A NARROW ESCAPE.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIV, Issue 3, 5 January 1910, Page 5

A NARROW ESCAPE.

- While returning from the Cheviot? races on Sunday a party of local, sporting enthusiasts—-Messrs J. BoydT (Tulloch Mains), J. Mullane, and ■ J*. ; Mackinlay—had a very narrow escape. i f rom drowning when crossing the | Waiau River , (states the Ifaikoura " [ Sun).- The gtrearn was entered at the; usual crossing but after going a short distance a scour in the river brought, the water up to the seat of the gig. Mr Mullane,: quickly realising their , dangerous position > jumped clear and struck out for the river-bank, which* he eventually reached after being carried some distance down the river.; The safety of Messrs Boyd and Maokinlay was by no means assured, forboth are unable to swim, aid to make; matters worse Mr Boyd, in springingfrom the- gig to gain hold of the harness to keep himself above watery gofer his foot entangled in the reins, Which; also got foul of the step of the vehicle* With the pressure now brought on the off rein it had the effect of turning the horse's head down stream, Mr Boyd being unable to free himself of - the entanglement. Meanwhile Mir Mackinlay was in a most dangerous." predicament. After getting over theseat he dung behind, and it was. while in this position that he had a >. most trying experience through thegig overturning, Mr Mackinlay being:, dragged under with it. The marvellous part of the accident waff that thevehicle was turned completely over,, after striking the river bottom amitearing away the back of the seat. Mr Mackinlay hung qm for dear life, an<3F [ when- the gig righted itself he was/, habfe to regain tfe seat. Ifering; :ial| v this time the horsed nose*-was, many., times pulled; uwlei^w^er pressure 6n the 7 reliiisfj Mi*- Boyd ntek- ; ing desperate1 attempts to clear hirrt- " self, but without avail. < the plucky animal- was- able. t<j reaca the river-bank safely, some half-mile; below where it had entered the river, and on the same side. The escape is simply marvellous, and it is more than probable that had Mr Mullane been unable to swim, thus throw* ! ing the extra weight upon the strug* gling animal, the fatality list of the river would have had three extra victims placed upon jit. ■ , ,■ ,

The Dresden Piano Company is Eroud of the confidence placed in it y the public—a trust built up by; years of honest dealing. Frankness in "The Dresden's" motto in all its re-

Jkttions with a purchaser. The more the latter knows about the piano he is buying, the more likely he is to bY satisfied. What the Dresden Piano Comp&ny has to offer it 3 patrons ; is ' quality—never anything else. Hat! not good value-been a characteristic! feature with the Dresden, theirs wouli not be the business it is to-day.. -That Company has many advantages. If possesses extensive capital and £n; enormous output. Thus, it commands stock on a bedrock basis from the world's foremost manufacturers^ Then it possesses officers of great experience, of unriyalled judgment, aii<J of unquestioned integrity* in whom not only has v The Dresden?' tfce utmost confidence, but on whom tire Public, too, can rely—to the .last word. Lockl representatives, Griffiths and Son. . «