The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22
.rn1Rx<aIF HORSE LEAPS.
Fearful Abys,es Down Which Horses ana
Riaers have Plunged with Vsryins fates.

From ne 81 Jdmess Gazette
A writer In the Field observes that the
present hunting u Gr ssSsoh Ian NOT !b 1,Nei Wien ~ s"p pecHfoiHi
was precipitated to the bottom Of a gravel it pit
ID feet deep, his escape. from death or NE,
long injury being considered little short OF
Mr. MGntz's escape is not the only one OF Its
kind that has been recorded. As long ego as
1883 a horse ridden with the hounds by NJ; 81;
John tanlet inmped into r;,e a s snsl inbred pr n and
In the following year the pair carried OH =
Hunters Plate at some raee N. on M1t.ny TYNE TYNE.
has been the SCENE of three strange adyontures,
the place taking its destination IRON rom the name
i9s 81 Mr.; o u tbs Year na i75S. iT Eno gentleman. the
son Of Or. Lambert Of Pilgrim street. WAS ria.
Ing along Sanditord stone lane, "neh ns hn,S
spans the burn - below. jumped on to the but
Elements. < feet high, and e., sspra Ml foW w W, inS
%%as ~ fs s,ae 4 The eHS depth iio, the water was 50
feet. An old ash tree broke the riders fall, and;
tie boug6s in, his descentI,at any rate he was
nnhurt but the mare was killed, and an exam
ina.isG,n shSwSsdh ,h tbs s ysosk IoinMd IN ham SSeK9 diea
In ITO, and in the next year q precisely similar
accident occurred at the same place a. ~ I M I In
Hussey Delaval. whose horse. on the, road to
Newcastle from seaton polayal, took fright ;.
s ssopie sndSavcred pri % stop Tns him. SVT He ls at:
tempt: h nov Yer was om in vain n tS Saf BRIDGE thS hq Hne
Ike NJ. Lambert, tho groom did not Keep his
seat: but, secordinT e the account csm n, to
81 81 9 sRs st arss, ahsMsniS { between bsHs s.nAI NO lsrss
s; si!n a't q, sion sst' S hi n ysds srus il he he
rider, who was a5ie, to ride another, horse
home. One is not SURPRISED to learn nth that y the Re
j.. these two Instances the riders ESCAPED and the
horses died but in 1927 matters were rsyerssd'
s AIsh hSEss 's 3 s q snd 81 n Hen msn WAS r h}Iisa: OVER MTi
the bridge whom his horse suddenly SHE'D. ana
IN jumping oyer the Re side side k TssRs f 81 c .ne
tainly strange that three accidents should have
occurred mt the same spot. ~
was recorded to have taken place near White
haven. A Lancaster gentleman was riding q
horse which 4Stn vas ao upset 1hst y bSs a b Ross e Wnsid aesh,
down il allowed to go in front, the rider quick
ened his pace. and. trotting on reRRassed the 2
The horse ran away, and on reaching the mid
die Of Egremont Bridge Jumped on to the bat
t nsnr . nj So wal bsen we're y, an IEu rate tee wi dise eno onG a to
have afforded monetary standing room; ior.
says an account, the rider. fearing lest the
e esass hin q 70 i %1sp w sS sRq he a. IA a HSs5Si III ss SUI s.
s scnnd ii d 4 ieS Ct d ,T sa,sr feet, T H%h1isf barss, w sa1s and and
hum. and the only injury sustained oy the
rider was a sprained foot which w 4. confined y nm xsh MIN Z
SsntinE il the tosnship Of WorsleyI;s. had the
pit 80 feet deep, the, mouth OF which had some
poles and bushes placed over it; and Vas mis-
tax sab BY x tne " T5qsr i9f SO s2 frmEfy FGi nto The b !ro nan Of
i from between the stones" In this instance
the horse died. but the man was unhurt. Per-
oae unjntsntjenaily performed y DIck Chris.
Maripold with the OuOrn Hounds in 1928 or
1921 When near sa Howell Mouth e. he rode at a
about 70 feet deep. Luckily The sides, tfquxh
Ing landed on a narrow bank beyond the hedge,
made . succession OF bounds, and reached, the
s esfto% his ss sadSle. r ana F esithsr hs n6 5ea sEe m 1lass
ayear or two before Christian's exploit. "a
flesh than Was Necessary" told his lad to exer-
else one Of the horses. Scarcely had he
Down %S8a. . na Ss.Sss i Ins nG at The seaE potto M Of eW ii
aaPre,c i twenty feet Ms deep, the road turning
iy. cleared it and a. turnpike road which ran
to sG q dead saY stop Se',i IN a e tn, ,f K hedge dss'e on the una FAR es side
o. OF dh ere r1a g. THE r. 1sn 1saR was M;sb be = Srnn th nj sbaGf
ruary, 1925. where 1t Is vouched for.
The Chepstow leap OF 1901 was not, strictly
speaking. q leap. but a fall. MI. Smart OF Chep-
stow was leading a horse over a wooden bridge,
whom the. animal became FESTIVE. and in its
struggles broke some of the boards. eventually
dropped through into the river, 90 feet below.
and swan ashore none the worse. Then there
y an Incident which occurred with the Duke Of
GIM%r1afton's hounds on the 2lst Of November.
eway with their fox near Weston village. Capt.
G; Glyn rode at a fence Az feet high. and land
90 IN an old pit. the bottom OF which was 25h
feet from the top Of the hedge. Neither horse