Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-29

the sprinters will be held on tn,
track which was originally built fol
motor racing. but which has beer
reconstructed in order to allow fol
the speed of human power. PROBES
SIGNALS and amateurs will compet
and long races will be the rule
Among those who will ride at tht
Motordrome tomorrow are the Bedel
brothers, John and Menus, who viii
very likely corral the lions share OF
the prize money. Others who claim
attention are Pete Drobach, Dave
Mackay. Percy Lawrence and JAKE
Magin. A large number of anna
tours will also ride.
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All the officials, it is announced
have been selected for the Motor
drome. John Valentine will act as
referee. but there was such a time
over the press agent that it was
finally decided to engage two men to
deal out the boosts for the track.
Claude Holgate, as publicity man,
will play his stronghold and Jack
Manning will endeavor to make his
Coburns, Jack and Will, have been
engaged to conduct the important
affairs at the track and the other
officials are competent in every way.
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The popular Jackie Clark will have
an opportunity to win added atten-
ton tomorrow, providing, of course,
he defeats Alfred Grenda in the
rather strenuous five-mile match race
at the Newark Velodrome. No better
race for the fans could be arranged,
for the simple reason that Clark is
held in high esteem by the patrons
of the game and Grenda is winning
mis- way into these hearts very fast.
So by that you can see that there are
certain to be tears as well as joy
at the Velodrome tomorrow, no mat
ter what the outcome. On what both
boys have done this season. it would
be difficult to go outside of Grenda
for the most likely winner. He can
go the distance, we all know, and he
can sprint some when it comes to
that end of the game. He has great
power and wonderful courage and
stamina. Really if he had Jump"
at all he would most likely be beat
ing Champion Kramer and Alfred
Goullet. Clark is very good just
now but it is doubtful if he will be
as strong when 1t comes right down
to sprinting as will Grenda Jackie
has some Jump himself, but it is
doubtful if he can carry his speed
a sufficient distance to offset Gren-
da's challenge. That's the way it
looks, anyway, to my way of think
ing.
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The first championship race of the
season will be held "A: the Velodrome
As a result of the pre-
liminary heats, it would not be sur
prising to see Kramer, Goullet, Gren-
da and Clark in the final, although
there is a "hunch" that Joe Fogler,
who hasn't been doing much of late,
will 'mosie" his way into the money.
Il this field lines up in the cham
which is a quarter mile
dash. the winner will not be so GER
tain, yet Kramer. who is quick
beginner, if he gets off no worse than
third, will take the most beating.
The champion is set on winning. and
as there will be only small chance
to team he feels that he will show
the way home.
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Taking exception to my comments
Kramer at the hands of Alfred Goul-
let at the Newark Velodrome last
Sunday, Floyd Anyway MacFarland
takes his dextrous pen in hand and
dashes off few lines in rebuttal in
the most seintillating fashion. There
are those who could beat MacFar-
land awheel in handicap or in scratch
race, even when he was at his
best, but none there has ever been
who could hold a candle to the long
and lanky Californian when il comes
down to presenting an argument for
or a def against anything that dealt
with his doings. And his letter to
me today from Philadelphia is as
welcome as the flowers in May. 1t
listens particularly well, and there
is much that is so in it. Macs de-
NAL of his responsibility for the evil
da may be an honest Injun story, but
the coup was so we'll engineered that
/ couldn't help giving credit for it
to the best engineer the bike game
has ever known. Because of his
brains and of his big way of doing
things, l will always have a tender
spot for mcfarland, even in the
throes of battle. And when I am
wrong and he is right it will always
be with great pleasure that l present
his side of the argument. Maybe, for
MACS" sake, Goullet and Grenda
didn't team, but not even for MACS
sake could / be persuaded to see il
that way.
o
Couched in words of sparkling wit
and much horse-sense, MacFarland's
letter is sure to interest the cycling
fans. But read. dear reader, and
Judge for yourself:
Philadelphia, p. m.
NV Dear Joe-Please go away anc