Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-27

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lessly holding on. The race was over,
the knowing ones said. yet really the
real race was not yet on.
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From the eighth pole home is gen.
orally the war of bikes, and here at
the eighth pole on this particular &C.
casion, the winner is almost assured
As Kramer struck the backstreteh
he surely must have thought that
Goullet was following him closely, for
"Old Steve" put in his high gear and
he opened up broad daylight between
himself and Goullet, who imme-
diately made haste to close the gap.
,, As down the backstretch Kramer
flew there were rumbles and volleys
of comment and as he struck the
strong. and a good safe length in the
lead, cheers for him began bub-
bling forth. Around the Mum ave-
nue. turn the champion tore and into
tired bicycle rider generally meets his
doom. But there wasn't any tired
bicycle rider on Kramer's wheel this
! time and the champion came up that
stretch. in complete command. Half
way up he took little peek and then
seeing he could not be beaten eased
up little and flashed over the tape
a winner amid a tremendous cheer
from some $4,000 eager. interested
fans.
Then came Goullet. the much
feared Goullet, ands Rutt, who is
always considered to have a royal
chance. These two battlers had a
hardy old tilt up the homestretch.
/ Rutt made great effort to get by
Goullet, who, of course, with Kramer
certain Of victory. was doing his
level best to be second. These men
looked TO be coming very fast down
the stretch. and they probably were
but their pace seemed to be all the
faster because of the fact that
Kramer was easing up. Rutt, who
was third, made an exceptionally
heroic effort. but Goullet was equa
to his best, and earned the second
prize of 5000, while Rutt had to be-
content with 800 for third Kramer
the winner. received $780, and h,
earned it.
To the victor belongs the spoils
and as Kramer rode around the tract
with bouquet in hand he was the re
cipient of an ovation that spoke wei
for his popularity and for his abilit.
as the cyclist. He acknowledged tn
, cheers by waving the flowers an
bowling his head at short intervals
and he was the happiest young ma
in Happyland that he had won.
Kramer was the happy boy. not $
l with Goullet and Rutt Goulle
| looked as if he had been completed
crushed but he didn't say boo abou
t it. He was making his way to hi
= training quarters as fast as his tire
legs could carry him, when Rutt, scr
and wanting everybody to know Il
began to discuss the race with Goul
let. For the nonce, Goullet locke
! askance at Rutt. and then he, too
entered into the argument. Rut
complained that he had been given
| rough deal by Kramer. and h
blamed Goullet for not racing by tn
| champion when he gave him battl
| down the homestretch at the begin
\ ming of the last lap.
you. Goullet.' Rutt said. ''wha
did you do. You raced Kramer fo
only thirty yards and then backed i
behind him. Why didn't you rae
around him."
That blow almost stined Goulle
II why didn't ] race around him." h
half-murmured to himself, and ther
realizing what was up, he shoute
right in Rutt's face:
why didn't race around him
why-why? Why, because couldn
II that's why!"
II And then the voice of Old Pete
II Prunty broke in on the scene. TheI
was hush. Even the beiligerer
Rutt subsidized for a moment. "Krs
mer first, Goullet second, Rutt thir'
Time, minutes and IS seconds. II
last eighth IL 3-5 seconds The'
were Prunty's words. Then Goulle
realizing how fast the last eighth
a mile had been ridden, again shoutt
at Rutt:
"Therel That's the reason why
didn't race around Kramer. couldn
race around him. Why didn't ye
race around him?"
And Rutt, stumped for an answe
ii lost for words said something in b