Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-15
BAILEY HAS AN EASY TINE
TAKING WOHLRAB INTO CAMP
Amateur Bike Kings Easy Victory Over Gus Gives
Fans No Real Line on His Ability
as Match Race Rider
MNAMARA oUTRIDES CLARK AND GRENDA

Bill Bailey. the worlds amateur king
at the present time, made his Ameri-
can debut yesterday at the Velodrome,
and while he was well received by
the large crowd present, 1t was hard
to get line on his ability on the
form shown in the two heats of his
match race with Gus Wohlrab. which
he won with plenty of room to spare
In the first heat Bailey took the
lead at the start, but soon forced the
Jersey City lad to go to the front and
Wohlrab had TO stay there until
Bailey passed him. At the bell Wohl-
rab was in front and gradually I'M
wound, and at the eighth pole was
going along at a great rate. In the
middle of the back stretch Bailey
came out on Wohlrab and, giving his
opponent a good wide ride, passed
Gus on the turn, winning by five
lengths. The time of the last eighth
was IL 2-5, the same time as McDou
gall made in the last eighth of the
amateur championship stakes.
In the second heat, contrary to ex-
pectations, OF on the advice of some
of the advice DOCTORS" who are al
ways in evidence at the Velodrome.
Wohlrab elected to ride the second
heat, trying to outgeneral the Eng
lish visitor and waiter until Bailey
jumped, figuring to jump with the lat
ter. In that scheme Gus made an
awful bloomer as Bailey made him
look like a mere novice, and the mar
gin of Bailey's win in this heat was
ten lengths. The time of the last
eighth in this heat was 10 3-5, the
slow time being due to the waiting
tactics of the contestants.
ID 1ar - he fin
ish that must have pleased him to a
great extent. the crowd not being
backward in showing their apprecia-
ton of the ride put up by the ANA
teur king. Wohlrab was not over
looked and came in for a good part
of the applause. Bailey said after the
race was finished that the track both
cred him to a great extent, but that
he would be all right in q few days.
In the tandem-paced race between
the trio from the Antipodes, Reggie
Mcnamara, ALT Grenda and jackie
Clark, there was plenty of excitement
on tap. The three riders rode easy
until the second mile when in
miniature Jam Mcnamara passed
Grenda, who was leading, and the
going was not any too fast until
about five miles. After a bit of
finessing in the sixth mile in which
the lead alternated, Mcnamara went
from third position to the lead, but
only held the advantage for two laps,
when Grenda, in tow of the Bedell
brothers, went to the front, clark
getting shook from his pace1uakers
when the latter made a bloomer.
At the eighth mile Mcnamara went
to the front, Grenda being in second
place. while Clark was in distress,
seventy-five yards to the bad. After
going about two more laps McNa-
mara caught Grenda behind tired
tandem pair and went to the front,
while Clark had dropped back about
100 yards more. At this point, the
nine-mile mark, Clark, who seemed to
have rested up, made a fine ride and
closed the gap separating him from
the flying leaders, amidst the great
est excitement ever shown at the Vel
odrome, and Jaclie's friends, who
were much in evidence yesterday.
were strong for their popular fayorite
to win.
The effort of Jackie to close the
gap proved to be too much for him
and when sprinting time came he had
to be content to trailhome third behind
McNamara, who won by twenty yards
over Grenda. Mcnamara, who had
fine tandem team at the right mo-