New-York tribune., 1902-07-27
CYCLING.
TAYIOR,S DEFEAT CAUSES DISSATIS-
FACTION-SMITH WINS MOTOR
PACED RACE.

There was some old fashioned bicycle racing OF
the best sort at the Vaisburg track, near Newark
yesterday and the thirty-fve hundred spectators
braved the threatening weather and paid double
the usual price of admission without a murmur
It was national circuit meet which included sprint
races for both amateurs and professionals Besides
that there was a motor-paced race In heats pe-
tween two of the strongest amateur pace followers
Walter Smith of Brooklyn, and Fred Dahlke, OF
Buffalo. who had defeated Smith when the latter
visited the Bison City last year.
The most interesting struggle seen in this dis
rict this year was the meeting of all the fast pro-
fessionals in the haIf-mile national championship
Frank l.. Kramer has not yet met defeat In one
of these contests and his victory yesterday. while
it caused much dissatisfaction. gives him COM
mandng lead in the for the championship
the fast Orange rider having 40 points TO his credit
with Kimble his nearest opponent, only 15 points.
Major Taylor who has been riding abroad, was
known to be in excellent condition. and the admir-
ers of the colored flyer were confident that Kramer
would have be at his best TO defeat him. There
was considerable betting the result, with Kram-
er always the favorite. The championship was run
in heats. that when the final reached, only
four men left in the last heat. Taylor had
captured his trial and his semi-fnal heats so
easily that the onlookers waited the meeting with
Kramer with undisguised interest the cOlored con-
tingent In the stands yelling defiance in the faces
of Kramer's loyal supporters.
BAD BLOOD SHOWS IMMEDIATELY
In the final heat only Kramer Kimble. Taylor
and Lawson left do battle for the rich
prize and the points which went with the At
the start Ill were loath to make the pace, with the
result that the four went away with the pistol
if it of snails rather than bicycle riders.
Not twenty yards from the starting point Taylor
and Lawson came together, with the result that
the colored man pushed off the track. The
spectators hissed dismally. Taylor Immediately
rode back on the track. and the others continued
to crawl along the mishap cost the coIored man
nothing. All were jockeying for positions for the
first lap and the pace was slow. At the second
and final lap kimble had the pole. He set lively
clip the remainder of the distance. Kramer wac
second, a little to the outside of the pacemaker,
with Lawson on Kramer's wheel. his favOrite posi-
ton.
The only chance that the cOlored man had to get
to the front the outside He foolishly.
however tried to cut inside and, of course.
into pocket which Gold Heels would have
been unable TO get through The finish close
between them all. with Kramer winning by half Il
length and Kimble much in front Of Lawson.
with Taylor Immediately behind. The Onlookers
were disposed TO blame the other riders and cheered
Taylor and Missed Kramer and Kimble. II
Taylor's own fault he defeated. he adj
mitted after the Taylor was. of course one
colored man against three palefaces. Dut when he
expects first class riders to pull out to let him
through he makes mistake. In modern racing
skill in tOckeying for position is almost essential