Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-25
STRENUOUS TASK !.
FOR LITTLE PROS
Clark and Goullet Entered in
Two Long Races and One
Short Sprint.
KRAMER AFTER THE TITLE

1t would be hard to map out more
strenuous evening of racing for
Jackie Clark and ALT Goullet than
the program that is on at the Velo-
drome for tonight and in which both
will play O prominent part. The two
Australians will compete in three
races, all important events and two
of them are to be over the five-mile
route with tandem pace. They will
ride first in the half-mile professional
championship and after a short rest
that will be afforded during the rum
ming of an amateur race they will
engage in a five-mile match behind
tandems the re-running of their
match of Sunday which did not reach
satisfactory conclusion on account
of puncture to Clark's tire during
the last mile of the match.
After the match they will be given
breathing spell and then they will
line up for the five-mile open, in
which the tandems will again be put
in to make speed the feature. How
ever. as both riders thrive on hard
work, they are not offering any ODE
lection to the dish Manager Chap
man has set before them.
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The first and most important race
tonight will be the half-mile pro-
fessional championship. Clark and
Goullet have not given up their quest
for the American title, although the
latter is some distance from the lead
ing position held by Champion Frank
Kramer. Kramer, with twenty-four
points to his credit, has fairly safe
lead and cannot be ousted from his
position as a result of the title race
tonight unless he fails to qualify for
the final. which is hardly probable.
A win for Clark with Kramer out of
the race would give "the Rocket" the
lead by one point, the little fellow
having scored twenty points to date.
Goullet has fourteen points and ALT
Grenda is in fourth position with
twelve. While Kramer may be beaten
tonight It is reasonably certain that
he will annex enough points to hold
his position.
All of the sprinters with the ex-
ception of Francisco Verri, of Italy,
had day of rest yesterday, and they
are fit for a great battle tonight.
Verri, who. is being groomed for
match races, is not in tip-top condi-
ton as yet and is training diligently.
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Figuring Clark's great ride in the
five-mile handicap at the Point
Breeze track, at Philadelphia, Thurs
day night as a criterion, Jackie
should be the winner over Goullet
in the match tonight. 1t is said that
Clark had everything and won about
as he pleased after taking his full
share of pace in the first three miles
and half, which were very fast and
far under two minutes to the mile.
Clark rode in the form that marked
his first year here in which he was
invincible in five-mile races.
Clark is a high-strung little chap
and when he is winning he has cour-
age, but series of defeats takes a
| lot of the nerve out of him. When
Clark wins, another victory invari-
ably follows, and he will give Goul-
| let battle in both the match and
| the five-mile open. In the open, po-
sition will count for much, but in the
match second position is the ad-
vantageous position as the rider i'm
mediately behind the tandems will
have to make up the gaps that occur
when the pickups are made.
| When Kramer learned that the five
mile open tonight was to be tandem
paced he emitted grunt that was
an eloquent expression of how he
liked the proposition of riding in such
race. The "champer" is not OBJ
jecting, however. for the champion
ship comes first and that is the race
he wants to win although he will
ride to win the long contest.
In the amateur handicap, which Is
at a half-mile, Champion Donald
MacDougall will, if everything is fa-
vorable, try to lower his present rec
ord of SIS 2-5 seconds for the distance.