I04 The Cotirse, the Camp, the Chase 



hand. Just at the time I am writing these words, two 

 men have been drowned, one at Malton, and the other 

 at York, and each of them were within five or six yards 

 of the bank, with several spectators looking on. One man 

 who was bathing at the same spot, did indeed go to assist 

 the poor fellow who was drowned at York, who had fallen 

 out of a boat, fully dressed, and yet instead of seizing him 

 from behind by his coat-collar, or his arm above the elbow, 

 he actually swam up in front and took hold of his heard. 

 The natural consequence was that the drowning man 

 endeavoured to clutch hold of his would-be rescuer, who 

 promptly let him go, and left him to his fate. It is 

 difficult to get a good hold of an absolutely naked person 

 in the water, so that he cannot turn round upon the 

 person who has come to his help, but it can be done 

 by getting a grip of his arm from behind, close up 

 to the armpit. It is possible then to keep him at arm's 

 length, and to push him away whenever he tries to turn 

 round. Everyone should know how to make a rope out 

 of ordinary wearing material, such as pocket handkerchiefs, 

 braces, long stockings, neckties, etc., and which are sure to 

 be on the spot. It is easy to tie them together so that they 

 shall not slip, by tying each material on itself, in the same 

 way as fishermen tie gut of different sizes, to make an 

 ordinary casting line. 



While we were quartered at Plymouth we had 

 many experiences of strange steeplechase courses, for in 

 that sporting county they love to see horses race over 

 a natural country, the same that is crossed when hunting, 

 for they wish to test the handiness of the competitors, as 

 well as their speed and stoiitness. There was a well- 

 known course at Koborough Down, which would have 



