Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-09
EXCITING INCIDENTS MARK
RACING AT THE VELODROME
Wonderful Sprint of AIf GouIIet in Final
Heat of Half-mile National Champion
ship Brings Victory.
GRENDA PROVES MORETTrS MASTER

match was one Of the eIeanest match
races Of the season, and a very in
teresting race. Grenda was the win
ner, taking the second and third
heats.
The man from Tasmania rode
perfect race and the best French style
match Of his career. And while he
was pressed hard he rode clean at an
times. which the crowd fully appre-
eiated. for after each Of his Victories
he was extended a great ovation.
Grenda never sulks he always tries
in race, and be never COMPLAINS.
which, combined with his clean rid
ing. has made him one Of the mosf
popular riders in the game. The re-
ception he received after the decid
ing heat has rarely been eaualed
which is proof enough of his good
standing with the fans.
In the first heat there was very
little lockeying, and Moretti took the
lead and held it throughout. Grenda
came out al the twelfth pole and
came up on the Italian rounding the
turn and coming down the home
stretch, but the latter had twelve
inches advantage as the tape was
crossed. Grenda changed his tactics
IN the second heat and jumped at the
bell. He was around and in tie lead
at the tape with a lap to 60. When
he passed Moretti the latter stopped
pedaling for the instant. and when
ne Jumped he ran high on the first
turn, which killed his chances.
Grenda taking a lead Of more than
three lengths, which he held to the
tape.
Feeling confident thai he was
faster than Moretti, Grenda let th4
Italian take the lead at sprInfine
time IN the third heat and did MOI
attempt to come out until the back
stretch was reached This was the
best heat Of the match and Moretti
fought gamely clear to the tape. with
Grenda on the outside Going around
the last turn Moretti ran off the
track twice, which handicapped him
TO some extent, but it is doubtful II
he could have won under any cir
cumstances. Grenda led by about 4
foot at the tape. The final sprint ia
this heat was Il seconds fiat. the
fastest of the three sprints.
Kasier rode a masterfnl race in the
final OF the two-miIe amateur cham
pionship and was clearly the best man
IN it. Opposed 10 the prospective
champion were McDougall. Haniey
and Eddie Madden. Two pacemaiers
we're put in to pace the final and
they made the pace fairly fast. Ham
ley had the pace. with McDougall
second and kasier third At TWO lans
10 go kasier jumped and took the
lead. A lap and a half from the I'm
ish Hanley gave battle. but the Bronx
boy held him of for a full lap. when
Hanley gave up the battle. Nc
Dougall had an easy ride on Hanlex.
and II was expected that he would
come out and possibly win in the last
eighth, but The champion was bakssl
more thoroughly than Haniey. and
the best he could do was to trail the
latter in. running last, with HanieF
third and Madden second 1<asiep
showed great courage in going to the
front two laps from the finish in such
field and few there we're who ex-
pected to see him a winner
The semi-fnals of the title race
were hotly contested. Kasier won the
first semi with Tommy Smith second
and Hanley third, but Smith was dis
qualified for switching. which placed
Haniey in the final. McDouga1i WAS
the winner in the second semi. NTH
Madden second
The fve-mile open professional
looked like a chapter from a siz-day
race. There was more action In this
one race than is found at many
meet. There were sprints aud Jams
from the start and the little fellows
carried the fight to the stars all
through the race. Pete Drobaeh WIS
the winner with Jackie Clark sec
ond. Goullet third, Grenda fourth and
Rutt fifth.
The race started of at ffaghtfuE
Iii. -, al.
the first lap After q mile had beer
traversed, Rupprecht and Ryan stole
away and for over mile they held
lead Of almost half a lap. The field
changed pace and gradually pulled ujs
on the leaders. As soon as they were
caught little LLOYD Thomas came
rushing up from the rear with q great
burst OF speed and with him weuf
Drobach. Anderson. Coburn and Han
sen. The stars were caught Mapping
and before they realized II they were
almost three-quarters of a lap be-
hind. The leaders changed pace and
fought gamely to hold their adyan-
tage and stretch 1t into a fun lap Il
possible. The back men changed pace
and rode hard. but gained very little
on the leaders. At four miles the
other three leaders had shot their
bolt, which left Drohach to go il
alone. Pete was as strong Is bear
and with the riders in the rear chang
ing pace to get him managed 10 hold
them off until he had crossed the tape.
a winner. Three and a half laps from
the finish Fogler took up the burden
of the field In the rear and gave them
a mighty pull, which earned second.
third, fourth and nth places for
Clark. Goullet and Rutt Clark rods
a good race and his sprint at the fin
ish was one of his old rocket flights Of
speed. The summaries.
Half Mile National Championship tprp
fessiouaIl--Won BY Alfred Gonllet, AusS
frslia: Joseph Fogief. BROOKLYN, second :
Frank Kramer. East Orange. third; jacob
Marip. Newark. fourth. Time, I'm I115e-s
last eighth mile, l1sss.
Standing Of the Riders-krauer, 10
Gcullet. II. Rutt. z Fogler. g Spears, -
cavanarh. ! Cameron. AaEin, J.
Two Mile National Championship lainns
tciIrl-Won by Harry Kaiser New 4erk
Edward Madden. Newark, second VII
liam Hanley, San Francisco; shira Don
aid McDougall, New York Athletic tluhs
fourth Time, Am 114ss-. last eighth
Standing Of the Riders-Kaiser. 4 !
Hanley, II; McDougail. 10; Taylor -
Madden s.: Thomas Smith, 4
Half Mile Handicap, Invitation (profea-.
giouell Won by Peter Drohach, Boston
$50 yardsl: Al Halstead, England fA3
vardsl, second Martin Ryan. Newark
as yards). third: Norman anderson
Denmark as yards, fourth: Ernest A..
Pye. Australia (40 yardsl, fifth. Tins,
521ss.