HORSE’S ADVENTURE.

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 111, 3 February 1934, Page 15

HORSE’S ADVENTURE.

An eight-year-old bay gelding belonging to a laundry at Deal. England, recently escaped from a held at Sandwich, in which it had been put to graze, and plunged into the River Stour. It swam under the toll bridge iu full view of crowds of people, and headed downstream. Bargees tried to lassoo it, but it got out into Pegwell Bay. Floundering across the mudflats, it made for the North Foreland, outdistancing ail pursuers, who bad to abandon the chase when the tide rose and darkness fell. Search for the horse was resumed next day, when it was discovered sltamling calmly in shallow water near Ramsgate Harbour. When attempts were made to reach it, it headed for the open channel. Eventually it. made its way back to the harbour, but was scared by the number of boats attempting its capture. and turned seaward again. At. last the horse was headed olf by a motor-launch, but: it was only surrounded and secured after a three-mile chase through the shallow water in Pegwell Bay. The horse had then been 20 hours at liberty, and and swum at least 20 miles. No one knows how it spent its night in the channel. “When Winter comes” with colds and care Immunity to such is rare. And when infectious forms prevail The robust suffer with the frail. The toughest mortal needs to dread A chill with aching limbs and head— Whatever phase or form unfolds Take Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure for oolds.—Advt.