Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-20
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cars will be set down for taking part
in the meet.
Despite all protests from the A. A.
A. officials, the promoters of the race
meet are going right ahead with the
preparations for the Saturday after
noon and evening events. Art Klein,
Lon Lonsbury, Billy Tidmarsh, Cap
tain Harvey Kennedy, Eddie Hearne
and a corps of mechanics arrived In
Newark yesterday, and are now
quartered at Olympic Park tuning
up their cars. No track work, 1t is
said, will be permitted today on ac-
count of tho grooming Of the course,
but tomorrow and Thursday the
speed kings will take their steel
steeds over the half-mile track.
Under tho rules Of the contest board,
which will govern the races, only II
limited number OF cars will start in
the 100 mile sweepstakes as the rules
specify that only one car will be al
lowed to start for each 300 feet or
track. This rule will limit the field
to eight cars, but owing to the heavy
entry list of high-class cars and
drivers the field may be heightened
to nine, and possibly ten, starters.
The selections for this race will be
made from the elimination trials to
be run In the afternoon and at night
preceding the big event, which will
be last on the program. Only the
most skillful drivers will be allowed
to start In the long grind, and no
car doing less than 81 seconds to the
mile, regardless of their finishing po-
sitions In the trials, will be permitted
to enter. The big lighting plant has
been shipped to the track and will
be installed Thursday night, to be
ready for the drivers to practice and
familiarize themselves. with the
course. The entry list is fast filing
up, ten drivers being enlisted to
date, three of which were recorded
this morning. The last three to come
to the front are George Clark, driver
of the Ohio 900; AL Jennings and
Harry Lecocq pilot of the Cass car.
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Scoring the manager and the
referee at the velodrome for Kramer's
defeats one bike fan writes:
j. P. N:
Writing In regards to the racing at
the Newark Velodrome, will say that
I have a pair of field glasses l would
like to give John Chapman. Per-
sonally think that both he and Ross
need them, as there must be some
thing wrong with their eye-slght, or
else they never would let two or
three of the riders get away with
some of the racing they're pulling Oft.
Just when poor Mac" had all the
teaming and combinations eliminated
Chapman had to step in and spoil
everything. Do you remember when
there used to be standing room
only" at the track? Well you never
hear them shouting that now, do you?
I should say not. Talk about putting
the LINK" on the racing game, well,
! guess Ross and Chapman hold the
championship.
So Chapman thinks that Goullie
and Grenda are riding perfectly fair
Well, then, what is his conception
of an unfair" rider? Oh, yes,
Dupuy is the example. Well, take 1t
from me- Goullie and Grenda are
riding worse than Dupuy ever
thought of riding. but because
Dupuy is foreigner he Is suspended.
The Australian riders must have a
"charm" on the cycling association,
because the association never sees
their faults. One would think that
the track was controlled by either
English or Australians by the
favoritism that Is shown them But
wait and see what big Steve Is
going to pull soon. He'll make them
all sit up and take notice. He came,
he saw (something that Chapman and
Ross didn't do) and he'll conquer.
Well I hope that Chapman and Ross
will wake up from that terrible
nightmare they're having and show
us some good, old-time. clean riding.
Hoping for some decent races In the
near future. / am.
Sincerely.
L. M. H.
Chapman isn't very popular with
either the fans or the riders and corr
siderable criticism is being heard on