HIS LAST STUNT
MISHAP ENDS LIFE OF SPEED-BOAT KING FAILED TO SHUT OFF POWER Reed. 9.15 a.m. LONDON, Sunday. Jolm Miller, the well-known motorboat racer, and the originator o£ “motor hurdling,” which he was endeavouring to popularise in Britain, was killed in the presence of his wife, two daughters, his brother and hundreds of spectators at St. Helens. Miller had a floating hurdle composed of planks, at which he rushed his speed-boat, aiming to force the boat up prior to shooting over the obstacle. Onlookers begged Miller not to attempt the feat owing to the danger. Miller dashed at the hurdle at a terrific speed and caused the boat to leap 6ft. A terrific explosion followed, and Miller collapsed, terribly injured in the head by fragments of the flywheel, which flew off owing to the engine racing, Miller having failed to shut off while the boat was in mid air. *
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 963, 5 May 1930, Page 9
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150HIS LAST STUNT Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 963, 5 May 1930, Page 9
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