The Seaforth News, 1959-07-23, Page 7Rode Crocodile
Like a Bronco
The famous explorer wanted
to find out exagtly how poison
left a snake's fangs. So he de -
aided on a daring experiment.
He found a snake, an eight -
footer, in the jungle, seized it
by the neck so tightly that it
couldn't bite him, held a piece
of stick against the tip of its
fangs and watched, fascinated,
as the deadly venom oozed out,
as he described it, "thick and
yellow like chamomile tea,"
Even to -clay large areas of
tropical South America are little
known to the white man, and 150
years ago only the coastal fring-
es had beep explored. That ex-
plorer — Charles Waterton --
was
was one of the first white men
to penetrate into the heart of
the steaming South American
jungle.
From his earliest years natural
history had been an absorbing
passion, and his one ambition
was to be able to explore some
little-known part of the world in
order to find out something
about its animal and plant life.
In 1812 he achieved his am-
bition, when he set sail for Brit-
ish Guiana at the age of thirty.
Not for eleven years was he to
return to his native land, and
during tbis timehe travelled.
enormous distances and penetrat-
ed deeply into the inhospitable
Interior of the vast and at that
time little-known continent.
For three years after his re-
' turn he worked on the notes he
had made during his long ab-
sence, finally producing in 1828
one of the first classics of nat-
ural history exploration, "Wan-
derings In South America."
Waterton was gifted with great
courage and a cool nerve. He
was, too, a shrewd observer of
the ways of wild creatures. How
true were his observations on
how to avoid' danger in a land
teeming with dangerous animals!
"Time and experience," he
wrote "have convinced me that
there is not much- danger in rov-
ing amongst snakes and wild
beasts provided only that you
have self -command. You must
never approach them abruptly!
If so, you are sure to pay, for
your rashness, because the idea
of self-defence .is predominant in
every animal, and thus the
snake, always ready to defend
himself from what he &Insiders
an attack upon him, makes the
intruder feel the deadly effect
of his poisonous fangs.
"The jaguar flies at you and
knocks you senseless with a
stroke of his paw, whereas, if
you had not come upon him too
suddenly, it is ten to one but that
he had retired in lieu of disput-
ing the path with you."
During his long stay in South
America, Waterton experienced
many adventures, none more
remarkable than the capture of
a full grown caiman, or•.croco
_ dile, with his bare hands. His
native servants had caught a
specimen nearly -eleven feet long
on a large meat -baited hook on
the end of a long rope. The
crocodile was ferociously angry
and the terrified natives wanted
to kill it. But Waterton was anx-
ious, to take it alive.
He walked up and down the
sand for some time, wondering
how this could be done. Finally,
he hit upon a plan. Taking the
mast out of a canoe he wrapped
a sail round one end Of it: "It ap-
peared clear terme," he wrote af-
terwards, "that if i went down
upon one knee and held the mast
in the same position as the sol-
dier holds his bayonet, I could
force it down :the caiman's throat
should he come open-mouthed at
me."
Plunging into the water, he
ordered his helpers to pull the
caiman towards the shore while
he went down on one knee to
steady himself against the pos-
sible onslaught.
Even he was forced to observe
that he "felt somewhat uncom-
fortable in this situation."
The actual story of the capture
Is best told in Waterton's own
words. ''The people pulled the
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caiman ' to the surface; he
plunged furiously as soar as he
arrived . in these upper regions,
and immediately went below
again on their slackening the
rope. I saw enough not to fall in
love at first sight. 'I now told
them we would run all risks
and have him on land immedi-
ately.
"They pulled again, and out he
carne. This was an interesting
moment.
"I kept my position firmly,
with my eye fixed steadfast on
him.
"By the time the caiman was
within two yards of me I saw
he was in a state of fear and
perturbation. I instantly dropped.
the mast, sprung up, and jumped
on his back, turning half round
as I vaulted, so that,I gained my
seat with my face in the right
position. I immediately seized
his forelegs, and by main force •
twisted them on his back; thus
they served me for a bridle.
"He now seemed to have re-
covered from his surprise, and
hostile company he began ato
plunge furiously, and lashed the.
sand with his 1png and powerful
tail. I was 'out of reach of the
strokes of it by being near his
head. He continued to plunge
and strike and . -made my seat
very uncomfortable. It must
have been a fine sight for an un-
occupied spectator.
'The people roared out in
triumph, and were so vociferous
thatwas ssome time before they
heard me tell them' to pull me
and my beast of burden on to the
shore. I was apprehensive the
rope might break, and then there.
would have been every chance
of going down to the regions un-
der water with the caiman."
Eventually, Waterton and his
captive were safely landed. "It
was .the first and last time I was
ever on a caiman's back. Should
•it be asked how I managed to
keep my seat, I would answer I
hunted some years with Lord
Darlington's foxhounds." .
A few years after Waterton's
return from South America the
possibility of further explora-
tions
was brought to an abrupt
end when his father died, leav-'
him an estate in Yorkshire, To
this he retired and built a wall
all round it to keep out intru-
ders.
He was not finished with wild
life, however, for within this
wall he established the world's
first bird sanctuary, spending
the remainder of his life quietly
studying the behaviour of the
birds of his native countryside.
An old-timer is a fellow who
remembers when most fdmilios
made their own root beer.
8
THIS IS BASEBALL? — Luis, Aparicio, Chicago White Sox short-
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imagination of his boss, the fabulous Bill Veeck, during a
go -round with visiting Cleveland frictions at Comiskey Park.
Thunder Scared
Colt Into Winning
One thing that makes the Eng-
lish Derby so popular is that
almost always it produces a
Closely -run race in which ex-
citement is kept alive until the
runners reach the post, The vast
majority of the "renewals of
the Derby Stakes" are won by
a length or less, which indicates
how close is the standard of the
leading classic colts each year. .
Of course, there are exceptions
—like Hard Ridden's win a year
ago and in a year when there is
a particularly outstanding horse
which is made a hot favourite
his defeat is a sensation in itself,
no matter how small the margin.
In that respect alone the Derby
of 1004 was sensational enough,:.
for it brought about the corn- `
plete eclipse of the favourite, a
French horse named Gouver-
nant, which finished last but
one in a field of eight.
But that is only part of the.
story. The winner, by the very
comfortable • margin of three
lengths, was a 5-1 shot called
St. Amant. Nothing particularly
sensational in that, you might
think, particularly as St. Arrant,
starting as favourite, had
"walked away" with the 2,000
Guineas by four lengths.
But what does make this one
of the strangest of all Derby
stories is that St. Amant, for all
his ability, probably owed his
victory to a thunderstorm. A
resounding clap of thunder just
as the race was starting so scared
him that he leaped out ahead of
the field and was never caught!
From .the weather point of
view, it was certainly one of the
worst Derby days on record. It
was so wet that Queen Alexan-
dra,
lexandra, who had announced her in-
tention of being present, decided,
to stay in London after all, and..
steady rain that had persisted all'
the morning developed into a
downpour of almost tropical in-
tensity as the runners began to
parade. One critic noted that
St. Arrant looked as cool as a
cucumber — an oddly signifi-
cant remark in view of what
was to happen a few minutes
later.
Because of the smallness of the.
field the pre -race preparations
did, not take long and there was
still nearly half an hour to the
"off," the greater part of which
was spent parading around the
paddock before, an ever -dimin-
ishing audience, most of the
crowd preferring the shelter of
the. stands.
So far, although ominous -look-
ing clouds were hanging over
the course, there was little sign.
of the thunderstorm that was
about to break so suddenly and
dramatically. St. Amant, brav-
ing the rain, still looked uncon-
cerned as the runners made their
way to the start.
It was now that the drama of
the Derby began. Rumbles of
thunder were heard in the dis-
tance, and St, Amant's demean-
our changed immediately. Al-
though he had drawn No. 3, his
jockey, Kempton Cannon, was
given permission to move over
to the outside.
This .was not so much a con-
cession to the Guineas winner as
a measure of safety for some of
the other horses, notably John
O'Gaunt, St. Amant's neighbour.
Because of his restiveness the
start, which had promised to be
on time, was delayed, and all
the while, with the thunder get-
ting nearer, St. Arrant was get -
•ting more fidgety.
At last there came a brief mo-
ment when the horses were all
level and facing the same way.
The starter acted quickly. As
he sent the field away there was
a sudden tremendous peal of
thunder immediately overhead.
Gouvernant, the favourite, was
stupefied by the noise, and re-
mained standing at the starting
line for some seconds before his
jockey was able to bring him to
life and start him off on what
was already a hopeless chase.
With St. Amant, however, the
effect was reversed. Had that
peal come a second earlier he
!night, have jumped into the
tapes and become dangerously
enmeshed, As it was, he saw
the open course in front of him,
and leaped away as though
stung by a many -tailed ,whip. '
In no time he was clear of the
field, and the gap steadily wid-
ened, For a time it seemed that
Coxswain, the 100-1 outsider,
would be his nearest challenger,
but with a mile to go St. Am -
ant's lead was two lengths, with
Lancashire, another outsider, and
John O'Gaunt next in the field.
More thunder, now accom-
panied by vivid flashes of light-
ning, helped to give St. Amant
any incentive he needed to get
away from his rivals, and com-
ing up to Tattenham Corner he
was already three lengths ahead
and the race was obviously over.
All real excitement had now
vanished, but although only a
few people were aware of it,
another Derby Day drama Was
being played out farther along
the course,. A policeman had
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been keeping an eye on a book-
maker who had been offering
far more attractive prices than
his rivals. He turned away to
watch the race, and when he
looked back the bookie and his
clerk were a couple of hundred
yards away and running fast.
The constable immediately be-
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crowd taking up the cry of
"Welsher," scores joined in the'
hunt. The clerk was caught
when lie stumbled, and when he
faced the magistrates next day
was sent to jail for a month.
But .the welshing book -maker,
like St. . Amant, was never
caught.
While all this was going on,
Cannon, St. Amant's jockey, was
having an easy ride home, his
chief task being to prevent his
mount bolting when the thunder
rolled and the lightning flashed.
He was contentto maintain his
three -lengths lead over John
o' Gaunt, who in turn finished
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Ironically, the storm passed as
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the time the horses returned to
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St. Amant's easy victory was
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