Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-02
-FOUR BIC MOTORS
WILL MAKE TRACK
A NOISY PLACE
One Hour Race at the VeIodrome
Tonight Between Collins,
Dner, Lawrence and Butler
Should Prove Keen Sport for
the Bicycle Fans-=Kran1er and
Goullet May Meet in Final of
One Mile.

The residents in the vicinity or the
Velodrome will think the Gatling u
brigade at Sea Girt has been moved
to the bike track when the four motors
that viii pace the riders in the one
hour race tonight get under a
There will be noise, and plenty of 1t,
and some racing, too.
The four contestants. Elmer Collins,
Ray Duer, Nat Butler and Percy Law
renee, were all out on the track yes
terday afternoon training, and seeing
tie motors flying around the oval at
a gait far over forty miles to the
hour was quite spectacular. In the
course of the workouts all four of the
machines were abreast at one time and
it was only the GOODNESS of the motor
riders that prevented a spill that
would have been disatrous.
The pacemakers. Turville, Ruben.
Hunter and Lawrence. however, are
all SCARED veterans of the game, n
outside of an accident to their tires or
machines they never have an accident.
They have lac a dozen or more appar-
entity close shaves in every race, but
they are never seen to take any un-
necessary chances. and what may ap-
pear to be a close shave to the specta-
tors is merely the dexterity of the mo-
tor riders. born of long experience.
Nat Butler showed a lot of speed in
his work at the Velodrome yesterday
in preparation for the race tonight,
and the old boy is twenty-five per
cent. better than when he rode against
Collins and Wiley at the Velodrome
two weeks go. With. any sort of luck
old Nat figures on winning the race
tonight. He is anxious to put one over
on the youngsters. who have been win
ming everything this season, and an
hour race affords the veteran his best
opportunity.
Ray Duer seems to think pretty we'll
OF his chances, too, and figures he has
a fine chance to cop the big money in
this race. The long route is Rays
best stunt and on past performances,
provided they are not too far back in
the past, make him look like a favorite
for first, at that. 1t was just fifteen
years age that Duer won the first hour
race ever put on here in this country.
And for several years following Duer
was the best performer in the long race
in this country in the amateur ranks
and there were some mighty fast anna
tours in those days.
While Duer and Butler are the
strong, hardy fellows in this race, the
youngsters, Collins and Lawrence,
neither of whom appear to have
enough strength to go a quarter of a
mile, are in to cop the money If they
can, and both of them will be out
lighting all the way and 1t will be
found that appearances are deceitful
and there is speed and endurance in
their bird-like legs.
The pro one-mile open will find Al
fred Goullet, the sensation of the sea-
son in the professional ranks, in the
game again and better than ever. If
together In the final, which is almost
certain, there will be some battle for
first and 1t will be found that this
latest aspirant for championship hon
ors is as good as Jackie Clarke. Goul-
let made a great record in h two
weeks prior to his illness. The local
fans do not know how good his boy
is, for most of his good riding has been
done in the circuit in New England.
Brooklyn Joe Fogler is slated to
break loose again tonight and II there
is any truth in the report that Joe Is
there with another speed ball, then It's
hats off to the old battler, for he can,
when he gets that intermittent burst
OF speed, ride rings around all of them,
Kramer included.