The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-30
MLEAN LANDS
MOTOR PACED
RACE WITH EASE
Bests BedeIl and Collins, of Bos-
ton, in Velodrome
Feature.

National Champion Hugh Mclean
clinched his hold on the title last night
at the Newark Velodrome, when he de-
feated Elmer Collins, of Boston, and
John Bedell, of Lyndhurst, In a three
cornered motor-paced race by a good
margin. All three riders were in splen-
did condition, and the race proved one
of the best witnessed at the rack this
season. Not a single accident marred
the event. AT the crack of the pistol,
Elmer Collins was leading, having fif-
teen yards handicap on Bedell, who
was second, with Mclean third. Be-
fore two laps were ridden Mclean took
the lead, and was never overtaken. 1t
was a nip and tuck race for the first
ten miles, which was reeled off in Is
minutes and 8 seconds fiat, with Nc
Lean having an advantage of about
twenty yards.
Mclean, after a hard fight, Tapped
Collins, after riding fifteen miles. The
race. which was ridden in the fast time
of 81 minutes A 1-5 seconds, was won
In great style. Mclean won from Bedell
by four laps, beating out Collins by a
mile. The fastest mile was the last
one, which the winner rode in 1 min
ute q 2-5 seconds.
Frank 7. Kramer, the East Orange
wonder, champion, rode a remarkable
race when he won the two-mile handi-
cap Velodrome sweepstakes, from IA
field of thirteen starters, covering the
distance in 9 minutes 81 2-5 seconds.
krather and Fogler, who started from
scratch, set out at a killing pace, and
after four laps of the hardest kind of
riding caught the bunch. The pace was
so fast that Bardgett, the Buffalo
conner, who failed to catch the bunch,
dropped out after riding a mile. d,
The one-mie "repecharge" amateur
handicap seemed to make a good i'm
preston with the fans, this being won
by Peter Drawback, of Boston, who
started from the so yard mark, nosing
out Hill by a wheels length, with
Jimmy Zanes. of Newark, third.
A one-mile repecharge amateur han
dicap race was then run off for those
who did not qualify in the trial heats
of the above race. This was won by
William Werhner, of Newark, from the
l2o mark. Peter Curry, of Brooklyn,
from the lis mark. finished second; j.
Magin, of the National Turner's
Wheelmen, third; Adam Beyerman. of
New York, fourth. and Hugh MOZART
land. of Boston, fifth,
Fred Hill, who sports the colors of
the Armory A. A, of Boston, won the
ten-mile open amateur race in a very
exciting finish from A.. Beyerman. of
New York, second, and David Mackey,
of Newark, third. Hill also took the
most laps, having 16 to his credit.
Nelodrome Sweepstakes. Two Miles;
Handicap tprofessionaD-Won by Frank L.
3m, 81 2-5s.
One-mile Repechage Handicap (amateur)
Won by Peter Drobeck, Boston. eighty
yards; second. Fred Hill, Boston. scratch;
third, James Zanes, National Turn Verein.
sixty-five yards. Time, I'm. 5Ss.
Twenty-flve-mile Motor-paced Race-Won
by Hugh Mclean, Chelsea; second, John
Bedell. Newark; third, Elmer Collins, Bos-
ton. Time, 37m. "A lbs.
Ten-mile Open (amateur)-Won by Fred
Hill, Armory A. A., Boston; second, Adam
Beyerman, New York: third, David
Mackay, Newark. Time, 2Sm. POS, Win
ner of most laps, Fred Hill, with six
teen.