THE SPORTS COMMITTEE.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 434, 21 December 1868, Page 2

THE SPORTS COMMITTEE.

(To the Editor of the Westport Times and Charleston Argus.) Sib, —I have heard a great deal lately about our Sports Committee. Excuse my asking how is it that their meetings are not reported. Other bodies with less public funds at"their disposal have their deliberations placed before your readers, and, as a subscriber to the race fund, I must submit that it is justice neither to the members of the Committee, nor the public, that rumor and gossip should be Hie only medium through which the public know what the Sports Committee are doing. It is said that their meetings are boisterous and violent in personalities, and that the sports are likely to be endangered by discord and dissension nmong the members. I was in hopes that the presence among them of a real live Inspector of Police would have had a restraining influence, but they don't seem to mind him a bit. Possibly hisunoffendingdisposition and extreme good-nature are unequal to the task. Now, Mr Editor, will you try what reporting will do ? It might have more effect in preserving peace and harmony than the Inspector's influence; and I am sure the public would like to hear what the Sports Committee are doing at their numerous meetings.

Permit me to make oue other suggestion—solely, of course, in the interest of the public sports. Perhaps it would be better if the Committee did not thrust the office of steward upon Mr Franklyn. His official and sporting duties might not harmonise, and dissatisfaction to the public, and a lecture or reprimand from head - quarters might be disagreeable and embarrassing to all parties concerned.—Yours truly,

a subscriber to the Sports Fund. [We are inclined to doubt the sincerity of our correspondent's wish for full reports of the Committee's proceedings. Full reports of their meetings would certainly not accord with the interests or the tastes of the majority of our readers, and we have thought it sufficient, for all good purposes, to state merely the result of each meeting. On no better authority than our correspondent quotes —common rumour—we believe the proceedings of the Committee have been characterised by warm discussions, if not dissension, but this has, no doubt, beeu the result of a praiseworthy desire on the part of everyone to do his best for the object in view. At least, we hope so. A.nd. we believe that there is now a " cessation of hostilities." We can scarcely agree with our correspondent's final suggestion. We consider the appointment quite as good as any of the others made, and likely to give equal public satisfaction.]