Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14
Australians Capture Fifty
Mile Team Race by Fine Work
in Final Stages.
KRAMER FASTEST RIDER
Big Steve" Rides Lap in
154-5 Seconds in
Time Trials.

Bob Spears and Frank Cory won a
well-earned victory In the flfty-mile
teams race at the Velodrome last
night. For forty-four miles the big
race was a very even affair, with the
lead alternating between several
teams. but on the forty-fourth mile
the Australian team got away from
the field and led until 200 yards from
the finish. At the time they got away
from the field they had only IS points
in the race, but In the last six miles
they scored 20 points, which brought
them a Victory over ALI Grenda and
Grassy Ryan, who had 80 points.
Jackie Clark and George Cameron
finished third, with q points; ALI
Goullet and Lloyd Thomas were
fourth, with "a points; Frank Kramer
and Peter Drobach were fifth, with
q points. and Fred Fill and Gordon
Walker were sixth. with 10 points.
The race was one long series OF
sensational spirits, and some OF the
finishes for points at the end Of the
odd miles were as thrilling as any
ever seen at the local race course.
Worlds Champion Walter Rutt, Kra-
mer, Goullet and Grenda fought out
several sprints that had the crowd
on their feet and wild with excite
ment. In fact, the contest was
strewn with thrills; 1t more than
came up to expectations, and the fans
will long remember the Spartan
Stakes, which it was named, and well
named, too.
Everybody Excited.
The excitement anent the contest
was not confined to the fans, either.
The riders and their handlers lost
their heads completely at times, and
in one or two instances this injured
the chances of possible winners.
Kramer and Gouilet did not figure in
the finish, on account of the nervous
state of their handlers. Just before
the finish of the fiftieth mile, Goullets
trainers were unable to get his wheel
ready for the finish, and he had to
jump into the race with a soft tire,
just as Frank Cavanagh had started
the final dash. Before Goullet could
get set the race was over. Kramer
was not in the finish at all. The
young man who was counting the laps
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laps before the finish that the race
had a mile and three laps to go and,
while Cavanagh. Grenda and Clark
were fighting desperately in the final
sprint, the champion was riding leis-
urely around on the nat complaeently |
sucking an orange. AS the riders |
flashed by, following the finish, Kra-
mer dropped into the bunch to relieve |
Drobach, and was astounded to find
that the race had passed into history
Walker Rides Game Race.
Gordon Walker rode as game a race
as ever a rider rode. For fifteen
miles Gordon rode with two broken
ribs, and he seemed to ride better
and with more gusto than he did be-
fore the ribs were cracked, On the
tnirty-ffth mile Walker Rtitt, Clark
and Rupprecht fell and it was then |
that he sustained his injuries. Clark !
was badly shaken and1had to be car
ried off the field. but he came back |
after being revived by his trainers.
Walker was taken to the emergency |
room and after an examination DIR. |
Fisher. the track physician, informed /
him that two ribs were broken. Wal !
ker's reply was: We'll, fix 'em up so
/ can get out there again, 'Hillie' is |
getting tired, you know" Gordon
evidently don't care any more about a
rib or two than Adam did.
Spears and Cory Get Away.
Spears and Cory saw the posi-
bilities of winning the race by get
ting away from the field when they
made a getaway on the twenty-fourth
mile. It required a stern chase for four
and a half miles to bring them to earth
on this occasion. After leading on
three miles on which points counted,
Cavanagh went out and got them.
After they were caught they rested
for fifteen miles, and then started
their great effort which resulted in
victory. When they got away on the
forty-fourth mile they soon had a
half lap, which was increased to
almost a lap at various times. Their
advantage would dwindle to less than
a hundred yards, but they plugged
along gamely to the end The crowd
was with them, and they never lacked
for encouragement While these riders
were in front there were many good
sprints for two and one points, which
counted for second and third on each
odd mile. And there were other good
sprints for the S. prizes on each even
mile.
When IL came 10 the maj mile, on
which there were increased points,
Spears was>relieved by Cory, and the
latter had a lead of half a lap. At
two laps from the finish Cory had
about 200 yards Cavanagh led the
final charge, with Grenda and Clark
were In close pursuit. On the back
stretch they sailed by Cory, and
Grenda won, with Clark second and
Walter Rutt third. Rutt put up a
good sprint, as he had been doing
most Of the work in trying to catch