Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-20

Just after passing the twelfth pole
If Grenda had been working with
Rutt. Rutt would have been a certain
winner. These men proved in tbs
team race that there was nothing tt
1t but them in the big match when ii
came down to race. and they would
have done the same thing in the five
mile if they We're doing business.
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The efforts of Cavanagh to help
Clark were so apparent that Referee
Arthur Ross declares he has CLUE
that may lead to the conviction of the
men. Cavanagh, with Clark on, went
to the front with two and half laps
TO go, and he set a dizzy pace until
well into the first turn on the last lap.
At the eighth pole, Clark set sail on
his own speed and then Rutt decided
it was time for him to get going. He
passed Grenda after a short fight and
he raced up alongside of Clark, who
| was riding in the middle of the track.
As the men swung round the far turn
Rutt got a switch and he faltered.
He made try coming up the home
stretch, but he couldn't overtake
Clark, who won by a little less than
length. Goullet, after "boobing'
about all through the race and get
ting ''in Dutch" near the finish, came
with wild rush at the end and show
ed great speed,
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| The race over, the crowd waited
for the final decision. 1t was appar-
ent that something was expected, but
that something didn't come. Referee
Ross 30. KID" the finish, and the
race stood as the men came in. The
spectators seemed rather bewildered
and left the Velodrome arguing the
matter. Ross said after that he was
working on a "clue," and that it was
not too late yet to act. Surely Cava-
nagh was an offender, whether Clark
| was or not, and he should be pun
ished. Clark said he wasn't teaming
with Cavanagh, but Cavanagh GER
tainly won the race for Clark. If
| that race is to be accepted as a fair
race, why in the future we will no
doubt see other riders doing the
same thing. Actions on the track
should count with the referee-what
the riders say should not cut any
figure. Ross allowed Clark and Cav
anagh to get away with a fragrant
job, but he would very likely punish
a couple of punk" riders for doing
the same thing.
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Rutt acted the part of q sport and
accepted his defeat without complaint.
Although it was plain even to Clarks
most ardent admirers that Jackie
switched Rutt on the far turn, the
German said 1t WAS all right. that
| Clark didn't interfere with him, and
that he was fairly beaten as the race
was run. He admitted that he was
overconfident. and waited too long to
make his bid. He should have been
ION his way" he realized, when the
bell rang. Then he would have raced
to the front and have taken the
angry mob" with him, thus hem
ming Cavanagh and Clark in. But
Rutt wouldn't have it that that he
wasn't beaten fairly, yet the people
could see for themselves.
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1t was fine thing for Clark and a
fine thing for the management that
Jackie won the open race yester-
day. 1t means added prestige for the
rider and added patronage for the
promoters. 1t adds new interest, and
is what is called a lucky break"
For Clark to be able to win is the
box office is concerned. He now be-
comes a contender of Rutt, and the
fans will want to go and see them
race. They were out strong at the
Velodrome yesterday. but with Clark
winner over Rutt, they will be out
even stronger next Sunday. More
than 10000 persons were present dur
ing the afternoon, and Floyd Mac
Farland said he would play to more
than $4,000 next Sunday.
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The fans at the Velodrome were
shown yesterday how easy it is to
be sure and still be mistaken. In the
three-mile amateur handicap a large
number of the spectators would have
it that No. 80, whose name. by the
way. wasn't on the program, had Won
the race. The Judges, who are very
capable men and honest men, ruled
otherwise, a Id for a time there was a
hullabaloo. Referee Ross knew all
about No. 80, whose name is w. Per-
due, and who had 100 yards handicap,
and he knew how the boy came to be
up with the scratch men. He had
lost his toeclip at the start of the race
and had trailed in behind the scratch
men when they came along. But the
wiseacres in the grand stand and III
the bleachers knew it all and insisted
that No. so was first. Just to show
them how far wrong they were, Ross
sent for No. so and he admitted that
he was lap behind. II was a cruel
blow for many of the fans, and, the
gambler in the grand stand who lost
$40 on the Overture Prize race last
Sunday was up ON his feet bleatlng
| out that it was a terrible shame to
rob No. so, This pest should be sub
dued He apologized to Mr.. Million
for betting and said he would not do
| II again. hut he Is sort of nuisance