Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-10
Spectator at Races Receives
Fatal Injuries---Dies on
Way 70 Hospital.
AN AFTERNOON OF ACCIDENTS
tricti.n Causes Tire 10 Burn Through
and ExpIode. Throwing Machine
Against Fence-Barney oldfieid Has
Marrow Escape from Death.

Detroit, Sept. l0.--While Barney
Dldfield's racing automobile was run
ming nearly so miles an hour at the
Crosse Pointe track in the 1O-mile
open event, one of the front tires on
the machine burned through and ex-
ploded, throwing the car into the
fence and injuring Frank Shearer,
spectator so terribly that he died in
an ambulance en- route to the hos
pital. The car went so feet through
the air and Oldfield, who kept to his
seat. had marvellous escape from
death. He received several cuts about
the body and had one rib broken.
1t was an afternoon of accidents az
the track, two other high-power ma
chimes, those driven by Harry Cum
ningham and Henri Page, the Paris
ian. coming to grief because OF the
tires. Fortunately no one was hurt in
either OF these accidents.
Tire on Machine Exploded.
Oldf1eld's sparker gave out few
feet from the tape in the race during
which the accident occurred and Old
field lost nearly two miles before he
repaired the damage and started afte-
Harry Cunningham, the only other en-
try The tires of the machine were
the same ones Oldfield used at Cleve-
land, and as he was turning into the
stretch on his seventh mile the fric
ton on the upper front tire burned It
through and it exploded The track
is banked high at the turn and the car
with its tremendous momentum shot
for the outer edge of the track, which
is six feet above the ground beyond.
Oldfield had just time to twist his
brake and head for a spot between
two trees Shearer was standing
against the fence at this point and the
car struck him squarely, breaking
both legs in several places and frac
turing his skull He was thrown .
feet and never recovered conscious
ness. Oldfeld had presence of mind
enough to throw himself backward on
crashing through low tree and land
ed, a complete wreck, so feet from
where it went through the fence. 4
brother of Shearer was standing near
him and had narrow escape.
Shearer, although native of De-
troit. has been employed at Barberton
O., for the past year and had come
here for a visit
Races MARRIED by Accidents.
In the five-mile open event, which
Sincholle won with ease, Harry Cum
ningham lost tire as he turned off
the back stretch. His machine side
swiped the inside fence, but did not
upset, and Cunningham cleverly steer
ed it across and off the track, down d
road which was fortunately near One
wheel of the car was smashed.
Henri Page lost front tire in the
10-mile handicap but succeeded In
checking his machine before it struck
the fence, and escaped without in
jury, although two wheels on his car
were wrecked
The first event of the afternoon was
the 10-mile triangular race between
three Frenchmen, Paillon, Page and
Sincholle. which the latter won handi-
~. Papillon had trouble with his en-
CINE and did not finish Sincholle's
best time was 1:0212
Sincholle led all the way in the five
mile open, which he won with ease.
He made one of the miles in this event
in 1:02 1-5. Harry Cunningham won
the 10-mile handicap in which the
Frenchmen did not finish because of
accidents to their machines Two
more heats of the match race be-
tween Tom Cooper and Barney Old
field. begun Tuesday, were run off
Each took one, but Oldfield's win
Tuesday gave him the match. Old
fields time OF :02 1-5 in the second
heat was the best mile made in the