HAMILTON SPORTS COMMITTEE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2086, 19 November 1885, Page 2

HAMILTON SPORTS COMMITTEE.

Tiih committee of tlie H.unilton annual sports met on Tuesday evening at the K«>y vl Hotel. Present: Mc«ih S uides (chairman), O'Neill, llach. Barton, tl. White, limdoii .uid Kdg<>cmibe.--The Chairman said theprincip.il reason for call m,» th>- committee? togethei was to te.irn how lie had got on in reference to obtaining the excursion train from Vuckland f«>r Hoxitig Day. The Secret.ny It.irl Ihmiil fiom Mi Hudson, who pointed out th.it he wan vuiy desiunis of meeting the committee in tiie nnttei but as the tacts .it Kllefhe come oil on that d ij he could not possibly sp,ue the necessai) engine jxiwer and stock, but if some other d.iy could be settled upon hi thought theio could bo no difficulty in the in.ittor. I "pon tho strength of this he had consulted several business people, and found th.it to .liter the date from tliu Saturday to the Monday had theii entiro ipproval. l r pon this ho had wired to Mi Hudson, asking if the dutc were postponed to Monday whether ho would lay on an excursion. Mr Hudson's reply to' thin \\a^ th.it, subject to the appimal of tho geneial ni.mngci, ho would hii\e ninth pleaMiie m doinjj •«>.— Tho Chairman <«.iid that with this l>efore he thought they might ceitainly reckon tliat this jHnnt was fanl\ settled." It was then moved by Mi fWton that, h.iMiie he.nd the lejioit, the annual -.ports be neld on Monday, l)eceinbor Wth, inntead of lioxmg J)ay as at hist arranged. This was seconded by Mr < J. White ami carried. Tho Secretary was duectrd to notify thu change to the secietary of tho Cambridge Sports Committee without delay, as it was undei^tood that 15o\ing Day would ha\o best muted their nports, ft point the Cambridge committee had conceded so a-, not to clnnh with tho Hamilton meeting. MessisC. LeQuesne and Stevens weie added to the committee. The secre tut}' was- instructed to write to Mr C. Tipppn and ask him to act on tho committee, as he was an old suppoiter of the^e, gatherings, and hit experience in the nntter would be of considerable v.iluo to the committee in peifectmg their several .lri.uigements. Messis ISaiton, Sandes and H.ich weie, appointed to diaw up the programme. A[»'ssis Bindiin, White, Sandes and Lef^uesiie, wore appointed .1 ground committee, to t,iko .ill necess.ny stej)s t«> pet tho tmck into hrst class i mining older. Tho hocretary was aKo renuncd that it would be necessaiy to m.ike a foimal apjilication to the domain boaid for pei mission to hold tho spoits <ni the hqtiare, and .ilso to do any w oiks net <*s*aiv to put it in older. — This concluded the business.

Messrs W" T. Humor and Co. will sell at the Cambridge \ ards on Ihursday, the 20th inst., fat cattle, fat sheep, store crfttlc, d nrj cons, &.C. O« Saturday, the 28th, they will sell at Cambridge, a large number of horses of various sorts. On Tuesday, the 18th December, they will jard.it Ohaupo, COO head mixed cattle, ai per full list to advertisement,