Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-21
NEW BIKE RECORD |
FOR M'DOUGALI.
Donald Has Father Time Grogs
gy-Kramer Equals
Track Mark. I
SPEARS DOWNS GRENDA

pretty well distributed at the Velo-
| drome last night, Donald McDougall,
the amateur champion, hung up a
record in the one-third- mile handi-
cap; Champion Frank Kramer equaled
the track record in the half-mila
event; Bob Spears took the match
race from ALI Grenda in straight
heats, and Reggie Mcnamara led the
pack over the tape in the two-mile
open for the pros.
| Spears's victory over Grenda was
decisive, although the Tasmanian
punctured on the way home in the
| second heat. In the first heat, at
half mile. Spears. after outjockeying
Grenda, followed the latter all the
way round and nipped him with his
jump at the tape. Grenda tried hard
to hold his opponent high up on tho
track. and in doing so was guilty of
a couple of palpable switches. When
1t came right down to real pedalling
in the home stretch, however, Spears
showed the master hand.
In the second heat, at mile, Gren-
da was again forced into the lead.
Spears tried to come down and take
the lead from the inside just before
the bell. but Grenda was wideawake,
and blocked the move. big AIR
finally jumped away, and a lead OF
nearly a length as the riders en-
| tered the backstretch Spears, how
ever, quickly closed the gap, and
was just about to go by Grenda on
the Mum avenue turn, coming into
the stretch. when the Tasmanian re-
ceived a puncture.
The record of 81 seconds for one-
third of a mile was made by Me-
| Dougall in the first heat of the race.
The little amateur champion got
going to a flying start and sprinted
by the other ten riders in the heat.
| Mac" went by the entire field just
as the Mum avenue turn was reached.
but never slackened his speed,
whizzing across the tape like
flash in record time. The previous
record for the distance, which was
made by McDougall earlier in tho
season. was 81 1-5 seconds.
McDougall was given a switching
by John Becht in the final and failed
to finish among the first five. All
the prizes In the event We're carried.
off by the long-markers. Joseph
Dowdall, who had a seventy-yard
allowance, was awarded first place,
with Edward Carroll, w. Tiff and
Walter Raleigh trailing in the order
named. 49,
Kramer's ride in the half-mila
handicap was spectacular The
champion was compelled to ride at
the top of the track in order to get
by. Kramer, as usual, was quick to
get started. and, together with Paddy
Hehir, who started from the ten
yard mark, was up with the field
after riding lap and half. To
get to the front, however, the cham-s
pion was forced to ride to the top
of the track and shoot around the
entire field. Once free, Kramer in
; creased his speed with every kick and
was fairly flying as he breezed over.
the tape. His time was announced
as 81 2-5 seconds, which equals the
track record held by himself
The two-mile open for the pros was
run in three heats at one mile. and
the cream of the racing talent, with.
the exception of Jackie Clark, who
was called to his home after riding
In the first heat of the half-mile
handicap, after it was learned that
thieves had visited his house during
his absence, and Alfred Goullct who
Is still laid up with an injury sus---
tanned in spill at the track last
Wednesday night, faced the starter
in the final. Lap prizes of SO were
offered. making the pace fast all tbA
way. This was just to McNamara's
liking, and after riding pretty we'll
in the rear the greater part of the.
distance, the Australian shot to the
front In the last lap and won. with,
Grassy Ryan second. Kramer was
pretty we'll pocketed. The champion
trailed Frank Cavanagh across the
tape, taking fourth place.
Gordon Walker finished first in tina
miss-and-out for the pros, with Willie
Coburn second and Grassy Ryan
third
Aubrey Taylor. the Australian.
cinched second place in the amateur
championship standing by taking
first place in the five-mile event. the
last titular event of the season
, MacDougall punctured in the fifth
lap OF the race and was forced to re4
tire. thus losing a chance to make a.
clean sweep of the championship se-
ries. Eddie Madden gave Taylor
battle in the home stretch, but was
nosed out. The summaries:
Half-Mile Handicap (professionaD-Wo
ny FRANK Kramer, East Orange (scratch):
Ernest Pye, Australia t55 yardsl second;
lver Lawson, Salt Lake City 40 yards),
third; Paddy Hehir, Australia 90 yards),
NTH Time, 81 2-5s. equals track sy record
Special Match Race Between Bob
Spears, Australia, and Alfred Grenda,
! heats. First heat, at half-mile, won BY
, spears; time of last one-eight mile
IL 3-5s. Second heat, at one mile, won by
Spears; time of last one-eighth mile,
~ lbs. ~
Miss-and-out. Invitation professional
Won by Gordon Walker, Salt Lake
City; Willie Coburn, Newark, second;
Martin Ryan, Newark, third; Norman
Hansen, Denmark, fourth; George CAM
eron, New York city, fifth. time,
One-Third- Mile Handicap (amateur)-
Won by Joseph Dowdall, Newark no
yards; Edward Carroll. Oakland as
yards), second; w. Ziff, Newark go
! yards), third; Walter Raleigh, New York
$50 yards). fourth: John Brennan, New
ark 40 yards, fifth. Time, 3S 1-5s.
Five Mile National Championship lama
teur)-Won by Aubrey Taylor. Australia
Eddie Madden Newark, second William
Petit, Rockville Centre, third Albert
Krushel. Buffalo. fourth. Time, lin
! 2-5s. Final amateur standing: McDou-
gall Is points: Taylor. IL: Hanley, 3;
Petit, o; Madden, u krushel, 4; Sulli-
Two-NIile Open (professionaD-wo by
; Reggie Mcnamara, Australia; Martin Ry-
an, Newark, second; Frank Cavanagh,
} Newark third; Frank Kramer, East Or
, ange, fourth; Alfred Grenda, Tasmania,
fifth. Time Am. 15s. lti