An Unusual Accident.
An investor at the Addington trotting meeting the other day was the victim of a painful accident. T’%e investor had just handed his pound note across when the "close” signal was given. The shutter was instantly and forcefully slammed down, catching the ends of two of the investor's fingers and injuring them to an extent that required prompt ambulance attention. The shutter was temporarily raised for ,the note to be pushed back, and it was rescued by a friend, the victim giving little thought to notes or dividends for a few races.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 August 1939, Page 5
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95An Unusual Accident. Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 August 1939, Page 5
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