EARLY REMINISCENCES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5735, 2 November 1905, Page 5

EARLY REMINISCENCES.

(£0 the Editor “N.Z. Times.")

Sir, Your correspondent in ihiff day’s "Tiroes” on "Sport in Wellington,” (fives J McDowell a largo order, which, might bo very interesting reading ten some, but would not be so interesting as ono would imagine to others I know of. Besides, I fail to seethe benefits of hurt" ing unnecessarily. There is one item in “True: Blue’s” narrative that is noti "true blue,” whore, lie states he want® to know where I collected, etc. On a reperusal of ray letter, ho will find the, words tire that the late Mr Andrew Young and the writer collected the Cup money annually until the totalizator was introduced, and that the club in course of lime made mo a “Poo Bah," making me steward, treasurer and vice-president. Of course, there are many other things ‘‘True Blue" could ask for, but until he signs his name at the foot of his letters ho will not provoke a reply, as it might be his bools are pinching him through an open!no I left designedly by ray not naming any stewards of the two Island Bay Jockey Clubs. Mr Pollock’s statement about his club is correct, and so it mine. Wo had no disputes about facts; we have talked the matter over; and we arc more amused than some other people outside of his club and stewards are. In the large order given by "True Blue’’ he might just as rationally ask who were the Racing Clnh members who thought so lightly of annually collecting .£4OO, and collected in one week ,£lsoo—and gave it in Levin and Co.'s office, hv the hands of tho late ’William Hort Levin, to an unfair]v treated man; or who were the men who collected ,£ISOO and gave it tn a droller down Lamuton nuay; or who collected in a few days .£SOO and handed it over to be given to an unfairly treated police inspector in the Chamber of Commerce. and dozens of other kindly things for which deeds of brotherhood the Great Architect has put them on the free list by allowing Charon to ferry them free over the Styx river, but editors are always eo good that I do not encumber them with personalities, except in a kindly or a humorous wav.—l am. ete., j.'McDowell October 31st.