Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-09

There was action and plenty Of IL.
at the Nelodrome last night. The
meet was one Of the best of the sea-
son, every race being a good one. and
one of the best Wednesday night
crowds Of the season was on hand to
enjoy it.
Referee Arthur Ross was spurred
to action aud he welded the axe
right and left in both the profession
al and amateur races. with the result
that three amateur riders. Harry
Kaiser. Willie Hanley and Tommy
Smith have been set down for a week,
and Worlds Champion Walter Rutt
viii have to pay a fine of $25 before
he can race again. Rutt was PEN
allied for coming through on the fiat
in the first semi-fnal of the half
mile national championship. a race
that he had very good chance to
win. but as he was disqualified in
addition to being fined, he never
reached the final stage. Tommy
Smith was disqualified and set down
for switching Hanley in one of the
semi-finals of the amateur champion
ship, an effense he has been guilty
Of repeatedly of late and he fully
deserved the punishment Hanley
was punished for refusing to set pace
in the five-mile amateur handicap
and this TOO, was a punishment well
merited. And every one of these de-
cisions of the referee met with the
approval of the fans, even though
they were anxious TO see Rutt in the
final of the championship.
CHAMPION Frank Kramer and
Champion Donald McDougall went
down to defeat in the two champion
ship races. As a result of Nc
Douglas defeat, he is now out Of
the championship race He Is seven
points behind Kaiser, who is leading.
and three points back of Haniey, who
Is second. The present titleholder
can finish no better than second, and
on the form he showed in the title
race last night, his chances Of being
the runner-up are none too bright
kramer defeat has reduced his lead
in the professional title struggle from
seven points to four points, and I'M
less he improves in form he, too. will
be in the unusual position of seeing
another rider leading in the Yankee
championship
ALT Goullet was the speed demon
OF the evening and his sprint in the
championship, which he won, was one
of the most brilliant of the year at
the Neiodrome. In addition 10 the
Australian there were in this final
Joe Fogler. Kramer and Jake Magin.
three Yankees, which Is unusual since
the Australian riders have been in
vading this country. At the bell lap
Kramer was leading with Magin in
second position, Fogler laying in
third .u7ad (xnss1la4 IN, Ice
as the riders rounded into the home
stretch Goullet came up with a rush
and after a fight with the champion
to the eighth pole, Goullet went by
and into the lead with Fogler follow
ing him and Kramer unable to hold
Fogler off to get second position. Once
in front. Goullet rode so fast he had
the three riders behind him strung
out in single file and unable TO gain
an inch in the final twelfth. Goullet
covered the final eighth in IL 40 sec
onds,i which is very fast time in view
of the fact that the track was slow
] from the moisture in the air.
Kramer put up a game fight, but he
was not himself last night, and he
knew il before the races started. Bob
Spears beat the champion in the
fourth heat and Iver Lawson came
within an ace of nipping Kramer for
! ing of positions in the final heat and
Kramer was forced to go to the front
over a lap and a half from the finish
when AIagin jumped from the rear.
And the instant Magin gave up the
/ fight. Goullet took up the battle
which had Kramer on his toes for
the full lap and a half In poor con-
dition he was unable to hold off two
riders and was very tired at the
/ al That
Kramer was none too good and the
Brooklynite nabbed Goullet's wheel
at the start and stayed there. which
gave him second place at the finish.
In the first heat of the champion
ship Goullet was the winner, with
I John Bedell second. Rutt was an
easy winner in the second heat, after
an easy ride back Of Halstead. Ma
gin got Rutt's wheel and the welt
/ meister" Travelled so fast on the final
| lap ALI Grenda was unable to race
around Magin and qualify. Jackie
Clark took the third heat, with Fog
Ter second, and in the fourth heat
Spears won, with Kramer second.
Kramer, Rutt. Magin and John
/ Bedell came together in the first
| seui-fina1. and il was in this leg of
1.-THE race that Rutt was disqualified
4 for coming through on the fiat. Rutt
! WAS DHDHleSSiX D0tkHAtu ili Aft III
slant. with Kramer in front and Ma
gin holding Franks wheel on the out
4 side. and John Redell thanking him just
back of Magin. Rutt. in the form he
showed last night could have dropped
back and come around and probably
won but thinking Kramer was him
self the 'sweltlneister' took a desper
ate chance and came through on the
poIe into the lead. He won rather
handily, as Kramer did not attempt
to beat him out. Rutt was told in his
match with Clark last Sunday that
he could come through on the fat by
the referee. and he figured that he
could do the same thing last night.
After his disqualification Rutt Of
fered no complaint, simply stating
that 1t was a good ruling and he was
satisfied as long as every rider would
be treated in a like manner in the
| future.
Gouliet and Fogler shut out Clark
and Spears in the second semi final
Clark put up a good fight on the OUT
side, but Goullet was too strong for
him and pulled away just after
passing the twelfth pole. Fogler came
up on the inside and taking Goul-
/ let's wheel from Clark raced into
second place. Spears was third and
Clark last.
THE Cesar Moretti-Alf Grerda