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... QUIZ 1. At which famous racetrack did the world’s worst motor racing accident take place, when 83 spectators were killed? 2. What is the more common name for ‘nacre’, which is found inside certain shells? 3. It is confined to Mongolia and northern China ...

Published: Thursday 15 April 1993
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 168 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Melrose

... Lindstrém out of the sea when their hot air balloon ditched some eight years ago. Trevor subsequently suffered a ski racing accident after taking evasive action when some youngsters strayed onto the piste. He was left tetraplegic. Trevor has founded the ...

Published: Thursday 30 June 1994
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 306 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

•OROEII UNION AGRICULTURAL SNOW

... never faffed to amuse, and the mairy other acts well maintained the interest of the audience. RACING ACCIDENT AT AGRICULTURAL SHOW.—In the course of the pony race at the sports in connection with West Teviotdale Show at Hawick Saturday. Miss Cowe, Baldersbury ...

Published: Friday 29 July 1932
Newspaper: Hawick News and Border Chronicle
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 852 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SCOTLAND,

... several thousand pounds. HORSE RACING ACCIDENT. —During the progress ot athletic games under the auspices of the local Lodge Foresters on Links Park, Montrose, ou Saturday, alarming accident occurred in one of the horse races, resulting in the death of horse ...

Published: Thursday 23 July 1891
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1141 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Earlston champion critically ill

... mph crash at the Knock Hill racing circuit near Dunfermline on Sunday afternoon. Douglas Taylor (22) of the Homestead, Earlston the present Scottish 1,000 cc champion-—was on a practice circuit of the course when the accident happened. He collided with ...

Published: Thursday 15 July 1982
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 344 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WO( ILK 11

... bank, much to the amusement of a troop urchins who were mounted on a wall the road to witness this novel kind of racing. On this accident the velocipede was laid up in lavender, and a fine specimen of the breed it is. I asked the old porter if the story ...

Published: Friday 19 March 1869
Newspaper: Kelso Chronicle
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 420 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ENGLAND

... —Charles Kennard, auctioneer's clerk, was drowned in the Avon at Stratford on Monday afternoon by the upsetting of his racing skiff. The accident was witnessed by hundreds of excursionists on the river bank. .. , Cyclist Killed.—A local cyclist named Henry ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1895
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 946 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE RAMBLER

... 325; lambs from 80s to 86s: smaller sorts 23s to 275. Fat calves to £4 Is. Porkers to 3; pigs dear, to 235. ACCIDENTS. On Suivlay night two accidents occurred. While Mr John Boyd, merchant, Linden Terrace, was crossing bum within the bounds of the camp at ...

BIGHTH WERK OF THE QUARTER

... Columbia. In the series of races against the first Shamrock in 1809, the Columbia won ono of them by over teu minutes, another by over five minutes, while iu a third the Shamrock was incapacitated from further racing by accident. Against Shamrock 11. in ...

Published: Thursday 20 August 1903
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3351 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FATAL ACCIDENT AT RACING

... FATAL ACCIDENT AT RACING One jockey died, two others were injured, and a horse had to be shot as a result of accidents during the racing at Hawick Moor over the week-end. During the running of the Hornshole Stakes on Friday, Mr Frank oollehorse, Ramsay ...

Published: Wednesday 13 June 1951
Newspaper: Hawick Express
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 333 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ACCIDENT AT KELSO RACES

... ACCIDENT AT KELSO RACES. Mr B. Nichols, the owner-jockey, who was thrown from his mount, Leiham, the Cnited Border Hunt race meeting Kelso Saturday, is lying in critical condition in Kelso Cottage Hospital. The accident occurred the Kalewater Selling ...

Published: Friday 14 October 1932
Newspaper: Hawick News and Border Chronicle
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 94 | Page: 5 | Tags: none