Kathleen Scott & a Manchurian Pony

Here is Mrs. Kathleen Scott meeting one of the Manchurian Ponies that was heading down to the snow in 1910. Quail Island in Lyttelton Harbour was used as a training area for breaking in and getting these little sturdy fellas ready for the race to the South Pole. As a side note, Mrs Scott went …

Gleig’s Island ~ Quail Island

“Having reached the island which Quail Island rises to about 250 ft above the level of the harbour I landed at a shelly beach and ascended the hill in order to correct and complete my sketch. During my walk there I flushed several quail and from that circumstance I gave it the name Quail Island.” …