ISASTER stalked the Race Course ground on the afternoon of May 29 at the first appearance here of the "Hell Drivers," automotive dare-devils, when the car driven by Mr. Dick Acton left the track after a high jump and ploughed down seven foreigners, including one woman. The driver was unhurt and on the following afternoon he again drove the car involved in the accident.
It is expected that all those injured il recover.
Hundreds of excited spectators witnessed the mishap, which occurred at 4.55 p.m., after the two drivers, Mr. Acton and Mr. Neil Oldfield, had "stunted" for half an hour.
'The persons injured all were seated or standing at an officials' table placed on the edge of the track.
'The accident occurred when Int, Acton felt the rear of his Dodge car moving towards the rail natter his jump, He attempted to right the vehicle, but realized that he could hot do' so without being involved in 3 collision," Instead of rolling, into the creek he chose to go directly into and it is thought that if he had followed the other course he would have injured a considerably lar number of persons. Those injured were either thrown into the creek or Jeeross it, and it is considered almost, miraculous that no-one was killed.
The water and the comparative soft ness of the banks of the creek un-Jdoubtedly saved the victims—from worse injuries,
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