Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-19
Famous Cyclist Dual Victor in
Big Meet at COpen-
hagen.
SEEMS TO HAVE OLD SPEED
fFrom the Paris Correspondent of the
Evening starr

fErom tlie Paris Correspondent of the
Evening starr
PARIS, June 19-Thorwald Ellie
gard. the Dane, who has won six
worlds championships and is consid-
cred one of the marVels of the cycling
world has at last shown a return TO
form. Ellegaard had bad year last
year, and it was believed that his
star had set as he showed little form
his spring. He has shown in train
ing recently that he is not entirely
bereft of his old speed. and in a big
meeting at Copenhagen he showed
by actual competition that he is still
to be figured among the worlds best
sprinters Copenhagen is his home
town. and but for an unfortunate ac-
Cident he would probably have swept
the boards in the big meet there in
which some of the best riders of
Europe were among the starters. In
the scratch race Ellegaard was a
rather easy winner. with Pinai the
Italian. second and McNamar, of
Australia. third Big Victor Dupre,
also a former champion. was shut out
in the final. along with Finn, of Ger
many; Hedspeth. the American negro,
and Dupuy. Of France ElleSaard
won the handicap from scratch, with
Mcnamara second and Piani third.
On the final lap of the tandem handi-
cap Elegaard and Mcnamara, who
rode from scratch. fell and We're badly
cut and bruised.
Many Meets Postponed.
Numerous meets throughout Europe
were postponed last Sunday on ac-
count of rain At the Buffalo track
in Paris Bailey. of England; Dupre
and Sargent. the young French rider,
41Ia h44f ha {
been postponed until July 10. There
was great interest in the match here
and the postponement was keen
disappointment. At Rheims, France,
Hourlier, Pouchois, Schilling, Gardel-
lini. Merguer and forty other riders
were ready for the start of the Grand
Prize of Rheims when rain put stop
to the meet.
The meeting at the Karreveld track
in Brussels, Belgium, was transferred
to the winter track when rain inter
fered with the meet. In the principal
race, a French point match, Perchi-
cot was a rather easy winner over
Van Bever. the Belgian champion;
Oliveri. of Italy. and Friol, of France,
who finished in the order named. In
the first heat Perchicot won from Van
Rever and Oliveri. and Van Bever
defeated Oliveri and F'riol in the Sec
ond heat. Perchivot took the third
heat from Oliveri and F'riol and the
fourth from Friol and Van Bever.
This gave Perchicot the race with
three points to his credit Van BeVer
had six points and OliVeri seven.
Friors showing was indeed poor, ana
it is believed here that his career as
a first-class bike rider is about end
ed. He has been slipping down the
America two years ago, and not once
has he shown even fash of that |
great sprint that won two worlds !
CHAMPIONSHIPS and pressed Frank !
Kramer to his limit.
Grand Prize of Mons for PerehicOt.
Percvhicot also won the Grand I
Prize of Mons Belgium, in which |
Ven Bever finished second. At the
same meeting Egg and Joret, !
Belgian, won a three-hour team race
with Veseraater-Doosche, of Belgium,
second and Van Bever and Van
houwaert, the two Belmian title hold
ers. were fourth. John Stoi; OF SIX
dav fame. rode with krupkat and
finished third. The race was run in
three legs of one hour each with
sprint at the end of each leg. 1t was
a new idea and proved very popular.
Caesar Moretti is riding in fine
form and has completely recovered
from his recent injury. He is riding
in Italy and winning the majority of
his races He was beaten by Nerri
in a recent meeting but came back
the following day and defeated Verri.
Messori, Stefani and and big field
in a scratch race. Nerri turned the
tables on the same day by taking the
e-kilometer event, Moretti finish
ing second and BolZoni third
Just prior to the running of the
championship of Germany, the four
contenders for the title met in
match at Hanover and Stabe was the
winner with Lorenz second, old Otto
Meyer third and Peter fourth The
victory of Stabe makes him the
favorite for the German title race.
2 Before one of the greatest crowds
ever seen at the historic Leipsic