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Tous las autras axamplalras originaux sont filmte an commandant par la pramlAra paga qui comporta una amprainte d'imprasslon ou d'lllustration at an tarmlnant par la darnlAra paga qui comporta una talla amprainta. Un das symbolas sulvants apparattra sur la darnlAra imaga da chaqua microficha, salon la cas: la symbols — »> signifia "A SUIVRE", la symbols V signifia "FIN". Las cartas, planchaa, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre fllmte A dea taux da rMuction dlff«rants. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reprodult en un seul ciichA, 11 est filmA A partir da I'angle aupAriaur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'Images nAcessaire. Las diagrammes sulvants lllustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 i 5 6 ■^.l co: .-.1 u CORRESPONDENCE, &o., BETWEEN COL. MACKENZIE PHASER, MAJOR MAGRATH, AND \ ^i^fj- ^ w. ■. MR. MAITLAND, ON BfATTEBS OONNEOTED WrTH W M '!• -ttl" * W- ^?. 'J i' 10 JUNE RACE MEETING, •CI fiJXi'hiU'i tO'^Z: '.".',•'■' TORONTO: PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE BRITISH COLONIST, /t^t^ Jtl/. t^ « < yCXu -^X- WELLINGTON BUELDINOS. 1840. /■ ^^^. /'^ Cc^^^<^*< ^c^ ^ cyy !>■ I CIRCULAR. £«.-.,^- Correspondence, &c., between Colonel Mackenzie Fraser, Major Magratb, and Mr. Maitland, on matters connected with June Race Meeting, 1839, published for the information of the Members of the' City of Toronto and Home District Turf Club) and of the Subscribew to the Races. ToRomo, 7(b Auguit, IMOi ^ -f ■- f,' /■' y*; ,. , ''^ .-^-X ^Xi'^^ CORRESPONDENCE, &c. [Copy.] LETTER TO COLONEL MACKENZIE PRASER. Toronto, August, 18S9. Dkar Sir, Magrath's Sergeants have not been as yet, over succesa- ful in collecting the remaining race monies, and he requires the money to-day which he has overpaid ; will you therefore, be so kind as to send him a cheque for the sum in the Bank; viz.:— £28 7s. 6d. cur- rency. V Yours faithfully, „ ^ . [Signed] J. MAITLAND. To Colonel Mackenzie Fraser, &ic. be. &IC. [Copy.] LETTER TO MAJOR MAGRATH. Toronto, SOih^pril, 1840. Mr Dear Sir, With all due deference, I herewith send you the state- ments (two) of my racing acoounts for 1837 and 1838, as they may assist you in making out yours for 1839, but which perhaps, ought more properly to have followed suit, and been in your possession ere this. I am happy to find that the balance of £8 68. 6d. is in my favour and hope that you are in funds for the same reason. It will most probably be wished to be known on Fndaj after- noon the sum that was raised last year, as a kind of guide for the present. Yours &c. , , [Signed] J. MAITLAND. Major Magrath, &c. Uc. be. [Copy.] NOTE PROM MAJOR MAGRATH TO Mr. MAITLAND. Dr. Maitland, I find in Your raccing account for 37 you take Credit for £35 paid by Me. I Can tell you if you think I am going to account for Money paid by Col. Frazer, Markhanit Maitland, Heath, orders, your are very Much out it will not take you ten Minuts to Come hire, at once, we will go ovei the Accounts togather, if you do not I will yust lay the beautiful documents themselves before the meeting on the 3rd and let them understand them if the Can for God Knows I Can't. .... . You Stc. be. T. W. M. ^•^L'b^O [Copy.] LETTER TO MAJOR MAGRATH. Dbar Maorath, I have your note, and it appears to me that nothing can be more simple than to make out your account, whicli only requires application, the orders you talk of are just as good as so much money, they musl stand for themselves to show how the Ainds have been expended,— you have more time and more than double pay compared to poor me, so just begin and scroll out the Dr. and Cr. of the account, and it must balance itself, as you remember we did before when it proved right. I shall be happy to have it clean copied for you, but am very busy here to-day,-— can not Count Heath, scroll it out, or Captain Jame8,-4>oth idlers. ..r - . lam, iuD. . ;vr ;..:j:: %. . 'tJ.v •;' (Signed) JOHN MAITLAND. Major Magrath, &c. kc, kc. '■ ' t [Copy.] LETTER TO MAJOR MAGRATH. • -' ' ' • ' ^ ^i' - - ToRoifTo, 6th Jtfo^ 1840. Mr Dbak Sra, ' I herewith send you (enclosed) Colonel Mackenzie Eraser's cheques (eight) and the statement from the Farmer's Bank} showing a balance of £28 7s. 6d. Currency, on 18th July 1839,— lying then to the credit of the races, which sum as I mentioned, C!ol. Fratier vavR a nhnqn* for in ynnr fiivixir «nmn time nftpr. Tliesa vouchjrs will still further enable you more easily to make out your statement for 1839. I do'nt care how soon you send me that £8 6s. 6d. ——— should ever the outstanding subscriptions be cAliected of course they will be paid into the race funds. I have Sic. (Signed) JOHN MAITLAND. Major Magrath, &o. &«. ke. 1 ■ -s, :.■ f 1 [Copy.] SUf LETTER TO MAJOR MAGRATH. ToRoifTo, S4th Juliff 1840. ^•ri*** I suppose you are aware that Mr. Boulton your succes- Bor has called upon me as well as yourself for an account, to show how the race fund stood before his acceptance of office, and you being in full possession of all the documents and vouchers connected therewith should have long ere this done so, and not required any notice from ng can squires money, e been ni pared ccount, vhen it but am Daptain D. 1840. ickenzie s Bank] 1839,— intioned, These ut your :se they ^D. . 1840. succes- liow how being in herewith ice from that quarter, or nrom me. Yet notwithstanding my repeated applica- tions to you both verbally and in writing, asititig from you as acting Treasurer to the races ot Juno 1U30, a statement of the funds for tiiat meeting, nothing of the kind however has been furnished, oven after the ItipHO of more than twelve monthu,— but as you iiavo from time to time during that period frequently stated on your being so called upon by me, your having sometimeH lost ond then found the subscription book, a similar fate you also stated to have befallen the bnlance sheet, am^. original entries for the Races, and last though not least, various sums of money which have been received by you had quite escaped your memory. I have therefore (with the most charitable intention possible) to bring to your recollection facts connected with these matters, which will I hope refreshen, and re-enlighten you on tho subject. At a meeting of the Stewards preceding these Races, Mr. Peter Buchanan, yourself and I, were appointed as Members of the Com- mittee of Finance for the purpose of collecting funds to meet tho expenditure caused on account of the Races. Mr. B. not having time to take part, this busi.iess fell upon you and I, and during the time we were so occupied and throughout the Races, I have no particular observations to make. I paid all the subscriptions and entries received before the races into the Farmer's Bank, in the name of CulnncI Mac- kenzie Fraser, the President, which amounts covered the sums required to pay the different monies run for. On tlio Monday or Tuesday evening after the races, I waited upon you at your quorters in Bay Street by appointment, agreeable to your anxious wish, and paid over to you the monies I had further received, exceeding the sum of £50, (fifty pounds,) and assisted in making at the same time a balance nhnet from t.hn siihscription book, &LC. ^c, showing f, healthy State of the funds, which I also left with you. Many sums of money I know as a matter of course, were afterwards paid by you, and many more received, some of them through me, and this went on for some months, when Mr. Heath came to the Military Secretary's Office and informed me that you were out of funds, and requesting that Colonel Mackenzie Fraser, be asked to give you a cheque or order for the remaining money in the Farmer's Bank, (£28 odds,) I instantly wrote the Colonel a note containing the substance of your message and was always given to understand that you had received the amount from the Bank until the other day. All this may be very fine sport to you, but to me it appears rather beyond a joke that I should be caused all this trouble, and a great deal more, on account of your memory or carelessness, or some other cause,— however I must now inform you, that unless you forthwith make a satisfactory statement and settlement of your intro- missions with the race funds, I will consider it a duty I owe to the ■ubscriberB and to myself to call a meeting and lay the case before them. I am, &^. (Signed) JOHN MAITLAND Secfy Toronto Races. Major Magrath, he. kc. inc. ' ' On the return of tho AsHistant Quarter Master General to Toronto, from thn liOwor Province, after a loni^thoncd abHonco, tho following conimunication woa addreHited to him :— [Copy.] • LETTER TO COLONEL MACKENZIE FRASER. Toronto, Mh Jlugusl, 1840. Sm, Major Mograth having denied on sovoral occasions, and perticularly at a Meeting of the Stewards of this year, (Colonel Airey in the Chair) held in tho Ontario House on the !24th ultimo, receiving from you the sum of £48 7s. Od. Currency, being the bnlanco of roco monies of June Meeting 1839, which remained in the Farmer'B Bank here at your credit. I have therefore the honor to request, as Secretary to these races, and Member of the Committee of Finance for that meeting, that you will be pleased to furnish me with a certified copy of any voucher you may be possessed of from Major Magiath for the money in question. I have the honor kc. [Signed] JOHN MAITLAND. Secretary. Colonel Mackenzie Fraser, President, Toronto Races, June 1839, ' wC. olC. olfC. -^ [Copy.] LETTER FROM COLONEL MACKENZIE FRASER. Toronto, Ath August, 1840. Sir, ' In reply to your note of this date relative to certain money transactions of last year's races, I have the honor to forward at your request a certified copy of a letter received from Major Magrathy acknowledging the receipt of £28 7s. 6d. from me. ^ ^ I have the honor to be. Sir, your most obedient servant, »,>''' iti [Signed] F. A. MACKENZIE FRASER, ^ President^ Turf Quh for n59. John Maitland Esq, Secretary Turf Club, &ic. &c. kc. !St;v t ■«f. .' [Copy.] VOUCHER PROM MAJOR MAGRATH. [Copy.] [Sitfnod] P. A. MACKENZIE FRASER. Toronto, llthJiugiut, 1850. Dear Sir, I rocoived yourB of the 10th instan* this ilay, cncIoBing twenty nitfht pouiidit, seven shillingu, and six-ponco, being the balance of several sums placed to your credit in the Farmer's Bank for tho purpose of paying tho purses run for in June last at the Toronto Racei I remain, dear sir, Yours trul'- rSignedl 'fHOS. MAGRATH. For J. Maitland, and P. Buchanan. To Colonel Fraser, bo. &tc. &CC. MEMORANDUM BY MR. MAITLAND. Toronto, Hth August, 1840. It will be observed that no answer appears from Major Magrath to my letter to him of the 24th ultimo, however, at a meeting of tho Stewards (Colonel Airey in the Chair, i the Major produced the extra* ordinary document as he was pleased to term it, stating at the same time as his reason for not answering it that, "considering the relative standing of tho pattiwo iu ouciuty, and my once having been a private in his troop, he could not recognize me, and therefore laid the letter before the Meeting,"* and after some more such like statements, and failing * I havo not the least ambition to rival tho gallant Major in his present very exalted " standing in society," and m\ist remark that his memory again played him false, as I never served as a private in tho Troop of which ho had the honor of being entrusted to command, although were this tho case I would not bo ashamed of it. (A good exnniplo* was shown by the Chief Justice, and the other Judges, tho Attorney General, and many more such, loyal hearts and true, while tho Major's bravery during that eventful period — robollion of 1837— was publicly questioned.) Ontho rontrary during the short time I was connected with the Troop, I served to the best of my humble ability as Adjutant, und was returned by him as such to the diflbrent departments, and at the same timo was recommended by the Mi^or for a commission, however tho Government could not allow tho number of Officers asked for by him, tho strength of tho Troop permit- ting tho employment of two Sabalterns only, wliilo to niy certain knowledge ho promised to recommend no less a number than five, and what makes these mis- takes tho more extraordinary is that he gave himself out as having served as an ClffUer in the 15th Lancers, in which school he must havo learned bcttur. in a most laughable case of what he called Forgery, viz., my caunna; to be added to the statement of the Bank account two cheques which were drawn by the President after the statement had been received from the Bank, he laid open his budget, and a statement of accounts showing the Race funds in his debt to an amount over £30 (thirty pounds,) which I pronounced to be erroneous, and asked him if he still denied receiving the £28 7s. 6d. from Colonel Mackenzie Eraser, which he stoutly adhered to on beini^ asked the same question three times, whereupon I told him he had received it, and on his being still further iotenroffated by me as to what had become of the balance sheet, and original copy of the entries for the races, he remained silent. I also asked Mr. Heath, (having on a previous occasion reminded hira^) if he took the saddle entrances at the June meeting 18S9 ?— they not being credited in Major Magrath's accounts; he said he certainly did not; but Mr. IJowcutt the owner of the A-inner of the saddle race for ponier^ being cent for, stated, that he paid his entrance to Mr. Heath, — and so I say did all the others. The President not considering these matters of 18S9, properly coming under the jurisdiction of the Stewards of this year, the budget of papers was by Major Magrath handed over to his successor, Mr. W. H. Boulton the present Treasurer, in whose hands I have since looked over them, and 8till find the balance sheet and original copy of the en- tries awanting, but which, if forthcoming, would enable any one correctly to square up these accounts with very little trouble.— Yet although all these obstacles have been thrown in the way of making out a clear statement, I shall must willingly lend Mr. Boulton every assistance in my power, in order to attain this desirable object, for the satisfaction of the subscribers. I am quite prepared to go into a more lougUieneil AaUtil in this very disagre^le public duty, at any future period, should occiuiion requirct „ . ,.„....„. _- JOHN MAITLAND, ""'"' 7 Sccfy Turf Club, i •J .;! .■^tiiix:. •'■V , . I i* •..;«-( t. \ia r.T ,v:j-::':'vl, CX' j*f- -y I J 1. «!*;. ■] 'V t