Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-13
VIII Suspend Racing.

VIII Suspend Racing
II understand that the Motordroma
people will suspend racing for a few
days up there, but that they intend to
resume within week or So do
not believe, in view of the obvious
danger OF the sport, that they ought
to be permitted to resume racing un-
| til, In any rate, we can have an op-
portunity OF thoroughly examining ths
| legal situation.
! Il intend to go away tomorrow
night and will return to the office on
September 20. Please see that there
is no racing contest until my return.
at all events
JACOB HAUsSLING."
WIN Try to Stop Racing.
Following this the mayor promised
committee representing the vails-
burg Improvement Association that
he would do all In his power to pre-
vent the continuance of motorcycles
racing at the Motordrome
The committee which called at the
mayors office was headed by Alder
man Maurice H. Welsh. The other
members were Charles A Gehrie.
Henry Brice and Charles zeigler.
! They left the office expressing pleas.
iire at the attitude of the mayorS
whom, they said, was heartily WITH
them In their opposition to the ra &C.
ing because of the lives of riders and
| spectators are put In jeopardy
Mr.. Gehrie quoted the mayor al
saying that he was always against
the sport and that he would endeay-
Or to have the Common Council act
| on the question at special meet-
bing.
When Paul ]. C. Derkum. manager
of the track. was notified of the
action of the mayor, he said I.
1T was not necessary to order us
to close the track It Is not running
now, and we have made no prepara-
tions for reopening 1t for the present."
Having fully recovered from com
cussion of the brain which he sus-
tanned in the Motordrome accident on
sunday, Harry Kurzenberger. IS
years old, of 424 South Eighteenth
street, was yesterday discharged from
the City Hospital
Considerable improvement was also
shown today In the condition of the
four boys who were seriously hurt.
Joseph. Foehner who, with Edward
Rollo and Michael Harezda, is In the
City Hospital, was able to sit up yes-
! terday, while the latter two were
conscious and fairly comfortable.
Frank j. Amberg who is at the
Newark Private Hospital has also
| regained consciousness and Is steadily
| improving.
| Voicing their protests against the
continuance of the Motordrome, which
was referred to as a menace to pub
lie safety, and common nuisance,
| about 200 residents of the Vailsburg
section gathered in Union Hall, South
Orange avenue, last night,
Before an adjournment was taken
two ministers promised to preach
sermons In their churches on Sunday
denouncing the Motordrome and it's
managers. A monster petition of
protest will also be presented to the
grand jury and Mayor Jacob Hauss-
ling.
Efforts will be made by the vails-
| burg Improvement Association, un-
! der whose auspices last nights meet
ing was held. to have. the Common
| Council hold a special meeting, at
which the Vailsburgers can appear
and demand that motorcycle racing
in all parts of Newark be prohibited.
No Funds to Continue Litigation.
The association is at present with
out funds with which to carry on its
| fight in the Court of Chancery, where
during the next three weeks there
win be a hearing on the request for
an injunction to prohibit the opera
tion of the track.
A ouse-to-house canvass will be
made by members of the association
to solicit funds with which to carry
out the work.
Frank Harazda, whose son, Mich-,
ael Harazda, sustained a fractured
skull in last Sundays accident in
which two riders and six spectators
met their death, with three other sons
occupied seats in the front row.
Resolutions of sympathy for the
families of those bereaved by the ac-
cldent were unanimously adopted
Joseph C. Soemer who presided as
chairman. explained that the gather
ing was representative of the entire
Vailsburg community, and not sim-
ply of the members of the improves
ment association.
Chairman Explains.
This meeting was called" said
the chairman, ITO see If you people
have had enough Motordrome-you
who have bought property here and
sought to get away from the city's
noise and excitement. don't believe
the city officials would do much IL
they didn't fear an awful howl would
come from the vailsburg people if
they didn't. In the last few days E
have visited all but two Of the