New-York tribune., 1906-07-23
CROWD GREETS KRAMER
Cycle Champion Celebrates Return
by Uin1aing at TaiIsbwg.

Bicycle racing was resumed yesterday at the
Vailsburg track, in Newark and Frank H. hfa-
mer made his first appearance since returning
from his European trip. The American champion
was warmly greeted by the spectators when ne
came out for his trial heat Of the half-rntlc open
professional event. He won the heat easily from
AshuTst and had particular trouble winning the
final from Krebs by nearly two lengths
Kramer started from scratch in the hve-mile
handicap, but had TO retire before the end Of the
first mile, as his saddle loose. Krebs's chain
SNAPPED before he had gone two miles and he had
70 retire. too.
Ashurst was then the shortest mark man left,
and he tried hard TO overhaul his opponents finally
catching them the last mile. Fupprecht led at the
bell, but Schlee began his sprint the FIRST turn
and was never headed, defeating Rupprecht by half
a length.
Cameron, Of the New York Athletic Club, led at
the bell in the one-mile open amateur. followed by
Mackay, zanes and Spain. Zanes jumped out on
the backstretch with AIackay after him. Mackay
passed Zanes in the hOmestretch as did Spain.
Mackay won from Spain by length. the latter be-
Ing tires width ahead of Zanes.
Maclay and Cameron were on scratch in the two
bunch. bunch at a mile and half when Gamerqn,s % m,
eorIds not SAYS 45e. fb ledsT nTHaS Aep' o ' ~
The unlimited team pursuit race had four teams
mile track. Mackay and Cameron were the first
pair to be eliminated, Hill and Halgin passing them
at five and one-half laps. Hill and Halg1n, who
were riding the Bay View Wheelmen representa-
tye en an de96 pRsIsq labs Is Vanden Dries ana "
Smith and Spain had started one-sixteenth OF a
mile behind the Bay View pair. and had held their
while the other two teams were being elim1-
mated. Smith finally sprinted away from Spain, and
at the heels of the Bay View pair at five miles
He passed Hill. but Halgin sprinted away from
him. Smith repeatedly rode up TO Halgin's side but
the Bay View rider always sprnted away from
him, until Smith caught him mapping and passed
him, after riding six miles and three-quarters.
The summaries follow:
Half-mile novlce-won by. Robert Eberie. N. T. "
W. Frank Harenberg Newark. second w. Canton, New
ark, third. Time 1:514B.
One-lniIe open (anateur)-Won by David Machay,
Newark; A. & spain. Bloomfield. second: James zanes.
Newark third; H. Vanden Dries, Edgecomb W. fourth
Two-mle handicap (amateur)-won by ]. 7. Halgip
B. v W.. u0O yards(; A. G. Spain Bloomfield QzO yardsg
second: Thomas Smith. n. T. v. W. go yards), thlrd
Edward seifert Vailsburg Gao yardsO. fourth T1me'
4:2S
Half-rnIe open (5rofessionaD-Won by Frank La Kra-
mer, Orange Floyd Krebs Newark. second: AIRED
Ashurst. Newark. third; Edward Rupprecht Newark
fourth. Time, 1:20&.
New Q6O yards); Edward Rupprechr. New
ark 600 yardsl second George Gasson. Newark (<UO
yards) third; Ashurst Newark 900 yards) fouI;
John King, Newark (2s0 yards), fifth Time. 11:o4tS
Lap prizes-Dupus s. schee. 8; Judge q auppreeht z;
Trfebal. /; Davenport l. Glasson l. King. l.
Unlimited amateur team pursuit race-Non ~ Ilonias
Smith A c. Spain; Benjamin Hill ana j. r. tt9lsln;
vanden Dries and John Peters third; Daviid
Mackay and George c. Cameron fourth Disuances SIX
and three-quarters miles Time 1917.