The sun., 1905-09-12
LAWSON HUMBLES KRAMER.
John Bedeli Also Defeats Jerseyman
-Downey Wins Championship.

-DOWnoy WIn9 SuAIuphODahAps
As a sort Of parting shot just before he
began his journey to Au stralla. lyer Lawson
cru shingiy defeated Frank l.. Kramer IN the
fve-mile professional championship IN Msa., ,;
son Sauare Garden last night. Nor did
Kramer have even the small consolation
of finishing second. for John Bedell was
Ave lengths ahead Of him at the finish. Kramer
was both out-ridden and out-generalieo,
and when he dismounted after the race was
met with q storm OF "boong" and hissinR'
while Lawson was cheered Literally. An
other popular victory was that sf Downeys
in the Ave mile amateur championship.
His victory gave him total OF le points In
tho score to decide the amateur premiership
of 1905, and second honors go to Ellington.
whose total is is points.
There was an extended debate between
the riders and the officials over the way
the five mile professional championship
should be rum II was first announced that
there would be three one mile trial heats
the winners to ride in the final with the win
ner of a special heat at half a mile for the
second men in the trials. Mcfarland and
others made successful objection to this,
and 20 two semi-fnals were run. three riders
in each, with two to qualify for the final.
Fem, Lawson and John Bedell were in
the first SEMI final. Fem tried 80 hard TO
take the lead away from Lawson tn he tired
badly, and John Bedell defeated him for
second place. Kramer. Mcfarland and Root
started in the other semi-fnal. Kramer nm
ished len 9Th ahead OF Mcfarland, with the
weary Bostonian trailing.
Kramer and John Bedell each went 1t alone
in the final. while Lawson and McFariand
were teamed Kramer got OF first and Kept
the pole. falling in behind Lawson when
Mcfarland and the Swede took the lead.
John Bedell trailed until the end OF the mile.
when he took the lead so as to win the hrst
five dollars offered for the leader at each
mile. He repeated this In the second mile.
but the others made him do the donkey
work" in the third mile. after which ne again
droped back though he won the hve Tor
leading at the fourth mile.
Kramer sprinted UP TO the front In the
second lap of the last mile and Mcfarland let
him, lead for three laps. With half mile to
ride the elongated Californian got down TO
real riding. and he swept past Kramer without
much trouble. ollowed by Lawson and John
Bedell. This left Kramer at the tail of the line
Then he passed John Bcdell easily enough.
but both Lawson and Mcfarland were too
Mcfarland kept going as hard as he could. sti
as a:i Gg ap s vas ae lucky sa 1f1
ahead of Kramer when he crossed the tape;
WIN Jonn beueil Ill se'ohu P'"ee'
0efsiiii Biiinst I Of the National Athletic CIHb S
sa s%soI5 and E4as, o New York
oa4t ogs Of toGf ,be ta5hs shrd Trial Rsat
of repeated efforts on his part Ernst and
Bllinston refused to allow him to get up in
was nest snsy to ss sse SR e The
sS Sne tSs mile ths t%S sna
enough on the track. so he rode on the floor
In irh hs tse he
onto the track and forced Ernst and Billing
Con almost to the top OF the track.
eosld sos d'net NOT do it fsq IN
s lap Ess ana Pnsssa Pfssaa sns'nD Dors
Kluczek shut Franks and Zanes out In the
frst, heat. Sherwood and Rupprscht inished
shersood s AT@ff and DeSney s disposed q Kluczek
rather easily in the first one but Erns.i iohsd Me
nna trio in the the other, Mcdonald took the lead
at the hall. mile, and soon after Ruppreeht
ss Ess esssG in ty1 yses
but the latter swerved around 80 much tnst
had give .usb. the .sssa s%ps e
Ashurst paced the first two miles Of the
deciding heat, and Zanes did the work for
e. thru and %ss Ms II Mopsnad ss La ns and
threw threw him i'm on the Fourth avenue turn. foI
his clubmate. Sherwood, tried desperately
to keep Downey from gettin the lead a1'er
Downey finally put. one hand on Rupprecht's
shoulder and pushed him out Of the way SO
he could 20 after Sherwood Rupprecht at
once stopped riding and held his hand UP to
claim a foul but it was not allowed: Sher-
wood sat up as the bell rang. thinking ne
had won, as he was leading Downey at the
time, but the latter went on and OF course
won easily
Half Mile Novce-Won by Frank Lane. New
York; William Stewart. New York. second: George
Gray, New York. third. Time, minute oseconds.
Five Mile National Professional Championship,
Won by liver lawson Salt Lake City; John Bedell.
Lynbrook second: Frank l.. Kramer: East Orange.
third: Floyd Mcfarland, San Jose. fourth. Time.
"A minutes is IS seconds. Nile prize winner.
Five Mile National Amateur Championship.
Won by Matt Downey; Boston: g. 4. Sherwood.
seconds.
Schreiber, New York, 90 yards: y. +. Root BOSTON.
an yards, second Oliver Dorlon. Concy Island.
rs yards. third: Floyd Krebs. Newark, rs yards.
fourth. Time. 1 minute 5S Is seconds.
Half Mile Handicap Amateur-Won by G. J.
Jacob Roy Wheelmen. 10 yards; MATT Downey.
Boston. scratch. second John Fox Roy Wheeimen'