Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-13
WALTER RUTT OUTPEDALS )
FAST FIELD AT VELODROME
Worlds Sprint Champion Defeats Stiff Opposition
in Overture Prize at Opening Meet--Big German
Suffers Setback in Stanley Handicap
GRENDA is PRESENTED WITH DIAMOND PIN,

scratch alone, having been started
IN the deciding heat without riding
IN the trials, q European custom
which is an honor extended only to-
champions. The backmarkers got on
TO good start and Rutt had Gouf-
let. the nearest man, when the back.
stretch was reached on the first Ian,
Gouilet had caught Grenda, and the
three soon came up with Spears and
Hill. The latter two Injured the
chances of the back men by stalling
as soon as they We're caught. The
three back men did not hesitate,
however, but went around these
riders, who appeared to be in q COM
bination with riders out in front on
the long mark. Grenda went by and
then Rutt came up and gained much
ground. Goullet was weak FROM,
his previous efforts and was not able
to give the assistance Rutt and
Grenda did in bringing the back
markers up, Rutt was the best
ground gamer and he never shirked.
Each time he went to the front big
gains were made, and lap and
half from home the field was over
taken. They were well strung out,ana
1t was some task to get up in the.
lead. After bringing the back men
to the front Rutt made the fatal
mistake of swinging up and takings4
a back position. At the bell Rutt was
in fifth place. Grenda was leading the
| rear men, with Kopsky dead and UNI
able to move SOME yards out IN
front. Rutt came out, but he was
unable to show the sprint that
marked his efforts in the overture.
Grenda, with Spears on his wheel
was flying and picking up speed with
every turn of the pedals. At the :
turn out of the backstretch Rutt /,
was four high on the bank trailing
Jokus, and with not a chance In tho,
world to get around. The quartet /.
crossed the tape with no change In :
the order, Grenda winning, Spears
second. Jokus third and Rutt fourth.
George Cameron took fifth money. /.
After winning Grenda, with q floral
wreath, did the tour of honor and
when he came back to the tape B.
NJ. Stanley. jr., after whom the race
is named, and who started the final
| heat, presented the winner with g.
/ beautiful pin, a cluster of diamonds
| set in platinum. $50
The Amateur Races. aa9l-
There were many upsets In the
amateur races. Champion Donald Nc
! DougaE was far from form and In
two starts one fourth prize was the
! best he could do. After catching the
field In the half lap in his heat OF
the half-mile handicap the champion, :
who was such sensational handicap
| rider last year, was unable to lead
the way home and died an awful
death on the final turn. The winner
of the handicap turned up in little
Tommy Smith, who rode in great
form and has q world of speed. Fred
Taylor, another promising young
ster, finished second. and Chester
Smith, the veteran from Long Island
was third. aspEsA
Like Fate for Kaiser.
Harry Kaiser, who put up a ma
ride from scratch in the heat of the
handicap, was unable to come
through to q victory in the final and
suffered about the same fate as Nc
Dougall. Kaiser won the three-milV.
} open with little difficulty, with Tay-i
J lor again second and Eddie Eane,-~5sa
} the New York A. c., third " hall
length in advance of McDougaI,
There were a number of spills in this
race, but none of the unfortunate
ones were injured to any extent
Raymond Eaton was severely cut
about the face as a result of fail,
In the handicap. ~ s
The unknown distance race, pro-
fessonal, went to Ernie Pye, OF
Australia who was in front when the
gun was fired and had the best OF
the positions Hill was second and
Floyd Krebs third The summarizes
Mile ME tprofessionaD Won by AIfrsqaa '
Grenda. Tasmania Cl5 yards); Robert,
nest Jokus Newark (65 YARDS, third !; $
George cameron, New York 900 yardsj'
tp ogSFtdGs ys ob by @"lter Ratt
German; Alfred Goullet, Australia, sec
9nd A. j. Clark, Australia \, e ut, third d. Time,
cl arEs' Australia nslI Robert spears. Aus
raa H9 PfTcy a S s I ss
Second Semi -Final-won by Rutt;
Fred Hill, Boston, Mass second Grassy
Ryan, Newark, third. Time, I'm. ~ 27os-
''' Third riS"s Semi T. Fi2a-won by Goullet;
Alfred Grenda, second: Pete Drobach,
Boston, Mass. third. Time, I'm. od2-os.
Half Mile Handicap tamateur)--won
by Thomas Smith, lrvlngton go yardsll
Chester Smith, baldwin, L. I. (25 yaris(,
third Earl l.. Adams, Orange (4O yardsi,
fourth. Time, 5ss. pgrf s
Three, Mile Open (amateurl1Won by
Newark second; Edward Kane. N. n
A. c., third: Donald McDougall, Newark,
fourth. Winner. of most laps, Adam 8
Reyerman. New York, eight laps. Time,
Unknown Distance Invitation (profess
slonall-Won by Ernest Pye, Australiai
Newark, third; John Bedell, Newark,
fourth. Menus Bedell, Newark, fifth.
Distance, two and one-half miles. Times
bm 35s
one Mile Novicea,Won by August
second. Time, I'm. 2Gs.