Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20


nounced that the Ryan Wohlrab team
had retired from the race.
Thomas Tries for Lap.
Lloyd Thomas made an attempt at
regaining a lap after the 6 o'clock
score had been announced. He
started two sprints and opened up
about ten yards on the field. His
partner, Hanley. however, failed TO
appear to relieve him At o'clock
the riders had covered 2,019 miles and
laps, being nine miles and six laps
ahead of the former record of 2,010
miles and 3 laps, held by Goullet and
Fogler in 1913.
-Four Riders Fall.
A few minutes before 10 O'Clock
last night an accident brought down
four of the riders near the Madison
avenue turn. Francisco Verri, Gus
Wohlrab, Peter Drobach and Harry
Kaiser went down in heap after q
sprint for a $40 prize. The race fol
the prime was at an unknown dis
tance and was won by Anderson
Shortly after this Jackie Clark and
Wohlrab shot up the embankment al
wheel skidded and he fell to the bot
tom. Kaiser, coming from the rear
tried to get out of the way, but he
went over his handle bars and landed
at the bottom of the track. Verri
eollided with Wohlrab and he also
fell. Pete Drobach tried to avoid
Wohlrab, but his wheel slipped, send
ing him to the floor. Trainers rushed
over to assist the riders, all of whom
were able to stand with the excep-
ton of Kaiser, who appeared to be
badly hurt. Within a short time
however, Kaiser announced he was
feeling strong enough to continue
This was the first big spill of tho
grind so far. At 11:15 o'clock the
bursting of Wohlrab's tire on the
Madison avenue turn caused a spill
in which both Goullet and Wohlrah
went to the bottom of the track
Neither rider was seriously injured
Norman Hansen fell on the Fourth
avenue turn at 11:45 o'clock, but he
was able to continue riding.
Fogler Runs Into Trainer.
Yesterday afternoon Joe Fogler was
forced down the bank and struck one
of the trainers after a sprint was
started by lloyd Thomas. Fogier was
stunned for a few minutes, hut came
around all right at his camp. His left
side and face was badly scraped. Ir
the sprints kopsky and Hansen and
Piercey and Dupuy lost two laps each
A score of primes had the riders going
at q fast pace during the night and
early this morning. AT 1927 O'Clock
last night the newly reconstructed team
of Hansen and Pierces gained a lap
after a series of sprints. which had
the crowd on its feet for almost ten
minutes. Hansen and Piercey won
xrl,to nffoPA6 for
Unknown distances. The riders were
sent out after the primes in rapid
succession. Hansen's gain of half a
lap ON the field enabled him to annex
three $40 prizes in row.
One hundred dollars wass offered at
Hos o'clock last night for ten one
mile sprints, The sprints were spec
tacular and close finishes resulted at
the end of each mile Pieroey drew
down $50 of the s100 offered. Cameron,
Hanley. Moran. Mcnamara, Egg,
Goullet and Mitten We're the other
winners. From o'clock yesterday
afternoon until early this morning
prime offerings kept the riders on the
lump. Piercey, Mitten, /McNamara
kaiser, Lawson. Anderson and Moran
were the big winners.
Fans Cheer seres.
AT 10 o'clock last night Frank Kra-
mer and George Seres gave an exhibit
ton, while the riders continued then
grind ON the fiat, Kramer covered q
quarter mile in % seconds. while
Seres, paced by Jimmy Hunter, COW
cred a mile in / minute 40 4-5 seconds
ISeres, who retired from the siX-day
grind wednesday morning at o'clock
came in for big hand from the
crowd.