Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-25
HEHIR GOOD
SUBSTITUTE
FOR CLARKE
Paddy Gives Kramer Hard Brush
in Two-mile Title
Race.

Jackie Clark was unable to compete
in the races at the Velodrome yester-
day, but Paddy O'Snllivan Hehir was
entered. who gave Frank Kramer bat
tie In the main event, which was a two
mile national championship event.
Kramer was the winner, but only after
he had fought q hard race oil the way,
beating Hehir at the last stages. h
champion also won, the three-mile han
dicap event, and here, too. he was very
closely pressed by John Bedell. Many
thought that Beden had won, but they
were wrong.
The amateur ranks have now another
star, Donald McDougall, a local lad
who, during the past few weeks, has
shown great speed and ability. The
youngster yesterday proved that the
flashes he has shown are his true form.
Alvin LOTUS was his victim in the half
mile open. and in the two-mile handi-
cap event Lotus reversed the tables.
The tandem race was easy for Eddie
Root and Joseph Fogler.
The two-mile championship narrowed
down to a fight between Kramer, He
hir, Root and Magin.
Saxon Williams. Alfred Crebs and
Carslake, the pacemakers, carried the
boys at a merry clip for the entire dis
lance. Joe Fogler insisted upon taking
the lead and held the pacemakers for
the first mile. Two laps more with
Williams pacing, Kramer held the lead,
but elected to get second position.
Gouliet, at two laps to go, started to
enliven things and kept the boys ago
ing. On the bell lap he faxed a sprint,
but Kramer vas on the job and carried
1t out. Hehir got onto the wheel of
the champion and would not be shaken
off. On the back stretch Hehir tried to
get the les and though he did manage
to draw alongside the champion the
Champ beat him when sprinting time
came. Fogler and Goullet, however,
were not out of the running and put up
a mighty scrap. Goullet got the jump
on his rival and managed to beat him
out. The race was very pretty and He
hir received a fitting ovation for his
good ride. Jackie Clarke, on account
of his injuries, could not ride, and he
was missed.
The three-mile handicap for the
money-chasers was some race. For the
first time in many moon the scratch
men overhauled the boys with the enor-
nous handicaps and won out. BY at
tending pace nicely the back-markers
had the leaders at one mile. Jumbo
Wells, always willing to get after some
one, cut down a comfortable lead that
Ernie Pye was enjoying. Kramer evil
IDENTIFY looked on Fogler as the best bet,
and hung on to his wheel. On the bell
lap it looked like either Kramer or
Bedell, and Kramer 1t was, for he just
nosed out Bedell at the tape.
Donald McDougall and Alvin Lotus
were the class in the amateur ranks.
These boys put up a mighty fine race In
both the half-mile open and the two
mile handicap race. In the open Nc
Dougall was first and Lotus second,
and In the other 1t was just the re-
verse. His handicap has been cut con-
siderably and before long he may be
a scratch" man.
The tandem race furnished some rare
excitement. Root and Fogler seem the
class all the time, and though liberal
handicaps were given against them,
they managed to win out. Halstead
and Drobach rode we'll as a team and
finished second.
Pete" Drobach was the winner OF
the two-mile invitation. He had to ex-
ten himself in this event, and lust
managed to beat out Menus Redell.
Norman Anderson finished in the
money, but was disqualified for taking
the pole from the inside.