Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-10
RAY DUER WINS
THE MOTOR RACE
OVER CHAMPION
Though Judges Place Elmer Col
Inns second, Newspaper Writ
ers Disagree With Them and
State That George Wiley
Should Have Had That Honor.

Ray Duer, riding sp~lendidly, Won the
ffty-mile professional handicap, motor
paced race at the Nelodrome last night.
Duer had an allowance OF t~wenty-one
laps over Elmer Collins, but he kept
up a steady pace and worked nicely
under the manning of his ~pacemaker.
John Libbey, of Boston. The judges
gave Collins second place, but in this
we declare they are utterly wrong, for
the place belonged to George Wiley,
who had an advantage of six laps at
the termination of the race. The
Judges state that Collins had covered
forty-eight miles two and one-half
laps, while Wiley had covered forty
eight miles and one and one-half laps.
Clarence Carmen looked like the win
ner, but on account of trouble with his
motor was fifth, having covered forty
six miles, and Walter DeMara was
last, having negotiated forty-three
miles.
Owing to the race being a handicap
affair, the riders were allowed to select
their own pacemakers. Collins had
Turville; Wiley, Ruden; Duer, Libbey;
Carmen, Hunter, and DeMara, Mitten.
The men got away 10 a good start, but
on the fourth lap Wiley's machine went
wrong and the race was stopped.
After a long delay, during which sew
eral machines had to be repaired, the
men were off. Turville tool the lead
with Wiley and Carmen trailing. De
Mara was last. At one mile DeMara
was tapped. From here On Collins was
determined to get back some of the
liberal handicaps which had been al
lowed. At eight miles and three laps
he made up one of the two laps that
were allowed Wiley. Here Carmen,
who had fifteen laps, started to give
Collins a battle. Both men tore around
the track at breakneck speed n Col
Inns in his endeavoI to get away from
Carmen lost his pace. Before he re-
covered Wiley had made up the lost
lap and was leading Collins by 200
yards.
At 10 miles Collins was still half a
lap to the bad in regards to Wiley.
but the pair were gaining laps on the
others. At 20 miles Collins and Wiley
were riding abreast, but Wiley still
had his handicap of two laps. 1t was
announced at 80 miles thai Duer was
leading, but no attention had been
paid to the distance covered by Car
men. When 80 miles had peer reeled
off Wiley's machine went bad inc be-
fore another could be brought On he
was Tapped five times by Collins. A
report was then brought to the press
box from the judges reading as fol-
lows: Carmen, SO miles. 3 laps; Duer,
80 miles, l lap; Collins, 3S miles; Wiley,
80 miles, 1 lap; DeMara, 80 miles, 6
laps.
After several miles Collins seemed to
tire and he lost his pace and before
he had recovered Wiley had made up
3h laps. Two more dashes around the
saucer and Wiley made up the other
half lap, making him 4 to the good,
including his handicap. At 40 miles
Collins was a pretty tired boy. On
the next mile the chain on Garments
wheel broke. Duer, who had been rid
ing nicely. kept up his work and was
within hailing distance of Carmen.
From the forty-seventh mile to the
fftieth Wiley gained 2 more laps on
Collins. making his total, including his
handicap, 6 laps. Two laps from the
finish the machine of Duer went bad
ana he nIll5ltu ttlG ioGC Inv ON~
We do not question the laps gained or
lost by any of the riders but Collins ana
Wiley, and in this case we are SAFE
In declaring thai the judges were
wrong. Carmen and DeMara had to
ride many miles without machines.
In the two-mile invitation profess
sional race Oscar Schwab had a KICK
left and breezed across a winner.
The half mile was marked by the alb
sence of Frank Cavanaugh, who was
somewhat afraid of the damp track.
Champion Frank Blatz was not in the
final, being nosed out In his heat.
There is a sad falling off In the work
of Blatz, for he surely has lost MS
speed. Lotus. who rode from scratch,
was not placed, because he failed to
use his head to advantage. Alexander
Hall, a New York lad. with so yards,
and a speedy one, was first. q. A
knott was second and Gus Wohlrab
third. The time was not bad consid-
ering the track.
Alvin LOTUS, runner-up for the anna
teur championship. easily won the two
mile open by so yards. He seemed to
leave the bunch at a ~standstil on the
last lap and just tore around the
track. Blatz. too. was in the event,
but failed to qualify.
The three-mile professional open had
to be run over, when at the start Mac
Farland's pedal broke. throwing him
and seven other riders. The finish was
most exciting, the spectators seeing
a battle royal between Goullet, McFar-
land, Fogler and John Bedell.. The
prizes of 81 for each lap for ten laps
made the race a most gruelling affair
and at the bell-lap only seven riders
were left. Fogler pulled out on the
bell-lap, followed by Goullet, who was
pulling mcfarland. The Californian
had decided to hinge his success onto
that of Goullet and stuck to the latter's
rear wheel. He was sensible, for after
Goullet had passed John Bedell he
pulled up on even terms with Joe Fog
Ter and then peal him to the tape, car
rying Mac to second place.
The summary:
Two-Mile Invitation (ProfessionaD-Won
by Oscar Schwab, New York; second,
William Morton, Newark; third, Martin
Ryan. Newark: fourth, Jay Eaton, Eliz-
abeth; NTH. Ernest Jokus, Newark. Time,
am. As 25s.
Half-Mlle Handicap Emancipation by
Alexander Hall. New York. so yards; sec
ond, G.. A. Knopf, Hoboken. rs yards;
third, Gus Wohirab, Jersey City, % yards.
Time, 80 Los.
Two-Mile open (Amateur)-Won, by Al,
Ericsson, Empire City Wheelmen; third.
Stanley Carmen. Jamaica, L. l.; fourth,
paul Heidrich, Newark. Time, Am. 90 3-5s.