New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-13
THRILLS GALORE
AT VELODROME
CYCLE RACES
Cavanagh Beats GoulIet
by Inches in Match Be
fore Big Crowd.
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN
OLD MOTORDROME
Spencer Equals Worlds ANA
teur Record for Half-Mile in
Handicap Fixture.

Frank Cavanagh nosed out Alfred
Goullet in two heats of a match cycle
race at two-thirds Of a mile at the
Newark Velodrome Yesterday. Twelve
thousand persons watched the sport.
a ten-mile tandem match race was
won by Frank Kramer, Of East Or
ange, and liver Lawson, of Salt Lake
City. Their opponents were Alfred
Grenda, Of Australia, and Fred Hill.
of Boston. Kramer and Lawson came
in first in the three heats. but were
disqualified for foul riding in the
second.
There was yell Of dismay from
the grandstand when the front tire OF
McNamara's wheel came off after the.
puncture. He was giving Egg a great
fight when the accident happened, and
with difficulty kept his wheel from
dashing into the tandem PAGERS With
another bicycle Mcnamara tried hard
10 make up the lost distance, but Egg
pulled away from his own PAGERS and
made great finish. The time was
l9:l7 2-5.
A fire broke out in the old Motor
drome grandstand a short distance
from the Velodrome. Hundreds (
women and children at the races be-
came alarmed and started for the exits,
but they were assured there was no
danger, and returned to their seats.
The fire started in the same section
OF the grandstand whore several spec
tators and riders were killed three
years ago, when Eddie pssha lost
control of his motorcycle. causing n
collision which forced the riders into
stand ard over those in tho
front rows. The police of Newark
would not permit that kind Of racing
after the accident.
Arthur Spencer, of Toronto, equalled
the worlds amateur record for half
mile in the third heat of the half
mile handicap race, which was won
by Albert Baker, of Nutley. whose
handicap was ffty-fve yards. Spencer
was on scratch.
The summaries follow:
Hslf-mile luoylcc. amateur Won by william
Salorno Newark: stephen O'Pancowin. Newark.
second: Dominic Zurrila. Newark tmfd. l'me'
E,s,sarI race professional one milel-won by
Cesar Mcretti. italy. Frank Cayanash. Newark
Second Time. "a last eighth mile Oi2.
Half-mils thandicap: professional py re's,
Drobsch Boston: Harry Kaiser BronI. second
Frank CORY. Australia. third: Martin Ryan. New
ark fourth. Wouhingou Nlitten. Davenport, Iowa
9TH Time. 0.52 p.
One-mile tandem match (profcssionap by
Frank Kramer Fast Orange. and liver Lawson
salt Lake city: Alfred Grenda. Australia. and
Fred Hi. Boston. second. .
Miss and ont topen. PROFESSIONAL Won By A.
fred Goullef. Australia. Joseph A F0ger. BROOK
iyn. second: John Bedell. Lyubrook. l. l.. third
Percy Lawrence san Francisco. fourth; FRANK
CORY. Australia. fifth Distance miles ana
= laps. time - ~. 4,
Thomas Grimm. Iryington. y. j.. Fred Taylor.
Ncwark second. William Weimar. Newark. thlrI
Arthur Spencer Toronto fourth Hans Ohrt. san
Francisco hfh. Distance. miles y Zap. Time
II - rs. ,--,-z.,,
Ten-nile tandem paced match tprofessi,olna,, =
Won ly oscar Egg. Switzerland; Reginald sie
Namara. Australia. second. AIRED Houle' n"'
traHa ttlrd. time. 1877 % ~. 81.
Two-thirl, mile match professional 60 Won ~
Frank Cavanagh Newark. Alfred Golile'' AUS
trara second Time. lj7 49,.
Half-mile thandicap: amateur wen ~ AlpeI
Raker NutIey: Alfred Knishel, BuHalo' seGoua
Walter White Newark. third. Thomas "finn
Irynefon. fourth. Tine $50 -