A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 30, 30 October 1907, Page 7

A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

'-* . .' :■ ; POLICE COMMISSIONER DINNIE BREAKS HIS LEG! '; . As a general rulo the-placid game of bowls is not regarded as a dangerous pastime, but an exception to the rulo occurred on the Wellington Bowling Club's -green ' about's . o'clock last .evening, when Mr. Waiter Dinnie, Commissioner for Police, had tho.misfortuno 'to break his "right leg. Only one, head of a friendly game had been played between two rinks representing the Kelburna and Wellington Clubs, and skipped by Messrs, J. F. Lane and Tbos.. Ballingcr•respectively. The No.' 3's; of both rinks had played, their howls, and the players wore about to 'change ends with the "skips" 'in tiro usual .way, when Mr. Dihhio (who whs playing No.' 2, for Kblbririlc) accidentally stepped on a boivl) ; which in turning over threw him heavily, mah awkward position, which sent the whole of .his weight on to h'is right leg, rand it snapped. The sound" of the break..was I .so ; loiid that 'the." skips " walking u'p.'tho green from the far end heard tho " clickj"-arid thought that. someone had kicked tho bowls accidentally, and two of'them had knocked together, (which is 'not permissible 'at that stage of'tho." head ").. ~- '. ' ,-. .-.;-.. .'.*■"

' .Assistance was summoned at once, arid Drsl Boyd and, Hewitt wore promptly, on the scene., Thoy .'discovered that., the '. Commissioner had. su'staiiied' ; a compound If actu're- of the right, log, the small bono being! broken just above the ankle "ami 'the Targe 'onto about 'mid-way between the 'tinkle .'and tho k'iieo. The..ambulance was.'called a't once, and' Mr. ..Dinnie. was .'removed to his. home'at Kolb'urnc. ' -■<■ "'.-.'' ; ,''/'''v..

■ ■ -Mr. Dihriic kept remarkably cool -after the "accident, arid referred to his,heavy..\vbiglit (14st.) bbing partiy responsible for the mishap, . which. js 'surely unique in. the. history of the'game'of bowls. ... ■'■':'.[■"■