ACCIDENTS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20175, 2 March 1931, Page 13

ACCIDENTS.

. ' "" 1 " W ? ,/HvV.; DIRT-TRACK RIDER INJURED . RAtf INTO FALLEN MACHINE. White riding on the .dirt track fit Monica Park on Saturday evening, Percy- Lunn, a single man, aged 2V, living at 71 Armagh street", crashed .in the final of the Woolaton scratch race. 1 He was taken , to, the Qhristphurch Public Hospital suffering from head in» juries, concussion, and shock,. His con* dition is reported to be. not serious. The three riders;.in'the'event wade, a rolling start, and whettihe starter's flag dropped, aooelefated into the firm, bend. C. Anderson, of Australia, took' the lead, H. Stevens, also from Australia, was second, ana Lunn was. just behind Stevens. Stevens crowed.almost immediately, and Lunn .was unable to avoid the fallen machine. He was thrown violently to the track, while his own machine somersaulted, and appeared to' land on top of J l ®*; Stevens was badly J shaken, and hurt one of his hands. JOCKEY HURT. When the . horse he was riding, Happy Land, fell the last race at the New Brighton races on Saturday afternoon, H. Marshall, of 24 Saltaire Street, New Brighton, had his back and shoulder injured; and his leffcbict toe was dislocated, Happy Land was behind Wild Voyage, which fell, and Happy Land fell over-the top of htm, I rolling on his rider. ; Marshall was admitted to the Christchurch Public Hospital. , - M AN DROWNED. FELL FROM ROCKS WHILE FISHING. (rasas fcssocuTiox •riLsomiK.) TAtTEANGA, February 28. About 4.o'clock, yesterday, afternoon the Surf Club siren atMt.Maunganui called rescuers ..to the .ocean beach, it,was found that Mr grands Irwin, aged $5, of 704 i&anukau road, Royal Oak, Auckland, who had joined his sons and family from Hamilton tot* a holiday >at the Mouht, haft fallen from the rocks while fliWg'w-w^i^known

as ,thb Blo*. Hole close to 'the beaclu ■ »,rfi': - There was »<«* delay iA'rtrite'ti* 4 reel across the '.pmlplto?!*; taSifcjte. * A»h% Courtenayran. - and caught hold of Irwin. Whoa the party arrived Courtenay anil Irwin Wtft; found some SOD, yards £rm t the<«ltora. , Irwin was MHWQttßclouH and' CotaUnay;, - was almost exhatutfed from fighting tbo ; mini. * £ftfii ::■ Dougia* Kimber -went ppt with • % Jife line and burden. AU three .wdra, draWMiojp, , Khobar" being' * HI ♦ ' IteßuSCitation, , r IJtoieSjt, Brookes and Morris and Mian Bftrjj took a prominent part, v w4r tttojl jtor ,tws ,; hours, but Irwin could* not- vj An inquest is being held. Tfefc bjttdy iil' * to be sent to Auckland. Irwin leavw four sous and two daughters, H® *M ■ born, in Armagh, Ireland, and routed at . Auckland for 50' year*. t , L r Vvi, ,* FARMER KILLED. ' 4 , <:»*■ *'« 5 (rasas usocmiox mxcnuti ( . WHAKATANE, February 28. A fatal accident ocourred on the mailt road at Tancatua at 9 o 'clock bit #waing r when alight cat driven by R.Mlfc* .chell, a aheep*farmer, 6f into two pedestrians, killing lf£ Fester, aged £O, a farmer, pflPekatahV and slightly injuring Mr J. Ferguwaij, a? farmer, -Df Taneatua. Both Mt(|,*4ld. residents of the district. Mr. Ferguson"wasiidmittedi to s the S#b» ; pitaL An inquest concerning the death of: Mr Foster will be heldi • • t ' t DBATH WHILE BATHING. <va»s uwoeuno*, uuMutf' ,s! GIBBORNS, Febmary*2B..About 11 o'clock this morning' *.bby | <Jn - Waikanae beach noticed a bather floating iu the water, |Utd as he s*w no movement he gave the alarm to the caretaker, who then idftshed in' aid brought out the' body of John Marshall, 29 years of age, - !■ • Artificial respiration was tried fox over an hour without success, 'Death is believed to have been due to heart ' failure. Marshall's parents aw not aliv«, , ,attd he came from Edinburgh about

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