Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-31

dash made by Jackie Clark at the
Velodrome last night was easily as
good as the best. As 1.-The Rocket"
Clark is we'll named jus now. HIS
speed is marvellous. His flight in the
| nve-mie open was something to
watch, something to talk about He
came from nowhere and won a race
in which he seemed hopelessly
| beaten He was back in the ruck
| half lap to go and he was just in
front when the finish came. He rode
as he had never ridden before. per-
haps. His legs moved like piston
rods, and just as smooth, as he flew
| down the backstretch, around the
| far turn and up the homestretch to
victory He came like a comet out
Of the darkness and astounded the
| onlookers by his marvellous speed.
He rode and he rode and he won
and 1000 or more fans were we'll
nigh dumfounded by his exhibition of
get there as quick as you can"
They held their breath as The
Rocket" flew around the saucer, and
when he had made the goal they
burst into tremendous cheers. 1t was
wonderful ride and it was worth
the while, and we will talk about 1t
again when other great things are
being discussed in the world of the
weird old bike game.
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Nothing succeeds like success, we
beg pardon to remark. Just now
| everything is Jackie Clark. 1t is
Jackie here, Jackie there, Jackie
everywhere. Always popular, he has
| become a craze. He needn't do a
thing to get applause. In fact, he
must keep in the dark to escape the
approval of the fans. He has also
| become somewhat of Thespian.
Like the star in the show, he comes
on when all Is quiet and there is
nothing doing. He waits long and he
comes with sort of rush to get
| there in time He takes the centre
of the stage away from Champion
Kramer and he doesn't have to mako
any apologies, either. Applause is
always on tap for Jackie. The old
hand brigade was working overtime
last night. Cheers were his In abun-
dance. They came from grand stand
and from bleacliers. All seemed to
think that he and she were part Of
the occasion. The ride was great,
the demonstration was great, and
great is Jackie Clark.
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Sometimes the alert, smart methods
of one are employed to advantage
over the lethargic, sleepy, bonehead
tactics of another. Such, in way
describes the part Alfred Goullet
played in the success of Jackie Clark.
1t was Goullet who had the race won
and who should have won, but who
went to sleep with victory, apparent
ly, we'll in hand. He was leading
coming into the stretch, but slowed
up and looked around. High up on
the bank and riding like the wind
was THE Rocket" and as Goullet
slowed up Jackie seemed TO come
all the faster. and when Goullet final
! ly discovered that Clark was now
in the running he set down to stall
him off and beat him out. 1t was
| too late-too late-the horse had left
the stable.
The poor judgment displayed by
Goullet, though, doesn't rob Clark of
any of his well-deserved honors.
Goullet's affairs are his own. He
rides like a champion today, only to
pull a Barry" tomorrow. Clark,
on the other hand, is as smart as a
whip. He has learned so much lately
that he is beginning to get sassy
to Kramer; he is getting so much
confidence he seems positive of him
self. Clark is taking himself seri-
ously and he is making a success of
it. He is fighting hard in his races
and he is having his say after the
races are over Jackie also has a
trainer His name Is Fred Diver, a
former rider. He is also a battler-
a battler for Clark. He is also some
! trainer, and he is some track general,
too. 1t is said that he advises Jackie
! during his races and that Jackie
follows him to the limit. However
all this trainer stuff may be, Jackie
Clark is in the best shape of his
career, he is showing more judgment
than at any time in his career. and
he is riding faster than he has ever
ridden before. With all the praises
he is receiving, Jackie won't mind,
I hope, few kind words for his
little trainer.
Manager Jimmy Callahan had Il
few things to say about the Chicago
New York deal in an interview yes
terday at the Polo Ground where the
White Sox are playing the Yankees,
and from his viewpoint nothing what
ever was put over" as the boys
say, on the Peerless Leader" lei
der was all right when he last
played with Chicago, and If he had
bunion, Callahan, so he says.
didn't know thing about il.
Borton in Jimmy's opinion, is good
man, and he expected him to do we'll
| with the Yankees. As to Hal Chase,
Manager Callahan declared that
Prince Hal" was suffering from a
weak ankle when the deal was put