Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-01
Worlds Champion Annexes
Five=Mile Open, Besides His
Heat in Grand Prize.
STARS AMONG VICTIMS
Kramer, GouIlet and Clark All
: Finish Behind Speedy
''WeItmeister."

victory in his heat of the qualifying
round of the Grand Prize of Newark.
y The champion did far more than was
expected of him. His collarbone,
which was broken in a race at New
Haven, Conn, May IL, is not strong
vet, and it was not figured that he
could go through a gruelling race,
much less win 1t. But the worlds
title-holder showed his class, which
includes gameness, speed and 1udg-
nent, and carried the fight to the
finest field seen in a single race this
season. 1t was the cream OF the
alent, and not for many years has
there been such a galaxy of stars to-
sether on race course In America:
1t was easily the best race Of the
season, and among the also rams
, we're Frank Kramer, ALI Goullet and
Frank Cavanagh. Jackie Clark, who
was defeated by Kramer in hollow
fashion the day previous in match,
was second; reliable Joe Fogler was
third and Pete Drobach and ALI
1frenda were fourth and fifth, reSpec-
lively.
With all of the stars who had
earlier in the day won their way into
the semi-finals of the Grand Prize OF
Newark in this race, Manager Floyd
MacFarland eliminated all Of the
lesser lights who had won prize money
in other races, and the field was cut
from thirty-eight to eighteen starters
This was done to lessen the posi-
bility of q spill, which might prove
disastrous and injure some or the
semi-finalists in the $3.50 classic
Grand Prize.
Intense Interest in Race.
Great interest was evident when
the race started and at the start of
the fifth mile, when it was seen that
all of the stars were going to finish
this interest became intense, and long
before the usual time the crowd,
which was of goodly proportions,
considering the holiday preceding,
rose to their feet in anticipation of
great finish. And they were not dis
appointed At four laps to go there
was a shifting of positions and the
stars were grouped with Kramer and
Spears in the rear and Clark, cav
anagh and Rutt were out in front,
with Goullet and Grenda in between
the front and rear men. AT Two
laps to go, Pete Drobach went 10
the front with Rutt following, and
p lust before the bell, Cavanagh came
racing up with Clark on his wheel
When Rutt saw Cavanagh coming
he left Drobach and went to the
front. Cavanagh was coming very fast
and passed Rutt at the tape a zap
from home. Just as the turn out OF
the homestretch was reached, Rutt
had gathered enough speed 10 nolu
Cavanagh and he jumped through a
very small opening between the
rIrish Champion and Clark, who
was on the outside. Clark was COM
peIled to drop on to the champions
wheel At the eighth pole Rutt set
sail for home and displayed sprint
that was remarkable. Clark was on
Rutt's wheel good and tight, out
when the turn out of the BACK
stretch was reached Jackie was seen
TO wayer He fell back and then
came I'D only to drop behind again.
The rest of the field was strung out
in single file and able to do no more
than hang on. Down the home-
stretch Clark came up on Rutt
trife, but Fogler. Grenda and Dro-
bach dropped behind inch by inch
and the rest of the field was far
behind. Rutt was extended fiat
tering reception when he came on
the track for his heat of the Grand
Prize of Newark, but 1t was real
ovation that was extended after this
victory.
Stars Qualify for Grand Prize.
In the heats of the Grand Prize of
Newark. Kramer, Rutt, Clark, Goul-
let. Spears. Grenda. Cavanagh and
Drobach were the winners, which put
them in the semi finals. Two stars,
Fogler and liver Lawson, were smut
ont in the heats. They each won
their heats on the reperchage, how
ever. and Fogler made the semi
finals by winning the final of the
reperchage 1t was Drobach who put
Lawson out in his heat, and Spears
took the fourth heat from Fogler.
All the stars came through 10
easy victories except Spears, VINO
met with strong opposition IN three
semi-finals Wednesday night,
In the tandem match the crack AUS
stralian team of Grenda and Pye won
an easy victory over Cavanagh and
Hill. The Australians won IN
straight heats and We're not pressed
hard at the finish on either occasion.
They outrode and outgenera;eoa pTt to
Yankee pair The latter wanted 10
race from the front, but in each heat
lost the lead when big Grenda shot
his machine down the bank when the
.Yanks had the position they wanted.
Once in the lead there was no stop
ping the hardy Australians.
Spears put up a sensational RIDE IN
The final of the half-mile handicap,
which he won from the twenty-five
ward mark. Little Frank Cory, his
chum, was second, and Kramer, VINO
rode from scratch, was third. Spears
handicap was ten yards In the triai
heats, but with no rider qualifying
between ten yards and ffty-hve
Yards Spears was moved up fifteen
wards in the final to make the race
more equal, and those ten yards We're
lust enough to bring him victory.
Kramer rode u great race and might
have been the winner but for hlgh
ride on the final lap. The heats and
the final were very fast and not far
from the worlds record
The two-mile invitation handicap
was won by Menus BeNell, with
RYAN, Drobach and Kopsley follow
ing in the order named Drobach
was the scratch man and rode good
race. in which he had no help in
catching the men out in front.
Amateurs Furnish Many Surprises.
There were many surprises in the
two amateur races. Walter Schlee,
the winner of the half-mile open.
shut Champion Donald McDougal1
Aout in the fourth heat. and little
Henry Werner outrode Tommy
smith in the fifth heat Willie Han
lev. the consistent though not bril-
liant California boy, was second to
SchIee in the final, and Gus Wohl-
rab of Jersey City, was third. Wohl-
rab won a clean-cut victory in the
three-nile handicap, and is going to
be a factor in the amateur races now
that he is in FORM At Brighton
Beach the night before Gus won both
amateur races and all of the stars
were competing. Kaiser was second
in the handicap and McDougall fin