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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1296, 3 July 1884, Page 3

district. c "'''- v— " f A writer to the Sydney Morning Herald -\ referring to the recently received cable- ] gram to the effect that the Tongariro had j made the voyage to London in eight ] minutes less time than the Ruapehu, re- ] fera to the danger of racing, and proceeds ] as follows:—I remember the master of the { ship Strathnayer, of Aberdeen, telling roe , several years ago of a narrow escape which his ship had from destruction from this cause on her voyage from Sydney to London. He was running in a strong breeze dead before the wind carrying main roya*, and at iP o’clock at night he was on the point of turning in, not anticipating any danger. He felt, however, suddenly a very uncomfortable motion in the ship, i something like running into a head sea. He went on deck, and to his horror discovered all along ahead a long lino of field ice, the backwash from which had caused the commotion of the sea. The ship was at once brought to the wind under all sail, notwithstanding the danger to the 1 masts, and for some time, lee gunwale under, they skirted the edge of the field close under their lee until providentially - a narrow opening was discovered, through * which he pushed tho ship, and she was saved. A voyage or two after this, when homeward bound again from here, the Strathnaver disappeared altogether—- “ never heard of'’ being her requiepr. Now if ocean-racing is encouraged (I use r the word advisedly), can we wonder if ‘f qever heard of ” fa sopie day written •gainst the name of one of these progn>fii Cent steamers 1 Perhaps for the skipper, g if such a loss occurs, it would be better that be, at. least, should not survive the wreck. The same discriminating and apb preciative public who patted him on the P back when at the imminent risk of bis P ship he saved a few bours’in time, will not | 7 hesitatp to ground him dowq when he ? loses her, or to yent their yrath on tbs heads of any court of inquiry which fail 7 to deprive fumfor ever of tpe power of bread for himself and family by 7 following his profession. So muon for popularity.