HUNTING THRILLS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1927, Page 20

HUNTING THRILLS

, PRINCE STOPS A RUNAWAY ;:; ■ -HORSE. V v: "■ ■■•■ ■. I The Prince of Wales and Captain Loewenstein, the millionaire financier, figured in an exciting 'ncident. in the hunting field during a run with the Oottesmore recently, states an English paper. Hounds aaa met at Stapleford Park, near Melton Mowbray, the residence of Colonel and Mrs. Gretton, and it was'in the course of a run across the Whissendine country that Captain Loewenstein fell at an awkward ditch. ! His horse bolted, and seven or eight followers, .including the Prince of Wales, who had witnessed the "spill," set off in hot pursuit. . After an exciting chase the Prince cornered the horse by a gate at the end of the field. A farm labourer then helped His Roynl Highness to bring the horse to a standstill. The labourer was warmly thanked by the Prince, and received a handsome tip for his assistance. The labourer gavo the horse to a groom, who returned it to Captain Loewenstein. Apart from a few bruises, the latter was nono the worse for his spill, and remounted and continued the run The Prince's presence of mind in acting so quickly brought him many congratulations from his hunting friends Twice at least, previously during last year the Prince of Wales has stopped runaway horsos.' While bunting in Prance in April he saved Baron do Pnlaminy from a nasty accident. Tho baron bad been thrown from his horse and was being dragged along the ground, when the Prince seized hold of the bridle and stopped tho animal. Earlier in tho year, while exorcising hunters ut; Melton Mowbray, ho chased and captured a horso which had bolted from a gfoom.