Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-05
EngIishman's Showing in PRO
Ranks Makes Him Cham=
piOnship Possibility.
MANY NEW STAR RIDERS
Sargent and Piani Look Like
Opponents for Kramer on
Next Invasion.
tFrom the Paris Correspondent Of the
Evening starr.

tTrom the Paris Correspondent Of the
Evening starr.
PARIS, France. June 5.-The pres
ent cycle racing season in Europe
is producing more racing and better
competition than has been witnessed
on the continent for many years. This
is due in a large measure to the sue
cess OF Bill Bailey, the very popular
English rider, and the advent of sew
eral new stars in the sprint ranks
who are natives of France and italy.
Bailey. as a professional. is a pro-
nounced success and he is looked
upon here as a championship possi-
bility. It is hardly expected that the
English rider viii be a real factor in
the worlds title race this year, but
with another season in the profess
sioual class he is most certain to be
q strong contender for the honors.
After winning three heats from Friol,
Van Bever and Lorenz. in his first
professional engagement, and run
ming second to Kramer IN the Grand
Prize of Easter. Bailey went off form,
bat u few days ago he won match
from Dupre and Friol III three
straight heats, which has clinched
his success and he is certain to figure
in all of the big sprint races here in
the future.
sargent and Piani in Front Ranks.
Pierre Sargent. of France. and
Piani, of Italy. are two young riders
who have won their way into the
first class this season by victories
over the stars, and the former, Who
IS very popular, is quite the sensa-
ton of the season. The advent Of
these riders in the first division will
afford fresh opponents for Kramer on
his next invasion of Europe In his
first big match, Sargent defeated
Victor Dupre, in straight heats, and
Just a week prior. he beat Charles
Merguer and Jules Nedrlne, both OF
whom are riding very we'll.
Three days after his victory over
Dupre, Bailey was beaten in match
at Marseilles, by Mergucr F'riol was
also a victim Of Merguers speed.
Merguer rides brilliantly at times and
will beat any rider here but he is
etratic.
Worth Alitten, the American paced
rider. did not make a very favorable
impression in his first race in Europe.
Mitten made the mistake of accepting
an engagement before getting in con-
dition and was badly beaten. Under
the circumstances however, he did
remarkably well. It was in a team
= debut and German was his partner.
They were opposed by Darragon and
Seres, of France, and Linart,
Belgium. and Applehans. Germany,
the former team winning.
Mc>smars a Busy Rider.
Reggie Mcnamara, of Australia. is
riding well over here. and has en-
gagements every Sunday. lie has
scored his great successes in tar
dem-paced races in which he is prob
ably the best man in Europe. On
June II he will oppose Octave Lapize
and Emil Engle, both of France, in
a 100 lSilometer tandem paced race,
and he is the favorite, although his
Two opponents are the best riders in
Europe back of tandem pace This
race will be run at the Buffalo track
IN Paris. On May II the Australian
should have won a 100 ldlometer
Individual race, but was put out Of the
running with punctures. He finished ,
third. There are nine Australian
riders competing in Europe. but Nc
Namara is the only one who is
making Il creditable showing. Shep-
ard is winning an occasional paced I
-ace, and KiFkman has done fairly
well in road races. but the other Aus
tralian riders. all road racers, are
discouraged and about ready to re-
turn TO the AntpodcS Fred i<eefe.
who has raced in Newark, never fully
recovered from the bad fall he had
at the Nelodrome d'FIiver last winter,
and has lost his memory completely.
Leon Hourlier, the champion Of
France, who is to 90 to America
shortly after the running Of the