Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-06
McDOugall Rode in Splendid
Form, but Brit0n Proves
InvinCible.
SHOWS REMARKABLE GRIT
Kramer, Beaten by Spears
Comes Back and Conquers
Clark and GouIIet.

Bill Bailey, of England, Is without
question the best amateur rider in
the world. At the Velodrome yester-
day afternoon the famous English
man again defeated Donald Nc
Dougall the American champion.
Bailey beat McDougall at the lat
ter's own game, and ne beat him
after taking all of the worst OF II.
The match went three heats, and
McDougall, though beaten, put up a
heroic ride in two of the heats and
deserves much credit.
Bailey is the greatest gamester that
ever rode a race in this city HIS
ride in the deciding heat was one
of the greatest exhibitions ever wit
messed on a bike track, and the 14,Ooo
fans who filled the stands to capacity
cheered him to the echo for his lion
hearted ride. For a lap and nall
he raced NcDougall on the outside,
and although he never gained an
perceptible advantage until the home
stretch was reached on the final lap,
he never wavered once, but came on
and on until, in the last-yard of the
race, victory was his. Fans and riders
alike voted it a most wonderful ride
and even the professionals Joined in
the cheers for Bill Bailey
Bailey demonstrated not only his
ability as a rider with speed and
strength, but also that there is
wealth of gray matter under his
shock of curly brown hair. The match
was paced by Ernest Ohrt, of Cali
fornia, who is strong unpaced rider,
H. sx.ksa How ii n1s n
rode in a manner to favor McDougali.
sOhrt paced five laps of each heat. In
each heat he took the riders along at
an easy pace for two and half laps,
and then he gradually increased the
pace until he was going at top speed
as the bell lap was reached. AS NC
Dougall had the pace in each neat,
this was a great advantage, as 1t
brought him up to the final circuit In
full swing and in the lead. Had the
pace been even from the start Bailey
would have been on more even terms
with the Yankee and in better posi-
ton to win. The instant the pace
dropped out McDougali tore for nome
and Baileys famous jump was dis
counted.
1t was not until two heats had been
ridden that Bailey saw the game and
he quickly figured out way to beat
it, This he did in the third heat,
which makes his victory all the more
creditable. It was the first match
Bailey ever rode in which a pace
maker was used and he was under a
hig handicap. He is a slow starter
and McDougall had no trouble in
getting the pacemaker each time.
But the English boy demonstrated
that he can ride an American style
race, and If he becomes professional
and races here next season 1t Is al
most certain that he will be success
with all of Bailey's speed and judy
sment, McDougall could have won the
match yesterday. Donald took the
second heat, and he would have won
che first heat had he ridden straight
coming into the home-stretch on the
final lap. McDougall was leading and
Bailey was back a full length and
apparently having trouble to hold on to
the Yankee. when Donald, to the sur
prise of everyone, deliberately swung
I'D the track so far that Bailey came
through on the pole and won. NC
Dougall was unable to offer any rea-
son for his action, but he probably
did it to give the Englishman wide
ride down the stretch. McDougall
would not have been given the heat
in any case, for had Bailey been on
the outside when the former swung
high. he would have been disquali-
fed
In the second heat McDougall rode
a. straight race and won by a small
margin. The American champion was
confident and feeling quite cocky
after this heat. He felt sure that he
would take the third heat and the
crowd seemed to feel that Bailey was
not the Yankees master at the Amer
lean style. McDougall was much
crestfallen after losing the deciding
heat and threw his hands up in dis
gust when the verdict of the judges
was announced. MAC" thought he
had won, but there was no doubt
about the verdict-Bailey was the
winner by at least a foot.
The other races afforded some sur
prises and some very good competi-
ton. In the fifth heat of the one
mile open, professional, Bob Spears
raced away from Champion Frank
Kramer in the last twelfth as though
the peerless one was tied. Kramer
appeared to be far from fright" yet
he rode great race in the ten-mile
tandem-paced race against Jackie
Clark and ALI Goullet and was the
winner. To see Kramer beaten in a
half-mile event and then go out and
win a long race-a race that he never
fancied-and win against such men
as Clark and Goullet was indeed as
tonishing.
In the heat of the one-mile open
Kramer was worked on" by the rest
of the riders in the heat. Ernie Pye
jumped at the start and went lap
and a half and then showed. AS soon
as Pye quit Kramer was left in front
and Eddie Rupprecht jumped. pick
ing up a big lead. Kramer hesitated
and plainly showed that he wanted
someone else to chase the flying Rup-
precht When the other riders re-
fused to go after Eddie, Kramer went
and he had Spears on his wheel
Kramer tired visibly on the back
stretch and Spears, who had an easy