CORRESPONDENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 198, 11 October 1909, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor. Sir, As a careful student of ttx« columns of your very worthy publication, t n;uat remark to you that I have fceet) Vf-ry much amused upon perusing tb« tlowings from the pens of the g»'»tleof the Sporting proclivities from the far int rior—-the Ohanra. I learn by reading the article ever the signature of "Trainer/'' that the great Northern P«rby is cow run at Ohura—l around! a Mstca stomp. The ru; <t event of importance I find is the Ohura Steeplechase, a race which the natural formation of ths County readily lends Itself to, without anyondte r pencl i ture on the part of the club. I learn, also, from the remarks of " IViinf-r" that "Plain Bill," for the iii'i h tune in succession, won the"cup". v/■■II. if it is the Plata Bill that 1 once m - • V [ i:an quite imagine it. Bet 1 Wk- bring myself to believe that •. i ihura Plain Bill is the other Plain !;•..! because, if he is, he is a "ringer" :i:11! inn connections shoutd be made to f,..> the mark before the stewards at Ohura. I notice "Slow Tom" is also engaged at Ohura, and the above remarks apply to him as welt, bat 1 can hardly imagine that he will be in evidence at the Obora meeting, as when I saw him three weeks ago he wa9**hors de combat." Now what I would like to point oat fcr this: Why duplicate the names of horses? If you want names for your horses in the Obora there are thousands of names you can call them without osing the names of past celebrities of the turf, and thus cause confusion. I might also say ' that I have been ignorant of the dates : of the approaching meeting at Ohura. and consequently have missed the nominations, otherwise I have anoW i croc !c that I round op the cows with. | that I would like to see measure strides with "Plain Bill". "Slow Tom" and Co. Apologising for trespassing upon your valuable space.—l am. etc. "THE ttt/ESSER."

To the Editor. Sir,—l have read with some interest the letters appearing in your columns on the question of "King Country Liquor Restrictions/* I wish to reply to the strictures passed by year correspondent "W. 8." on the phytsque, intelligence, and platform ability of those persons who recently visited year district in the interests of prohibition. As two at least of the number have been intimate friends of myself from childhood I would like to say that, in my opinion, the sophistries and abuse used by "W. 8." are very poor substitutes for his paucity of sound argument. When perusing "W.B'st." epistles one is irresistibly reminded of the old lawyer who saui: "When you've a bad case, blackguard your opponent." Now, sir, in the case of the Luke family, who had a member in your recent visitors, I should tike "W. 8." to find men of like buitd or intelligence. Starting as working partners in a smalt way in Wellington they have through sheer grit and clean ability worked their way to the front. The -iU'amship Matat was turned out of their yards many years ago and two members of the family occupy scat* in the Lower and Upper House-! of Parliament. As on example of their physique I may mention that the late Mr S. Luke in his daily work of moulding, manipulated half-ton castings single handed. Mr Dawson, too, who is embraced in "W.B's." sweeping diatribe is a man too well know to need comment, and if the speakers disappointed "W. 8." in their speeches permit me to suggeit that their ease was so strong as to need none of the verbose, windy and circumlocotive methods adopted by your correspondent. Your correspondent's chief trouble to be that certain forms must be gone through before liquor can be procured, but as it would appear that once these forms are gone through any reputable person may obtain as much as he re quires, I can only conclude that his particular "red pottage" is, like Bob Saywer's of Pickwickian fame to "drink beer out of its native pewter" in a licensed hotel within a prohibited area contrary to the spirit of an agreement made with the Natives.—l am, etc., J. H. LYON. Matter®, October 6th, 1909 1 .