6». Sx. Patrick’s Dat Handicap, of 20 sove. One and a-quarter miles. Weights to be declared after the Point Cup is run. Nominations, 10s ■ fid. Acceptance, £1 Is. Mr M. McS. Gentleman's Little Doll, syrs, fist 121bs ... ... ... 1 Messrs M. and O. Hobbs’s b m Hinerua, 9st 7lbs f; .. 2 Mr H. McLean’s Sweet William, 4yrs, 7st6lbs ... 3 Totalisator, £62.; dividend, £3 9s. Hack Race, of 5 sovs. One mile. horses which have never won money. Catch weights. Post entry, lOsfid. Mr King’s Nelly 1 There were ten entries fer this race. Totalisator, £33 ; dividend, £29145. Consolation, of 10 sovg. One mile H«idicap for all horses beaten at this -J Meeting. Entry, £1 Is, Mr Hobbs’s Shadow, 7st 101 b... ... 1 Mr Kinnahan’s Mischief, Dafc.lOlbs ... 2 Mr H. McLean’s Sweet William, Bst 10:bs ... ... ... ... 3 Totalisator, £G; dividend, £2 14s.

IEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The usual monthly meeting of the above Committee was held last Tuesday, evening, Present Messrs (Chairman), Bolton, Gray, Brown, Miles, and BJylh, MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters were read From Mr Bryars, asking for a holiday on the day of the cheap excursion to Christchurch.—The Chairman said after ctjfr suiting with some members he had granted the holiday.—His action was approved, From the Board of Education, stating that the application for a grant of £5 for shingling the play-ground would be con* sidered with similar applications, and a fair portion given. - From the same, intimating that £63 3s Wj lid had been placed to the credit of the ™ Committee for salaries. From the Postmaster-General, stating that ho good purpose would be served by

giving the Committee the anonymous letter in hie possession re Mr O’Halloran’s resignation. From Mr W, Bryars, enclosing £3 6s for stationery ; also stating that the number on the mil was : Boys, 187 j girls, 161; total, 338. Strict average attendance : Boys, 134.7 ; girls, 102.3; total, 237. Working average : Boys, 138 ; girls, 106; total, 243. Highest attendance, 274. He also enclosed the names of children who were irregular in attendance. —It was resolved to write to the parents informing them that unless the children attend school regularly they will be prosecuted.—Mr Bryars also stated that it might meet the wishes of the Committee to give a weeks’ vacation at Easter.—lt was resolved ; “ That the school be closed for one week at Easter,”

chairman’s statement,

The Chairman said he had bought a tuning fork in Christchurch and had arranged for keeping the children in school until after the express train passed.—The action of the Chairman was approved, UNFAIR DISTRIBUTION OF FRIZES, Mr Bolton said that a report had reached him to tbe effect that one of the children who had received more marks than others had not been awarded a prize, while others, who had not been equal to Mm, received prizes. Mr Gray said he quite agreed with Mr Bolton. He did not like to say that favoritism had been shown, but at the same time everything was not right. He thought the best way was to award the prizes in accordance with the Inspector’s report. The Chairman said he saw written on one of the applications for money for stationery. etc. ; ,£ My children got no prizes —.No prize, no stationery money. No action was taken in the matter, but it was decided to inform the teacher that in future the prizes were to be awarded according to the Inspector’s report. VISITING COMMITTEE. Mr Bolton said he had visited the school with Mr Lee, and found two panes of glass broken. One of the pipes in the lavatory, was also out of repair.—lt was decided to have the necessary repairs done. Messrs Miles and Blyth were appointed visitors for the ensuing month. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. Mr Bolton then moved the motion of which he had given notice, which was to the effect that the Presbyterians be charged £lO a year for the use of the school rooms for Sunday school purposes. If the Committee got this money it would be a great help to the incidental fund. Their incidental fund was insufficient, and he believed the Presbyterians would only be too willing to pay if asked. It was wrong to ask parents for fuel money while they had this means ot raising a revenue.

Mr Brown : What extra cost would the Committee be put to 1 Mr Bolton : Not any, I belieye, except the cleaning of the school. ■ Mr Brown ; What would he the gain to the Committee ?

Mr Bolton : About £6 a year. Mr Gray objected to the motion being discussed until it was seconded.

Mr Bolton said he hid a perfect right to speak to the motion before it was seconded.

Mr Gray said he had not. Mr Bolton held he had, and to settle the dispute Mr Job Brown seconded the motion pro forma. . Mr Bolton said if this resolution were carried it would not be necessary for them to be going to the Education Board asking for a grant in aid, or levying a rate as they were now doing. The school was granted first temporarily while some alterations were being made in the Presbyterian Church, but these alterations had not yet been made. There was then only one room asked for; next two rooms were taken, and then the whole school. They could do what they liked in the school now. Even what they paid Batterby did not go through the Committee, showing the Committee had no control at all, It was giving an undue advantage to the Presbyterians over all the other denominations.

Mr Gray said he bad not intended to say one word only for the untruthful and rambling statement made by Mr Bolton. He denied that no other denomination could get the use of the school. They could if they asked for it. Nothing had come before the Committee on tbe subject, and Mr Bolton had gone out of his way for no good purpose. It was provided that religious teaching should he given in the schools, out of school hours, and any other denomination could have it as well as the Presbyterians if they asked for it. Tho hours could be arranged. Mr Bolton: Where is the untruthfulness of my statement 1 Mr Gray : You said no addition had been built to the Church. Mr Bolton ; Neither has there been. Mr Gray : I say there has, Mr Bolton : Not since then. ' Mr Gray : There has been an addition built to tbe Church. Mr Bolton held that no addition had been built since the Sunday school was held in the school. He was elected for the first time in 1882, and it was in that year that the school was given to the Presbyterians, but it was long before that that the additions had been made. Mr Brown said he was n member of the Comraitte when it was granted. The application was first for a class room for the senior scholars, but afterwards, as Mr Bolton said," they took it all. Mr Blyth said that by charging £lO they would be debarring any other denomination from taking it, and disturbing the denomination which was doing good in it at present. They were doing no harm to it. It was as good as leaving it Idle.

Mr Bolton said they had nothing to do with religion, If they could get a year honestly out of the school it was better to do so than go to parents of children for fuel money. It was no matter to them whether it was “Jerusalem or Christy Minstrel,” so long as they paid. The Presbyterians got value and they should be ready to pay for it, “as well as for their stockings,” Mr Blyth said the children of parents of many other denominations were at the same school, Mr Bolton denied that the children of real Church of England people were there, Mr Gray said Mr Bolton pnly was making all the trouble. Mr Bolton said he mentioned it at the last annual meeting, with the result that he was returned at the head of the poll.

Mr Gray ; Oh ! You will again be returned at the head of the poll. Mr Bolton said that the year before, and the year before that also, he was a 1 the head of the poll, and he would take his oath that he never asked anyone to vote for him.

Mr Biown said a good deal of unpleasantness had been caused by giving the school in the first instance to the Presbyterians without an}' consideration. If they had been charged iomelhing for it in the begining they would not object to pay now, but having had it so long it was hard work to bring them to pay. He believed they ought to pay something. Supposing Ihoy broke the windows, or damaged the grounds, or did any other injury, why should they not pay ? It was a great convenience to them, and although he would not go so far as £lO lie certainly would charge them something. It was no hardship on them to pay for so great a privilege. Mr Gray could not see it. It was only pitting one denomination against another. Religion might bo taught in the school out of school hours and no charge ought to be made. It was a wrong step to do so. As for the children damaging the school, they were looked after very carefully by the teachers.

Mr Bolton said that was one of the things he did not wish to speak of. There was damage done by them letting their horses loose on the grounds amongst the young tree*. It was wrong to give the school the colour of one denomination. It was coining to this now ; That it was looked upon a* a Presbyterian day school a* well a* Sunday school. Mr Gray said there were more teachers of other denominations in it than Presbyterians. All this had been brought on by Mr Bolton himself.

Mr Bolton objected to have all the blame thrown on himself because he happened to belong to the Church of England. Supposing he belonged to Brigham Young, would Mr Gray accuse him of being Brigham Yuong because he brought it forward? Mr Gray said he would be quite ready to psv for any harm done to tbe school. They had never been asked to remove, and they could not see why they should be so unmercifully trea*ed. Mr Brown said if ho were a Presbyterian he would rather pay than be on sufferance.

Mr Gray said all denominations could go there. Mr Bolton ; What is the use of talking like that. Would you send your children to a Catholic school.

,Mr Gray : I would if they taught a wide creed.

Mr Blyth said the motion would debar one body from doing useful work. H« felt quite sure the Presbyterians would leave it as booh as they could. Mr Bolton : “ I more that the school be made a present to the Presbyterians altogether," Mr Brown thought the discussion was going too far. He would move as an amendment —“ That the Presbyterians be charged £5 a year for the use of the school, and that they make their own arrangements with the janitor.” Mr Bolton agreed to withdraw his own motion and second this. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. Mr Gray would move as an amendment —“Thai any denomination be allowed the use of the school free of charge ; the hours of meeting to be regulated by the different denominations."

Mr Blyth seconded this, although he felt more inclined to move a direct negative.

Mr Gray said his object was so that it should not appear as a class affair. No denomination had any money to spare. They had enough to do to provide money for the children without paying for the school.

Mr Brown said the money would go back again to them. They would not have to pay for fuel. Mr Blytli said it meant simply driving the Presbyterians out of the school. Mr Brown : It must take very little to drive them out of it then. The Chairman said the matter had been fully diicussed now, and put tho amend* ment, when Messrs Gray and Blyth voted for it aud Messrs Brown and Bolton against it. Mr Brown’s motion for charging £5 was then put, and Messrs Brown and Bolton voted for it while Messrs Gray and Blyth voted against it, Mr Miles refused to vote one way or the other. The question then rested with the Chair* man, and he said he felt inclined to vote for the motion owing to the unsatisfactory state of their finances, but as feeling ran so high .he would decline to vote. The motion therefore fell through. Mr Brown intimated that he would bring the matter up again.

fuel money,

Mr Bolton then moved—“ That this Committee believing £6O, amount of Government incidental Grant, ample to meet all expenses, resolve that the headmaster be instructed to ; discontinue the practice of requesting parents to supplement the same by paying for fuel, etc., such practice being contrary to the spirit of the Education Act,”

Mr Gray said this was a villainous step to damage education in the district. This man had boasted of being at the head of the poll and he showed he was not worthy of support. There was no difficulty in arranging for every denomination being allowed to hold a Sunday school in tbe school, The hours could be arranged,

The Chairman said it wai no use in talking like that—the hours could not be arranged. They were £6 short in their incidentals last year and if they got the £5 mentioned in Mr Brown’s report it would set them right. Mr Bolton said they had decided that they did not want money to which they were lawfully entitled, and they should aak for jnoney to which they had po legal right. He djd not care whether it passed or not; he would show the public he was acting consistently anyhow. Thera were some children whoso parents could not afford to pay fuel money for them, and be was informed these were pushed away from the fire and looked down upon by the other children wbppaid, Tljat wss not a pice state of tilings and it should not be allowed. They had thrown away a lawful source of revenue and were cob lecting money from the children nn}aw, fully. Mr Gray said it was all owing to jealousy. The motion finding no seconder fell through. The Committee then adjourned.