Young Donald Dinnie.

Manawatu Herald, 19 October 1895, Page 2

Young Donald Dinnie.

I .» — 1 The famed pinnie family. is-agaio in evidence, this time in the 1 persQJi of a son of Donald-iri. hiir twentyfirst year, and who has been in

America for a^number of years. This younjL fellow was born in Aberdeen dp^in. March,, .s'B76, and is of strpDjrHßnild, as the following figures iijM^jrfeig »--He scales 14st 2lb, ifr^y^hajgnt ~6ft llin, cheat measur«Msrs6iDj is 80in round the waist, Vrph/round the upper arm or biceps 'and -triceps, 15in round the forearnff2s£ round the thigh, and 16in round the calf of the leg. He cretttedrno little sensation by exhibit. ingTßyC^onderful foats °f strength ■Hptr*""** cities, most of these fea^Tbeing new and not previously attempted by any strong men. In measuring his prowess, whether as . a wrestler or an athlete generally, he has proved successful. Among his feats are the lifting in harness a de&d' weight of 1 ton 12 cwt, and supporting on his chest with face upwards and with hands and feet on the ground a platform on which are placed two horses. His masterpiece . is that of holding above his head at arm's length a full-grown living pony, and carrying it a distance of from twelve to twenty yards. He now challenges all the strong men to contest with him for supremacy.