The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-27
Contests VIII Be Held Here
Saturday and Sunday
Afternoons.

With the idea of further stimulating
the interest in cycle racing, and in
order to show its appreciation for the
hearty support accorded its meets since
the opening three weeks ago, the man
agenlent of the Newark Velodrome has
framed up a two-day race carnival for
Decoration Day afternoon, next Satur-
day, May 30, and Sunday, May 81,
which viii surpass anything that has
been attempted in the game for several
years. The ard for the two days car
ries twelve big events, including the
usual spril is for amateurs and profess
SIGNALS, competition alnong sprinters
paced by lightning-fast motor cycles
and a big two-mile amateur handicap,
in which ven over forty entries are
expected. An idea of the extent Of
the meet is given by the fact that $1,40O
will be expended in purses and prizes
for the two days, outside the expense
OF getting the men and machines to the
track. This outlay is greater than was
customary eve u few years ago when
the cy Gle game was at its highest, but
as the meets at Newark have been
largely attended the rack management
has adopted a liberal policy.
The program has been divided into
two parts, sprint races being the order
for Decoration Day and a combination
of sprint and motor-paced contests for
Sunday AS a result each days card
promises some rare sport. For Decora-
ton Day the bill carries one more event
than Sunday, there being three profess
sional aid three amateur contests. The
feature event will be one of those
sparkling half-mile professional open
races, which have become popular at
the place, and which as a special in
ducement to the riders will have the
added novelty of two final heats, with
double points. The first and second
men in each zeal will qualify for the
first final, and a second final will be
run off for the men finishing third and
fourth in each heat. This practically
will furnish two races in one. The re-
suit has been to induce a big field of
entries, including Kramer. Fogler,
B~ardgett, Anderson the Dane. Krebs,
Root, John Bedell. Wiley, Dorlon, Sax
Williams. Rupprecht and many others.
The great showing of the other riders
in defeating Kramer has served to
make the competition decidedly keen,
with a corresponding boom to the game,
Besides this race the pros will have a
one-mile handicap and a half-mile con
ISOLATION.
The feature event for the amateurs
will be the secret distance open race.
They will also have a one-third-mile
open and a half-mile novice as extra
attractions. Fred Hill. the Boston
will ride. The management has
also arranged to have the winner and
best time prize man Of the %Irvington-
Milburn road race in the morning as
Sunday is to be known as motor
cycle day. with events for both pros
and amateurs in which motorcycles
figure. The big fve-mile pro invita-
ton race will bring out sixteen of the
pick of the riders. This will be run
off in four two-mile trial heats, with a
five-mile final, and on the six-lap track,
and with such men guiding the big
machines as Devosier, of Springfield.
Mass; Turville. of Philadelphia, and
Bob Schultz and Johnny King, the
locals, there will be some tall riding.
Then, the feature amateur event will
be a two-mile Indian handicap" with
Indian motorcycle as a prize for
the winner, a wheel for the second
and a pair of French tires for
third place. In the professional motor