Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-16
Kramer Leads by Only One
Point After Yester-
days Races.
FIVE TIMES DID JACKIE
WIN IN AS MANY STARTS
Little Idol Has World of Speed
and Cops on His
Merits.

It was sure enough Jackie Clark
day at the Velodrome yesterday.
Champion Frank Kramer has had his
day, and Alfred Goullet has had his
day, and after weeks of waiting the
fans had the pleasure yesterday Of
seeing their popular little idol tri-
unaph five times in as many starts.
Clark won everything, and his vie
tories were clean cut from a racing
point of view, although in the Ave
mile national championship he won
by the narrowest of margins.
Clark had the speed yesterday and
he was undoubtedly the fastest man
In the professional class. He proved
1, that he was the master, and he might
save won the fye-mile open by a
greater distance had he started his
final effort sooner, but with Kramer
and Goullet trailing him he elected
to play safe and hold them back as
long as possible before disposing OF
Grenda.
Twice before. earlier in the day, he
had defeated Gren6a in decisive fash
ion. and while he respected the speed
of the tall "Tasmanian, he did not
fear him. The sweetest part of the
little chaps victory in the champion
ship was the fact that he met and de-
fcated all of his rivals punctures and
. other accidents playing no part In
this contest, and he won by racing
/ them off their feet in the last lap.
Clark can thank Frank Cavanagh
and Grenda for at least a small meas
ure of his success in the big race.
Cavanagh was giving Grenda a
helping hand, and Jackie prof.
tied thereby. although he was
not in on the com binatiou.
{. Cavanagh started long sprint from
: the lack Of the field at a lap and
quarters from the finish, with
Brenda on and Clark on Grendas
which gave Jackie an easy ride into
q winning position. That Clark had
the speed was shown when, as he
passed Kramer and Goullet at the
twelfth pole, neither of these stars
could hang on to the flying Rocket.
/ The crowd marveled as they
watched Kramer and Goullet racing
side by side and losing ground with
every stride, while Clark dashed on
to victory, making UP full length on
Grenda in the short homestrstch
Goullet nipped Kramer at the tape.
The result of the race places Clark
, Just one point behind Kramer In the
championship standing with eighteen
points Grenda and Goullet are now
aied for fourth place, with eleven
points each.
In the French point match Clark
took four heats and the race with a
perfect score, winning by four points
the least number 1t was possible to
score. Grenda was second and liver
Lawson and Cayanagh were tied for
third with nine points each. In the
FIRST heat Lawson won by outgen-
eraling Cavanash. In the second neat
Clark won handily from Grenda, COM
ing from behind with a rush on the
last lap. The third heat was won by
Grenda, who did the unexpected. Both
riders stalled at the start, but Law
son succeeded in making his giant
opponent. take the lead. To make
. sure that Grendal would not force
him TO the front Lawson stayed far
in the rear. As Grenda reached the
first turn he looked back, and, seeing
Lawson at least twenty yards IN the
rear and knowing the Swede was
still weak from the accident of sew
eral weeks ago in which he broke
collarbone, the big fellow jumped and
raced she full half-mile. Lawson
never gained an inch on him in two
iaps and sat up long before the mn
ish when he realized the hopeless
ness of the chase,
Clark had little trouble in winning
the fourth heat from Cavanagh, and
he had another easy victory In the
|tAfth heat. when Lawson jumped
through on the pole at a lap and
three-quarters to go. 1t was clever
move on the part of the Swede' ana
had he been in the best OF form ne
probably would have won. but IN
his weakened condition he tired long
before the finish. The sixth heat was
the hardest fought in the match
For over half a lap Grenda and CaVa-
4 nash raced side by side for the lead
/ the former from HIS advanta geous
position on the pole forced the local
boy to drop back half lap from
the finish. Cavanagh came again In
the home stretch. but Grenda led the
way home by half a wheel.
The seventh and last heat OF the
match looked dubious for Clark, and
caused his friends considerable
h anxiety, although, as a matter of
|'fact, he would not have lost the match
had be finished second. There was
considerable jockeying in this heat.
and two laps from home Clark was
In a hopeless pocket. Cavanagh was
leading with Grenda on and Clark
i, following Grenda with Lawson flank
Ing Clark on the outside, apparently
intent upon keeping him shut in.
Disregarding the shouts of thous-
ands to get out of the pocket, Clark