Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-03
COLLINS RIDES TWO LAPS
MORE IN H0UR THAN EVER BEFORE

Efill. Willie Fam also set up O veil
that he had been Switched" but his
protest received no attention.
| ALVIN LOTUS was not in the best of
Nm, and wen though he rode a hard
a heady ace, he vas second to Eric
soiA \ the two-mile handicap. Cav
ana.A. and LOTUS, as scratch, dug
rightsfp't at the crack OF the gun and
pulledy\ way from the limit men. who
were c Se up. Chester Smith found
the goinAvery warm and quit after
several tr&s around. Cavanagh re-
eeived a plAeture and hsE to retire.
Iieidrick and Sftus, left Salone. alter
mated pace. and y -four q so was with
the bunch. NJ
Both men then A2t from thu rear
for position. At ttlis N9in1 Ericsson lot
out a nick and sailed Nor port. He
pulled away and was never in danger.
winning by almost ten yards.
The superiority of Jay Eaton and
Jumbo" Wells as match riders was
settled in two heats of one mile each,
when Wells easily beat the veteran"
In both heats Eaton went to the fore
with Wells dragging for our laps. Two
rounds from home in each heat
Jumbo went to the front and was
never in danger. This race was the
elimination of several arguments be-
tween the two, and was for a side bet.
The men rode a match in private but
the issue was not settled on account
of disputes.
Frank CaKanagh had little difficulty
in winning the three mile naanieur
open. Holding a safe position through
out the race he came to the front in
the ldst lap and had things his own
way. Lotus, who seemed putting hard.
trailed along for second. Joseph
Koffsky. working like a beaver, got
the lap prize.
The two-mile handicap professional
was made intensely interesting by
MacFarland and Fogler. who did the
bulk of the paeemaking.
The limit men were determined mot
to be oyertaken and made the race
mighty fast. Fogler entered a
vehement protest about the large gaps
existing, but Kelsey vas obdurate.
Frank Kramer started In this event,
and through the goodness of his
starter, Jack Coburn, got ten yards
before the gun was fired.
mcfarland at one mile set out to
overtake the limit men, who were half
a lap ahead. For four laps he pulled
and made up half the distance, but the
work was too much for him and he had
to retire. Fogler then took up he
work, but the iinit men We're Ecw
beating their way for home and could
not be reached. Pedlar Palmer I'M
wound a sprint and won hands down,
with Magin second.
Summary:
Two-Mile Handicap Professional)-Won
by william Palmer, Australia $50 YARDS;
Jacob Magin, Newark ESQ yardsl, second;
David Maekey, Newark 1880 YARDS, third;
William Morton. Newark (255 YARDS,
fourth; Chris Scheller, San Francisco Clio
yards), fifth; Saxon Williams. New Haven
(250 YARDS, sixth. Time, Sm. 40 35s.
Three-Mile Open (Amateur).Won by
Frank Cavanaugh, Newark; Alvin Lof-
tus, Providence, second: Chester Smith,
Baldwin. L. l., third; Paul G. Heidrich.
City, fifth. Time. en-. SIS. Winner of the
most laps. Joseph L. Kopsky. New Eng
land Wheelmen.
Two-Mile Handicap (Amateur)-Won by
carl Ericsson, Empire City Wheelmen (85
vards); Alvin Lotus. Providence (scratch).
second; Paul G. Heidrieh.- Newark go
YARDS; third; Ting, an. : nos h.,
Alfred Goullet. Australia; Frank Kramer.
East Orange, second; John Bedell. New
ark, third; Joseph Fogler, Brooklyn,
fourth; Fred Jones. Passaic. fifth. Time,
2m. 6 los. Winner of the most laps. Johnny
King and Frank Kramer 1.-TWO each).
Match Race (ProfessionaD-Won by
Jumbo Wells, New Zealand; jay Eaton,
Jumbo Wells, New Zealand; jay Eaton.
Elizabeth: time. 9m. COS. Second heat
Won by JuiSbo Wells. New Zealand; Jay
Eaton. Elizabeth, second; time, Sm. "a lbs.
One-Honr Motor Paced (Profes-
sionaD-Won by Elmer Collins, Lynn,
Mass, paced by Charles Turville. distance
A miles and 2 laps; Percy Lawrence, San
francisco, paced by Jimmie Hunter, dis
lance AZ miles 4 laps, second; Nat Butler.
Cambridge. paced by Carl Ruben. distance
81 miles 2 laps. third; Ray Duer, Los An
geles, Cal, paced by Charles Libby,
distance Sc miles. fourth. Previous record,
AZ miles and 2 laps.