The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-08
CLARKE OUTSPRINTED KRAMER
In CYCLE RACE AT VAILSBURG
National Champion DeCisively Beaten in
One-mile neutrality-suspicious. OF Affair Will
Be a Match==Anderson Showed Lawson
the Way==Chapman New Manager.

Jackey Clarke, the champion sprinter Of
Australia, took the measure of Frank
Kramer, the national title-holder for seasons
without number, ut the Vailsburg cycle
track yesterday afternoon. The victory for
the little fellow from the Antipodes came
In the one-mile repechagc handicap, in
which he had an allowance of twenty-five
yards over Kramer. The fight came right
down to a struggle between the pair, as
the bunch was quickly overtaken and Va
nonf, who had pulled Clarke, with Kramer
trailing, most of the distance, was shaken
toff III the last lap. Down the backstretch
clarke continued to stay In front, with
Kramer tackled on. The champion seemed
TO be waiting for the homestretch before
making his effort, for he appeared to be
satisfied to stay Il wheels length behind
some said after the race that he held
Clarke too cheaply, but, ut any rate. he
was not able to make up much distance in
the honestretch, being beaten by about two
1eet. The time, l minute 50 2-5 seconds. is
nowhere near the worlds record. The out
come, of course, will be Il match, and. de-
spite the victory for Clarke yesterday.
most of the wise money will undoubtedly
be placed on Kramer.
'It~Was a record crowd that saw Kramer
ueleated. The infield had to be encroaehed
on so numerous We're the spectators. From
the cneer that Went up when Kramer
tralled in after Clarke one would have
imagined that Il defeat of a world's cham
oion by a Yankee sprinter was being ba1Iad
= ilher than the downfall of an American
thaer VINO has shown his heels season after
eason TO the worlds best.
Anderson Beat Lawson.
Ahother sensation was the decisive beat
ing which Norman Anderson. the Dane
hanued out to liver Lawson in the first tria,
neat OF the four-cornered match betvvaen
tne pair Walter Bardgett and Floyd Krebs.
the second lap of the half-mile hear Andnr
son cut down quickly and opened I'm n load
u ABOUT htteen, yards. He rode like n
1 1n raopat ana liver was unable to make
aeneth or the stretch behind. "e
hrepS downed Bardgett rather decisively
IA mo nne second heat and captured the first
money by dlsposing of Anderson in the
maj. In this match it was u sprint down
me backstretch and right to the tame
M n,re1s LED and judged Anderson's pace
70 get BY At the tape Krebs led bv =
lengtn and won easily. Bardgett tried
Anderson,s trick in his heat against Law
son for third and fourth places, but failed
70 get away. Lawson waited until about
nan way down the stretch before making
MS final jump and won easily, Bardgeti
ialnnS TO Keep up the fight to the tape.
Joe Fogler refused to get up in the
T~epechage handicap yesterday, in which he
WAS Was placed on the twenty five-yard mark
1nanded a guarantee the same as If his
race with Clarke had been arranged as a
match. The fact that the Brooklynite lid
not start enabled Clarke to go into the
final without riding in n heat, the same as
Kramer did.
Chapman says NO Teaming.,
II was announced at the track yesterday
that j. NJ. Chapman. former manager of
The Saltair track in Salt Lake City. who
has just come East, had been secured to
manage the Failsbmg track for the balance
of the season. The new manager declares
That IapmlnV 11nGf uhCOlh falx bA n"f ont
= Just how this will affect Kramer's
chances, if the rule is enforced. remains
to be seen. fe surely did not do as well
yesterday, without Fo9ler. as he used to
when Joe was pulling aim. Clarke, on the
Other. hand. was without a team-mate. UNI
less Vanoni was in and, even in that