CLEAN OYER THE WHARF.
THE ADVENTURE OF A HORSE,
A horse and iCart belonging'' to the;' WaingawariMcatKCompany received anunexpected bath*hi the sea early yes'teN day morning.; 'Tlie Vehicle was stand-" ing. alongside the-trawler Nora ;Niven' at. the -Wool' Wharf,- when the "horse suddenly became restive,. and backed, clean over.Vtlie end of-the' wharf. For a few minutes the equine struggled and swam" strongly, while the cart bobbed up and down behind, it. ■ Then step 3 were taken to unharness the animal, a sling was adjusted about it, and, with the aid of the ship's winch,, the frightened horse' was hauled ■ out... ■. of the water. A second operation brought up .-Mxe-.-cart. ■ At out £4 ..worth, nf harness, which had. to be cut away in order'to separate the horse from ;tha cart, was lost. - >•
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1037, 28 January 1911, Page 4
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131CLEAN OYER THE WHARF. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1037, 28 January 1911, Page 4
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