Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-09-13
SIX KILLED BY The
MOTORCYCLE RACE
WCQLD'S CHAMPION, EDWARD
HASHA, OF TEXAS, met A
TERRIBLE DEATH.
Daring Racers Body 10 Shot so Feet
in Air When He Hits Fence-Boy's
Skull Torn Off-Six Dying and Thir-
teen Badly Injured on New Jersey
Track Sunday Afternoon.

NEWARK, N. Eddie Hasha of
Waco, Texas, holder of several worlds
records for motorcycle racing, plunged
over the rail of the course of the New
ark motordrome into a crowd Sunday
afternoon, causing the death of six
persons, including himself, while six
are dying and 10 are badly injured.
The only two of the six dead posi-
lively identified are Hasha and Johnny
Albright, Denver motorcyclist, who
was riding third in the race. The 9TH
er four dead were boys and young men
among the spectators.
Five thousand spectators were wit
Messing the finish of four-mile free
for all race when the daring young
rider, doing 80 miles an hour, took his
fateful plunge. He was pitched head
first 80 feet into the air. His body
was shapeless when it was picked up
almost at the feet Of his wife, seated in
the bleachers.
Pick Up Rider for Dead
Albright was thrown head first in
the other direction into the enclosure
of the track when the champions
wheel came sliding down the steep
bank and struck him.
The spectators injured were mainly
the men and boys who were leaning
over the rail yelling encouragement to
the riders when Hasha came tearing
into their midst.
Six Start in Race.
Six riders started in the last event
on the program. 1t was handicap
event with Hasha and Ray Seymour OF
Los Angeles, an old rival, each start
ing from scratch. Ray Peck, another
Los Angeles rider, started at the quar-
ter-mile mark, and Albright, the Den
yer rider and Frank King and John
King of Newark were each given two
full laps handicap. The track is g
quarter mile and circular.
At the crack of the pistol Hasha
leaped ahead of Seymour After six
rounds of the course, during which his
rival had eaten his smoke, the pail
evened up and in another lap Seymour
passed Hasha. BY varying margins
Seymour kept the lead until the las
few laps.
Railing Lined Four Deep.
The railing was lined four deep
with the men and boys urging Hashs
to overtake his rival
Just at the commencement of the
last lap, the champion tried to satisfy
the crowd by a desperate effort. The
leader ran high on the track, leaving
a narrow space for Hasha to pass, but
the latter tried it. 1t was then he
struck the rail.
The sprocket of Hasha's wheel was
loosened by the collision and went sail
ing into the crowd, tearing off the
skull of boy. In addition to those in
jured, as Hasha was hurled agains
them, many persons fell and were
trampled in the wild scramble among
the spectators.
Seymour kept control of his machine
and was riding to safety when Hasha's
wrecked motorcycle came sliding dowI
the track
Albright, the first of the rearwarC
riders, who was making great effor
to overtake the leaders, was struck b!
the Hasha machine and received fata
injuries.
OF the injured spectators 10 were I'm
conscious when aid reached them
Two died before reaching the hospital
and two others died as the surgeons
were about to work over them.