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Show DRAMATIC RACE FOR LIFE. Galloping Through a Tunnel In Front of a Fast Railway Train, A vciy dramatic Incident took place recently during a run of the Carmarthenshire hounds, when the master had a very narrow escape from death, says the London Tattler. The fox, hard pressed by tho hounds, entered a railway tunnel, and before they could bo stopped tho whole pack dashed In after him. Mr, Harries, tho master, realized their danger and without a moment's hesitation galloped gal-loped Into tho tunnel to try nnd whip them off. Ho had got sorao little distance dis-tance Into the tunnel when suddenly he heard tho diead roar ot an approaching ap-proaching train, which was thundering thunder-ing along at terrific speed. Tho headlights head-lights of tho engine glarud at him. It now became a veritable race for life. Mr. Harries clapped tho spurs to his horse. On and on they rodo at breakneck speed through tho black tunnel, with tho train thundering belli be-lli id In the hot pursuit and gradually gradu-ally diminishing tho dlstano: between them. Luckily tho engine driver caught a view of tho flying horse and Its rider against tho sky lino at tho mouth of the tunnel and ho Blackened Blacken-ed speed. Sir. Harries and his horso wero saved. The fox and hounds also escaped unhurt. |