Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-16
SPEARS SHINES IN
STADIUM RACES
Australian Speed Marvel Cap
lures Title and Team
Match Events.
AUTO NOVELTY CONTEST

bod spears, the speedy AuSJrdlldIl
was the star performer at the Motor
drome last night The antipodean
won the five-mile championship, and
with his partner, Frank Cory, cap
tured the four-cornered team match
in straight heats. The crowd pulled
for Spears to win the flve-lap pro
handicap, shut the Australian tired
after his sprint to catch the leaders
and failed to finish Eddie Root won
this race in a handy fashion.
Spears was forced to do some tall
sprinting in the titular event, as he
appeared hopelessly pocketed on the
bell lap. 1t looked like toss-up be-
tween Root and Reggie MacNamara
at this stage of the race, but Spears
rode high and passed the men one
by one, and when within striking
distance of the leaders he cut loose
and fairly burned up the track. By
a marvellous jump at the finish he
swept past the field a winner, with
Freddie Hill second and MacNamara
third.
There was great deal of squab-
bling around the judges stand after
the finish, and finally 1t was. an
nounced that MacNamara had been
disqualified for accepting a pull by
Cory, and that the latter was fined
So This gave Eddie Root third
money. and Menus Bedell, who did
most of the kicking, fourth place.
MaeNamara, who made his first
American appearance last night, was
given an enthusiastic reception by
the spectators. He gave a good ac-
in the title event in handy fashion
ard got fourth place in the fifteen
lap pro handicap.
The four cornered team match re-
suited in the best racing seen at the
stadium this season. The finishes
were hair raisers, and the proverbial
blanket would have covered the lead
ers as thsey sped over the tape.
In the first heat Spears and Cory
took the lead at the start, but Bob
soon dropped back and let his part
ner set the pace. When the bell rang
Freddie Hill shot to the front, and
Cory. not seeing Spears, commenced
q frantic sprint for the tape. Hill
pulled steadily away, however, and
Menus Bedel also passed Cory, who
was firing fast. In the meantime
Spears was extricating himself from
pocket, and once loose he shot
around the others like a streak of
lightning and sped over the tape
inches in front of Hill and Drobach,
Rupprecht finishing last.
In the second heat Eddie Root
fought it out with Spears, and many
thought the finish was dead heat,
but the judges decided that Spears
had earned the victory. Root had the
inside all the way around, and Spears
was again forced to ride high and
around the field. He looked hopeless
Ky beaten until the final sprint, when
he again flashed over the finish line,
an eyelash in front of Root. Menus
Bedel beat out Halstead for third
henors
The novelty event was staged fol-
lowing the bike races in the form of
two .one-mie automobile exhibitions
The cycle car" a miniature racing
machine, was shown first, and driven
by its designer, circled the track four
times In minutes 40 seconds The
Walter car with Valentine Hush, of
Los Angeles, at the wheel, negotiated
the mile in l minute SO seconds.
Both cars stayed on the bike track
and apparently made no attempt at
high speed, although Hush, in his
last lap. brought the crowd to it's feet,
by opening up a little and riding on
the rim between the fiat and banked
track
1t was announced by the manage
ment that Elmer Collins would give
a two-mile automobile paced exhi
bition on Saturday night, and that
several racing automobiles would be
shown at the track next month for
motor paced and racing purposes.
The ten lap pro handicap furnished
some good sport. There was a lot of
rough riding in this event, particular
ly In the final sprint, and Frank Blatz,
the winner, was disqualified for
switching and accepting a pull from
Bonnie Hill Blatz made an awful
kick and was ieered by the crowd,
Second money in this event went to
Marcus Dupois and AL Triebel was
placed third. Freddie West was
fourth and Joe Kopslky fifth.
winner of the most laps, went to
Johnny King.
Gus Wohlrab again proved that
he is the daddy of the amateurs at
the drome by his victory in the one
mile open. C. b. Georgi just got up
to nose out William Hanley, the
Frisco boy, for second place, and
Fred Weber beat Earl Adam, the col
ored rider, for fourth prize.
o, Hance. of Newark, captured the
half-mile novice for the simon pures
in an easy fashion. defeating a big
field. T. Lang got second place and
II. Monohan was third. The sum-
maries:
One-Haf Mile Novice-Won by C.
Hance. Newark; G.. Lang, Newark, sec
ond: y. Monahan, Newark, third, Time,
I'm IS
Five Mile A. r. e. L. Championship
Understandable by Bob Spears, Aus
tralia Al lIalstead, England second; Ed
lie Root, Boston, third; Menus Bedell,
Francisco. fifth. Time, ION. 3Ss Nc
Namara finished third, but was disquali-
ned for accepting Z pull from Cory.
tons Fred Hill, Boston, second; Frank
CORY. Australia, third; Menus Bedell.
Newark. fourth: time, Inn. 2-5s. Second
beat-Won by Bob spears, Australia; Ed
die Rupprecht,. Newark second; Percy
Lawrence, san Francisco, third; Jake Ma
gin, lrvington. fourth; time, I'm. ? 3-5s.
Third heat-Won by Reggie Mcnamara,
Australia; Eddie Root, Boston, second;
Al IIalstead, England. third: Willie Co
burn Newark. fourth; time, Sos.
One Mile Open (amateurl-Won by Gus
Wohrab Jersey City: c. y. Georgi, New
ark. second; William Hanley San Fran
cisco, third; Fred Weber, Newark, fourth;
Earl Adams, East Orange, fifth. Time,
.2rfg27s
Four-eornered Match Team Race pro
fessiouan-Won by Bob Spears and Frank
CORY Australia. First heat won by
Spears and Cory. Australia: Fred Hill,
BOSTON. and Menus Bedell, Newark, sec
ond: Pete Drobach. Boston, and AL Hal
stead. England, third; Eddie Rupprecht
Newark and Eddie Root Boston. fourth :