Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-21

Thorwald Ellegaard has been seen
and approved. In defeating Alfred
Grenda at the Velodrome yesterday
afternoon the Dane didn't surprise us
a bit, but the manner of his victory
was rather startling. To beat the
Australian in a match race is nothing
to blow about. Others have done it
Kramer and Goullet and Clark, for
instance-but Ellegaard accomplished
his task in a most artistic manner.
It didn't seem as If he had such ter
rifle speed, but always in evidence
was the fact that he possessed rare
generalship. We have seen much in
the way of match racing. We have
seen Kramer at his best and Friol,
a most formidable artist, both doing
stunts on the track that looked pretty
and that were effective, yet Ellie
gard showed us new way and a
most interesting way. This big and
rather bulky Dane Is a master crafts
man on the wheel. His legs are not
his only asset He has a head that
helps him much He has some age
and lots of experience and he has
evidently lived quietly and has
learned we'll His exhibition as a
match racer was all that could be
desired. His victory in straight heats
doesn't signify anything. The way
no won pleased much. He is an artist
and we liked his work. Everybody
seemed to feel the same way about
1t, for the 5000 or more fans at the
track gave him a royal reception
after each heat, and they applauded
him to the echo, particularly after
the deciding heat
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Although used to much ado, Ellie
gard was struck by his great re-
ception. He was pleased beyond
measure. He said that he was de-
lighted at his cordial greeting and
that he would try and please again
and win.
Your racing over here is great"
the Dane said. why, we can't
touch it abroad. In all my years of
cycling / have never seen such cards
as the one Wednesday night and
the one today. In Paris vast crowds
turn out to see the races, but the
fans never get so much for their
money" Waiting for Ellegaard on
the outside of the Velodrome was
big crowd of fans. When the Dane
came out he was hailed by hum
dreds in his native tongue, and he
declared that he did not think there
was as many Danes in the whole
country. Anderson and Hansen are
Danes and they have been company,
especially at the track, for Ellie
gard. They were all attention yes
terday and after each heat they were
by his side to congratulate him on
his victory.
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The Danish champion knows the
match game well, He rather took
Grenda off his feet, as it were, by
his tactics. He rode high on the
bank in the early stages and he
forced Grenda to the front when
he SO elected. He delayed his sprint
in the first heat until well down the
backstretch, but in the second heat
he jumped by Grenda with a lap to
go and opened up a gap of several
lengths. He won the first heat after
hard fight, but he was not pedal
ing a lick at the finish, In the sec
ond heat he won much easier than
the margin of the victories would
indicate. He will race here again
and we will learn more about him.
He is to meet Jackie Clark next
Wednesday night and that will be
a more serious test. Later on he
will race Goullet and then he will
stack UP against Kramer. OF course,
this program Is subject to change,
as 1t all depends on whether Ellie
gard wins his way up to the Ameri-
can flier.
Arthur Ross, the referee, was very
active yesterday, and evidently he
has forgotten all about the out
laws" He disqualified Kramer in a
trial heat of the one-mile open, for
which he was praised for his nerve,
If not for his judgment. Kramer's
offense was his desire to stall" Err
nest Vedrine, the Frenchman, out of
the final and to allow Joe Fogler
to get in. Kramer admitted that ne
Stalled" but he maintained that he
had a perfect right to. He won the
win as easily as possible. He didn't
want Vedrine to get by him, he de-
clared, because he might take some-
body with him and thus shut the
champion out. He denied that he had
any desire to help Fogler qualify and
he asserted that he was being used
as a goat" He was very sore
boy, and if one of the scouts were
around there might have been some
thing doing. Kramer was feeling bet
ter today. He had evidently come to
the conclusion that Referee Ross was
not far wrong after all.
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Fogler didn't quite get the drift of
the announced disqualification of
Kramer and the "Battler" looked
sick at heart. From all appearances,
Joe evidently believed that he had
been the unfortunate one. When in