Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21

He had a fair field of long marker
to encompass, and he rode aroun
the handicap men as if they wer
hitching posts. He raced all the wa,
and seemed to be strong at the finish
His. time of 81 seconds fiat is a new
mark that will stand some attacking
As means of showing what a grea
ride McDougall put up, take the hea
which Taylor, the Australian, won
for instance. Taylor, taking shor
cut all the way and having an al
lowance of twenty yards, covered thi
distance in 81 AS seconds, while Nc
Dougall from scratch, and having ;
high ride most of the way, whipped
in winner in four-fifths of a secont
| faster. Donald made another grea
effort in the final heat, but JOIN
Becht, for no good reason, apparent
ly, was in his way and he couldn'
! get around the field. His one per
Torrance, however, was sufficient tt
stamp him as worthy champion o
| his class.
@
The third of-a-mile handicap was
put on especially by Manager Mihlor
in expectation that number of New
York A. c. members would be ovel
to see their little champion perform
The arrangements, however, miscar.
ried. and the fact is explained in tho
following letter
New York. Aug. 10. 1913.
Mr.. Donald McDougall,
Belleville avenue and Kearney
street. Newark, N. j.
My Dear Donald:--I found me.
morandum on my desk to the effect
that the Velodrome people were going
to put on a race known as the winged
foot handicap. so as to give you an
opportunity to again break the one
third of-a-mile record. and that this
race will take place tomorrow night
Now. / am awfullv sorry that the
date was set without letting us know
anything about it, as tomorrow we
will be entertaining the German
commission. which will arrive in this
country tomorrow, and which will!
keep everybody up at the Island.
surely would have good delegation
on hand If it was not for the above
fact. l wish you everv success In
your try. Hope you will put it to
such aplace that NOBODY will be able
to touch It,
VIII try to get out next Sunday
or next Wednesday.
Very truly yours,
NJ p. HALPIN,
Chairman. Committee on Athletics.
p. S.-Be sure to show this letter
to Mr.. Million.
McDougall went out and got the
record lust the same and the New
York city contingent missed a rare
treat The Gothamites have promised
to make the trip another time and
Donald will make another assault on
one of the numerous records held by
him.
C
If McDougall had his ambition
gratified by his record breaking
stunt, he was sorely disappointed
when he received a puncture during
the first mile of the five-mile cham
pionship race. With only six races to
decide the title and with McDougall
the winner of five of them, he was
very anxious to make it a clean card
But luck was not with him and he
was put out of the running early
That he would have won is no GER
tainty, for the race, paced by two
bears" was very fast However,
Donald was in rare form and he would
have made an awful stab for victory
AS the race turned out, Taylor, the
Australian, won, but Eddie Madden
gave him hard race of it,
g
OF the six races held in the cham
pionship series McDougall won five
of them, the quarter, the third. the
half, the mile and the two-mile. and
puncture robbed him Of a chance
to win the five-mile. The victory OF
Taylor in the long race gives him
second place, with total of II points
against 25 for McDougall. How the
points were scored is shown in the
following list: McDougall, 25; Taylor
IL: Hanley, 9; Petit, 8; Madden, q
Krushel, A; Sullivan, l.
C.
Champion Kramer rode a sensa-
tional race in the half-miie handi
cap. He equalled his own record a.
the yelodrome of 81 rs seconds and
his performance looked to be ever
faster than that. The fact, however
that he made such a high ride II
where the deception came in. If HI
had had a clear field he would very
likely have smashed all previou.
records for the distance.
O.
Mcnamara again showed that h
can carry his speed a long way ant
win. He paced the pack for mor'
| than a lap in the two-mile open ant
no one could overhaul him in hi
flight. OF course, he had much tn
better of the positions and was places
In front by Lloyd Thomas, who, how
ever. was on his own, 1t is said, an,
raced Mac" for the lead at a criti
cal stage. While Mcnamara was GU
in front flying, Kramer was back il
the bunch having an argument witt
himself just how long to wait be
fore making his bid Kramer lost tn
argument and he lost the race. TO
he waited until the first turn to shoy
| his speed. At that time McNamar
was so fast on his way that tn
| champion made little impression an
he was forced to ride the boards YER
high all the way. Kramer stuck t
his task and made a game effort u
the homestretch,, but he couldn'