Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-29
Kramer Has Is Points in Cham
piOnship CompetitiOn-Mac-
Farland Winner.

There wasn't any doubt, nor We're
there any criticism, of the judges nor
riders last night at the Velodrome
when Champion Frank Kramer beat
Jackie Clarke, the contender for he
East Orange mans title In the quarter
mile championship. 1t was Kramer
Night" Frank defeated the Austria
Ian decisively, and added five more
points to his previous total of 20, thus
passing the hoodoo. Jackie did not
even finish second, for second honors
went to Joe Fogler, who coming in on
the pole nosed out the Rocket by half
a wheel. Goullet, the other %finalist.
finished fourth. The championship
point tally between the two men nov
stands: Kramer %. Clarke 16.
To say the least, the champion rode
a grand race.
Unbiased spectators last night saw
that Kramer "a at his best. His rid
ing in the trial heats was strong and
extreme.
A peculiar instance happened before
the semi-final. Kramer and Clarke rode
in the. second semi-final, with Root and
Fred Hill. Both were confident of vic
tory. AKramer stated before the semi
wind-up that he was sure going to
qualify for the final and to make it sure
would finish first with ease. Clarke
was equally as confident, and was the
same little cheerful Jackie. Kramer
finished first in this heat. while the
Australian beat out Eddie Root by
inches for second honors.
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were the contenders in the second
semi-final. 1t was the latter pair all
the way, Goullet taking first place.
When the final came the field, OF
course, narrowed down to four men.
Kramer went out in front at the start,
with Clarke on his rear wheel and
Fogler third. After the bell for the
last lap had sounded Jackie 'inched'
up to the champs pedals but he could
not overcome the advantage held by
the East Orange nier. Clarke was
three-quarters OF a wheel behind the
champ at The last turn, but coming
down the stretch Kramer let loose, and
in the final sprint had the lad from
the land of Antipodes by a length,
while Fogler finished about three inches
to the good over Clarke. 1t was an
exhibition of grand riding by all who
qualified for the final with the greater
part of the credit for the national
champion.
The second championship of the sea
son for the amateurs was decided last
night. The distance was half a mile.
The final heat brought out four of the
best simon-pures in the business,
namely, Amateur Champion Frank
Blatz, Alvin Lotus, possible winner
of honors this season, If nothing hap
pens; Chester Smith, the striped won
der, from Long Island. and Earl
Adams. the crack negro pedal-pusher.
Lotus was the first to go out, with
Smith next In the final sprint LOTUS
jumped out and won by two lengths,
Smith finishing second q quarter of a
wheel over Adams. Blatz was simply
lost in the shuttle and sat up on his
wheel at the last turn to witness the
finish.
The motor-paced race at Ave miles,
between Floyd Mcfarland and Willie
Fem was not what one would call an
exciting one, although big Mac had to
ride his best to win from the local
chauffeur
Both got off at a standing start,
catching their pacemakers, Ruben and
Turville, respectively, at the same
time. The lanky rider was leading by
twenty yards at one mile, but at the
next mile found himself but five yards
to the good. Willie was growing
weak, however, and told his pacemaker
to slow up a bit. Mcfarland took adj
vantage of this and when both had
ridden two and one-half miles the vet
eran had his younger opponent by half
a lap.
At four miles thirty yards separated
the riders, and at the finish 1t was
forty yards. with Mcfarland first. The
time was 7 minutes So 3-5 seconds.
Kramer. Clarke. Root, Fogler, Goul-