Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-29

Dougall in a sprint match this eve
ming at the Velodrome. Kaiser, as
the new champion, would naturally
be expected to be the favorite, but
this isn't so. In the first place, Harry
has been up against hard luck lately
He has been in at least a dozen
spills and he is bruised from his
head to his heels. On the other
hand. McDougall is showing much
improved form. so Donald, the old
champion is the choice over Kaiser.
That doesn't mean that McDougall
will win the race. Not by long
shot Kaiser has certainly proved
himself to be the best amateur at
the track this season, and if he Is
right he will beat McDougall. He
has speed and can go long way.
He showed everybody that he has
/ brains by the clever race ne rode
in the championship race on Sun
day. He just trailed Hanley, the
contender, and finished just about
where he set out to finish. He wasn't
any too good, but he made certain
of the championship. 1t was pretty
shrewd figuring for an amateur.
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! The Amateur Grand Pmx of Paris,
which was won by Believer, the
Frenchman, was robbed of finish by
/ spills. The claim is made that Orm-
ston, the Englishman. was the best
man in the race, but he fell at crit
/ ical time. 1t is also said that Belli-
! vier fouled Ormston by catching hold
of the English boy. and Ulysses, the
only other rider in the championship,
punctured and fell. In speaking
about the Grand PriX, a writer in the
Athletic News, an English publica-
ton. says:
Our four amateurs who visited
Paris for the Grand Prix do not seem
to have had a very successful or
happy time Instead of being well
coined and made a fuss Of as is
usual with visitors from a distance,
particularly when their presence is
likely to have a beneficial effect on
the gate, difficulties were placed in
the way of our men. Their trainer,
Cole. was asked to pay lis. for a
trainers license, before being admit
ted to the track, though he was only
over for the one meeting. Taken all
around it would seem that English
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treatment melted out to our men being
very different to that which a for
eigner receives in England. Had it
not been for the services of Peters,
Paris, who appointed himself their
guide and friend, the lot of our men
would have been even more uncom-
Portable
AS to the race, Bellivier beat Ryan
and Alden; Ulysses, the Dutehman,
beat Vic Johnson. who allowed him
self to be jumped and Ormston beat
Poulain, who rode at Herne Hill last
Good Friday. In the final, as Orm-
ston made his efforts and came along
side Believer the Frenchman put his
hand out and seemed to catch hold of
Ormston's knickersi This, of course,
put the Poly boy out of his stride,
and Believer jumping as Ormston
hesitated, got long lead. Then
Ulysses punctured and fell. Ormston
rode over him and also came down.
leaving Believer victory devoid of
glory French experts say that the
finish would have been very close, but
Englishmen present are of the opin-
ion that Ormston would have won by
a couple of lengths A formal protest
was made, which the officials declined
to hear. They had not seen the in
cdenti Ormston was nursing his
wounds all last week and did not get
on the track till Friday, so that he
rode at Fallowfield on Saturday in
anything but his best condition"
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Ormstron is said to be a very
good amateur, and the same claim
is made of Bellivier. It is said of
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Bailey and if this is true we would
like to see him. Bailey, we all
know, was a sensational amateur
and he proved it by defeating Don
aid McDougall in their match races
at the Velodrome. Believer is cred
tied with being as fast as most of
the French professionals, but he
lacks the experience, we are told.
Ormstron has both legs and head,
it is declared, and it is likely that
Manager Mcfarland, of the Velo-
drome, will bring the Englishman
over here If his demands are not too
steep. 1t not, Ormstrgg- then Mac
Farland will secure Belliv,, and he
may bring both of the 81. anna
teurs over here for the big worlds
cycle derbies in late August and
early in September. If possible,
Mac will do it, for he is set on
making this the greatest year in the
history of the game in this city.
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While on the subject of the worlds
derbies, it is safe to predict that the
fans will witness the greatest rae
ing of their lives throughout the pc
Rod in which the contests are to
be held. The sprint championship,
which will be at one mile, will, OF
course, attract the most attention,
but there is sure to be keen inter-
est in the tandem championship, the
tandem paced championship and the
amateur championship. Strictly
speaking. these events will not he
the worlds championships, but it