Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-10
Sh-day Bike Fans Are Patiently Wait
ing for Clark and Grenda to 90
After Their LOST Lap.

The six-day field has been cut down
to seven leaders, and before the night
Is over others may drop by the way
side, although judging by the con-
dition Of tho contestants every man
on the leading teams seems to be At
to go on for the remainder of the
week without much trouble. The
race this year has been a peculiar
one in several ways. There has been
more fast pace and more sensational
jams" than ever, and as a result
the men are keeping slightly ahead
of the record. Whether this speed
Will be maintained throughout the
week is question, but with such
strong teams lap behind most any,
thing may be expected. Through no
fault of their own Jackie Clark and
Alfred Grenda are lap behind the
leaders and 1t is presumed that they
will make heroic efforts to get their
lap back before Saturday night rolls
around. Rumors are rife in the Gar
den that Clark and Grenda are likely
to make a strenuous bid to gain q. lap
at any time, and for this reason both
the riders and the spectators are kept
on the alert at all times.
G.
The rumors, however, about Clark
and Grenda, In my opinion, are be-
ing overplayed. Clark, am told, Is
not In very good shape, and In the
Jams" that have occurred since he
has been teamed up with Grenda he
hasn't shown a thing. In the sprint
just before II o'clock last night
Jackie simply held on, and in the
sprint this morning at $3.50 he didn't
make any bid to regain his lap Clark
isn't good, that's all. and he is no
doubt saving himself expecting, of
course, to come around all right.
When he comes into. form, 1t is said,
Jackie will go dead In order to get
his lap back. 1t will mean much to
him and he is sure to, have a good
Try perore the race Is over.
c.
Big Grenda is in pretty good shape.
but it seems he can't repeat. That
is. after he makes a hard sprint he
can't come back and do 1t over again.
The other riders, from experience,
know this, and therefore they say
that Clark and Grenda will never
get their lap back. When the Clark
Grenda combination was created
there was a big stir and the opinion
was expressed that the boys would
surely lap the field. The basis of the
argument was that Walter Rutt and
Clark had stood the other riders on
their heads under similar circurn-
stances a few years ago. That Is so,
but there isn't any Walter Rutt in
the race this year, and Clark isn't as
good as he was the year he and Rutt
Tapped the field and won the race.
CO
1t is no fault of his trainers that
Clark isn't In perfect condition, for
II ever a six-day rider was nursed
and cared for 1t Is the same Jackie
Clark in this years race. He is get
ting more attention than any two
men in the grind and 1t is the kind
OF attention that should make him
ride like wildcat. Fred Diver, his
trainer. is ever at his side and every
want is satisfied He sponges his
face and bathes his eyes and bright
ems him UP a thousand times In the
twenty-four hours, and he has the
advice of hundreds of well-wishers,
If that's any good to q tired man in a.
six-day race. Clark Ii riding fairly
well only and he isn't anywhere near
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