The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-23
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
KRAMER AND LAWSON NOW TIED
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Remarkable Exhibition Of Rivalry NJ Man
haitian Beacf--Each Beats the Other
Once--slurley Takes Tw o-POlnt Events
Five Fail, hut No One is Injured.

haitian Beach--Ench Beats the Othel
Once--slurley Takes Tw O-a'Oint Event,
Five FAN, hut No One is Injured
An amazing exhibition OF the bitter per.
sonal rivalry existing between them was
given at Manhattan Beach track yesterday
by Frank L. Kramer the two-time champion,
and liver Lawson. the Swede. who has been
pressing him 30 closely for the title this year.
In the final OF the two-third Of a mile cham
pionship race they deliberately threw away
the fat purse by refusing to 20 after the two
leaders, preferring to trail behind and fight
duel with one another. Only four started
| In the final. and it was announced that Kramer
| would team with John Bedell and Lawson
with George Collett.
| At the pistol crack Kramer and Lawson
| began Jockeying with each other and their
team mates got twenty or thirty yards ahead
| Of them. Then Bedell saw his chance and
suddenly took notion to make runaway
Of II and shot away. Collect went after him
and caught him, but Kramer and Lawson
continued flddling for position along the outer
edge OF the track The result was that the
heat resolved itself into two match races,
Bedell beat Collett out q length and they
finished nedrly half n lap ahead of the other
two. Lawson got the better Of the jockey
champion did not remain up on the bank in
the turn and let Lawson jump him. as no
did last week. but dropped down to the pole,
He started the sprint and Lawson could not
get past him on the outside. Kramer won by
a length.
Before the race Lawson led in the cham
pionship contest having 81 points against
Kramers 20. 1t was n double point contest
10 points for first, for second. FOR
third and for fourth. The result of the
race. therefore. left kramer and Lawson tied
at 33 points a piece.
In the ten-nile professional handicap,
Lawson turned the tables on Kramer in grand
style. When the bunch was headed for tho
finish they came out of the turn with Kramer
in third place and Lawson fifth, fully TWO
lengths behind him. Kramer went up on
the outside and Lawson developed mar
vellous burst of speed in pursuit. Lawson's
momentum when he turned into the stretch
was such that he gained an the way to the
finish. closing the gap and beating Kramer
Hurley took both the half-mIle and Ave
mile amateur Ghampionshlps quite handy.
by d spill that occurred in front OF him at
the head of the stretch, in which five fell.
but no one was seriously injured.
The sport was first class throughout and
the crowd was apprecatlNe
Half M,lc Amateur Championship First semi
final won by Il, y. tOleu, New Haven, Joe FOBeT,
H. A. l.. y. Y, second. Time. minute ~ 3-5 sec
onds. Second semi hna won by NJ. l.. Hurley,
n. Y. A. c.: Oscar Goerkc, y. a. G.. \. Y, second
Time l minute 80 rs seconds Final heat won by
NJ. l.. Hurley H. s. Collett. second, Joe Fogcr
third Oscar Goerke fourth, Time. l minute
1874 5 seconds.
Two thirds Mile Professional Championship
First semi hna won by liver Lawson, George Colletl
second. Time. minutes "a 10 second Second
semi final won by +. l.. Kramer John Bedoli.
second. Time. minute 81 rs seconds. Final
won by John Bcdcll George Collet, second; +. l..
Kramer third; liver Lawson. fourth Time,
minute s. 4 s seconds.
Ten Mile II andlcap, professional, with inter
mediate prizes OF 81 to the leader at each lHp-No
by liver Lawson. scratch; FrankL Kramer scratch.
second John Bedcll 100 yards third George Collect
240 yards fourth. Time 20 minutes, AZ 8 seconds.
Lap prizes Menus Bedell. 0; Walter Bardgctt, =;
Charles Hadheld, 0. j. +. Calvin, 2: T. Adama,Z q
H. w. Coyte. 2; l.. Il, Lake. |: T., Armstrong, l;
John Bedell, /: W. S. Fem, l: John King. /; f. F.
Root. 2.
Five Mile National Championship, Amateur
Won by NJ. L. Hurley. N. Y. A. c. Joseph Fogler,
y. A. c. second; O. 4. Schwab New iork, miro:
Teddy Ellington, Newark. fourth. Time. Is min
utes 20 95 seconds
One Mile Handicap, Amateur Won by Fred
Ernst, Rochester 20 yards; Charles 7. Soue, New
York. 100 yards, second Oliver Dorlon, Manhattan
Beach. 20 yards. third Gus Perden. Brooklyn.
100 yards, fourth Time, minutes 1 2-S seconds.