EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.
RIDE /ON A CROCODILE.
QUAINT BARCELONA STORY
Sun. LONDON. Jan. 12. The Barcelona correspondent of the Daily Mail reports that Louis de Rougemont has been completely eclipsed by Captain Wall, the sea crocodile tamer. The latter wagered that he would cross the sea from the Island of Majorca to Valencia, a distance of 170 miles, «on a crocodile's back, without using oars or steering apparatus. Captain Wjdl' constructed a wooden float and placed it on a crocodile's back. He claims that he sat on this float above the water, guided the crocodile by means of reins and a long steel goad, and accomplished the journey in 12h. 42m. It is stated that the Spanish steamer Balear escorted Captain Wall, illuminating the course with electrio projectors.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19225, 14 January 1926, Page 7
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