Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-08
Kramer Wins Five=Mile-Van
den Dries Leads Amateurs
for Title.
WwrALTER DEMARA proved to be
W. Paddy O'Sullivan Hehir's mas

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ter in the best two of three
heats in their special match race at the
Newark Velodrome bike track yester-
day afternoon. Paddy won the second
heat at a half-mile, while Walter was
the victor in the first last meats
which were for one mile. DeMara MADE
Hehir set the pace in the first heat I'M
til they reached the back-streteh OF the
lap before the bell. Walter then jumped
to the front and won handily. In the
second heat, the half-mile affair, De-
Mara took the lead at the start ana
Hehir jumped into the lead on the
back-stretch of the last lap and won
in the home-stretch.
DeMara won the toss for the choice
of distance in the last heat and chose
a mile. He made Paddy take the lead,
much against the latter's will. AS the
riders came into the home-stretch of
the lap before the bell Walter started
to sprint. Paddy hung on until the
home-stretch at the finish. DeMara
won so handily that it made things
look as il he had allowed Hehir to win
the second neat to make it interesting.
In a hair-raising finish Freddy Hill
won the two-mile invitation handicap
LOT Class n pros, WITH d Adfulcdp VI
fifteen yards. Norman Anderson was
on scratch in this event and, after
catching the bunch, led most of the
way. He and Jumbo Wells looked good
for first and second money, respectively,
until Freddy shot out of the middle of
the crowd on the turn off the back
stretch and won by inches, with Charlie
Stein, who had thirty-five yards handi-
nm cocand Sfaf,, hnd OOn1a fhrO1Ph
with Hill. BY hanging onto the ~latter's
wheel he managed to e Anderson
out for second. Anderson took third
easily, with Jumbo Wells fourth, handi-
capped 100 yards, and Al Halstead fifth,
with a handicap of thirty-ive yards.
Kramer's Form.
Frank Kramer showed his champion
ship form and won the five-mile open
for class A professionals. 1t was a
hard and fast race from start to finish.
Fogler quit four laps before the finish
and Kramer and Root fought it out.
Root had pulled Kramer and Fogler all
the a and took second place. 1t was
a blanket finish. John Bedell, who had
followed Kramer and Root most of the
way, took third money, while fourth
went to Walter Bardgett and fifth to
Wdlltf bCN1dIds WIN udQ just HfllSncu
the last heat of his special match race
before the start of this race. The lap
money was taken by Charles Sehlee,
Charles Stein. Jumbo Wells, Pedlar
Palmer, Al Halstead and Edward Rup-
precht.
Root at Half-MiIc.
Eddie Root was the winner of the
half-mile handicap for class A riders.
Trha 1f~bt- n afra1 rfdar cot hAo -oo
for Kramer most of the way, and in
the home stretch at the finish nosed
out the champion by inches. Fred
West was third, with Teddy Ellington
fourth and Floyd Krebs fifth. Kramer
just got in the final by the disqualified
ton of Walter Bardgett, Worthington
Mitten and Albert Crebs, who finished
one, two. three in the first heat, but
were disqualified for teaming. They
had good handicaps and by clever team
work managed to keep ahead of the
back men. Fogler was shut out in the
third heat and did mo get in the final
Glass B pros had a good fight in the
three-mile open. Chris Scheller was
the winner in the stretch, with PHILIP
Wright a close second, and Jacob
Magin third. Fourth money went to
Tommy Smith.
The first national championship race
for amateurs was run off yesterday
Henry Van den Dries was the winner
Chester Smith rode Earl Adams high
on the turn into the home stretch al
the finish and was placed in third
position instead of second, which he
finished. Second place was given
Adams. who is the colored sprint artist