THE ACCIDENT TO THE CHAMPION SCULLER.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1299, 18 May 1878, Page 3

THE ACCIDENT TO THE CHAMPION SCULLER.

The “Sydney Mail” gives an account of the unfortunate accident to Trickett, the sculling champion : Gentlemen in the aquatic line of business will regret to hear that'Trickett, our champion sculler, has recently met with a painful accident, which has necessitated the amputation of one of the fingers of his left hand. The circumstances connected with the occurrence would appear to be as follows: —Trickett, who, it is well known, is the proprietor of an hotel in Pitt street, bad been catering at the Eandwick racecourse, and on Monday mornday morning last he was returning to town in charge of a number of casks of liquor, the contents of which were not. disposed of at the races. When assisting to unload the van a cask containing thirty-six gallons of beer commenced rolling to the ground, hut had gained such impetus that Trickett’s efforts to stop it were futile, and it fell on to Ins left hand and jammed it against another cask already un loaded. The chimes of the fallen cask crushed his baud so seriously that ho thought it desirable to peek medical advice, and accordingly he hastened to the Infirmary, where he war informed by the doctor that it would bo necessary to amputate the third finger of Ihe left hand. It may easily be imagined that the announcement was not agreeable to Trickett, and before deciding to submit to tbo operation be determined to consult Dr. Evans, ol Balmain. Dr. Evans was, hower.-r, of the same opinion as the surgeon at the Infirmary, and accordingly Trickett submitted to the operation of the amputation of the first joint. The public generally will be pleased, to hear that Trickett is as well as could be expected Ho is not confined to his bed, but suffers some what from stiffness, consequent on tbo bruiser which he received. He does not consider that the loss he has sustained will interfere with his rowing, and probably when this new reaches England or America it may act as an incentive to some great sculler to test his powers against our champion on the Parra mafia River.