Chased by a Shark,

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 25 February 1890, Page 2

Chased by a Shark,

A'novol and dangerous experience \vas. liiet w ; th- lost rnonfh by Mr Lorenze* Sblari. late landlord of the '■ouinjercial Hote\ on Suggerah Lake, New South Wales'* Mr Sol. £ri,*in company with an engineer, 'Iteffr the lake in his steam launch Virginia," only 27ffc in length, and 'had *• scarcely cleaved tbfe lake entrance for. the- open water,- when a •■'<! n-ge'^stiark, fulty 40ft in -length, says r\lr Solari," same* alongside and,-fol-lowed the launch forqurte^wo mHes., *fr "-SolaH fired two ' fcWs at •' th*i monster, but in the Cominofion it made in the water with the flap, of its huge tail 'the launch had a harrow escape from capsrzirg. .^teaching Terrigal it was' deeme! advisable- to go in.side for a few ho.ivs in order to •gpt nway from the brute. Oil tbp. ..launch entering the lake, the* shark" of ours©. could not foUow-k, so the. ,fii;es,;wer.e>iJar»»fee | }-'d»wn, and a spelL fjprjsome* bo»*8 T*as made". After .coming out'gj'(ie»il/'**ftS tiwiieht that lia{V«HMppear^;'t>'Tif.wlien " rojuifU^vj,t 1 /a;p-3 r Three Point*. * which: "is sejje^afc ;mtkfe. ■•frftm '"^a-vjeujoey; the skn,rl*ag.;>iji cftme alongside, nnd •very savasfo'y ui^*d rush, for the launch. Fortunately, ill* party had a- good !^i*p !■)■>♦ -if mont mid bread on board, ant] by throwing out occasional' portions of mfcat and loav s.of .bread the -shark was distracted from pursuing £hn launch, but it whs not until theyh>d reached Barrenjoey that , they* were alsle to ruji into -shallow •,wajter/ aiiS get awiaytyfoiu it. After ystayijig -inside ftll'iiighb, thej came yjUt^toxsea eariy.iiext rrforning in the te^th^af a strong northeast oil y, dur- . ing -which 'l he 'Itttle vessel behaved jhanjdsomelv,* the'piv y ronrhed.J in safety <he 'sain-) eVning, after a very trying ana anxious time.