Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-24
CLARK, RIDING A GRAND RACE,
TRIUMPHS OVER ELLECAARD
Jackie Defeats the Dane Easily
in Two Straight
Heats.
GOULLET'S GREAT VICTORY
Leads Kramer and Rocket
Who Is Disqualified, Home
in the Championship.

BY perfect rides in both of the heats
OF the match race, Jackie Clark en-
comprised the defeat of the great
Danish rider, Thorwald Ellegaard, in
the principal event at the Velodrome
last night Clark has been given
credit for a great Improvement in his
manner of riding match races, but
he showed to even better advantage
last night than was expected. He
was a master and rode faultlessly.
Jackie was fast and his sprint vas
snappy and he surprised the wise
ones by the easy manner in which
he pulled away from the Dane when
he jumped in both heats.
Ellegaard didn't ride up to expec-
tations. and while he offered no ex-
cuses for his defeat it was plainly
evident that he was not the rider he
was last Sunday when he defeated
ALI Grenda in an easy manner. The
rain had soaked into the track, which
made 1t heavy. and the Dane rode as
though he was pulling a heavy load.
Clark rode 90 gear and Ellegaard
used a 10S gear, and naturally the
latter felt the heavy track more than
Clark.
1t was a relevation to see Jackie,
who as been criticised for years for
his lack of judgment in matches,
make the Dane ride just as he
wanted him to ride. Jackie did 10
Ellegaard what Kramer has done to
Jackie for years in match races, end
the popular little cyclist went
through "Steve's" entire repertoire OF
stunts. In the first heat Clark went
to the front at the end of two laps.
when Ellegaard suddenly swung up,
but Jackie wanted to get the front
position and made no effort to foil the
Dane.
For two laps they rode easily, with
Clark keeping a watchful eye on the
"old fox" AT two laps to go Ellie
gard started to force Jackie, and
then 1t was that Clark did the clever
est bit Of riding he ever pulled off
on bike track. The Dane goes high
on the bank in the last stages Of
match race in order to he able to
shoot off the banks to get his big
gear under way fast. When Ellegaard
went to the top Clark went up with
him and by jumping when the Dane
Jumped and slowing when he tried
ID back out. Clark kept him wedged
in between himself and the guard rail,
which placed the European rider IL
helpless position.
Jackie jockeyed with Ellegaard In
this manner until the bell and then
he shot down the track and was on
his way. He put in another Jump
at the eighth pole and pulled away
couple of lengths. Ellegaard pulled
up on Clark down the backstretch,
but never was able to come along
side of THE Rocket" the latter Win
ming by full wheel length.
BY wedging the Dane In at the top
of the track and holding him there,
Ellegaard could not force Clark to
go any faster than Jackie elected, and
when the sprint started Jackie was
fresh and strong and 1t is doubtful
i any rider could have beaten him
onder the same conditions last night.
In the second, and deciding heat,
Ellegaard used entirely different
tactics. This time he followed Clark
for the full distance and never made
an effort to come out until the final
turn on the last lap, allowing Jackie
to ride just as he pleased The Dane
is a great stretch rider and he figured
by taking an easy ride right up to
the last few yards he could jump by
in the homestretch, but he did not
have the speed. and Jackie won by
half length. Immediately after the
match, Ellegaard requested that his
next match be with Clark again, and
they will ride again at the Velodrome
Sunday That the track was heavy,
was shown by the time in both of
the final eighths. Both heats were in
twelve and two-fifths seconds and
the day before, both Ellegaard and
Clark rode in twelve seconds fiat in
training And in his match with
Grenda Sunday Ellegaard rode in
twelve fiat.
The five-mile national champion
ship. professional, went to ALT Goul-
let, who put up a great ride and raced
so fast on the final lap Champion
Kramer was content to sleighride into
second rlace, never making an effort
to csrne out 1t was a tough race
and Kramer and Clark, who finished
third, were both tired at the finish.
Jackie had not recovered from the
effects o. his efforts in the match
when he started in the title race