OK A RUNWAY HORSE.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2785, 20 September 1910, Page 7

OK A RUNWAY HORSE.

Mr. Frederick Villiers, the war artist, once charged a Russian battery all alone, or rather it was a crazy horse that he was on that did it, and he stayed with the horse. It was in the Ruseo-Turkish camapign, at the battle of the River Lom. He says :—Archibald Forbes and I had gone ahead skirmishing between the lines during the engagement, a very foolish proceeding. My horse suddenly took fright and ran away straight towards the lines of the enemy, the Turks. I managed to turn his head round, and then he charged straight up the slope at the Russian battery, which was spitting out fire at the opposing army. I saw there was ndWiing for it but to let the brute have his own way, and up he went towards the guus, the horse running like mad and I hugging his neck. When he reached the parapet of the battery he paused just a second to gather his strength, and then with a splendid bound he cleared the line of discharging cannon and landed me amongst the astonished gunners. They immediately put me under arrest and dragged me before their commanding officer." "And what did he do ?"

"Oh, he laughed," answered Villiers.