The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-22
IN MI.

To the intense satisfaction and de
light of the 5000 or more spectators
present at the Nelodrome last night, the
three overwhelming favorites were
beaten in their respective events, the
card affording the best sport witnessed
at hat track for a long time.
Frank Kramer was just nosed GU
by Jackie Clarke in the one-mile oper
professional; Clarence Carmen, the Ma
tional A. c.. rider, of Brooklyn, once
more handed it to Percy Lawrence in
good shape in the amateur champion
ship, and then to finish the great re-
versal, Jimmy Moran. riding one of the
best races of his career, defeated Elmer
Collins in their twenty-mife motor
paced race.
In the first heat of the pro Johnny
Bedell and Joe Fogler fought it out in
a close sprint, with the latter just
about winning. In the second heat
Clarke ran away from the field when
he chose. and beat Norman Anderson,
the big Swede, by w lengths. Eddie
Root was in grand form in his heat,
and with a great burst of speed hung it
on his field, and finished a length and
a half ahead of Al Halstead. Willie
Fem was hooked up in this heat, but
his tire softened and he had to quit
on the second lap. Frank Kramer had
no trouble in beating out Floyd Krebs
in the last heat.
Roots wheel went wrong in the first
senli-final and he dropped out after gong
one lap. leaving Halstead. krebs and kra-
mer. Halstead must have some doubts as
to his being able to beat out the "old war
horse for the place. for he started out TO
get in the final by being the fastest third
man, hitting it up in pretty fair style. HIS
thinking was right, for that's the way they
finished.
In the second semi-fnal Clarke. Fosler
and Bedell tried to make Anderson do all
the pacing. and it was funny TO see the
latter try to get out Of it. He would lead
them up and down the track, twisting and
winding the bunch like Il snake. On the
last lap he went out and caught the others
upawares. Before they knew it he was
two or three lengths ahead. In his sprint
after the flying Swede. Clarke left the
others practically standing still, and coming
into the stretch passed Anderson with ease.
A deep silence lasted when the men lined
up for the final, everybody being on the
anxious seat. Halstead took the lead, Kra-
Her next, with Clarke closely following,
and Anderson in the rear, seemingly de-
termined to make Il great bid for first
They wer+. 9oout the track in this
order for four laps. when Anderson came
up. The champion Immediately caught his
rear tire and thus STAT off Clarke. The
latter, however, was there with the head
work. and, waiting until the others had
passed. he went around on the outside.
Seeing that Kramer and Anderson thought
he was trapped. he watched his chance
and then went by like a flash. Just as
he thought, the others were dreaming, and
he was more than two good lengths away
they came out of it. Then there
occurred some tall humping of backs. But
all appeared foolish with the exception OF
the champion. To the delight of his friends.
he uncorked one Of the best sprints ever
seen by them. Pumping his legs in des-
perate fashion, he crawled up, foot by foot,
until when entering the final straight-away
he was only one length to the bad. Here
the plucky little foreign rider began to
falter. while everyone was on tip-toe, fear
irg he would not hold it to the tape.
and faster tore Kramer and smaller