The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-03 00:00:00

EPSOM RACE COURSE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,— SO many reports have been in circulatiett
relative to the possible postponement of the Derbi
for the next two years, will you permit me to far-
nish you with the facts of the case ?
In December last I purchased of the trusted °I
the Carew estate the Walton-on-the-Hill nisa°l.'
and all the rights appertaining thereto, for £20,04';
On the 3d of January Mr. Greenwood, solicitor o'
the trustees, wrote to Mr. H. Dorling, informing
him that his clients had sold the Walton manor te
me, as from the next Lady-day, and as his arrange-
ment with him as to the use of that part of the roee
course within the manor would then expire, be
thought Mr. Dorling had better put himself in cOl3l-
- with me or my solicitors, Messrs. .s.4larrer:
Ouvry, and Co., 66, Lincoln's-inn-fields, relatil"
to the right of running over that part of the cool
which abuts on my property for the future. 13ei,
instead of Mr. Dorling communicating with either
a
my solicitor or myself, be, with others, Baird°
and measured off a new course, which was eveatti;
ally abandoned as unsuitable, thus showing that
the Epsom Grand Stand Committee would hav,e
done without my land if they could ; and not lot'
the 14th of April did they communicate with we'
They then stated that, as they found so much "
representation" afloat respecting Walton rasa°ri
they thought it would be the wisest plan that ,
should afford them an opportunity of a few minutes
conversation on the subject.
This communication was dated the 14th of AP- „'
and my reply to it the 20th. In acknowledob
their letter, I expressed my surprise at hearing fro 111,
them, as I thought they would have done Wit
my land after having staked out a fresh course, au
remarked that it was a pity they bad not sought an
i
interview with me at the time they were advised t
Mr. Greenwood, which as a simple matter of 131%
ness they should have done, instead of listeningo
" misrepresentation" for which I was in no waY
countable; and that to avoid further misrePresenw.
tion I begged to refer them to my solicitors.
On the 27th of April Messrs. Lindsay and „,,on
addressed a letter to my solicitors, stating that a
had referred their clients, the Epsom Grand Saila
Association, to them in reference to an extensio°_,
the term of their occupation, which would not *";
pire until the 3d of August, 1869. They said th'e
clients would be glad to take a lease at the sareo
rent they were then paying and had paid for scl're
years past—viz., £3OO per annum ; but, if I Ile 0
disposed to include in the lease the use of the O'f
lands of the manor generally for the purpose et
training as well as racing, they would not objet
to pay a small additional rent ; and as the 0%0
given by :them to be run for depended on *at
amount which they had to pay, they proposed Ala
the term should be a long one.
Jed
Now, as no such document as a lease was allude
to in my title, and Mr. Geenwood denied its el.to
tence, Messrs. Linsay and Mason were apPliel ea
for an explanation, whereupon they forwal
Messrs. Farrer, Ouvry, and Co. the cop,' vi
document said to be signed by Mr. C. H. Carers.
on the 3d day of August, 1867, granting geseto
Dorling and Knowles a lease for two years of the
portion of the course in dispute ; and at the f°o
of this document was a receipt for £3OO for the
year's rent.
to
So far back as 1860 Mr. Greenwood seems be
have been acting on behalf of the trustees of to
Carew estate, when the Master of the Rolls 0401
not consent to continue a donation to the 813s0
race funds out of the annual rental of £3OOl ever
since that time Mr. Carew has had no power °
the property, Mr. Greenwood having been the 0°
citor and receiver for the trustees, &c.
I need not comment on the document or themes
tive which induced Messrs. Dolling and ICO°lO,l
to procure it; but certainly after doing s°
marking out their new course, they could not e
pest much consideration from me. My solicit
however, after having seen me, wrote to less et
Lindsay and Mason that their client would nets
acknowledge their document, and thus matt eel
were left in abeyance until Messrs. Dorling ato
Knowles had their real position brought 1301°
them. Had they acted upon Mr. Greenwoods 3ht
vice and met my solicitors at the outset they raifaf
have bad easy terms ; but after the measuremeathe
their proposed new course and the production (/' 0,0
two years' lease, they could not have expected
same terms.
Their independence and neglect to embrace S.tiecil
is,
opportunities have brought about the present cri so
for which they have only themselves to thauirllocl
they might, up to the last moment, hale
~,„080
favourable terms. At this stage Dr. Shoroo
undertook to settle the matter, and demanded
fis of
rental of £l,OOO per annum, besides a h(t-to
£2,500, one-half of which I offered to del"'
ati-
race at the Epsom Summer Meeting. Ie- Pboalv
tally deny ever baying stated that the Derby soil to
not be run over my land. lam the last Pe° but
wish to deprive England of her national race_;o63-
I will not allow the Epsom Grand Stand Ass bed
Lion, or anybody else, to treat me with such al ,
o ho
discourtesy as they have thought proper t° tits
me, besides attempting to deprive me of rni With
and my rental by an invalid document. sir,
m,
many apologies for thus troubling you, I a
yours faithfully,
Grosvenor Hotel, Nov. 2. EDWARD 61699.,.

An Irish Ministerial journal states that the 11' till
way Commissioners are preparing a suppleniebijase
report, containing direct recommendations for a Purcioit
of the railways of Ireland; "Ministers desiring t° suses-
a. scheme to Parliament almost immediately after tr bavo
awn opens." The statement is generally suPPosed
merely an electioneering significance.