THE ANNIVERSARY SWIMMING RACES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2429, 4 February 1888, Page 2

THE ANNIVERSARY SWIMMING RACES.

TO TIIK EDXTOIi. Sin,—The writer in your Thursday's issue, signing himself, "The Secretary Waikato Anniversary Swimming Races," ought to be sure of his facts before accusing any one of writing a letter whose whole tenor is " misleading, and inaccurate." There were Waikato Anniversary Swimming Races on the river on Saturday last, and of this fact your truthful and captious critic is well aware. The " incident " did take place of winch he is also aware having received official notice of it from Mr Smith. "The person H. Smith," as he is described with a courtesy peculiar to " The Secretary etc " and another ornament of Victoria-street, was secretary of the Waikato Anniversary Swimmimr Races on the river even as his critic held a similar jaw-breaking title on the Lake. Finally Thursday's letter is well described in its own superfluous language as " misleading, inaccurate, and presumptious " (sic).—Yours truly, A. Mkmdbk ov Committee. Hamilton, Feburary 2nd, 1888. TO THE EDITO'.t. Sib.,—A letter appears in your issue of Thursday headed "A Correction" the whole tenor of which is misleading and inaccurate. In the first place the Waikato Anniversary Swimming Races did take place mi the Waikato River as they have always hitherto done. In the second place the incident mentioned as a "swimming dispute " also took place. And finally the person calling himself H. Smith was elected by the Committee. The words used in Mr Sandes's letter headed as " A Correction " have been recapitulated to avoid presumption.—Yours, The Committee H.A.S.R. TO TUB EDITOU. Sin,—ln answer to a letter headed "A Correctiwn," which appears in your issue of the 2nd inst , I have to apologise for using the following hackneyed quotation, "What's in a name ! A rose with any other name would smell as sweet." Now, the promoters of the lake sports evidently do not believe their sports would smell as sweet by any other name than "The Waikato Anniversary Swimming Races," and several of the committee of the "original sports on the river '" are willing they should borrow theirs, though it does seem rather a paradox, as the lake is in the Waipa county, and some two miles from Hamilton. The incident mentioned, "A Swimming Dispute," did occur at the races on the river, and as Missen has given the second prize (7s o'd) to the Lake Sports as conscience money, I should strongly recommend the other man to hand in his prize (£3) to the District Hospital. I may also state that I was elected secretary by the committee who organised the sports on the river. In conclusion, if the Secretary of the Lake Sports "had died when first he did presume, he had not lived to air his own presumption." (Slightly altered). "The" Secuktauy Waikato Anniveksahy Swimming Stouts. Hamilton. 3rd February, 1888.