“OLD GROWL” IN THE WARPATH.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 139, 14 November 1887, Page 2

“OLD GROWL” IN THE WARPATH.

TO THE EDITOR Sir.—May I agam trespass on good uatro aud crave for sp ice "l your next issue that I may be able to reply to the effsisions which appeared in fins moiu’og’s e ’ : tiem einanariug from tho pen of “one of the competitors,” and “on the scratch.” To the foimer I may quote tho old sa3 fig that “little boys must be seen, etc,” for it would appear, from bis Co mm rills, that bo lias not yet passed that stage, or else, fi stead or befig a competitor at the bite sports, he was veiy nearly relat'd to tho hand mappers, ifirhaps both. M- friend, aft: 1 -' careful l-p perusing, etc., attacks poor “ Old Growl ” with so much ferosity and interlards h’s comments with so much of “just that,” Mr E.’i'or, whfih nukes it apparent to an unobservant eye how nicely the cap has fitted that “ Oil G. nvl,” was lor a moment <p-te “ flabbergasted ” at the wisdom displayed unent the question at issue. His careful perusing speaks very little for the reasoning facu'ties of wbfih he is unhappily the p 'ssessor, or he woo'd not, .after careful perusal, accept any remarks as apply to the spci sof the 9 - h n't, but instead, bad ho with se-'err' others merely given my statc-raooA a e. 'soiy glanco, tKy could not have ft VI to see that iny intention was to speak of tho luindicappiug as a ie'e. w.icut the slightest reference to any one t : no in particular. As lie has spoken of the close .rushes o.i tho 9th I woi’Vl ask Urn where were they? except ; u tho 100 3 avis Hun cheap, when tho scratch man was so leniently treated that ho cou'l do nothing but chase Us men from stall to fir'sh, and a<r a M in tlio open 109 yards, when out of ve.y shame for tho way lie was treated ri the other events, they simply gave tr s to b ; m, as far as the hand'cap was concerned, '• ke ascp to a spoilt child. Aid tiny call tiffs fair !

'1 allud’ng to my befig a “ cPsappo'nted one,” lie’s sm Ay 1.131 ng to bo facetious, for no one possessed of the ordfia;/ amount 0! common sense woe d imog to for a moment that I had taken pan', or intended so to do fi future. On the central/; I may 'nform b : m it is more than probable (if lie speaks truth Vl.y and was a competitor) my pcif ol .nances ended ere b : s con""nooced, and i l "'css bo were a scratch man, or nearly eo, on tne Roll and failed of succeis v. It a «.;ch a' uj as wore given I shou'd advise 1 mto I.insider b'-nse 1 " one of *'io ploldsrs and rot'i **i from aga 1 exhibiting b s w. it or pijwcso and thus spavo huusc'*, or ‘m general public from w.tness'ug s.i' i soi / attempts. It is such plolda's 10, 0 debar the yjvig and rismg sp.'iters from hai'ng a chance of success. No yor ig iu icr I k iow in Marlboro’ (and I o'huls to some : t the "■ teens) wju’lask for 10 or 12 yds '’l an 100 from ovr l est men :e tho old “cioiks” (who a’j okl cnoagb to ; lo w Ktler than comp it') wir’d stand out of the way instead of block fig up tli j track with tlic - almost Ha' 'll ate fir er A “spr.fi! or ” retm keel the other day “ I can’t ion and never expect mo>v ffio'i 10 yards in the 100 but if tho lirndioapp rs cxc d that of toe ' 1 I bar; a show,” and si would a kerosene J fi Mr Ed'tor with a gs'e of wind. “ 0 1 1 Grrwl ” does not aspire to Ircorno a ha ad'capper well 1 iow ng by expel enee wliat sucu a pus 1 - tlen mo: is but neveitheless were he placed fi that uneu 'able portion lie weu'd have due confide 'atien as to each man’s ab' v fc.y and try_ to use a I'ttle judgment in coimv'' 'g I-'shan.' cap. Just a fine or tw_, B : " to f. lend “Oa tho Surat di ” though fenn the q.'et way he scratch? ime I hardly ow *ki dcse. ms it. He says “ fancy a -iau c'aunfig etc.” i-'ig to on f inlcnon 1 iu’. 101 lecon is io'or 12° vails fi a heul"cd. Does my f 1 field I now what he is fil’-'ug about ? Has be ev_: been on ''ie_ ser.dch and compe”ed ta concede an; b'ng 1 'co such sh"ts? If not is be capable of judv’ig of fio absv-d-'ty of ”10 t! ig neither can he: vow what such a penalty imposed on the otbe’-s means. Has lib my idea of tho hard work and p Ivutions o. • athletes 1 ulergo when tr,i'- 'ng, and if sc, does he ca” it absurd that stingers shor’d not be a'fiwod to w 'cst the pifios from ou- own men without t'lo semblance of a struggle, wb'le the latter, exhausted with their vafi effoi s, slink away ”ke whipped ci'-s, 1 lowfig they an beaten unjustly and un.aMy. Is it any wonder they get c'-'shearteued, S'"? In conclusion, I appeal 1 > i ’ic public and to atheietes mio are athle'- s for judgment as to whether I am right or wrong. Why shou’d men who are gifted w'ffi ability be always clashed ou; of eve.ytb’Dg ? Of wliat use is their stuggling and stria ’ng when they are we” aware that because they are pood men they are not n”owcd to v '1 tb"ougli want of judg-

ment or consideration on the pair of those who shor’d 1 iow better, rid who they do not shor'd leave th 0 Ufigs for those who do. —I am, Sea., Old Growl. Blenheim, Nov. 12.