Baldwin - AJ - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

A sad and probably fatal accident occurred at the Thorntown fair last Wednesday morning. A. J. Baldwin, of Waynetown, this county, had entered his black stallion in the pacing ring. During the progress of one of the heats, discovering that his horse would come out behind, he turned him across the space enclosed by the track, toward the judges’ stand. When near the stand he found he was in danger of being run over by the horses coming up on the track and attempted to turn round and leave the track. His horse became frightened at this juncture, throwing him out of the sulky, crushing his right leg and shoulder and covering his body with bruises. He was picked up in an insensible condition and surgical aid at once procured. The accident occurred about 11 o’clock. In about an hour he gave signs of returning consciousness, and at 3 o’clock was removed to town. Little hope of his recovery was entertained. -s