THE LATE REVIEW AND RACE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 1, 27 December 1877, Page 2

THE LATE REVIEW AND RACE.

i Sir, — Allow me, through thy • columns of the Waikato Times, t< 1 make a few remarks on the Cavalry teview— in the first place, to stau that I oonsider it a piece of prsumption on the part, of the Wai , kato Turf Club to introduce race•on that day. There are® nf any "i^i th* Waikato who have no sympathy 1 with the turf, knowing 1 the ..terrible ' ass"»ciations with • which., it is -rats ! femded. The history m m»my res* • peots is dark, and won't hear the iiijht. What hopes—fond/ parental hooes have been blight! f? on w the race course eternity alone will disclose. Those of 'ii?, therefore, wh t . on principle, have no affinity with the turf should hot Qn ac|ay whep_ we should as many as possible go to the Review, .to cheer by qui* presence, and give our noble Cava. iry Force to. feel we appreciate t.bejr brave conduot m forming togethi-r as the defenders of our district, -md, hive no doubt, should their services be required, would i»e found eqhal to the emergency, which a may it please Gol to avert-wwe, should like to tal?e our young people oii' such an occasion, and therefore say it is bad taste on the payt of the Turf O'ub to push themselves forward on such occasions. It is possible I may be retorted upon bysaying there were cler_rymen, elders, and officers iv clntrohes, as Vfidl Js Sunday-schoolteachers, who remained long on tho course to enjoy its pleasures. Then I say—' mire the pity that suuh do no consult wi-i. prayerfal oaro the Ejible—^heir Directory,— and. hoar. i*s warning voice. Is it. any wonder that vital Godliuess is at so lew an ebb m our midst wh n standard-bearers m our churches should si notion by their prepuce—the turf. Jn the second place, I would w-oarfc'tfcitt the JReview \va 9

sacrificed— hurried over laijgP^belore j the ad ver tised hiiu r ' -to" make" "WayJ* for the races. Parties who <3bg<ym see the Review got there time to be too. laf,e» andflHeiM being muloted&v paymijAtfMitri but with the N OMBmen^§^)e lS-Riv^ conneciion wilftfentrancS^e^^iay; say —this is a pit cc of as j^lu_jt_iiig an attempt tc extort moBS-^to ; hojp. Who ever heard — ever knew of a fee bt.ing charged on a review ec- - •Maa_iof_^p~y-hay^ j t» jha_^^|y^j^nv- alife atteuded a giocl rnauy^^B'ut caiiuol vmir&vdm& Jhßis-i.ir^ii^luu. toyol ali^^atteiiipC^s^'ahluiieotothe Turf Com_ntttee(jte -A^rieud of miue,^@^^^^^^f the officers' Cv^|^^^p}_^-^pS ct >oh with ¥ iheit^n^_^||T_siltj^t^j_t|l t^f'^Hiyfl-^^the^ing^as^a^er-fMt^-sWdS adiaSd^liS™ Lyon was to blame m sanctioning and being party to t^e act, Colonel Lyon may hear of -thitf tfiatlrMre joug m higtoplacespa-i suoh trifling | Whe such ocoasibus] ilf bWtne^Me ? *ij^^fi^ and will not be tamely sub»| mitted to. I may be permitted to! | say that 1 cannot divest myj mind; ; of the feeliuo--ttiat-t-he-Turt~Gmb-by; ; i iut.roauciug . the races on this occasion were driving the wedge{^|W<gr|jip^ng to X-, get a relish for the races on other occasions, i.h^ving^ nojy ; ,. to. .uany who would not .have been! 5 oye-witneases ot the races bat foil ' . h*. iteview. In conclusion, I te&i ' thankful- -to'-Htie'i prbprietfei&i'lQitjthe J k Weekly, J^Tewa » tor their notice oj; ' tue clei'gyt_seh- r W_id a Wel;e there m ! ' uueir, " l'alk m, Towu." f Tiie, , ext »mple tliua i "set 'cau^^nTrrdlla^tble injury to the cause, ot Christ^ Atev •ye oomiug back io the d.ys oi * Jilugiaud's'dirkiiess^Wiien racing, 1 'a_u.fciugy and drinking parsons wer|. 1 ue custom.- If '.some parsons couid. iuake it so, -they could not use ; ooLter mounts' 'thftntlfey are domjj'' k j consummate" "this, aud such dejiaring -he-naelv'es ft be the . Vonly. 00^^^? « J>f .•:*-_? -Apostles.,— |l' ; ' .m, etc.', V^j_fi£irW_Bi-lilSr-* ,> ? } *