The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-10
NEWARK MAY BE PART
OF NEW CYCLE CIRCUIT
Scheme on Foot to Rebuild Famous ~VailSburg Track and Hold Con-
tests at Nieht--"JaCk" Prince in Town Interesting Local Men
in the Probationary Eligibility Rule Practically Bars
Americans From COmpeting--N. NJ Y. May G~etFoOtball Game.
BY BERT DODGE.

EXPECTATIONS point tt a possible revival of interest in cycle racing here
ebouts Theref is som doubt, however, owe the question of whether or
- not any persons a De secured willing to * a chance n promoting Inc
enterprise. The famous board track at yaisburg, O. which worlds records
anaotv haye been made, cannot be renovated. It's past that ant las been Tor
some time. To be ready to cater to the public a promoter of the bicycle racing
snort would have to build anothert track. In order to make the contests more
pectacula it is probable that, if a track were built it Vol be'of a sxap
variety This would b particularly oesfape IL Vs II - s~o !" pe pame"
contests are held a night ~
That the scheme to revive racing at vailsburg is in somewhat concrete
eo, i annarentv shown by he fact that Jack Prince. the veteran racing
man ad promoter is in town looking over the field. Prince has been backing
vaIous anmrs III rel the land for a considerable number of years and
rre,aous IN that used t o be a participant in all kinds Of cycle rae propo-
sttoas that would stand plenty f fireworks and attract a flood Of dollars at
.o hoy omce hos whose memories go back a s FAR as the pahmy days whom
Billy Martin, Charley Ashnger, Shock ant others of the old tmersu used to oe
the stars of The six-day game in Madison Square Garden, will recall how
prince used to BIZ the American representative in international contests"
vim Dick Howell The pair W Id race halEmi1e heats Prince always got
the erst and Howell the second. Then with everybody up in the air with x
) o Then both would ride slowly around the track, waving the Stars and
and the Union Jack respectively, the band would play me IL te
Yankees would hug themselves with joy.
r. ret hack to h racing situation in Newark. it may be said that Prince
ma sone GOAL sunrtsmen who are thinking of backing the proposition WISH TO
ascertain first whether it will be possible to hold two meets a week here,
To d o a paying business it is figured that a Sunday ahernoo caro- you'd
have To 10 proyided and also a series of contests N night a week Ihen
toe in orde toassure the professionals a chance to max a living 1t would
would ine1udet the Charles River track near Boston, and, possibly, tn Re
we're Beach and Park Square tracks. To complete the round it would be n@s
sav IN omen I'm the Madison Square Garden track if Manhattan fol night
meets whether Pat Powers could be induced to start such a enterprise is
regarded S doubtful
with the Newarks doing well in the Eastern League rae for the base
bal championship, Powers might think that the sporting public would gre
the bicyole racing gam but scant attention. 1t has, of course, been shown
that both cycle racing and baseball a look fol local support ut Z. T.
nigh n t be willing to mix in both. Another question ina Woua nave u"
be settled beforea start was made is whether the hackers could depend on
nt being intefered with in their a meets o Sunday. This is a de-
cidedly delicate matter that IA puzzle the would-be promoters That the
Newark public would support hgh-class cycle racing, of the lin thai flour
isbed here a few years 6 is reasonably certain. Just how to be suet that
the conditions are favorable for producing this hghclass sport is a more
serious problem ~