Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-05
JACKIE CLARKE
WINS QUARTER,
GAINS ON KRAMER
Frank Cavanagh Hero of ANA
teurs-Kramer, FogIer and
Fem Are Easily Better Than
Clarke, GouIlet and Hehir.
After Quarter Jackie Com
plains of Illness.

4AI hotAohoA
event at the velodrome yesterday,
again coming within hailing distance
of the leader, Frank Kramer. The
race for teams representing America
and Australia was won by the Ameri-
can team in two straight heats. Frank
Cavanagh was the hero Of the anna
teurs. The championship event was a
fast and classy one. The trial heats
reduced the large field down to Kra-
mer, Goullet, Clarke and Fogler. AS
usual. at the start of the event kra-
mer delayed the event till his puncture
was fixed. At the crack of the pistol
Goullet and Clarke were first to get
away, while Fogler and Kramer had a
hard time starting. Fogler got started
ahead of the champ, leaving him ten
yards to the bad. Coming around in
front of the judges stand Goullet tore
ahead and it looked as though Kramer
would not have a look in. Goullet
looked back, but Clarke would not be
hoodwinked and kept on agoing. At
top speed they all tore around the
track, Clarke taking the lead. Kra-
mer, although he had a very poor
start, was making up ground and gain
ing. His efforts were futile, for he
was unable to get up to Clarke and
Fogler. who took no chances at wait
ing. The best Kramer got was third,
and it Is the opinion of many that had
Goullet gone all the way the champ
would nave been compelled to finish
last. 1t did look peculiar to see Kra-
mer beat Goullet out by almost twenty
yards.
The match race for Australia and
America was productive of strategy.
Kramer, Fogler and Fem were easily
better than Clarke, Goullet and Hehir.
The race was at one mile. At the
start Fem shot to the front, followed
by Fogler and Kramer, while Hehir
was followed by Goullet and Clarke.
The first trip around the saucer was
very slow and Zach team was feeling
the other out. On the second lap each
started to hit it up. Coming around
for the third trip Hehir shot down
from the bank, but was quickly fol-
lowed by Fem, each carrying their
train. Around the track they tore
when both leaders dropped out. Goul-
let and Fogler then took up the work
and left the two speed merchants fight
1t outs to the tape. 1t was a pretty
sight and Kramer just nosed out Clarke
at the black line. The second heat was
run in d similar manner, only the
Australian elected Goullet to do the
final sprint. Things went wrong, and,
instead, Clarke was compelled to get
into the final argument. He did well
under the circumstances, but was COM
PEELED to trail Kramer the entire last
lap. After the quarter-mile event
Clarke complained of being sick and
his riding showed it. He was game,
however, and tried to do his best,
something that several of h other
riders failed to do. Goullet tried hard
to make a race of the affair, but his
work In the second heat took much OF
his speed away when he essayed to do
the pace-making and enter into the
final sprint.
Thomas Grimm, with a liberal handi-
cap of 40 yards, had no difficulty in
romping home a winner in the half
mile amateur event. Frank Cavanagh,
| on the mark of honor, with a burst of
| speed, was second. That he should
have won the race goes without say
| ing, but somehow when he strikes the
bunch on the stretch he gets faint
hearted and fails to come around.
| When he overcomes his he will win
many more events. At the pistol the
boys were away like a shot, and Cav
anagh had the first bunch, but un-
fortunately Paul Heidrich got a bad
spill, putting him out of the running.
The time, 81 10 seconds, was good.
The two-mile invitation for the
mon~ey-chasers was replete with
"thrillers." Chris Scheller took a tum-
IL @-l INunI1fA TaaA1 -A1@ fnfn hfx,a
but was up in time to get into the run-
ming, for the boys were off to a rolling
start. William Morton got a lead of
fifty yards, but tired, while Walter
De Mara kicked off his pedal. Peter
Drobach took the lead at the bell lap
and was never headed.
Frank Cavanagh was himself in the
two-mile open for amateurs and won.
Chester Smith who was second, was
disqualified for rough riding, Alvin
LOTUS thereby getting second place.
The pace was hot throughout and the
last two laps We're reeled off in jig
time. LOTUS pulled out n was fight
ing it down with ~Cavanaugh when
Smith got in his rough work. Carl
Ericsson received a bad fall when he
tumbled over Gus Wohlrab, and had
TO be assisted from the track.
Two-mile Open (amateur)-Won by
Frank Cayanaugh, Newark; second, Alvin
Lotus. Providence; third. Frank Blatz,
Jersey City; fourth, Thomas Grimm, Irv-
ingtoni Time, I'm. los Winner of most
Two-mile Invitation (professionaD-Won
by Peter Drobach, Boston; second. Fred
Hill. Boston; third, John Bedell, Newark;
Fourth. Oscar SchuaD, New York; fifth,
Floyd Krebs, Newark; sixth, Jumbo Wells,
New Zealand. Time, Am. 20 2-5s.
Three-mile handicap (professionaD-Won
by Alfred Goullet, Australia, scratch; sec
ond, Paddy Hehir, Australia, go yards;
third, Eddie Root, Boston, 40 yards; fourth.
Joseph Fogler, Brooklyn, 30 yards; fifth,
Menus Bedell, Newark, 1870 yards; sixth,
Ernie Pye, Australia, 155 yards. Time,
ouarfef-mile National Championship
(professionaD-Won by Jackie Clarke,
Australia: second. Joseph Foeler, Brook
lyn; third, Frank Kramer, East Orange;
fourth. Alfred G%oullet. Australia. Time,
2S 4-5s. First heat-Won by Frank
Kramer. East Orange; time, 30 2-5s. Sec
ond heat-Won by Jackie Clarke, Aus
tralia; time. BIS. Third heat-Won by AL
fred Goullet, Australia; time, 30 los.
Brooklyn; time. So2-as. Fifth heat-Won
by Peter Drobach, Boston; time, 30 2-5s.
Sixth heat-Won by Eddie Root, Boston;
time. 60 2-5s. Seventh heat-Won by
Worthington j.. Mitten, Davenport. Ia.
time, 20 4-5s. Eighth heat-Won by Albert
Crebs, Salt Lake City; time, Ss. First
semi-tinal-Won by Frank Kramer, East
time. IS lbs. Second semi-inal-Won by
Jackie Clarke, Australia; second, Joseph
Fogler, Brooklyn; time, 20 1-5s.
Half-mile Handicap (amateur)-Won by