THE NGARUAWAHIA TROTTING RACE

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 567, 8 January 1876, Page 3

THE NGARUAWAHIA TROTTING RACE

Sib, —I ask your favor to publish this letter so as to assist in tracing who is responsible for doing Lady out of the honor after winning the Ta^e. Clipper and Lidy belmg t) tyro settlers who wore taken thu way by sporting men " have jou any confidnnco in your horsfM P if jou have ■enter them, for tho Ngaru iwaha i nice* " our ans.vcr wi 3 that hay makin* was of far grcator importance to m than wumin«: races at Ng.irua wahla. Mr G-Kirkwoo I thereupon agreed to ■enter tho Inr^es in Ins ny-no anl take cliu-ge of them at Ngaruiwahii, with tho understanding |thafc be (Mr Kirkwjod) woul I give tho nuno oi owner* as subscribers to Iho race fund. The owtVT of Laly at once wrjto and posted a lott^r to Mr GilFiey, the I6ltjr being signed by '& K.rkwooH. Lott"r to Mr Giffney, Sejretar^.lo Ngaruawib. ia R icps. Sir, — In reference to the rro'tinr mvtch to ro no oft" at your sports, what is tho distance ? phois • cater bay mare L idy, five y ears old. I shill bii in Nsjaru.iwdhia withio a week. — Yours trul. , •d.c, G- Kirkwood. JVcembir 17th, 1873. Tho aboTO letter was answered b) Mr liiffnoy, stating the course to bo a milo round anJ iha<he riiiora were to bo citch rr •is'hts. Tim lftte * »d in the possession of Mr Kirk'Vuod. After the roco w«s won by L«lv, Mr <riffncy denied having receive I or a iswoced a letter from Mr Kirkwood, «nd Tvhile tlie argument was pom i on Mr G-tfFiipy win applied to for a bet ho iiadlosi, he denic 1 losing on the ground that •Lady would bo disqaihfied. The letter of December 17 in tlie only instrnoti >ns known oF Iry tho wwncr of Luly, and Mr •Q Kirkwood dt-uies any contrary liiitruc ions. At any rate tlie general opinion appeared to bo that it was afl fttr at stait ni». Not a w 'p -r -wv» heir.l of unytUiag unfair. Mr Boon di i niiy week* previom 111 1 tlie race that he cou.d 'bant ljiidv and Rive 51)1) y ir h st*rt in two mile*, -and in lo'lging his protest m vdo loud boast o€ beinu ablo to beat the mir.*aud would give her 'the same itart, any wh tj an 1 A>r imy amount. Whal I hare to iay to that \i, let him keep 'bis word, name the amount and meet me 20 miles from Cambridge on the Hamilton Road in ■front of Mr Ev»en't farm, tho best and itraight«it piece of road in Waikato. A few words Iwhile I am writing «howmis the difFerence ■between the Ngaruawahift sports and the sports of Alexandra and To Awaiuutu. The NgarusJ TTiliia people do not clritnto own race horses, yet •credit is duo to them for holding tho champion ■sports of Wmkato and giving long notice by advertisement inviting all parts of W«ik*t« to compete. Alexandra and To JLwamutu peopkl who own the mott raceuorsrs in the Waikato, and do trarel roun»l to compete for every event, yet »lh. y hold their own races exclusively for their own horses. One advertisement appeard on December 21, and all entries close tho next day, <or at least ono or two days before horses could •ba entered from other parts of Waikato. — I am, Ac, Lady. Cambridge, January 3rd, 1876.

THH ACSTBAIA.s'IAN O.V SlB GbOR&JB GItET. — The following is the pat*a[»e from an article in tho Auatrala-ian on Sir Georgo Grey, read by Mr Leslie, when proposing Mr Wliitaker at the late election at Cambridge :—": — " Tho selection of "Sir George Grey as leader of th« Opposition appear* to hare been a fortunate cirautrgbmce for the Minutry. His long TJtiremen'. from publio life hat evidently unfitted him for the position in which he hut been placed. It u evident from hi* speeches in the Home of R'pr««outattre« that while the eld fire remains in him, be had no longer the ability of using it with wisdom, or even with propriety. Alwayj at variance when he wan a Governor with the Secretary of Stnte for the Colonies, ho seems to have lost no opportunity during the sittings of the Assembly to assail the Governor (the Marquis of Norminly), t.o quarrel with the Minutry, and quib•b'o upon every tn£e. If any weight whs attached to hia name, it is lost ; if anything was fc expected from his presence in the Houie, the ™ expectation has been vain ; and a Ministry that, in the abionco of Sir Julius Vogel, was supposed to bo weak, has been found to be firm, united, «nd atrong. All the better for New Zcul.ind, winch is carrying out 10 large an experiment in "the policy of anew country." Now is the time to subscribe to Saturday Nioiir. Two Bbwi.no machines to be given to Subscribers, valued at Seven and- Six Guineas for solving a. n Idle, or writing the host css.iy on the most enjoyable way of spending Christmas in the Colonies. Agents everywhere — Advt.