Narrow Escape.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 95, 24 April 1883, Page 2

Narrow Escape.

•» Although we hare to chronicle many trap accidents from runaway horses and insecure bridges, jet we are fortunate in having no serious or fatal eTent to record* This rule applies to the bolting of a hone being driven by Mr Bobert Prie© in • trap belonging to Mr E. Morphy. Th« horse, which is quite young, and hitherto unaccustomed to a "life between the" shafts," displayed considerable uneasiness at the unwonted trappings placed upon him, but for the moment atool quiet/ awaiting events. The intending passengers were barely seated, and Mr Pricegav* the word to "let go," when thehozs* accepted the intimation in a literal sense* ' and " let go" in a way not anticipated by the Jehu or his passengers. Th« sodden * alarm caused the latter to "east them* 1 selves out" of the trap on to the road!,' They did not " stand upon the order qf. ( their going," but "went quickly," and suf« . fered no further injury than what could 7 be removed with a clothes brush, Tht\ ■ horse in the meanwhile had started full gallop up Manchester street, with "the brave Bob" hanging manfully to the reins, and guiding it safely past theocea* sional foot passengers and horsemen net on the road. The Makino bridge watt also safely negotiated* and advantage waff ~ taken of the slight rise in the road to push the horse in order to wind him. Happily this was soon effected, and the horse was pulled up and turned home- . wards, where his late cargo was re-em-barked, and the whole party went on their way rejoicing, none the worse for their adventure. "We may state that ; nothiag but the pluck of Mr Price averted serious consequences.