New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
KRAMER SHOWS THE WAY
Defeats Clarke and Lorenz in
SprintS at Garden.
MORAN WINS BEHIND PACE
Good Sport Marks Curtain Raiser
for Six-Day Bicycle Race,
Which Starts To night.


national match sprint race at the cycling
carnival at Madison Square Garden last
night. The affair was the curtain-raiser
for the annual six-dav bicycle race which
will start tonight at FIVE minutes past l.
IL will be the last such event in the Car
den. A crowd OF 4.00O filled the spacious old
smphitheatre last night.
Kramer was pltted against the little
speed marvel from Australia, Jackie
Clarke, who has defeated the champion at
times on American tracks. and Wilhelm
Iorenz OF Germany, the sprint champion
OF all Europe. The Jersey rider. carrying
the hopes Of the crowd beat his foreisn
rivals in straight heats in decisive style.
He led all the way in the mile and won by
q generous wheels length. and in the half
mile he ran away from his field TO win by
thirty yards in GO 3-5 seconds.
When the riders took the track for the
mile race Jackie Clark was on the pole
with Lorenz in the middle and the white
jerseyed Kramer high on the bank. out
side. At the crack OF the gun the riders
crept away, jockeying for position and
watching each other like cats. Kramer
was forced to take the lead. and Lorenz
The ioafng continued for four laps. when
Clarke rode up the bank prepared to shoot
down the incline and jump the leaders.
shout from the crowd warned kramer ana
he spurted and held his lead.
On the seventh lap the pace grew faster
and faster. LOrenz hung 10 Kramer as
best he could. and Clarke still hung back.
on the eighth lap Clarke Jumped the Ger
man and set out after Kramer at a furious
pace. The Yankee lad spurted and while
the crowd beloved in wild excitement the
flying trio crcled the track. Slowly Clarke
crept upon Kramer. but on the final lap the
champion bent over the bars and, driving
all his reserve energy into the pedals,
crossed the line with daylight between his
wheel and that of Clarke.
The second heat, at half a mile, made
lovers Of fast riding happy. In this race
Kramer held the pole. with Clarke in the
middle and Dorenz on the outside. At the
crack of the gun Kramer went out. fol-
lowed by Clarke and I.orenz, but on the
first turn the Australian took the lead and
Kramer fell back in the ruck. Lorenz
flashed 10 the front on the second lap and
showed the way until the third circle had
been made. There Kramer came from be-
hind and jumping his men, once more fair
ly ran away from them. Gaining speed on
every revolution Of the pedals. he opened
gap of thirty-ive yards and won eased up,
while Clarke nosed out the German.
The ten-mile professional race brought
together the men. or many Of them. who
will start in the six-day race. The interest
Of the crowd was keen, and as the riders
came TO the post they were cheered 10 the
echo. OF the score who started the race,
only half dozen finished. There was
rad bit in the track on the Madison avenue
turn. and many of the riders punctured
their tires and were forced TO drop out.
The race was close at all times, and Joe
Fogler finally urged his wheel over the
tape before that Of Al Halstead, who fin
ished second. The foreign element held a
field day in this race, and wildly cheered
fellow countrymen as they circled the
track. Lapize and Brocco receiving many
an enthusiastic Viva"
Jimmy Moran won the fve-mile motor
paced race from Elmer Collins by two and
a half laps IN S minutes and 50 seconds.
The race was close and interesting and the
daring way IN which the drivers rounded
the curves at top speed had the crowd on
its feet and holding its breath. In the sec
ond mile Collins blew out his rear tire and
was forced to change his mount Moran
shot 10 a three-lap lead on the accident,
and although Collins drove on the wings
Of the wind he could not even the score.
on the third mile the men rounded the
track wheel TO wheel the engines revolv-
ing at top speed and spluttering like rapid
fire guns, but II was too fast for flesh and
blood to endure. Some one had 10 crack,
and Collins weakened first. Moran then
took the lead. never 10 be headed.
In addition to the close finishes the crowd
was treated, II treat II was. 10 several
spills. 'Most of these came in the amateur
races. and on the end curves. Punctures
were largely responsible for the accidents,
but fortunately the riders escaped with a
slight shaking-up.
Paul c. Heidrick. a speedy lad from New
ark. won the quarter-mlle dash for am
ateurs Heidrick was the class Of the held'
and after winning his heat in % second and
the semi-fnal in 81 seconds, he pedalled to
a werl-won victory in 80 2-5 seconds. Her
bert Clouse, aided by handicap OF hiF-
five yards won the half mile handicap for
amateurs.
The summaries follow:
Won by Chester Smith. Andrew Relss te-o.o. ( ~,
Time. 0:32 -. Second heat won Oy l1aNHIN
Fisher, Irish American 4. G.. a. Fr'tuo; sec Sc
ond Time, O;32 -. Third heat won uy James
Muratior Frank Drabash second. lime'
O.34 3-5. Fourth heat won by Earl j. Adams
Jack Townsend. Irish American a. c., second.
Time. O:33 10 II F. Abbott won but was
IscksS valkovar 10 ;ime taken. sixth heat
won by Arthur Dawson Herbert Clause second.
Time c:33 2-J. Seventh heat won by Stane5
Carmen. Harry Daniels second. 1ime, O.32 !. ..
F,L, Has rfghf
hsrdt second Time. O:37 Is. Ninth heat won
by Paul Hudrick. Paul Pendleton second Time,
lam Pettet second Time. 0:32.
international match race (hrst heat, one mliel
Won by Frank J.. CTamer. OF the United
lie .orenz. of Germany. third. Time. 3:1s %.
Quarter mile dash ,open amateur,-First semi -
Time O.32 4-5 Second sem-hna heat won by
Paul Hudrick, Stanley Carmen second. Time
Quarter-nile dash Copen. amateur: final heaD
Won by Paul Hudrick Chester Smith, second;
Earl Adams. third. Time. O.32 80.
Two-mie pursuit race profess sionaD-Won by
Eddie ROOT. Bosom; Joe Fogler New York. sec
Half-miie race Csmateur; handicap; first man
in each heat 20 qualify FOR ma heau-tlrsi
heat won by James W. Flanagan go yaidsl
WiN Turyille 90 YARDS. second. Time. .02 %
second heat won by Herbert Ciouse go YARDS.
William Petit 90 yards. second. Time. l:O3 D.
Third heat won by James kopskY )j5 yardsl .
Frank Blatz scratch second. Time .oA -
Fourth heat won by - j. Mcintyre t6) YARDS a..
Arthur Dawson go yafdsJ second Time. ;oi 30
Fifth heat won b. John Gioletto (55 yards). otto
Eo5'Sepp 90 YARDS, second. Time, 90 g.
<.1t- heat won by Il r. Abbot 80 yards stan
ley Carmen )25 YARDS. second Time, l.O4 l-5
Seventh heat won by James Brexel 40 yards (.
Frsnkr Fisher. Irsh-American A. G. 80 yards
sss>-c. f1me. .O4 3-j. Eighth heat won by
George PAUL go yardsJ F. W. Liienthal t55
Yards. second Time :O3 35.
international match race (hnal heaD-7yon by
Frank !. Kramer, Of the United states. Jackie
Clarke. OF Australia second. Wilhelm Lorenz,
Of Germany. third. Time. 1908
Half-mile amateur handicap lhnal heat Won