The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
CLARKE BEATS RUTY
EVEN AT FIVE MILES
Both Riders Appear to Accept
Pace, but Referee Fails
to Take Action.
RUTT-GRENDA VICTORIOUS
Amateur Champion MacDou.all
Twice Beaten Through
Lack Of Work.
RUTT.GRENDA VICTORIOUS

NEWARK, April 19.-Jackie Clarke
earned the distinction at tho Nelodronis
this afternoon OF being the first man to
defeat Walter Rutt the German. who
holds the worlds championship. in the
latter's present campaign in America
when racing on even terms Clarke per.
formed the feat In the five mile pro.
fessional open, the last event on the card,
and In the presence of an overflow crowd
of 10000 people.
There was much evidence Of team work
in the race, Clarke and Rutt both appear.
ing TO be in combinations. Clarke WIS
trailing Frank Cavanagh, and Rutt fol-
lowed Alfred Grenda throughout the race.
Two laps from the front Cavanagh took
Clarke UP into the lead. riding around
Alfred Goullet. who was setting the pace.
Grcnda and Rutt followed and through the
last lap these four showed the way.
half lap from home Rutt challenged Clarke
and got to his pedal, but Clarke held him
off ON the last turn and also through ths
homestretch. Goullet came fast and
squeezed into third place. while Grenda
was fourth and Joe Fogler fifth.
Earlier in the afternoon Rutt and
Grenda took the measure Of Clarke and
Goullet In a team match race. which they
won in straight heats. Goullet and Foger
were second and Clarke and Cavanagh
third.
Harry Kaiser, the Bronx speed mer.
chant. and Tommy Smith. the 1rvins.on
youngster. divided honors IN the amateur
events. Smith captured the half m!le
open. sprintng around Kaiser in the las;
lap. and both shaking off Donald Mac
Dougall the national champion. Kaiser
came in second. while Fred Taylor OF
Newark was third. one place ahead Of
Champion MacDougall.
kaiser's victory came in the three mis-
handicap He. MacDougall and Smith
were on scratch and kept well together
throughout. Kaiser pulled out of the { a
and took the lead at the beginning OF the
last lap and MacDougall. short of cond!-
ton. tackled into his wheel and took
sleigh ride into second place Smith came
late and got third place. Thet" WAS 4
protest from the spectators. Who con-
tended that William porduc OF Bot
Orange, 1e0 yard man. had gained ltp
on the field and was entitled to victory.
The judges said he had lost lap in the
race. which the rider confirmed. The si'n-
maries
one Mile Novicc--won by \. Dass.wc-.
G., Z. Miller. second. PAU ite!neke. tf.-t
one Nil, Team Match Raee,.eri-st ~
Wen BY We'er E1,, rna Mfref 'i'o,,'t.
Clark. ana Franz r.ysnssh. ,h.-.i I-
Tsce-wcn by Ru.i ava Grcnat; Golli,'. .'i
Fog er. second. Clarke and CdNAuAEh, th.f.t
Time. minutes SCI oId-
NLlf Nile open. Amateur Won ~
Tommy Smith. u 4rry Kaiser. SECOND. = d
1tvloi. third. bonald MtcpuugaN. four n
Time. i minute g - -. uf.dn
Two Nile Haudi'tp. luV.f alton rrofDs.iu. 40
Won BY Al hasiNld. loo yald-, lilo 4
Thomas. 20 Yards second; Joseph tou
sky, $50 yards, third. Joseph RecDcr.
Yards, fourth, frank. bat. 10 yarl,
NTH. Time, n.irutes - seconds,
one Mile Tandem Open. Protcssion
Won b.. LLOYD Thomls and George e. e
eron. Fred Mn and Joe Fogler. Ee......
Alfred Grenda and Ernest Pye, thir; i...
ert spears and Frank CORY. fourth; ". %
Jokus and Floyd krebs. NTH. TIN, g.
minutes - seconds.
Three Mile Handicap, Amateur-Won ~
Harry Kaiser, scratch; Donald MacDou- 10
scratch. second; Thomas smith, ..-' u.
third; Walter Schlee. 30 yards. ip4.ih
Five Mile Open. Profess!onal-Won tv
j, Clarke; Walter Rutt. second, if.rt
Goullet, third. Alfred BRENDA. fourth 'csrnI
Foglcr. .if,h. Time. 10 minutes - - .. O..
unds