Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-27
CLARKE CLEANLY OUTRIDES KRAMER
IN THE HALF-MLE TITLE BATTLE

a lap and then he and Lotus fought
ii out.
His superior strength asserted itself.
and he won in a close finish.
The Two-mile Professional.
The two-mile professional handicap
was a peach" of a race. The handi-
CAPS were evenly distributed after Mac
Farland had registered a kick. Owing
TO the sickness of Goullet there was
40 one between Clarke and Root, who
was on the 40-yard mark Kramer did
not ride In this event, but why nc n
could learn. Later IL was stated that
he was somewhat peeved on account
of his failure to win the championship
event.
But Clarke rode, and he rode we'll.
Handicapped Kelsey placed the men
back several yards and the boys were
off at a fast clip. Spurred on by the
purse given for each lap. the back
markers had a hard time. mcfarland
always willing to assist wen If his own
chances are destroyed, was the main
factor in bringing the men up.
He plugged his head off and was
compelled to retire from the race, but
he had accomplished something that
would not have been done with him
out of the race. Three laps from the
finish the backmarkers were up to the
limit men. when Root pulled the big
train to the front. Fogler started out
on the last lap to make a nav
but he did lot figure on Clarke. On
the back stretch both lads went like
whirlwinds, and 1t was only at he
tape that Clarke beat him for the big
money end. The time was mighty fast
and all the riders showed the effects.
Carmen Wins.
Getting off with a poor start. in the
final of the half-mile amateur handi-
cap. the backmarkers were unable to
get to the limit men, who set a ter
rife pace. LOTUS and Cavanagh had
qualified in their heats and started in
the final. Blatz, who was a bit under
the weather from his fall last Sunday,
did not start in this race. Henry Van
den Dries started a sprint at the second
lap and was only nipped at the tape by
inches by Carmen. Lotus rode all the
way, while cavanagh quit at two laps.
George Wiley, in his alleged fare
Well race, did not make a lasting i'm
preston. He was game enough, but
just as he was about to be Tapped by
Collins and Wiley in the WENT mile
motor race, his machine, manned by
Ruden, went wrong and he was forced
to ride alone for many laps. When
the motor was again repaired he was
hopelessly in the rear, but he gamely
rode on.
A second mishap to the machine put
him out of the running altogether and
he was forced to retire. Collins and
Lawrence put up an elegant brand of
riding and kept the spectators necks
twisted In their endeavor to keep their
eyes on the riders.
At the sixth mile both men started to
get going right and almost made the
race an even one. Collins was a bit
| stronger and managed to keep a hum
bred yards ahead of Lawrence. Near
the sixteenth mile Lawrence started to
unwind, and was within twenty-five
yards of the leader. This distance was
kept up to the nineteenth mile, when
Lawrence started to come around. The
pace was too fast for him, and just
when he was within hailing distance Of
Collins he lost his pace and was placed
second.
The two-mile amateur affair was
holly contested between Cananagh and
LOTUS, and resulted in a win for the
former. The race was fast, due to the
men lighting for the lap prize.
Summary;
Half-mile Handicap (Amateur)-Won by
Stanley Carmen, Jamaica. 6 yards; sec
ond. Henry Van Den Dries, Brooklyn, 40
yards; third, Joseph Kaufman, Newark,
So yards. Time-5Ss.
Half-Mile National Championship 6Pro-
fessional)-won by Jackie Clarke, Aus
tralia: second. Fred Hin, Boston,, third,
Frank Kramer, East Orange; fourth, Will
lie Fem, Newark. Time-1m. 1913.
First Heat-Won by w s. Fem, New
ark: second, Fred Hill, Boston. Time
Second Heat-won by Joseph Fogler.
Brooklyn; second, John Bedell, Newark.
Third Heat-Won by Jackie Clarke. Aus
tralia; second, Walter De Mara, Cleve-
land. Time-1m. 3 2-5s.
Fourth Heat-Won by Frank Kramer,
East Orange; second. Eddie Root, Boston.
Time-1m. 35s.
First Semi-F fnal-Won by Frank Kra-
mer, East Orange; second, Fred Hill.
Boston. Time-1m. IL los.
Second Semi inal-Won by Willie Fem,
Newark; second. Jackie Clarke, Australia.
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