Correspondence.

North Otago Times, 22 September 1908, Page 4

Correspondence.

•THE ffAIMATK'PLOUGHING ',' ' 'MATCH, ■ , , ;To the Editor.'' l Sir,—Youin correspondent, who, 'with ' ko -little , sliame," ' grossly /' libels- an 1 honorable callirjg. byl'apuriously. signing himself " Ploughman/': pons a : scurrilous:communication! in ;to-day's .■ issue, . ploughman;would have been guilty'of such wilful misrepresentation : and diabolical ( distortion of plain-un- ■' varnished-facts'such as were contained |in my lotter,, ,Tlio,' primary object of ■ your correspondent appears in. his, frantiij effort ,to .net;;as n ..special [.lcadeiv for-.tlie • judges!; but even 111 this rogard, the amateur . ploughman, jyit-h his qualifying, adjectives, leaves So much in' doubt that it'is hard Hd * ■toll ihowfnr .ho intends :lu3 cfulsomfe ' flattery. to jio acccptcd, Taking .. his; explanation' at best regaining P.' Hunter's ' work, a ploughman :.-: Mo' pairs his! furrows; and. only -Yj v ifourth place ;is not eatitded/to such important. prize as that awfli&a--,' :• practically a ; championship. As'iol- - {Hall's wbrk, it (' was well; packed, ami? lless inclined to be spongy than some" jof th'e other lots talked over itfter thij jmatdi; I; hope- the same. ;comipetitors out again .at . japflkaiol-ram, etc,; -.y'.' ; . . GLENAVY.'