Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-29

The bike fans At the Velodrome
last night Kissed the victory of Al
fred Goullet in the Eddie Bald
Stakes when they should have APP
plauded his efforts to the skies. The
fact that Frank Kramer, the Ameri-
can champion. was beaten, led a
large number of the spectators TO be-
lieve that something was wrong.
Well maybe something was wrong,
but it was not with Goullet for he
rode a great race. an honest race ana
n winning race. He beat Kramer be
cause Kramer used poor Judgment
and the champion might not have
had the strength and the speed Va
change the result no matter what
conditions might have prevailed As
the Bald stakes were run, Goul!et
was the best man beyond douol.
He rode in 'front.' all the way ana
he was forced to set Il stiff pace the
final two laps of the mile. Gouilet
not only stood off the PUSHES of Al
fred Grenda on two occasions. put
he had enough strength and speed
left to stall off the very determined
effort of Kramer at the finish Goul-
Les rode a wonderful race and the
fans were mighty unfair to him. but
he showed that he vas rare gentle
man indeed by coming out on the
track in the face of the storm OF
Kisses and making his tour Of honor
If requires more than mere pluck 10
do such things. and | wondered TO
myself-to myself mind you-ho"
many of the hissers would have the
paneness to do what Goullet had
done.
have always held the opinion that
Won couldn't fool Newark bike tahs
much. but they were certainly away
off on their Judgment last night, for
If ever a man won race on his own
ar won a race fairly, 1t was All
Conflict in the Eddie Bald Stakes
From the moment the race started
Go,llet was in front, but the fact
that Grenda was also in the race
made Kramer. of course, and the
fans naturally. suspicious. But as
tho race was won there was nothing
10 be suspicious about. Grenda, two
laps from the finish, made dart TO
ret to the front. Kramer fought him
afr Again Grenda made another dart
IN get in the lead. but after short
hattie. Kramer dropped back out of
second position and allowed Grenda
to tack on Goullet's wheel More
suspicion. but what was Grenda to
doq Surely the Tall Tasmanian.
who is known for his long spirits.
could not be expected to wait until
Kramer was ready to make his jump
and then trail in at the finish
@
The fact IS. Kramer wasn't very
good last night and he wasnt up
and doing. He had plenty of speed
TO finish with. hut his judgment vas
very poor. l wouldn't be a bit sur
prised to see Katz Yama the jap
anese bike fan. take shot at "old
steve" for his Indifferent race. He
surely didn't ride the sharp. smart
race we have seen him ride when he
was right at himself Kramer IS
not himself and you can bet on 1t.
The fall he got a week ago has
taken LOT Of gimp out OF the
champion and his spriuts aren't as
high as they generally are when
Kramer is in his true form.
After the races I asked Kramer
what was the matter with him in the
stake event The champion raised
his hands and replied:
II have nothing to say.
don't know what Kramer meant
by those words. but he surely should
have no complaint to make. He was
beaten-beaten fairly-and he will be
beaten more than once just like it in
those three-man races. He will win
more of them than he will lose, but
he viii not have a cinch like he
used to. The fact is. the other boys
are getting wise that there is
wonderful advantage in riding from
in front. Goullet is one of those, and
there are others. To win, Kramer
will have to 90 to the front before
the final twelfth is reached. He can
do II and 6n il better than any other
rider in the world because he can
give the others cards and spades in
"stalling' and ''hipping' and all the
finer points of the game.
Again. ] say, the fans were unfair
to Goullet, but he outgamed them
and won much applause by Drawing
the tempest in the tour of honor.
With bouquet in hand, as token Of
victory. Goullet put on his best smile