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Show JOY RIDING ON TANK STRENUOUS EXERCISE Means Hanging On for Dear Life in a Deafening Boar of Machinery. BIRMINGHAM, England, April 27. Joyriding Joy-riding in a British tank means hanging on for dear life in a deafening roar of machinery, while the machine lumbers up and down the grades, alternately tossing it passengers first one way and then tho other. A trial trip is thus described: We accepted, with some trepidation, an invitation to mako a journey in the machine. About half a dozen of us entered by the narrow door and were cramped up on the Httlo platform plat-form which runs on each side of The machinery. We held on like grim death with our hands. For a few moments everything went well. Then there was an upward movement of the fore part of the tank, and in a trice we found ourselves without a foothold and were suspended sus-pended by our hands from the hold-fasts,' hold-fasts,' which are fixed for the purpose pur-pose to the roof of the car. Wo knew we were mounting the steep gradient and were not sorry when we reached the top. The vessel Jerked violently as she was started on her downward course. In the twinkling of an eye we were thrown into the same position as before be-fore only more so with our legs dangling and our hands gripped, In the effort to hold on and prevent us being thrown all in a heap. Wo eventually emerged none the worse for the trip, but with a vivid impression of what must be the life of the gallant crews to whom our experience was a trifle as compared with theirs In tho midst of shot and shell and with their own guna blazing blaz-ing away. The roar of the machinery In the confined space was terrific. The man with the strongest lungs, shouting in the ear of a man of the anutest hearing hear-ing could not make a syllable heard. |