Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-29
Ruben Winner Over Hunter in
Motor Race by Ten
Yards.

gave the little kick that was necessary
to carry him over the tape a winner
by a small margin.
The motorcycle race, between Ru-
den and Hunter, furnished excitement
from the crack Of the gun till they
crossed the tape with l{ud u vim
ner by about ten yards. With Hunter
On the pole they rode neck and neck
Tor two laps, WIen ltuden forged TO
the front. with Ituden fifteen yards III
the lead they rode for two miles. when
t1unttr began to come UP; but Ruben
put on an extra sprint and main
tanned his lead. At three miles and five
laps Hunter went to the front n took
the pole. From then till the finish II
was a beautiful race. the winner being
in doubt till they crossed the tape.
TWO laps to go, Ruden again went to
the front and finished a winner by
about ten yards.
mcfarland rode "A great race in the
handicap, he being one of the few top
notchcrs to qualify for the nnal in this.
Clarence Carrnan finished first. but he
was disqualified for teaming. thus Civ
ing the big Californian the race.
d. j. hplQtH ~ "a liNNll pNtiAN 49,
man. lie qualified in his heat in the
open, but was disqualified for taking
the pole from the inside. LOTUS is
improving. ne got third ia the open,
and, like the other good ones, failed to
come up in the handicap.
Blatz has probably not Yet recovered
from the bad fall he had two weeks
ago, as he did not ride his usually good
race. The invitation did not furnish
much excitement.
The summary:
one-mile National Championship (pro-
fessionaD-Won by Frank j., Kramer,
East Orange second. jackie Clarke Aus
traiia; third. Joseph FOgier. Brooflvui
fourth, Alfred Goullet. Australia, time,
am. 4-5s. First heat. won by Frank
Kramer, East orange second, e.. r. Root,
Boston: time. 2m. Z los. Second heat. won
by Jackie Clarke, Australia; second. Fred
Hin. Boston; time, I'm. 10 2-5s Third heal
won by Joseph Fogler, Brooklyn: second,
Percy Lawrence. san Francisco; time, I'm.
Is los. Fourth heat, won by Floyd Mac.
Farland, san Jose, Cal: second, Alfred
Goullet. Australia; time. 2m. q lbs. First
scmi-nnAl. won by Joseph FOglef. Brook
lyn; second, Jackie Clarke, Australia; time
2m. 39S. Percy Lawrence and Eddie Root
also rodc). Second semi-inai, won by
Frank T.. Kramer. East Orange, second.
Alfred Gouliet. Australia. time. Pm. Gs.
MacFarlaud and Fred rill also s%tarted).
IJlf-ulllt ilaHdlchp Aauldleufp-N on bA
Gus Wohlrab. Jersey City. 60 yards; ser
ond, ANTHONY Riyello. Manhattan Wheel
men. s. wards. third. D..ester Smith, Bald
win. /. l., % yards. Fine 5ss.
Three-mile open ta~n1ateuD-Non hv
Chester smith. Baldwin. J.. L.; second,
William Petit, Rockville Centre. l. l.;
third. Alvin LOTUS, Providence; fourth,
Joseph Schneider. Buffalo. Time, en-. 90 los.
Winner OF most laps, Frank Cayanaugh.
Newark.
by Floyd MacTarland. sau Jose, Cal. 60
yards; second, Percy Lawrence, San Fran
cisco. 10 wards; third Menus Bedell. New
ark, 90 yards; fourth JumS9 Wells, New
Davenport, Ia, IS yards; sixth. Alfred
Goullet, Australia. 20 yards. Time, I'm. 55s.
Five-mile Motor Race professional
Won by Carl Ruben, Manchester, n. H.;
second, James Hunter. Newark. Time,
5m. 52s.
Two-mile Invitation (professionaD-Won
BIZ Fred Hill, Boston; second. Ernest
Jokus. Newark. third. Floyd Krebs. New
ark: fourth. Saxon Williams, New Haven;
fifth. chris. Seheller: san francisco;
sixth, Jacob Magin, Newark, Time, Am.
~ 2-6s.