Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-17
Plenty of Excitement at the
Track During Yester-
days Meet.


Jackie Clarke won the ive-mile ma
tional championship race at the Veio-
drome yesterday and is now seven
points behind Kramer, who has thirty
eight.
1t was a very rough race, and had
Champion Frank Kramer felt a bit
more confidence in his ability he would
have been returned the winner. 1t was
a very tough race, too. and there were
several bits of excitement. One OF the
best was when Jokus, Palmer and Nit
ten found the bunch asleep and almost
had half a lap. Here MacFarland came
from behind and with Clarke on his
wheel carried the bunch at such u
fast clip that the leaders were over
hauled in three laps, n Clarke was
never headed.
The dissatisfaction that caused foul
of the best professionals to drop from
the two-mile handicap race was Just.
Floyd MacFarland noticed that there
were but too few riders between Jackie
Clarke, who was on scratch, and the
limit men. Mac jumped from his wheel
to notify Handicapped Kelsey.
This caused a Juror among the
riders on the big marks. Kramer and
Fogler we're both out of the race.
This left Clark alone on scratch,
esoullet at the 15-yard mark, Root at %
yards. mcfarland at 10 yards, while
De Mara was at IS yards. Kelsey
moved the men back SO as to give
Clarke at least a chance to get up.
Had the race gone the way 1T vas out
lined the men would have had no
chance to get up with the limit men.
After the referee had fixed the mel
in better positions, MacFarland
his wheel. De Mara and sew
eral others In the meantime had, how
ever. stolen about ten yards, MacFar-
land saw this and yelled to h referee,
Mac dismounted when Manager Chap
man rushed TO the track and COM
handed Starter Abieneste to fire the
gun.
He did so, and Mac had to hustle off
the track to be out of the way of the
other riders. Clarke saw h useless
ness of riding with no one in front Of
him and quit, as did Goullet and Root.
The folly of the four last men riding
against the large handicaps can be
seen, and no fault a he found vita
the riders for quitting.
Fogler gave sickness as his excuse
for not riding. Kramer was not en-
tered. Fem had an asy time in the
sprint, beating John Bedell, who is
again riding in good form.
The hve-mile championship race was
DELAYED on account of a puncture to
Kramer. The men got off to a rolling
start, with the big guns in the rear.
Teddy Ellington, anxious to annex a
few lap points carried the bunch along
at a merr clip.
On the first lap De Mara was out on
account of a p%uncture. MacFarland
was riding in the rear, behind Kramer,
while Clarke had taken up a position
with the leaders,
At two miles Ben Hill went out, but
could not go far. Here Jokus, Palmer
and Mitten tried the steal act.
They alternated pace beautifully for
several laps. while none of the back
bunch cared to go after them. Mac
Farland was the hero. From behind
he came around the top of the bunch,
Clarke tackled on, as did Goullet. and
had sleigh-ride, while MacFarland
was working his head off.
Referee Bardgett yelled at Clarke to
take the pace, hut Mac would not stand
for this, and continued. He dropped
from the race when he had finished his
pull"
Kessler here started to get away. but
was easily overhauled. Kramer nov
came from his rear position and pulled
up behind Clarke. and with the Other
riders tagging on his had Goullet in a
pretty pocket. This did not satisfy the
Rocket" 80 he pulled out and started