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PRINCE'S TUMBLE.
UNSEATED AT FIRST JUMP IN STEEPLECHASE.
The Prince of Wales fell at the first jump at Holdenby, near Northampton, last month, in the race for his own Cup in the Army Point-to-Point Steeplechase, but was unhurt,
The Prince, on
Cark Courtier, was leading with another rider. His horse was tripped by a hedge branch and he was thrown 15 yards clear of the "field." ·
The Princo seemed to slide along the ground for a short dis- tance from the force of his fall. He then lay perfectly still with his arms over his head while the rest of the field galloped past. As soon as the danger of being jump- èd on by another horse was over, H.R.H. sprang up and tried to catch his horse, but for some little time was unsuccessful. He was soon to be smiling broadly and evidently took his mishap in high good humour. Cark Courtier started at 5 to 1.
The race was won by Mr. C. B. Harvey, 10th Royal Hussars, with Tiger. Captain E. Smith's Sum- mer Bell, second, and Captain C. J. L. Speed's I like That, the favourite, third.
The incident recalls the general alarm expressed some time ago by the series of racing mishapa suf- fered by the Prince.
The Prince told the people who ran to help him that he was all right, and that he had suffered no injury. He is expected to ride his horse, Lady Doone, in the Belvoir Hunt Lightweight Point- to-Point Steeplechase at Barrow- by, near Grantham, on Thursday.
Previous Mishaps.
The Prince has met with a num- ber of accidents while riding. hunting, or competing in point-to- point races.
One of his most serious. nc- cidents occurred in March 1924, when he was within a fraction of being kicked to death. His horse, Little Favourite, lashed out wildly while the Prince was trying to extricate himself after having fallen, and the Prince was kicked on the face.
The accident happened at the Army point-to-point raceu at Arborfield Cross, near Reading. Hie Royal Highness's injuries consisted of slight concussion and abrasions. on the nose and about) the face generiilly.
A month before this he sustain- ed a broken collarbone while gal loping one of his hunters at. Leighton Buzzard. In January 1926 he fractured his collarbone while out with the Fernle hounds at Leicester,
November 1920-A fall over a gate near Norfolk. He remounted and rode on, none the worse, //
December 1920-While riding with the Herefordshire Hunt his horse slipped on the frosty road and fell on its knees. Skilful horsemanship enabled him to fall sideways, and he was in the sad- dle again before anyone could go to his assistance,
March 1921-Took a toss at the second fence in the Grenadier Guarda Point-to-Point Steeple- chases near Banbury, The Prince was slightly injured on the pose and lip, but finished third in the
race.
June 1921-Thrown while play- ing palo at Aldershot. Although slightly lamed, the Prince carried on, and scored goals for his side which won the match.
When Out East.
May 1922-At Manila, injured at pole. Had to be restrained from finishing game.
November 1922--Thrown while out with the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt near Malmesbury, Wilts. Rode home, although suffering from a sprained ankle, which necessitated use of crutches for some time.
December 1922-Thrown through his horse falling at a double jump ia a race nt. Oxford University Bullingdon Club Point- to-Point Steeplechases at Garsing ton. The Prince was uninjured. March 1923-Fall at Beaufort Hunt Point-to-Point races at Tet- bury.
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Capt. Courtney also said he had Indicating what Captain Court- been engaged by plaintiffs to do ney had done to maintain the ro specific work for which he was en-putation of the plaintiffs' firm, titled to extra pay, and that as the Lord Halsbury referred to the result of his (Captain Courtney's) death of a Rumanian officer in introduction to purchasers goods February 1925, when flying a Si3-... were sold them for which Capt. kin machine, This was not what Courtney was entitled to commis- was properly known as a crash, sion.
but the machine actually came to pieces in the air.
I am
not suggesting for a that this was the fault of the ma- moment, added Lord Halsbury,
In the King's Bench Division, London, Captain Francis Thomas
Won Race for King's Cup, Courtney, Stafford Road, Walling- ton, the well-known air pilot, was defendant in an action in which the was a pilot with a world-wide re- Capt. Courtney, said counsel,
Motors (Ltd.), Coventry, claimed plaintiffs, Armstrong-Siddeley putation. from him £347 for a motor car
chase
chine or the fault of the unfor- The plaintiff's had been desirous what I want to show is that Cap- tunate fellow who was killed, but of putting a new aeroplane, called tain Courtney afterwards risked and other goods.
the Sinaia, on the market and they his own life to correct the effects Defendant admitted the pur-engaged Capt. Courtney to carry this accident had on the reputa-
of the car and that the out test flying in the machine, fortion of the plaintiffs' firm. March 1923-Thrown into ditch amount claimed was due, but sub-which he was to be paid £350. while riding Prince Henry's horse mitted that plaintiffs were in-
Lord Halsbury said that not- Counsel went to say that in 1929 withstanding a letter he had in nt the Army Point-to-Point Races debted to him for
a larger sum, Capt. Courtney flew the plaintiffs' his pocket from the chief engineer near Reading. Rescued his horse for which he counter-claimed.
aeroplane in the race for the from drowning.
Lord Halsbury, K.C., represent- King's Cup. He was to be pal saying that it was dangerous for February 1924 Thrown while ing Captain Courtney, stated that the usual fee of £30, and if he him to do so, Capt. Courtney went exercising a hunter at Leighton the answer to plaintiffs' claim was won the race he was to get £50 down to Lympne and flew a Siskin
machine on its back. Buzzard. The Prince's collar-that, though it was correct that and one of the plaintiffs' 14 h.p.
Captain Courtney was known bone was broken.
£817 was due to the firm, thera cars. i'
for acrobatic flying, said counsel, March 1924-Fall at Army were other things that had to be Capt. Courtney did won the race, and he went and flew this machine Point-to-Point meeting at Arbor-taken into consideration.
The Glasgow Corporation offered on its back, which imposed a field Cross, and suffered slight
£40 to the winner, and at a dinner greater strain upon it, to show its concussion. He was taken away had sold a motor car belonging to celebration Mr. Siddeley announ-worth.
Captain Courtney said plaintiffs in ambulance, his face bleeding him for £200. They had, he sub- have this £40, but when it came to ced that Capt. Courtney was to profuacly.
October 1924-Fall while fox-mitted, rot credited him with that hunting in Canada."
amount, and Captain Courtney credit for the £40 from the Glas- paying him, the plaintiffs took; claimed they could set that sum November 1925-Two falls on against the plaintiffs' claim, Cap gow Corporation and only paid
him £10. successive days with Whaddontain Courtney also said that he Chase. Once landed in muddy was in the plaintiffs' employ, and They did give him the car, how- an Englishman named Parker, has that they dismissed him sum ever, but the 14 hp. car was later January 1926--Thrown while marily, for which he was entitled hold for £290, and Capt. Courtney hunting with Fernie Hounds at to damages for wrongful dismiss secured the car that was now in Leicester. Collar-bone fractured. al.
dispute.
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The body of the man found on
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Paris, which was ballared to be that of
now been identified as that of an American named Mockley. It is suspected that Mockley was robbed and murdered.