SPEED-BOAT FATALITY.
MOTOR-HURDLER'S FATE.
DANGEROUS FEAT TPIED. LONDON. May '4. A tragic fate overtook John Miller, a well-known motor-boat racer and originator of motor hurdling, which ho was endeavouring to popularise in Britain. ITo was killed in the presence of his wife, two daughters, brother and hundreds of spectators at St. Helens. i Miller had a (loating hurdle composed of planks, at which ho rushed his speedboat, aiming to force it up prior to shooting over the obstacle. Onlookers begged Miller not to attempt the feat owing to the danger, but ho dashed at the hurdle at a terrific speed, which caused the boat to leap six feet. A terrific explosion followed, and Miller collapsed terribly injured on the head by fragments ol the fly-wheel. These flow off owing to the engine racing, Miller having failed to shut off the power while the boat was in mid-air.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20556, 6 May 1930, Page 11
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