Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-27

MacFarland who brought them here.
Mac" knew how and when to get
the foreign stars, and he knew what
ones would make good here. He I'M
ported no lemons" In any amuse-
ment the better the talent the bigger
the attendance, and it was here that
MacFarland's great gaIneness played
its part in the success of the season
just passed. He signed eleven stars
for the Velodrome, and one for the
motor-paced circuit, while Million and
Uppercu looked on in wonderment.
MacFarland secured Walter Rutt, a
worlds champion, for the months of
April and May and two weeks in
June, and gave him big piece OF
money. When Rutt signed contracf
for the remainder of the season here
just before the expiration of his first
contract ne received another largo
bonus. but he more than earned his
money.
NIacFarland got Leon Hourlicr 10
sign contract for a ridiculous fig
ure. The French champion had been
riding poorly and was glad to get
most any kind of contract. Mac
E'arland felt quite certain that the
great French rider was going TO have
the best season of his career. and
MACS" foresight proved correct.
Hourlier won the Grand Prize OF
Paris, the championship of France,
and other big races, and was pract-
cally in a class by himself After
his successes Hourlier was in great
demand in Europe and hated himself
for having signed q contract to ride
In America for such a small figure.
He tried in every conceivable man
ner to get out OF his American con-
tract, but AacFarland had the con-
tract certified by the French govern
ing body and Hourlier would have
raced here had the war not pre-
vented him from coming.
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Another instance of MacFarland $
keen foresight is the case of Leon
Didier, the French motor-paced rider
Didier was signed by MacFarland to
race on the paced circuit. Nat Butler,
half owner of the Boston track. did
not want Didier.
'Didier is a dead one" walled Nat,
land I'll not pay any part Of his
bonus
But Didier proved to be the best
rider and the best drawing card at
the Boston track. When Didier did
not ride there were vacant seats, but
when he competed Nat had to turn
'em away" A lot of wise ones gave
Mac" the laugh when Moretti failed
SO show class in the first few races
here.
"Just you wait" said Mac" this
fellow will beat them all before long. "
and he did If ever foreign rider
made good here II was the Italian
Moretti.
MacFarland knows how to handle
the riders and they have great re-
spect fol. him. There has been less
dissension this year than ever, and
there are very few of the profession
ais who are not with the "big fellow
heart and soul They know that he
knows the game and they realize that
1t is impossible to put anything over
on him. Riders, like ball players. will
bully manager if they can and get
the best of him, but there isn't a
chance in the world for any bike rider
to bully MacFarland. One rider tried
1t, but he soon discovered the error
of his ways. The little fellows, too,
are Macs" friends and he is their
friend. He gave dozen of the little
Fellows contracts for the season and
most of the stars had a hugo laugh.
Each one was guaranteed a certain
amount. and ell but one won his guar
lar short of the amount. Fogler and
some Of the other riders thought II
was a joke when mcfarland guaran-
teed little Joe Reeber $500. Reeber
won more than $1,000. and now Little
joe and big Mac are havino the
laugh. Others of the small fry have
won from 5000 to $500 over the amount
of their guarantees. Good manage
ment on the part Of Mcfarland and
his personal interest in the little fell
lows were responsible for their sue.
cess. Next season mcfarland viii
give the little fellows even larger
guarantees than he did this year.
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Another instance Of MacFarland'I
value as manager is his ability tt
develop riders. He has been impartia
in respect to advice to riders
although references have been mad
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