The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-11-23
-FOUR ARE KILLED
BY RACING AUTO
Driver and Three Others Die at
Santa Monica, Cal.
CAR CRASHES INTO CROWD
Accident Occurred While Machine Was
Going 100 Miles an Hour-Johnny
Aiken Wins Contest for
His Partner. ...

Santa MOnica, Cal, Nov. 2O.-Death
won again in the annual grand prix
motor classic over the Santa Monica
course and claimed four lives when
harmon racer driven by Lewis Jack
son of Los Angeles crashed into the
crowd that lined the track. Three
persons We're injured,
Jackson himself was killed in
stantly.
The dead:
Harold Edgerton, Los Angeles, spec
tator.
Lewis Jackson, Los Angeles, driver.
ii. T.. Jenkins, motion-picture camera
operator.
Mrs Lcana Juratch, Venice, lemon
ade yender.
The injured:
John Ghianda, Los angeles, Jack
sons mGchanician.
j. S. Iian2igah, Los Angeles, spec
tator.
Miss Georgia Mccall, Santa Monica,
spectator.
Aiken Wins for Partner.
Appalled, By the tragedy, many of
the $4,000 spectators gave no heed
when announcement was made that
although Johnny Aitken, driving a
peugeot car, had crossed the finish
line winner, the laurels do not go
TO him, but to Howard Wilcox, his
teammate. Aitken substituted for
Wil.nS M hn Nphn aftnr tho
tieth lap, and to Wilcox will go the
prize money $4,000.
Jenkins was filming JacksOn's cata-
pult drive when the tragedy occurred.
Standing at the side Of the track his
cameras eye showed the racer speed
ing down the course at 100 miles an
hour.
Suddenly the car swerved to the
side, and before jenkins could es-
cape he was caught i'm the full rush
of the racer. 1t swept his mangled
body aside and went off the track
with a roar, while other spectators
rushed to safety.
Jackson was in his thirteenth lap
when the accident occurred.
Aitken wins for WILCOX.
Although Aitken piloted PeugeOt
car across the finish line first, credit
for the victory goes to his teammate.
Aitken was forced to leave the race
when his own car developed valve
.4Araphle4lp ths~9rst lap. In the TWEEN
tfeth lap he relieved Wilcox, and
American Automobile association Of
ficialS announced that to Wilcox must
go the crown. Neither will Aitken
be credited with any points in the
contest for the American champion
ship.
Athens time was 4 40 Al. His av-
erage was $3.50 miles an hour.
Cooper, In Stutz, was second. His
time was 4 :4S 30, an average of 1874
miles an hour. Patterson, in Hud-
son, was three laps in the rear, run
ming third, and Roads, In another Hud-
son, four laps behind him.
1t was announced that Aitken had
blown out a tire in the last lap and
finished the race on the rim. He mar
rowly escaped turning over at death
curve"
Two New Records Set.
A new grand prize time record was
set, even if the joint winning time
of Wilcox and Aitken in Wilcox's
car should not be allowed. Cooper's
average of STA miles an hour bet
tered the previous record of 77.2, made
by Eddie Pullen on the same course
in 1914.
Patterson established a new worlds
record for nonstop driving, having
raced 403 miles without stop. His
average speed was 1918.
Eighteen cars started at IL a. m. at
ten-second intervals, Moosie leading
the way. Five cars, manned by Old
field, Thomas, LentZ, Boldon and an
undesignated driver were withdrawn
before the start. Resta led at the
fifth lap, with Pullen, Cooper, Wilcox
and the field following.
Pullen turned over on the wide
curve on the point of the triangle
course, but neither he nor his mocha
nician was hurt.
Dario Resta, winner of the Wander
bilt cup race Thursday and of last
years grand prize race, withdrew on
the eighteenth lap on account of me-