Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19
KRAMER CONFIDENTg
OF KEEPING SLATE CLEAN
Yankee CycIist Glad COnsuls
General Race Is n
Settled.
DATES ABROAD CHANGED
American Is Slated to Ride,
Moretti and OIiveri Next
Sunday. @
BY FRANK L. KRAMER
1.-The American Champion oyclIst.)


PARIS, March 9.-After having won
the Prize Consul General, l now feel
confident that I will have an UNI,
broken string of victories in my races
here this winter The Consul General.
was stumbling block for me last
year, and was the only race in which
met with defeat. am glad the race
is over and l am pleased with the
outcome and hope I will come home
to Newark undefeated
In the Consul General the final was
run on points in two heats. Friol and
Dupre were in the final with me, and,
OF course, were teaming. In the first
final heat Dupre was pulling Frioi
Coming into the backstretch of the
last lap I jumped and closed Friol in (
going around the last turn. F'rioR
bumped me so hard 1t threw me out
of my stride and l almost fell. Be-
fore l could recover we crossed the
tape, Dupre winning by scant six
inches. This gave Dupre one point,
Friol three and me two points
then knew what was UP against.
and in the second final heat made up
my mind to ride from the front. In
this heat 1 jumped Friol and Dupre
two laps from the finish and went all
the way, winning by a full open
length. Dupre was second and FrioI
third, This gave Dupre and myself
three points each and Friol six points.
To decide the race Dupre and I had
to ride match, and won with ease.
/ went to the front and stayed there.
Dupre tried to force me to overextend
myself, but was in very fine form
and was leading by length when I
crossed the tape. a5
Hears Speech and Drinks Wine.
After winning was taken over to
the box occupied by the consul gem
eral and stood by while he made quite
long speech, which was all Creek
to me. Following the speech he drank
glass Of wine with me and then
decorated me with the usual trim
mings, a red, white and blue sash and
flowers, after which I went on tho
track again and rode the tour dc
honor. ,-eS.
On the same day and following the
big open race l competed in a tam
dem race. / rode with Julian Pou-
chois and we won the event. Schilles
and Sargent were second and Dupre
and Friol were third. In the final we
went to the front and went all the
way. We did the last lap in IA LIS sec
onds. which is the fastest lap ever !
made in competition here. The dis
lance of the race was one kilometre,
or four laps of the track, the distance
of the Prize Consul General, aseAa
Change In Foreign Program.
Some of my races here have been
changed. At Marseilles March 22rIs
am to ride Moretti and Oliveri in
stead of Moretti and Perchicot, ana
on the following Sunday I ride 100
kilometre race with Thys for q part
ner, instead of Moran. Thys won the
Tour de France last year and is y
great long distance rider When he
gets through with this -kilometre
race with me he will think he has
gone through another Tour de France. !.
for I am going to let him ride ninety
nine kilometres and I will ride one.
the last one. This man is some part-
ner, what
/ ride Ellegaard and Perchicot at
Bordeaux the following Sunday, ard
a week later the Easter Prize at the
Pare des Princes track. This race
will be run on both Easter Sunday
and Easter Monday.
This will finish my contract and I {
will take the first boat for america
and dear old Newark.