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usual custom, never got off his horse on entering the boat, 

 and when it upset he rose several yards down-stream, still 

 sitting on his horse. He looked calmly round, as if to 

 choose the best landing-place, when his horse suddenly 

 sank, either from being exhausted before he came to the 

 top, or from the reins being touched to guide him ashore. 

 After two fearful shrieks Mr. Eobinson went down. 



" Captain Key, being the last on board, succeeded in 

 jumping clear of the boat as it turned over, and, for- 

 tunately, being carried against the chain, was able, by 

 making use of it, to reach the shore in safety. Sir George 

 Wombwell, who may consider this as the most fortunate of 

 his many narrow escapes from death, came to the surface 

 on the up-stream side of the boat, against which he was 

 carried, and was promptly rescued by Mr. Clare Vyner, 

 though he himself was too far gone to make the slightest 

 effort to save himself, and was even unaware by what 

 means he was saved. 



" In the meantime those on shore had promptly done 

 all in their power. Whips were knotted together ; but as 

 the river was at least eighty yards from bank to bank, and 

 those in the water were more than half-way across, every 

 endeavour to cast them within reach failed. Every pole 

 that could be found was thrown, but to no purpose. Four 

 strong swimmers tried their best in vain — one, Mr. Preston 

 of Moreby, had not waited to take off his boots, and it was 

 with difficulty he was rescued by those on shore. Mr. 

 Ingilby, of Eipley Castle, and Captain Vyner, of Linton 

 Spring, succeeded in reaching Mr. Lloyd, who was doing 

 his best to gain the south shore. They had brought him 

 almost in reach of those on the bank when he suddenly 

 sank, and they, exhausted by the long run, the extreme 



