PRINCESS MARY THROWN

Evening Star, Issue 20135, 27 March 1929, Page 6

PRINCESS MARY THROWN

HUNTER FALLS IN A BOG It «-iis revealed that Princes* Mary, while hunting in 1 ho Selby country vilh the JJramham Monre Hunt, met "ith an accident wliich, but for tin) sn t .M-ouivl might have been extremely serious! Her horse fell in some Mvainpy .urolith! i»t GiilHorili \\oud, and she was thrown some distance*. <‘]t was lucky for the Princess that the ground was spomzy. because it it had been hard, the fall would certainly have injured her,” said Mr b. Vvormald, oi Cawood Castle. ‘‘ Hounds wore at the far side of the Gateforth Wood, when a fox. was halloed uvray. T!it*ro woro only Princess Mary, mvself. and another mounted follower. ' The Princess at once entered the wood to go through to join tho running field, but in crossing some boggy ground her horse suddenlv floundered and went clean over on its side. . , . ” Luckily the horse rolled on Ino side away from the Princess, who was thrown clear some distance away. >-.he rolled in the path of my horse, and 1 had some difficulty in avoiding her. The other follower and 1 quietly dismounted and assited the Princess to her feet. She ihad escaped injury owing to the soft nature .of tho ground. Wo helped her to wipe some of the mud off her habit and her hunter, and then she pluckil.y remounted and rode away-.”