Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-14
FOR
FOGLER IN
LONG RACE
Race Honors
for Joe, Who Loses Match
With Perchicot. i

Joe Fogler won the twenty-five.
mile race. the feature event of the
closing meet at the Newark yelo-
drome yesterday afternoon. He was
beaten in his four-lap match race
with Andre Perchicot, however, IN
straight heats. Donald McDougall
was the star of the amateurs. The
worlds champion amateur was first
in both events for the simon-pures,
winning the one-mile handicap and
the three-mile open. Worthington
Mitten took first honors in the two
mile invitation. while Joseph Daily
was first in the novice race.
The twenty-five-mile event was tho
bear race of the day. 1t had its
thrills, as in all long grinds, and the
riders entered displayed their usual
skill-at least those who finished-ln
holding u Champion Frank Kramer
was forced to give up the task at
eleven miles. his tire puncturing.
Jackie Clarke was forced out of the
grind. While mounting his wheel at
he start his tire blew out and Starter
Abieneste, through orders of Manager
Chapman, refused to wait. Alfred
Grenda, who was picked as a likely
winner, suddenly quit at fourteen
miles. ~Perchicot, another favorite,
quit on the last lap and witnessed the
finish. He claimed afterwards that
he was forced out of his stride by
some of the riders on the bell.
Fogler's triumph in the race brought
to MIN the title of middle distancs
champion for the season.
Such a race is always carded on
the last day of the outdoor season,
and the title of middle distance cham-
pion is an honor conferred by the N.
c. A. p o the winner. A field Of
th'rty-seven started in the big race
and fifteen finished.
Sprints for a prize of IS at the end
Of each mile and n dollar for each lap
Kept the riders awake all the way,
Jimmy Moran and Lloyd Thomas
were the sly ones in gobbling the mile
prizes. Each counted for five. Jumbo
Wells was another good man at slap
money, as were Fogler, Eddie Rect.
Jokus, Mitten. Pye and Hehir. The
finish was made in darkness and Fog
Ter proved the better headlight. The
Bedell brothers. sleigh-riders Of the
present n of yore, were in the
money. too. Johnny finishing second
and Menus third. Paddy Hehir a
fourth and Percy Lawrence fifth.
Perchicot demonstrated that It Is
lust IS easy to win a match race.
French style. one way or the other,
for he beat Fogler from the front in
the first heat and from behind in the
second. He thereby gave added proof
that he is probably the next best
sprint man to Champion Kramer at
the game TODAY Although Fogler lost,
he gave the Frenchman a battle, ana
1t took the Europeans entire strength
in the first heat to win by six inches.
He took h lead after two laps in the
second heat, however. and breezed
over the tame a winner by nearly 4
wheels length. There was not much
iockeying. and what they did Perchf-
cot had the better OF 1t. r
Nc"ald McDou9all wound M the
season in glory. winning the two ama-
t,nr events on the bill. Tn the one-
mile handicap he nirped Gus wohlrab
at the ape after riding from scratch,
and in the three-mile open. after
holding back in the field. he came out
with a corxing sprint and took first
prize away from Tommy Smith. Of
the Bay View Wheelmen. who was
second. two lengths behind.
There were eighteen starters in tho
two-mile invitation. Worth Mitten,
who rode in the rear throughout the
grind. came out on the last lap and
won by two lengths. Eddie Root fin
ished second. but was disqualified for
stalliHg.