Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-15
GoLFING AFFAIRS
WRITTEN BY EXPERT
ON E U R
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ARE FULLY REPORTED
IN ALL THE EDITIONS.
KRAMER FAILS TO WIN SINGLE HEAT
IN BIG THREE-CORNERED TEAM MATCH

puncture in Jackie's tire. When they
got off there was considerable jockey
ing for position, the men riding 50
high at times that it seemed several
times that they were going over the
fence. In fact, at the second lap Mac
rode Fem so close to the fence that
Willie laid his and on Macs side.
pushing him away. telling him to keep
lower down. Several times in this heat
they almost stopped dead, trying for
positions.
When released two laps from home
by their teammates, Frank started to
go around Fogler. who was in front.
He. slowed up a bit in the first turn,
and was here almost thrown by Jackie,
who came from outside and cut down
on him. forcing him almost against
Joe. Only the splendid management Of
their wheels by these professionals
prevented a bad spill, as the three of
them touched when this happened.
Being thrown out of his stride, Frank
Kramer, who was by this time between
the two riders. was forced to back up
and go around. 1t was too late, for Joe
won the heat and the race, Kramer
getting second in this, as in all the
other heats
The pro" open furnished plenty of
excitement. The race being run in
heats, only twelve men qualified for the
final, and these twelve being the select,
there was something doing right from
the start.
1t was a rough ride from the crack
of the gun About six riders seemed
to think that Hehir's wheel was the
hocf r1ora in The rooa L(raroar hnd !
first, but Root butted him off, and he
it and Frank decided that 1t was not
the place for him, so he went through
q small hole and got on Goullet's
wheel. The ace was a pace affair,
and when the pacemaker let them go
they were in the following order: Hill,
Goullet, Kramer, Clarke, Fem. Thomas
here started a sprint, and carried the
bunch q fast clip for half a lap. and
then the champ" went, and how he
did go was a caution. Although Hehir
started the same time and reached his
rear wheel he looked around and, see
ing all the riders closely punched
around, he cut loose a sprint that Ear
ried him across the tape ten open
lengths ahead of the nearest rider who
was Golluet.
The pro handicap was rather a
tame affair, all the big fellows being
out of it. Lawson punctured In his
beat when he seemed to be going nice
ly, thus killing whatever chances he
had of winning the a
None of the crack simon-pures
showed in the amateur races. Golden
did not ride and Schneider, although he
seemed pretty good, was probably not
used to the track. Lotus did not do
anything. In the three-mile handicap
Blatz and Beyerman were thrown by
a spill that sprained Blatz's ankle. In
the half-mile open Hester Smith just
nipped Blatz at the tape.
The summary:
Half-mile Open (amateur)-Won by
Chester Smith; Baldwin, L; L; SECOND.
Frank Blatz, Jersey City; third, William
Petit, Rockville Centre, l., l, Time, I'm.
1 Ass.
one-mile Handicap tprofessionaD-won
by Peter Drobach, Boston, 10 yards; sec
opd, Paddy O'Sullivan Hehir. Australia.
scratch: third, Alfred Goullet, Australia,
% Yards; fifth. William (Pedlar) Palmer.
Australia, 70 yards: sixth. Albert Crehs,
Salt Lake City, 60 yards. Time, 2m; Ass.
Ter, Brooklyn. and Eddie Root, Boston.
First heat, won by Jackie Clarke and
Floyd Facfarland; SECOND. Frank Kramer
and Willie Fem; third. Joseph Fogler
and Eddie Root; time, 2m. 20 lbs. Sec
ond heat, won by Joseph Fogler and Eddie
Root; second, Frank Kramer and Willie
Fem; third, Jackie Clarke and Floyd
Mcfarland; time. 3m. ASS. Third heat,
won by Joseph Fogler and Eddie Root;
second, Frank Kramer and Willie Fem;
third, Jackie Clarke and Floyd MacFar-
land; time, Pm. At 2-5s.
Three-miie Handicap (amateur)-Won by
Carl F. Ericsson, Empire City Wheelmen,
$50 yards; second, Chester Smith, Baldwin,
L. l., As yards; third. a C. Heidrich.
Newark, 10 yards; fourth, Joseph Shee-
der, Buffalo. Time, 6m. IS 4-5s.
Frank L. Kramer. East Orange; second.
Alfred Goullet, Australia: third, Fred Hill,
Boston; fourth, Jackie Clarke, Australia;
sixth, Joseph Fogler, Brooklyn. Time.
Am. 50 3-5s.