AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 237, 4 October 1916, Page 7

AQUATICS.

VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB. * T .K e n>. 0 ? 01 , 1 ?. rjneeUng of the membere of the Victoria Cruising Clul. will be held iv the clubhouse td-uight, at 8 p.m. An exciting experience befel a Mangatoki (Taranaki) ecttlcr, Mr. Fcaron, last Saturday, reports the "Hawera Star" Wliilc, harnessing a recently broken-in horse to drive to town, Mr. Fearon got his leg caught in- a trailing rope, which half-hitched round the ankle and threw him to the ground. lie was dragged round and round a shed, and over a broken-down fence, a post being broken oir in the career .of the home. Although the animal gradually gained speed, Mr. Fcaron kept his presence of mind a*d calmed the horse as much as he could with his voice. Eventually it came to a standstill by ranging alongside some other horses, and -Mr. Fcaron was able to free hhnsfilf. He wae all alone, but managed to reach? the house. Mre. Fearon, on returning, found him in a state of collapse, with bad bruises, and a lacerated arm and leg, necessitating medical attention.

A Kairanga dairyman had a mixed experience the other evening. ...His herd of eighty cows had been yarded for the evening milking when it was discovered that, something- had gone amiss with the engine that operated the milking machines, and every effort to get it g«ing failed. With spirits at zero, he set to ivotU with the membere of his family to milk the cows by.hand—a big undertaking. News of his dilemma reached his neighbours,' and in a short.time he was agreeably surprised to find a party of kindly .-disposed, willing helpere at hand, who assisted him out of his difficulty in the good old-fashioned way.