Thomas Stanley Rhodes

Thomas Stanley Rhodes (1890-1911)

1911 August 16th. Died in a car accident when leaving Brooklands

1911 Inquest. 'At Weybridge yesterday, a verdict of accidental death was returned the case of Thomas Stanley Rhodes, brother of the well-known racehorse trainer. Rhodes and his wife, formerly Miss Mabel Russell, of the Gaiety Theatre, received injuries in a motor accident at Brooklands, from which the former died a few days later. Mrs Rhodes is recovering in the local cottage hospital. The couple had been married three months. Mr Lewis Waller, actor-manager, said was driving his car towards the track when he saw the car driven by the deceased on the bridge. He slowed to allow it to pass, and went a few inches up the bank to allow as much room as possible. The car passed him, and he had just reached the bridge when he heard the noise of the accident. The road was 13 feet wide. This allowed eight inches between the cars. If the edge of the road had been form no collision would have occurred. Robert Loraine also gave evidence. Major Lindsay Lloyd, manager, Brooklands, said speed at that point ought not to exceed five miles hour if another car was approaching. Dr Eric Gardner said the deceased suffered from a fracture to the base of the skull. Roy Holcraft said that the deceased's car got on a sandy bank, which gave way, and the car turned completely over.'

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