The Ocala Evening Star

FIRST AUTO RACE FATALITY
J. D. MeNay
Killed on the Savannah
Track and Several Others
Badly
Hurt
Savannah, Ga. Nov. 21.-The Savan-
nah automobile race course claimed its
first victim yesterday which was the
first day it had been thrown open for
practice of those who are entered for
the races next
week. J. D. MeNay,
driving a Case car lost control of his
mount at the Montgomery cross roads
and the car went off the track, turn-
ing over.
MeNay was placed
in
another car
and rushed rapidly to the Savannah
hospital but was dead when he got
there. Maxwell is badly hurt, but his
injuries are not fatal.
Joe Dawson Injured
This was the second accident of the
morning on the course. Joe Dawson.
riding in a Marmon car having been in
a collision a little earlier with several
other drivers and a touring car. which
was on the course. Dawson is hurt so
badly that he will not be able to enter
the Vanderbilt cup race or the grand
prize race.
The other drivers in this
New Temple
Theatre
One
Night
THURSDAY. NOV. 23
The Shaksperean Event of
' the Season
J.E
.6
Cine
Presents
MAY
S TEWART
and
her
distinguished
Com-
pany
in
Shakspere's
Rol-
licking
Comedy
"TWELFTH
NIGHT"
Special
Scenery,
Magnifi
cent Costumes.
general mix-un
were
Knipper, in a
Mercer and Barnes in a Mercer. They
were not hurt. Nickrent was driving
the car in which Dawson was riding
when a touring car came along on the
course and the four cars ran together
the drivers apparently becoming con-
fused.
The Mercer cars
were badly
damaged.
MeNay's remains were carried to a
local undertaking establishment. His
body bore few marks to show what
caused death.
but it is believed his
neck was broken. MeNay began his
racing career in Texas. but has been
on all the famous tracks of the coun-
try.