REPLY TO MR BYRON BROWN.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 October 1911, Page 3

REPLY TO MR BYRON BROWN.

To the Editor

Sir—l maintain that Mr Byron Brown did not say "Mr Field should have seen that Levin was treated as regards its race meeting," but referred to bim by innuendo. 'He sa.id, "ff I: were your member T should, etc." Now", Mr Brown cannot tell me that in his heart he did not know that Mr Field and other country members were the means of getting the Government to get the Racing Commission to reconsider their decision as regards country clubs, and that in all probability we will have o:ut meeting back next year. Why didn't he act straight to Mr .iMCid, and tell the enquirer at the meeting what he (Mr Field) was doing for Levin: it appeared in all the papers in the dominion that. Mr Field and otihers were the means of getting the Commission to reconsider their decision, and surely B.vrrm must lumseen it: but be did not tell the encpiirer. who probably did not it ad of Mr Field's invaluable aspistnnoo to t]ie .eautiG of sport. Just think this over, you sporting onmotirjiicy : With one 'hand Byron Brown ii member at the time, would have

battled all he was woi-tih. to pt-t jw back our mcetino;. and with lu_ other, if he got the chance, be woukl ab'olislli race meetings and the tntMisator? Jβ he consistent? Ajraui. Mr Brown says he did not refer to Mr Field ' c as having failed in h:s duty." We know this, as al?o dor* Byron : he (Mr Field) succeeded anrl we know Byron could not insinuate fhflt he didn't. Will at T object to ; s that Mr Field should not wt credit for wliflt he li-as <lone when he 1-ris succeeded, and that Mr Brr>\vn I.J the public to believe that nothing bad been dene by simrlv the enquirer in the a.udienoe: "Tf T were your membeT T wouTd liave seen. etc. v etc.,"— Yours etc.. F;LECrrOR.