ii8 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



'possibly have done so, as old Saltfish got out himself 

 ' eventually. 



' Poor old Robinson was on his horse's back, and went 

 'under with him, and came up again apparently quite 

 'calm and collected, without any fear whatever. He could 

 ' not swim, and had always said that in a river he should 

 'stick to his horse. When, however, his horse began to 

 'sink, and he felt himself going, they said his screams 

 ' were terrible. My idea is that the horse was blown with 

 ' the previous gallop, which prevented him from struggling 

 ' in the water. 



' The men who deserved all credit were Robert Vyner, 

 ' W. Ingilby (of Ripley), and Richard Thompson (of Kirby 

 ' Hall). The two first jumped into the river at the peril of 

 'their own lives, and tried to save poor Lloyd. They got 

 'him within a few yards of the bank, and then had to 

 'leave him. In fact, Ingilby was nearly drowned himself. 

 ' R. Thompson jumped in, and tried to swim across to 

 'save Slingsby, who was making for the opposite bank; 

 ' but when he had got halfway across, the water was so 

 ' cold that he began to think he should be no use, so he 

 ' turned back, and was with difficulty pulled out. We can 

 'fairly say of all three deceased men (slightly paraphrasing 

 ' one of Warburton's hunting-songs) : — 



' " Few sportsmen so gallant, if any. 



Did Yorkshire e'er send to the chase, 

 Each dingle for them had a cranny, 



Each river a fordable place ; 

 Each knew the best line from each cover, 



Each knew vv-here to stand for a start ; 

 They have perished, regretted all over 



The country each loved in his heart." 



' I may add that two out of the three were good 

 'swimmers — Sir C. Slingsby and Lloyd; poor Robinson 

 ' could not swim. 



' John H. Legard.' 



' The Fearful Accident with the York and Ainsty. 

 [From an Eye-witness.] 



' It was a beautiful morning on Thursday, February 4th, 

 ' when the York and Ainsty met at Stainley House. 



