MOTORING TRAGEDY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21919, 1 October 1934, Page 9

MOTORING TRAGEDY

CRASH INTO A TRUE PROMINENT RACER KILLED [fROJI OTTB OT7N OOHRESPONDKN'T] LOITDOIv", August 51 Mr. H. 0. Hamilton, one of Britain'! foremost racing motorists, who was known as "the man with the charmed life," was killed in the Swiss Grand Prix on Sunday ancf a spectator waj fs,tally injured. On the last lap of the race Mr. Hamilton's car, a Maserati, entered by Mr. Whitnoy Straight, skidded at a turn and as it capsized, crashed into a tree with terrific force. Mr. Hamilton wsis found dead among the wreckage, and a branch or the tree fell and knocked over two spectators, one of whom died in hospital with a fractured skull. Tho race was won by Hans von Stuck, the German driver, and the junior race from which Hamilton withdrew, was won by B. ; Seaman (.M.G, Magnette), who covered the 633 miles course in 50m 43 Mr. Hamilton was possibly the most daring of British drivers. In September last he was erroneously reported as dead after a bad crash at Brno, Czechoslovakia. Ira a spectacular accident jb a road race at Belfast in 19p2. his car catapulted into the air and turned a complete somersault, but Hamilton es* caped with a broke:a collarbone.