The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-20
A SMALL CROWD
SAW CYCLE RACES
At THE vEL0DROME
And the Pro Riders Refused to
Pace Each Other in
One Event.

1t was a very small crowd that
turned out to see the cycle races at the
Velodrome yesterday afternoon, and ap-
parently the heart was taken out OF
the riders because of the smallness OF
the crowd. Small crowds will never
draw out a good program, for the
simple reason that the riders are after
the hard cash. and when there is ne
cash there will be few riders.
In the professional races Kramer. the
local boy, again held to his title OF
champ by winning the five-mile open
event, in which the pros" turned out
and tried to prevent Kramer from cop
ping the purse, and, while such riders
as Jimmie Moran, Johnnie Bedell,
Fogler, Krebs and others showed up at
the ring of the bell. it was evident that
the friends of the Orange boy still ex-
pected him to win. and he did, with
Bedell running a close second.
In the amateur vents Kid Stein, a
newcomer in the bicycle world. again
showed his heels to a bunch of anna
teurs who are DESTROYS of gaining fame
in the racing world. Stein has adopted
the colors Of the Irish-American A. c.,
and hereafter will race under them. He
copied the one-mile event With such
ease that the cycle crowd simply
cheered him as the local champion in
amateur circles.
There was a dispute over the decis-
ion of the judges in this event, 1t being
claimed that Stein and the second man,
William Wehner, had cut the line in
making the circle. Stein was not put
out at all by the verdict. but Wehner
was. INC gave the track officials and
some others a sound roasting.
Other dissatisfaction cropped out
among the pros" and in the one-mile
event none of the Cracks would give
the others any pace. and the result
was hat this event proved a free-for-
all, Eddie Root won, getting the $40
prize.
were as follows:
Wehner. Newark: second. Harry Scott,
Lakerim A. C.; third, Joe Passenger, New
York. Time, i'm. u lbs.
by E. F. Root, Boston. so yards: seconds,
Edward Rupprecht, Newark, 20 yards;
third, Alfred Ashurst, Newark, 90 yards;
fourth, Thomas smiths Newark, $50 yards.
one-mile Handicap (amateur)-won by
William Morton, National Turner's. 100
Yards: second. Maurice Vanden Dries,
Lakerim A. c., 90 yards; third, e. Towers.
New York, 100 yards. Time. Pm. 8 lbs.
Five-mile open (professionaD-Won by
Frank l.. Kramer, East Orange; second,
John Bedell, Newark; third, Floyd Krebs,
Newark; fourth, Edward Rupprecht, New
ark. Time. ION. 46 3-5s. Lap winners;
James Moran, 10; Charles Schlee. 4: Ben
Hill. 6; Saxon Williams, 3; Tommy Smith.
/; Teddy Ellington, 1.
Unlimited Team Pursuit Race (amateurs)
Won by Charles H. Stein, ]. B. Hawkins,
Maurice Vanden Dries: seconds, Edward
Seufert. Walter Schlee. Edward Towers.
Distance. 2 miles 2 Iaps. Time, 5m. 15s.
Unlimited Team Pursuit Race (profes-
sionals)-Won by Joseph A. Fogler, John
Bedell, Edward Rupprecht: second, Frank
l.. Kramer. Eddie Root, James Moran.
Distance, 2 miles three-quarters of a lap.
Time, Am. 26s.
Velodrome Sweepstakes: Two-mile;
Handicap professional: Repechage heats)-
Won by Edward Rupprecht, Newark, 70
yards; second. John Bedell. Newark. 81
yards third, JOSEPH, A. Fogler,. BN2klyn,
scratch: fourth. Teddy Ellington. Wallis
burg, 100 yards; fifth, Saxon Williams, Salt
Lake city, 100 yards. Time. Am. AZ 1-5s.
F1ve-mile Open (amateur)-Won by
Maurice Vanden Dries. Lakerim A. c.;
second, Charles H. Stein, Irish-American A.
C.; third. Ernest Jokus. National Turner's.
Time, lin. 46 2-5s. Winner of most laps:
J. B. Hawkins. Beaver Wheelmen, fifteen
laps.