Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20

Completely recovered from his recent
tendon injury, Champion Frank Kramer,
before the largest crowd that has ever
attended a meet at the Velodrome track,
took first place in the grand prize of
Newark from Tricky Comes, of France,
and Joseph Fogler.
George Wiley, in a trial against the
track record behind pace, established II
new mark Of one minute aud ten seconds
for a mile. Percy Lawrence, paced by
Jimmy Hunter, who is now the class
on a motor, finished first In a f~ifteen-mile
three-cornered race against Nat Butler
and Clarence Carmen. All Grenda, the
Australian, rode in two professional
events, but while he showed speed, failed
to land in the money Oh account of his
poor positions. Chester Smith was the
class of the amateurs. Frank Cavanagh
beat Carlo Messori in two straight heats
in their match race.
The grand prize of Newark event, which
paid $1,000 in all to the riders, had mar
rowed down to Kramer, Fogler and
Comes. All three came out to do or die.
First place was worth $500, second place
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heat prizes.
Before the race Fogler wanted it under
stood that the riders would have to pass
each other on the outside, but the first
attempt to finish the race was a failure.
A bad spill, in which Kramer and Fogler
figured, caused the %rerunning of the
event. The spill was caused by Fogler
running into Kramer. Fogler declared
Kramer was the cause of the spill, be
cause coming in on the stretch he
switched to one side so as to allow the
Frenchman to come in on the pole.
But the grand prize race was a hum
mer, and only inches separated the mel
at the tape. The event was so close tina
only those at the tape could tell the xac
finish of the men. Many in the stands
we're of the opinion that Comes bad
beaten out Fogler, but the Frenchman
was really third.
At the pistol shot, Fogler went into
the lead. as he saw an attempt to gel
Kramer's wheel at that time was futile
After riding for about fifty yards, Foglcl
tried to get the rear wheel, but Comes
was wise and fought for lear life to
hand o n When Joe saw he was out
generated he went to the front. The
men joekeyed till the bell lap, when
Comes shot out, and riding from the
twelfth pole, got a lead of about three
yards. Kramer and Fogler went aftel
him for dear life. The little Frenchmau
held his margin until the stretch was
reached, when Kramer and Fogler drew
up within half a wheel. Down they came
each managing to nose out Tricky, who
had put III a fine ride.
Tricky was somewhat peeved when II
was announced that he had finished third
He talked to the referee, but when in
formed that the judges were unanimous
in their opinion that he was last, he
smiled and said they ought to know.
The ffteen-mile motor-paeed race was
the next best thing on the program. Nat
Butler, paced by Charlie Turville, Percy
Lawrence paced by Jimmy Hunter, aud
Clarence Carmen paced by Charles Stein,
provided the excitement. Butler m The
flying start got away from his opponents
and led Lawrence by almost a hundred
yards, who had about the same distance
on Carmen, after one mile had been
reeled Off. Hunter used excellent 1udg-
ment throughout and was responsible for
the win of Lawrence.
At about FIVE miles Carmen lost lis
pace, and before he had recovered the