Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-29
DANISH CYCLIST
!. WON'T STAY DOWN
ElIegaard Will Risk All in Last
Attempt to Vanquish
Clark.
THIRD BATTLE SUNDAY

Jackie Clark and Thorwald Ellie
gard are to meet for a third time
Perseverance, SO 1t would seem,
enters largely into the Danes make
up. It was announced at the Velo-
drome Sunday that Ellegaard's next
match would be against ALI Goullet
and Frank Cavanagh and the date
was set for Wednesday night, but at
the request of the Durable One"
who is not as durable as he used to
be, his name has been crossed off
as a participant in the match tomor-
row night, and, also at his request, he
has been matched with Clark again
and the third battle will come off
at the Velodrome Sunday next. Ellie
gard is stalking his all on his race
With Clark and if he is not the win
ner he will submit to a cancellation
of his contract here, take his pay
for four weeks, and beat 1t back to
Europe.
The Dane was an early caller at
the office of the Velodrome promoters
yesterday morning, and, after
cordial greeting by Manager Chap
man, the worlds champion cheer
fully asked for another match with
Clark Chapman almost fell off the
chair, it is said.
There must be a new and de-
1ghtful sensation in being defeated
by Clark" remarked Chapman, by
way of answer to the Danes request.
mo" replied Ellegaard, 1T is no
pleasure to be beaten by Clark and
that is just why 1 want another
match with him. If l am defeated
again Sunday l will let you tear up
my contract and I will sail for Europe
Monday. If l can't defeat Jackie
then, there will be no interest in a
match between Kramer and myself
or Goullet and myself so l might as
well co.
The Dane, who is frank and sincere
In everything he does. is to have his
wish. His courage and perseverance
command admiration and there is
probably not another rider in the
game who would ask for third
match with a rider who had taken
two matches in straight heats. The
veteran has come to the conclusion
that it is hard work that he needs to
put him in winning form and he de-
clared that he would train his head
off, during the next five days.
Elegaard will ride tomorrow night
at the Veledrome. He will compete
In the five-mile race, which will be
his first appearance here in open
competition. He is a good performer
In hard race over the longer route
and will probably give good ac-
count of himself.
In place of the French point |
match. in which Ellegaard was to |
have met Aft Goullet and Frank Cav |
anagh. a race at the same style will !
be substituted in which liver Lawson
and francesca Verri, the Italian, will |
stack up against Cavanagh and Goul- |
let. This race will be run in seven !
heats and the winner will be deter
mined on points, the rider scoring the |
least number of points to be declared |
the winner.
The other races on the program are |
a one-mile handicap and a miss-and- |
out for the professionals and a three
mile open and half-mile handicap |
Tor the amateurs.
The result of the Tour de France,
which was won by Thys, of France,
gas quite a surprise to the foreign |
Hmp at the Velodrome Petit-Bre-
ION was the favorite and rode brill
dantly throughout the fifteen days of |
1Ae race, and the European riders |
acre expected him to win. Thys, how
over, was the leader in every stage |
of the contest but one and rode con-
sistently, if not brilliantly Petit
Breton won the race on four occa-
l.
would come through with flying coll
ors on the last leg of the tour with a
srand-stand finish.
Grassy Ryan left last night for
Boston, where he will ride a paced |
race with Caesar Simar and Pat Lo-
gan tonight. Grassy" left town |
filled with the fighting spirit and said |
he would give the Frenchman and his /
Irish compatriot stiff battle. even
though this is his first venture behind |
the choo-choos Just before Ryan |
steamed away he had an argument |
with Ernest Jokus. and in a passage |
at arms that followed Ryan got the |
decision on points.
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Andre Perchicot, the French rider |
who finished third in the champion
ship of the world last summer, may
be seen at the Velodrome late in Au- /
gust. Manager Chapman cabed an
offer to the Frenchman yesterday, |
which, it is believed, he will accept. |
s. Perchicot has been riding in great |
form this season, and is a better
man than he was when he visited
these shores year ago He has won
two of the big classics of Europe this
season. the grand prize of Europe
and the championship of France. He
was the winner of the championship
of France in 1912 also.