Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-09
CROWD GOES TO
]. SEE MOTOR RACING
Much Applause at MotOrdrome
as Contests to Test the
Law Are Run.
RIDERS AND OTHERS HELD

That motorcycle and motor-paced
races have lost none of their popu-
larity since the ban was put on the
sport after the disaster at the Motor
drome last September, was conclusive
: iy proved last night, when the first at
tempt to revive the game was made
at the Stadium. A large crowd was
on hand to witness the racing, and no
sooner had the motorcycles, manned
by Johnny King and Fred West, made
their appearance on the track than a
prolonged volley of applause broke
5, out in the grand stand and in the
bleachers. The fans continued to
show their approval throughout the
'motor-paced race and the motor race,
and this in spite Of the fact that both
events were exceedingly tame. In
fact, the events were merely ex-
hiibitions put on by the management
! to test the legality of the law pro-
u hibiting the sport.
Early yesterday the riders and the
management were notified by the po-
lice that arrests would follow any vio-
lation of the law, and all arrange
ments had been made to convey the
offenders to the Fourth precinct in
automobiles. Eddie Root and Fred
Hill were taken into custody by Cap
tain Vogel and his men Immediately
after completing their scheduled
five-mile match race, which was cur
Of a
puncture to Roots wheel Johnny
King and Freddy West were per-
mitted to go through with their five
mile match race on the motors,
which King won, and then they, too,
together with the manager, f. de B.
Newman, and the starter Jack Co
burn, were placed under arrest The
affair was conducted so quietly that
few of the spectators were aware that
i any action had been taken by the
police, and the majority of the fans
, left the track tickled at the evident
successful revival of the sport.
The spectators waited with an air
of Impotence while the bike races
I were being held, and at frequent in
tervals there were cries of put on
the motor races" Finally the paced
race was put on.
~ After circling the track several
istimes Root and Hill caught their
pacemakers. The first few laps were
very slow, but the fans confidently
expected that the riders would hit 1t
up later on. Root and Hill changed
positions repeatedly, one leading for
"a lap and then the other. Hill was
about ten yards in front when Root
punctured on the eighth lap. The
two riders then retired to their train
3 ing quarters. where after dressing
they were placed under arrest.
- West and King, the pacemakers,
meanwhile remained on the track,
and after a few preliminary laps the
gun was fired that sent them on their
five mile grind. King was the winner
by half a lap, and it was announced
7that West had ridden on one cylinder
only Before the race, William r.
Pittman, an old-time motorcycle
rider, and for many years referee of
the Millburn road races. was intro
duced as the new referee of the
motor events.
Among the events for the sprint
feycilStS tne t"enty-HNe-ldp ihios-ohu-
cut race for the pros furnlshed con
siderable excitement Included IN TINS
affair were two match" races, which
were caused by a spill four laps from
home Fred Hill won the first match
from Eddie Rupprecht, while Jake
Magin led Eddie Root and Menus
Bedell in the second edition of the
8 race. The mix-up was caused when
Magain, Root and Bedell went down
together in spill, which permitted
Hill ana Rupprecht 10 gain zap. AS
there were only hVe riders lett IN the
race to win the five money prizes the
fallen riders remounted their wheels.
Bob Spears evidently forgot the
nature of the race, as he was caught
mapping and counted out on the sec
ond lap. Frank Cory the other Aus
tralian, was put out OF the running
with puncture, as had also been MS
fate in the two-mile invitation.
Cory was again pursued by his
nemesis In the novelty ten-lap match
race with Eddie Rupprecnt, Tor ne
punctured twice in this event before
1t was successfully started. Once
away from the barrier, however, Cory
mace up Tor the previous delays py
defeating Rupprecht by a quarter of
Ian having pained five wards or
p' ~
more on ms opponent on every CIR
cult. The race was an innovation in
,bat tho riders rode II, onnosite di,ec.
-, -. ~ ~ opPos-'e
TONS. Rupprecht eiectlng 10 go the
wrong way
In his balf-mila exbihitiop babind
lis ~ n, eNa,oi'ioi oo,,'iiu
tanuems, BOD spears, the Australian,
who has been burning I'm the hoard
81 80 trooL s;,co Nc arr,,oi 60.
..'o lam s",.e ms al iioi"
Australia month ago, established a
: track record for the distance. His
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