The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
CAVANAGH SPRINTS
WAY PAST GOULLET
Local Rider Takes Two Out OF
Three Match Race Heats
From Australian.
NEARBY A N on FIRE

NEWARK, Sept. 12.-Frank Cavanarb
Of Newark upset the dope and bea, Al.
fred Goullet OF Australia I'm the fcatur.
race ut the velodrome here TODAY
The distance was two-thirds Of a mia
and run in three heats, C~avanaugh can.
turing the first and third heats. The
attendance was 1900.
Frank Kramer OF East Orange. M.
tional champion. with liver Lawson OF
Salt Lake City, won the mile tandem
match race. ThiA pair brcezed 4,
ahead of Alfred Grenda Of Australia
and Fred Hill Of Boston in thre.
straight heats. but were disqualified in
the second heat for foul riding.
Cavanagh rode to form in the Bras.
sard race against Cesar Moretti n,
Italy, when the latter jockeyed Cava.
nagh into slowing up on the last lap.
C~avanagh, with the race appareutIv
won. looked around for Moretti TO .tys
him a battle. The jump came when
Cavanagh did not expect II and he was
caught at the tape by a foot. Thu
Brassard winner received a prize Of $50
and will get the same amount each Sun.
day he defends his badge successfully.
There was also some excitement not
listed on the programme when the old
Motordrome track, directly opposite the
Nelodrome, caught fire. Large clouds of
smoke blew over the spectators and
many started to make n hurried exit
Manager John NJ. Chapman ordered the
band to start a lively tune and an an
nouncement was made that there was no
danger. The crowd soon settled down
and forgot the blaze, which DESTROYED
half the Motordrome grand stand DE.
fore II was controlled. The Motor.
drome track had not been used sine
1912. when several riders and specta.
tors were killed in a crash near the
finish of "A motorcycle race.
The worlds amateur record for n half
mile was equalled by Arthur Spencer Of
Toronto in the second heat of the hal,
mile handicap race for amateurs. The
record is 55 seconds. The summaries
Half Mile Novice. Ama,eur-won b.
William S~alerno. stephan o Pahcpwi,1.
second; Dominic Zurrilo, third Time, {
minute D 20 seconds,
Brassard Race. Professional. One MI.
Won by Caesar Moretti. Frank Caviuagh.
second, Time. 2 minutes a seconds. Las.
eighth mile, l.? seconds.
Half Mile Handicap. Professional-Won
by Peter Drobach. 40 yards, Harry kaise'
20 yards. second. Frank Cory, 40 yards.
third; Martin Ryan. so yards. fourth
Northington Mitten, So yards. tfth. Tim.
3. 20 seconds.
one Mile Tandem Match. Professlonsl
Won by Frank Kramer and LIVER Lawsoi
Alfred Grenda and Fred Hill. second
Time. . minutes - seconds.
Miss and cut. open. Profe>slonal-woa
by Alfred Goullet. Joseph A. Fogler. So
ond; John Bedeil. third: Percy Lawrence
fourth, Frank Cory. nth. Distance,
miles and = !apr. Time, . minutes % sec'
onds
Half Mile Handicap. Amateur-won h'
Albert Baker. DO wards: Alfred krushel. 3,
yards. second. waiter White. IS yards
third. Thomas Grimm, 10 yards, fourth
Time. Sc As seconds.
Australian Pursuit Race. Amateur-wor
by Thomas Grimm: Fred Taylor, reconl
william weimar. third; Arthur spenCe-
fourth. Hans Ohrt. NTH. Distance. . mile
~ lap. Time. II minutes As as seconds.
Ten Mile Tandem Paced Match Race
| Professional-Won by Oscar Egg: Regina
Time. 10 minutes IL rs seconds.
Two-thirds Mile Match Race, Frot-,
sional-Won by Frank Csvana gh; Alfrei
Goullet. second. Time for winning heat !
minute 81 seconds.