The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-12-29 00:00:00

KIODERIIINSrER.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT A CARPET MILL.—A
young man named Arthur M: nk, employed at Messrs
Humphries and Son's carpot mill, met with a lam-
entable accident on Saturday last. While engaged
in moving some yarn he was caught by the shoal-
ing and his left arm was torn completly from his
body Surgical aid was obtained as quickly as pos-
sible and Monk was afterwards taken on a s reteh,or
to the infirmary there being little possibility of his
surviving such dreadful injury as he had received.
ATHLETIC MEETING.—The Kidderminster Harrier
and Football Club held an athletic meeting on
Saturday afternoon last on the crick( t ground. The
attendance was not so large as hoped although
there was a special attraction in tl.e fact that Mr.
W. G. George was one of the competitors. Mr. J,
Rennie was starter, Messrs. H. NV atson and A.
Butcher judges, and Mr. J. Pritchard handicapper,
referee, and timekeeper. The first evPut was a 120
yards handicap, run in heats. In the first heat E.
Coley (9 yards) was Ist. J. Westwcod (3yd,.) 2nd ;
won byl yard; 13 4.ssee. Second beat: J. F. Cook
(scratch) Ist. W. Pielthard (syds) 2nd ; won easily
time. 14sec. Third heat : J. B. Griffin (9yds.) Ist,
W. G. George (2yds.) 2nd: won by 2yds : time,
13 3.6 sec, Fourth heat : A. Dadford, (9yds.) Ist.
S. H. Pugh (2yds ) 2nd : won by syds ; time 14sec.
In the final heat, Griffin won by half a yaad, Dad-
ford being second, and J. Westwood third, time.
12 4.ssec. Quarter mile Handicap—First heat : .1I
R. Fisher (12yd) lat. Jenkins (16yds.) 2nd, LB.
Griffin (23yds.) 3rd; Fisher won easily; time,
55 3-ssec. Second heat: G. Johnson (lOyds.) Ist,
N. Westwood (25yds.) 2nd, I. Moore (25yd s.) 3rd;
won easily; time, 53 1-osec. In the final West-
wood was Ist, Fisher 2nd, Griffin 3rd; won by 4
yds., second and third weie very close together;
time, 56 4-ssec.—One mile handicap (for challenge
cup given by Mr. J. Brinton, M.P., and three
prizes) : A good field started, and A. Bedford (200
yds. j kept the lead, and won by about ten yards;
J. Critchley (140yds ) was second, and W. 0.
George (scratch) third, being about five yards be
hind Critchley at the finish. He was closely at-
tended by A. J. Pickin (150yds.) to whom he gave
up his own prize as a recognition of his running so
well.—Mr. Harold Watson diAributed the prizes

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