Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-26

where the big interest of the vast
crowd centered. Opinion as to the
outcome of this race was very much
divided beforehand, but afterward not
single soul could possibly say that
"GoullIe" didn't prove the master over
Clark in most pronounced and un-
deniable way. Goullet has become
finished rider. He has learned much
in short time, and I tell you 1t will
take "O1d Steve" Kramer at his very,
very best to make Goullet bow to his
prowess.
It took only two heats to decide the
feud between Goullet and Clark, al
though not a few expected that Goul-
let would be disqualified in the first
heat for taking his right hand off the
handlebar and showing Clark, who
was forcing him off the track. away
from him. A disqualification might
have been in order. but it would have
been unfair, for Goullet was COM
PEELED to shove Clark away from him
or else go down with a crash, as the
men were rounding the first turn and
Clark was forcing Goullet right of
the track. In allowing the race to
stand, Referee Ross used good COM
mon sense. Goullet proved he was
the better man and he was entitled to
the verdict AS far as Clark is con-
oerned, he did what is known In rae
Ing as "pinching him Off" All the
boys do It, and when they get away
with It, all hunky-dory. In Clark's
case, though, Jackie wasn't UP on
Goullet far enough to cut him down
and he was "beaten to It," as the
saying goes. There was much grum-
bling and some kissing over the af-
fair, but Clark himself acted the part
of the sportsman by taking his medi-
cine without a murmur Of protest.
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Though Il is bad habit for the
riders to get into in taking their hands
off the bars, in Justice to Goullet 1t
must be admitted by those who have
observed at all that Goullet is the
fairest rider In the game today. This
statement covers them all, from
Frank L. Kramer, the best, to
Wooden Legs Larry Corbitt, the
worst. The fact is Goullet is almost
too fair, and he takes the worst Of 1t
time ana time again.
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Goullet raced like a champion yes
terday. He has picked up some of
Kramer's clever stuff and he worked
It about as we'll as 'rBig Steve" HIM
self could work it. He made show
of Clark as far as generalship and
track tactics are concerned, and on
top of that he had the speed to over
come anything that Jackie could pro-
duce. In the first heat Goullet forced
Clark to take the lead and outlook
eyed him whenever occasion sprung
up. He made Jackie show the way
until a lap and a half from home,
and then he Jumped by his opponent
like breaking sticks. Once In front
he stalled beautifully, but Clark
came upon him going down tho home
stretch and forced him to battle his
very best to keep in front. Clark,
in his efforts to get by, gave Goullet
the close ride we have discussed in
previous paragraph, but Goullet
never faltered and went on his way.
Coming around the Mum avenue
turn for the last time Clark made
another attempt to pass Gouilet, bur
he couldn't do It. The finish was a
good one, with Goullet getting the
verdict by half a wheel.
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More oleevr track tactics on the
! part Of Gou1let made the second heat
easy for him. With lap and an
eighth to go, Goullet made bluff
jump and forced Clark to race all
the way down the backstretch and
around the far turn, and then. with
Clark anxious for let-up, Goullet
went by like q shot down the home
stretch and stalled jackie SO effec-
lively that Clark was thrown COM
pletely out Of his stride. The boys
raced on, with Goullet well within
himself and apparently able to fiy 4
he wanted to out in front Clark
however, was not going to be beater
without struggle, and he came a
Gouilet just after passing tho Twelfth
pole, but he knew full we'll himsel
that the best he could possibly u'
would be to make the finish close
, Goullet winning by half q length.
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