Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-01

The Grand Prize of Newark, worth
81 900 to the winner, is going to pro-
duce the greatest racing of the year,
In the trial heats at the Velodrome
Yesterday afternoon there were some
highly interesting contests, but on
Wednesday night we will witness even
more intensely gruelling battles. On
that occasion the semi-final heats of
the big race will be run, and there is
sure to be lot of chatter and a lot
of clatter as to just who will get into
the final. In the qualifying heats
nine riders have emerged, and ii
might be said that they are the nine
best men in the cycling game in this
country. OF course, the field would
look a little stronger if Iver Lawson,
the former worlds champion, was
among the number, but Iver isn't
quite good enough to beat Pete Dro
bach, especially with Lloyd Thomas
in his way. But that's neither here
nor there. Nine men of rare speed
have won their way into the semi
final, but the next move is the move
that counts-the move that gets the
money And until the next move
takes place, we will have to rest on
our oars and patiently wait for the
outcome.
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/ Here's where General Manager
Floyd Alfred mcfarland enters into
same G. NJ. F. A. MacFarland's ears
are sure TO burn. Every rider who
has qualified for the semi-finals will
tell you when he glanees over the
heats that he is in the toughest semi
final" Some of them are sure to rave
and even go into a rage, but after
| you sift the whole affair down you
will discover that mcfarland knows
his business and that he has arranged
the heats so as to bring the three
| best men into the final, always bar
ring accident or an upset, of course.
Mac" | would say, has used rare
judgment in placing the riders in the
various semi-finals. At first he was
going to have the men draw for po-
sitions, but that would make the race
mostly matter of luck. For instance,
it would have been cruel, indeed, il
Kramer, Rutt and Clark, or Kramer,
Rutt and Goullet should, by the luck
of the draw, get into one of the semi
finals. These four men are the four
best in this country, at least, and in
the world, maybe, and STILL through
freak of fortune only one of them
would be able to get into the final
of the biggest race ever held in this
country. That would not be fair,
and |, for one, am glad that MacFar-
land decided TO arrange the semi
finals so that the three best men will
have more than a lucky chance to
get into the final. 1t is such rare
/ judgment on the part of MacFarland
that has made the Velodrome such a
! huge success this year. He is giving
the fans the best there is in racing
and he is giving the riders the best
! treatment they ever received in their
| lives,
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After considerable persuasion i
managed to secure Manager MacFar-
lands consent to print the arrange
ment of the semi-flnal heats in order
to give the fans plenty of time to dis
euss the outcome and discuss the ar
rangement, so here is the way the
men will line up and the fans can go
to it and stick TO it until the heats
are over:
Kramer, Fogler and Grenda.
Rutt, Cayanagh and Spears.
Clark, Goullet and Drobach.
There's some field of cyclists for
! you, and one of them, after mile
sprint next Sunday afternoon, will
emerge the winner of the $1,000, the
second man getting 5000 and third
man 800. Who the lucky man will
be- it is hardly safe to even breathe,
but opinion is almost general that he
will be either Kramer, Rutt or Clark,
with Goullet having royal chance.
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No matter how the semi finals had
been arranged there would be kicks
of course, but that the heats have
been arranged to produce the best
race in the final there isn't a doubt
in the world. While Kamer, Rutt and
Clark appear to have the best chance
of getting into the final, it would moi
be such a tremendous surprise to see
one of these speed kings or perhaps
two of these speed kings beaten or
Wednesday night. Rutt has chance
to be defeated by eithcP Spears oil
Cavanagh. Spears is just as apt as