Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-06

Alfred Grenda, the lean, long and lanky
A~ntipodean. proved in the opening night
meet at the Velodrome last night that he
is the strongest contender, with Prank
Kramer, for 1912 championship Donors,
by his hollow victory in the three-inile
handicap over the champion, and his won
derful burst of speed in he one-Ihile
open, when from n very bad position he
almost nipped the East Orange title
holder at the tape.
Grenda won the three-mile event with
apparently little exertion, Kramer WIS
in n good condition to come ont on the
bell, but the giant Australian WAS sim
ply going too fast to allow the wonderful
suburbanite to pass him. Then, too,
Johnny Bedell did a wise move in hold
ing Grenda's rear wheel through the
entire distance, and as a result was
awarded second honors, with the CHAM
pion a good third.
The Australians performance in the
mile race will long be remembered.
Two laps to go 1t looked as though he
was going to drop and watch the finish.
lie backed at least twenty-five yards
from Kramer. Then suddenly on the
last lap he jumped and jumped, passing
the other men like a flash. One hun
dred yards to go he was riding neck
and-neck with Pete Drobach, who wa
making n game effort to hold Kramer
rear wheel. Fifty yards more and ne
was on even terms with Pete. And OF
the last length he beat out Drobach by
two yards and came up within half 4
..lzaI - 4aI.in,r tho tsaIonnff ipfn pnm
II was the tallest piece of riding wit
messed mt the Nailsburg track this sea
sou.
II took the back markers just tive
miles to eatch the big handicap men II
the three-mile pro. The hard pacing OF
Pete Drobach, Grenda and Kramer die
1t, however. As they were punched
Tricky Comes dropped off his wheel, fol
why no one knew. They were ridini
fast throughout. but the twenty-seveI
who started all stuck it out. How they
finished has already been told.
Eight qualified for the final in the one
mile. George Cameron led a slow pace
five laps. As has already been mention
ed, Kramer was first, Grenda second
Peter Drobach third and Menus Bedel
fourth. Comes was shut out.
George Wiley displayed some "Elmel
Collins stuff In The twenty-hye-milt
motorpaced event and never once lost his
pace. He rode a great race and paid nc
attention to anyone but his pacemaker
Jimmy Hunter is now in a class witt
Charley Turville as a chu-chu man. clar
ence Carmen took the place of Ernie
pye, who was unable to ride. owing tc
illness. Percy Lawrence and Nat Butlei
were the other two contenders. They
started off well punched, but at three
miles n light In the bleacher opposite
the grand stand went out and Butler ios'
his pace. Carmen rode a good race unit
the eighteenth mile, when his pacemaker's
machine. driven by Charley Stein, went
bad Wiley won by a mile and -four laps
over Lawrence, who finished second q
mile TO the good over Butler. Carmen
mishap put him hopelessly in the Tear.
II was the consensus of opinion of sew
eraI of the officials that II Donald Me-
Dougall had not waited after he had
caught the handicappers In he half-miie
handicap final he would have smashed
another worlds record. As n result he
o,1, eenured third place with Henry