MOTOR SCORCHING.
NOT MANY FATALITIES. [By Electric Tet,ecuai"l[—Copyuioiit.] (Per Press Association.) Received June 1, at 11.40 a.m. New York, May 31. "'"Harroun won the motor race to In,;dian6polis, covering 500. miles in 6hrs ■4j t minutes. Mulford was second and Brown third. A crowd of 70,000 witnessed the finish. There was no fatality except that of Dickson, who was flung out his car skidded after the rim of the wheel flew oft'. Dickson struck a fence and was killed instantly. ; There were several collisions in which mechanicians were seriously injured.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10781, 1 June 1911, Page 4
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90MOTOR SCORCHING. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10781, 1 June 1911, Page 4
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