New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-03
SPEARS new HERO
OF CYCLING FANS
Defeats Goullet in Match
Race That Goes Three
Hard-Fought Heats.
HEADY RIDING OF
YOUTH TURNS TRICK
Big Fields of Amateurs in Two
FixtureS-Another Big Crowd
at Velodrome.

Cycle racing fans in Newark have a
new hero in Bob Spears. an Australian
youth. He defeated Alfred Goulet,
another Australian, but veteran of
the game, in a two-thirds of q mile
race at the Newark Velodrome yester-
day afternoon, and 10000 persons
cheered him TO the echo.
1t was his first match in "big COM
pany," but he showed so we'll that he is
reckoned as the most dangerous oppo-
nent of the national champion, Frank
L. Kramer. the American title holder.
There were all sorts of cycle racing
in the match, which required three
heats TO settle. Spears won the first
and third heats and Goullet the second.
Goullet appeared to hold Spears cheap
ly in the first heat and let him have
the lead. A lap from home he showed
HIS speed by fighting off a dash by
Goullet, and then drew away from
Goullet in the dash down the home
stretch to the tape, taking the heat by
a length.
Goullet decided to make his battle
from in front in the second heat, and
he got the lead by quick Jump" that
carried him by Spears two laps from
the finish. Spears came back to the
fight and rode alongside Of Goullet for
two laps, but could never get ahead.
"Goullie" gave him a rough ride. too,
but beat him only foot at the finish.
Goullet's time of IL seconds for the
last eighth was the best Of the match.
Spears took the lead at the start Of
the third heat, but lap from home
Goullet forged half a length ahead.
He lost this advantage, though, by
some poor headwork. When he got his
advantage, instead of going right on
ahead and taking the pole, he pulled"
some in order to hold Spears in a
pocket on the pole. Spears showed
that he was a quick thinker, for Goul-
let, not being far enough ahead to take
the pole, left an opening, and he shot
through the opening into first place.
The men were only three-quarters Of a
lap from home then, and Spears's speed
was too much for Goullet to overcome.
To make it mere secure Spears pulled
a little further ahead in the home
stretch.
The biggest fields that have appeared
in amateur races at Newark since 1906
were seen in the one-mile novice and
half-mile handicap. Forty-one riders
answered the call in the novice and
sixty-four in the handicap. George d.
Chapman, of Bridgeport, took the nov
ice race, while Tom Grimm, of Irving
ton, with ten yards, captured the ham
dicap.
The summaries follow:
One mile race tnovice)-Won BY George d.
Chapman. Bridgeport. Conn; Joseph seltson. New
ark second. Time 2:23 S-5
Brassard race one, mile Lprotessionsi Marcel
Dupuy. France. Frank CsvsnsRh, Neuaikl-
Won by Du9uy Time. 80 rs Last eighth Of =
mile O.l2 30.
Tso.thirds mil, match rae. professional Alfred
GouIet. Australia. Robert Spear. Austrshs)-
First heat won By Spear Time for last eighth OF
q mile. Ol2 2-5 Second heat won by Goulei
Time, last eighth OF a mile O.l2. Third heat and
race won b. spears. Time. last eighth OF mile
O13.
Two. mile Invitation race tprofessional)-won by
Gordon Waller Australia; Eddie Root, Boston
second. Charley PierC. Australia. third; Menus
Bedell Newark. fourth. Norman Anderson, Den
mark hfth. Time. $685..
One-mile race Chsndicsp: lmsleuil-Won by
Thomas Grimm. Irvington 90 ytrdsl; walter
White Newark 80 yards second John j. Brennan
l2j ysrdsl. third: =. J Whitney, New YORK uO
yardsl. fourth. Time. 81. ., a., ,,,
Professional team point race (2lt miles)-Won
By Hnl aud Gouliet. with ~ points. MCNAMARA and
brenda second. 81 points Egg and Nerri. tfird, 81
points: Kramer and Drobtch. fourth, ~ pointt
Clsrk and Kaiser. eth, 70 points Hasttad ana
Hansen. sixth. 10 points. Time. O. 80.