Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-23
CRITERION SEMI-FiNALS
FURNISH GREAT RAGING
Rutt, Kramer and GOulIet Reach the Final
Heat for Big Prize by Clean,
Fast Riding.
BOBBY SPEARS CLOSE TO RECORD

Worlds Champion Walter Rutt,
American Champion Frank Kramer
and Alfred Goullet, of Australia, will
ride the final heat of the $1,000
Criterion. These riders were the win
ners of the three semi finals Of the
big race at the Velodrome last night.
Rutt, Kramer and Goullet were the
three fastest riders at the Velodrome
last night, and they earned their way
into the final by clean, fast riding.
The Omnium final will bring together
Cesar Moretti, of Italy, Joe Fogler,
of Brooklyn, and Frank Cavanagh,
of Newark Moretti and Fogler won
their heats of the Omnium and Cava-
nagh made the final by winning the
repechage, in which he defeated
Jackie Clark, Iver lawson and ALI
Grenda.
As was expected, the semi-finals Of
the Criterion and the Omnium stage
of the classic produced great racing.
Teaming was anticipated, and there
was teaming. In the first semi-final
of the Criterion, in which Kramer,
Moretti and Grenda were the starters,
the Italian champion jumped right
Kramer's path, shutting the champion
off from any hasty chase after the
fleeing Moretti, and the latter raced
away in front and won after Grenda
had stalled and refused to alternate
in pace with Kramer in an effort to
catch him. Moretti won by almost a
lap, but Referee Arthur Ross ruled
that 1t was no heat and fined Grenda
500 for his share in the affair In the
turnover Kramer won after being
placed in tough position at the bell.
The Yankee had ridden in front for
several laps and a lap and a half
from the finish Grenda jumped into
the lead. Coming into the bell lap
Moretti came up from the rear with
a great burst of speed and for twenty
yards or more held Kramer in a
pocket on the pole behind Grenda.
At the first turn Kramer got an OPEN
ing and came out. After that there
was nothing to the semi-final hut
Kramer.
Rutt's Two Lap Winning Sprint.
Rutt won his semi-final from Fog
Ter and Cavanagh by sprint of al
most two laps. At two laps to go
Cayanagh was leading when Rutt
suddenly whipped around and took
the lead. Fogler went around with
the German, and this placed Cav
anagh in third position. After
getting under way Rutt never
stalled for second, and 1t
looked as though he was trying to
sprint too great distance and would
be nipped at the tape. Fogler came
fast down the stretch and picked up
almost length on the worlds cham
pion in the final yards of the race,
finishing not more than a foot to the
bad. Cavanagh put up q great
sprint, and but for the fatal mistake
of dropping back several lengths
after Rutt and Fogler went by, he
might have been the winner. Going
down the backstretch Cavanagh rode
at wonderful speed and got up along
side of Fogler. but Joe fought him
off. Cavanagh came again down the
stretch and made up almost two
lengths in the last fifty Yards.
Goullet outrode Clark and Lawson
in the last quarters of lap in
the third semi-final. With Clark
leading, Goullet jumped from third
position and got to the front after a
short fight with Clark. When Jackie
saw that he could not hold Goullet off
he dropped back into second position
and came again going into the last
turn. But Goullet had the speed,
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with Clark second. Lawson, who was
expected to be factor, did not show
at all and could not go around with
Goullet when the latter took the lead.
Lawson Tried to Steal.
In the first heat of the Omnium
Lawson jumped after what seemed
like many minutes of jockeying, ten
yards from the starting line. The
Swede caught Fogler and Clark nap
ping and was off to lead of twenty
yards before the latter two could get
going. Fogler was the first to give
chase and Clark, who was exceeding
ly slow in starting, was twenty yards
back of Fogler when the three started
the second lap of the race. Lawson
held his advantage for two laps,
Fogler being unable to make any
perceptible gain on the Swede, and
Fogler. On the final lap Lawson
"died" an ignominous death and
Fogler passed him and won. Clark
came up on Fogler in the last half a
lap and was about five yards back of
the Brooklyn rider when the latter
crossed the tape.
With Cavanagh in the lead, Moretti
came through on the pole in the sec
ord heat of the Omnium, and once in
IIOills the lLdlldn Was never HcduCu.
Brenda went around with Moretti
and Cavanagh again dropped away
back, which killed whatever chances
he had of winning. Again Cavanagh
came fast and he was going at a
terrific rate and gaining with every
kick of the pedals on the last lap, but
the four lengths that he dropped off
to get his sprint started cost him the
heat Moretti rode a very creditable
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full last lap. The finish in this heat
was the best of any and half a
blanket would have covered the three
riders as they dashed over the finish
line.
Cayanagh May Have Had Help.
In the Omnium repechage in which
Grenda, Cavanagh, Clark and Law
son were the starters, there was a
smack of teaming. Cavanagh won
after Grenda had led for the full mile
and unwound a long sprint. 1t may