Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-01

A nfteen-mile tandem paced race Is
almost too much of good thing. The
gruelling contest took the very heart
out of three of the strongest riders
in the world at the Velodrome yes
terday. Jackie Clark, wonderful little
fellow in long, hard races. couldn't
keep up with the procession and
dropped behind two laps. while Reg
gle Mcnamara, 'bearcat' Mo. 2, was
lap behind at the finish, Woe and
behold, though, Alfred Grenda, thin
as a rail, but stout of heart and full
of stamina, pedaled on to victory. 1t
was a great race-the greatest of its
kind ever seen at the Velodrome. The
fans liked 1t and they stood up and
applauded at every turn. When
Clark and Mcnamara raced each
other at about four miles the crowd
went Wild, and then when Grenda,
catching the other two tired and off
their pace, rode like Trojan and
gained lap on the big stars, the
applause was thunderous. The race
was gruelling on the riders, but it
was enjoyed by the spectators. An
other such contest would please the
fans and it is likely that Manager
Million will put it on soon.
C
The race was won and lost on judg-
ment. Clark first pulled an awful
Barney by racing wildly to the
front SO early in the contest. Then
Mcnamara took UP the fast work.
He, too, was not displaying good
Judgment. Old Grenda, though, laid
back his ears and bided his time.
When the angle came up he went
sailing around the track, and soon
encircled Clark and later caught Nc
Namara Again Grenda set out to
get lap. as Clark dropped back, but
this time Mcnamara went with him,
and this put Clark two laps behind.
with Grenda one lap ahead of Nc
Namara. That's the way they fin
ished, but Jackie beat Reggie, with
much the worst of the breaks" in
the sprint to the tape at the finish of
the race.
c.
As the race was run, Grenda was
the best man, but in another trial
Clark would probably emerge the
winner Grenda as well handled by
Frank Kramer, and his pacemakers
used excellent Judgment. Both Clark
and Mcnamara had wild men to tow
them. At times they couldn't get
going at all and at other times they
would run the boys ankles hot.
Clark was as strong as anybody at
the finish and if he had been on even
terms he would undoubtedly have
won. AS it was he beat Mcnamara
after a great ride. Jackie's trouble
was a stitch in his side. Afterward
he said he didn't know how he ever
finished. The stitch made its first
appearance in the seventh mile and
it attacked him every little while
until the twelfth mile, when it dis
appeared entirely. Otherwise. Clark
said, he was all right and didn't
mind the hard grind in the least. 1t
was different, though, with two of
Jackie's hero worshippers who sat
near me in section E and row B.
They suffered tortures for Clark
throughout the race and said the
management ought to be ashamed to
work the little fellow so hard"
Their plea was most pitiful, yet
Clark didn't need the sympathy in
the least.
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The race brought out several inter-
esting features. The rivalry between
the managers of the pacemakers was
almost as keen as the rivalry among
the riders. Kramer, who was de-
lighted in having brought Grenda
through victorious, had a wordy spat
with Jack Neville, who engineered
McNamara's pace. Elmer Collins,
who looked after Clark, must have
forgotten all about the game since
his OUTLAW" days, for he made one
fine mess of Jackies pacemaking.
C
Everything considered, Grenda well
deserved the victory. Clark's alibi
was a stitch in his side. which, of
course, couldn't be helped, but Nc
Namara displayed more real evidence
of bone" than the Velodrome fans
are used to. Clark, in his most
"solid ivory" days, never did any
thing quite as bad as Mcnamara.
Reggie raced himself to death I'M
paced more than once, and he used
poor judgment all the way through.
He is a wonderfully strong fellow,
and he and Clark would make a
grand race with tandem pace. In
fact, the way the spectators took to
the race, Manager Million will not
make any mistake by putting on an
other one next Sunday.
g
Champion Kramer seems to be in
very poor form. He was beaten by
Clark and Mcnamara in the half
mile open, and he didn't show any
of his old-time speed. True, he was
hemmed in part of the way, and had
to back out and go around the field,
but in all his efforts he only beat
ont one man F'Ogler in the sDrint