The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-05
Harry G. Knight and
Mechanician Victims Of
Racing Smash-Up.
THOUSANDS SEE
FATAL ACCIDENT
Racing Around Speedway at Sew
enty Miles an Hour When Tire
Blows Out and Car Is
Wrecked-Knight Is Hor-
ribly Mutilated-Race
Won by Mulfcrd.

Columbus. Ohio. July 4.-Hnrry C.
Knight. OF indianapolis, known M the
"hero of the indianapolis specd,ynyp
WINS almost Instantly killed md his
mechanicinn. Milton MichaeIis, Of
Cloves. N. VI. was 30 bndIy Injured thnt
he died here this afternoon when
Nnishfs front wheel biew a right
tire and turned turtle on the 10th Inp
or the 2OO-niie automobile race con-
tested under the auspices of the CO.
Iumbus Automobile AssocIntion.
Knight had been out of the race for
thirty minutes because Of engine from
Bile and had Just re-entcred' He was
SAID TO have been running at seventy
miles an hour when the accident oc-
Cured
RIMS Over Body.
'ohhny Jenkins, OF Springfield, o..
was following knight at n short dis
lance. and. according to some of the
witnesses. ran over knights BODY
which had fallen to tho track. Jen
kins declared he ran over something.
but doesn't know whether IL was a
BODY or part of machine
knights head was badly crushed and
the top part torn Off His legs were
driven to his armpits and the rest of
the body badly mutilated
Michaeis. who was twonty- one years
or age. died in a hospital tonight. He
had suffered fractured skull and con
cussion OF the brain
When The tire blew up the car turn
ed over twice and landed In an upriph,
position Michaelis Was thrown out AT
the hrst turn. knight was pinned
under his steering wheel but fell out
just as the car finally righted He
died almost immediately
haiph DC Palma, following close on
the heels OF knight and jenkins. was
running at high rate OF speed. bu,
managed 10 shave by the wrecked car
without smashing into IT,
The accident occurred almost tmme
diately In front OF the grandstand and
was witnessed by the thousands OF
spectators.
Although knight gave his residence
as inaiahaPoils' his parents live at
Jonesboro. Ind near Marion He was
twenty-thrce years OF age. He gained
the title OF Hero OF the Indiananolis
Speedway" several years ago when he
smashed into brick wall in prefer
ehce 20 running down driver who had
Deen thrown from his car TO the track
Just BEFORE he resumed the race
Knight had been officially declared ou.
of IT because OF time lost with engine
trouble. Regardless Of the officials, he
re-entered
milford Brenks Record
Ralph Multcrd won tho race break
Ing the worlds record for 200 miles on
n dirt track. He made the distance in
three hours twent"-on minutes and
forty eight seconds The previous best
time WAS made on the Columbus track
by Spencer Wishart. in three hours
twenty eight minutes and four and one
half seconds.
Harry Endicott was second with the
time OF hours, As minutes and "a and
b5-10o seconds Erpest Reeder was
third. with the time of 3 hours A. min
utes 80 and 65l00 seconds. Ralph
DePalma finished fourth and just
within the prize money, with the time
of hours AZ 61 100 seconds Prizes
aggregated $1,000
Two Injured ut Memphis.
Memphis. Tenn, July 4.-Don Grant,
OF Brtnkley. Ark. was probably ia
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