ACCIDENT AT TRAFALGAR

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXX, Issue 250, 22 October 1896, Page 2

ACCIDENT AT TRAFALGAR

A CYCLIST'S WRIST BROKEN AND A BOY INJURED,

Juat as all were congratulating thamse' ves upon having spent a thoroughly pnjoyable nfternoon's sport yesterday at Trafalgar Park a bad accident happened. In the last event) of the day — the three mile bicyole race— when Mr A. W. Shallcrass was going " full steam ahead " a boy named Thomas Low suddenly ran across the track, from the racing towards the inside of the ring. Like a (lash he was knooked down, apparently seriously injured, whilst Shallcrass came oft his machine with a terrible thud. As both were momentarily laid out, McCabe, who had been following on Sballcrass, came along, and it 9eemed as though he ton would have a fall but luckily he managed to s'te'ey' nlear. Several people immediately ran to the assistance of the fallen couple, and trie boy was carried away to a corner near the dressing sheds, where his bead, which had an ugly cut upon it, was bathed with cold water. From a dazed condition, the lad, under this treatment, revived sufficiently to t"qw of his removal home witbJDir Roberts. 'iW'ffiP. Pf Leggatt |md attended to Mr aliovass, who., besides receiving a great shook, hnu w -Jaad, He and left thum baaiy spi_. - , bore the shook without winoing, and was able to drive home accompanied by a brother-in-law. Naturally enough, the aooldent (mused considerable consternation, as it appeared at first that the boy Low had boon very much more seriously injured than it turned out. How either of them esoapod fatal injuries from suoh a collision is little short of miraoulous. Of oourse all interest in the race was lost, though (be

other cyclists finished their course, the j acoident was all the more regrettable because Sballorass was going so well at the time — in fact, the event, to use a racy term, seemed " a moral " for him. What sadden impulse caused the boy to run so foolishly into danger oannot be explained. His escape in this instance will doubtless teaoh him and others a lesson whioh will not be readily be forgotten. When the accident happened, a great crowd of youngsters and others attempted to rush aoross the field to the scene of the fall, all forgetfuljuf the fact that the race was still going on. Bat for the prompt and decisive aotiou of Mr W. N. Poole (Secretary) and other officials in stopping this rash and giving a warning of the danger, another accident would, in all probability, have had to bo chronicled. CD