New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-24
KRAMER BREAKS A
WORLDS RECORD
IN CYCLE RACE
Clips a Second from Time
for Third Of a Mile
in Trial Heat.
FINISHES SIXTH IN
THE FINAL BRUSH
Dupuy Shows Speed in Winning
the BraSsard Match at New
ark NelOdrOne.

Frank Kramer, the American cham
pion cyclist, is surely the grand old
man" Of cycle racing Although Dor
dcrinC on thirty-hyc years of age, and
having held the American title for
fourteen years, as q matter Of diver
sion he established new worlds rec
ord for onc-third OF a mile at the New
AK Nclodrome yesterday afternoon.
His time was 3G 80 seconds, and II
was one second better than the prcvi-
Gus mark Of 81 3-5 seconds made by
Paddy O'Sullivan Hehir at the same
track on October %. 1910.
Although establishing a worlds rec
ord Kramer did not win the race.
His mark was established in one of the
qualifying heats. in which he finished
fret from scratch in tho one-third-
mile handicap. In fact, he wasn't even
placed d. the final heat. lie finished
s.s.h. ROT because hc didn't have IA
much speed, bIt the handcan' in the
rral were too rulch for him Larry
.orbott. with seventy yards ac~Hntago,
won the race. and he time VS. "a 30
seconds
Anot' or reason for Kramer failure
in tho final was that Reggie Mcnamara,
who from me tor yard mark refused 10
set pace for Kramer IS he had done
I'm the qualifying heat. Kramer was
obliged 70 pa him and ride unpaced
after tre leaders. He caught then. al
the he'd of the home stretch, but he
did no. have the strength 70 go around.
Corbct. full of gamcness, fought 20
the last kick and won by inches from
Joe Recber, who had ifty yards allow
ance.
Marcel Dupuy, the speedy French
man, shared honors with Kramer lie
won the Brassard match a. ono mile
from Bob Spears by outmsnnuvring
him. The men started az slow pace
and continued II until lap and n ia.f
from tnc finish. Spears allowed Dupuy
a teu-yard lead, and taking advantage
% this the Frcnch'rdu started oulcN
sprint, which enabled him 10 open
big gan before spears could get Under
way. Spears picked up all nut TWO
Yards when the tame was reached
Uupuv rode - last eighth Of milo
in IL As seconds, which equals the best
time ever made az the track. and a.
result ne has been matched with IRA
NOR for wednesday, night ~ this week.
Toe Foglcr. the Brooklyn cycliS''
made his first race Of the season III
match with Thorwald Ellegaard, the
Danish rider. who arrived IN America
this week. Fogler won, too. with a
o(ame finish. taking the second and
third heats. after losing the first heat.
Foglor "stalled" Ellegaard successful -
L.. holding the latter high on the ban K
in the second heat. checking al early
sprint and pocketing him N the sec,
ord In both heats Joseph had a good
enough lead TO carry him TO the tape
first
New York Athletic Club amateurs
were TO be found i'm the two-mile open
tho chief amateur race of the after
noon Fred Whitney won. with EDDIE
Kane second. inches behind.
Tackle Clark showed return 70
form. winning the fvemile profes-
sional open. He had battle with Al
fred Goullct and Frank Kramer IN the
last lap and held them of after pass
inc Alfred Grenda on the backstretch.
The summary follows:
us.f.,-,s novice ~ Harry se!fred New
,,,. Toyr- SHorer Newark. second IHl'. !" D.
ran I'',,.,.o,i ,a- ,srdsI. John Sasage Newark
~ 'yarI,' Second s,uy- ZeppIlno. Ne" YORK 90
yards. uird. Time 90 5-',..h ,,o,e..ioosI.
~ D.ruy France. -. Robert Spear; Az
TIA VHr ty Dupuy. Time last eishth-mi
u o. seconds. ,.-,. r,,,,ofJ
,-I.r.,l Dcrn,sr. 81 Joseph Foglcf. BROOKLYN -
~. Ge5t ~ou 6y Encgasrd lime las, ciSh'h-m
q. rlf Second beat won W roger =. uiilc'
0.i..- Tiiei heat and match won ~ roger
one mile tandem fhaudicap: PROFESSIONAL Won
Do ,If,sT gr.I.ia and Fred HI tsoratchl. Menus
U.lsi auI Willie Cohurn go YARDS. s',o,t
Trre.t iolus aud Edie Ruppcchi 80 yard'
ma George Cameron and Willie Han!ey 90
YARDS. fourth Time. ~ o., Whit
Two mile open amateur Won ~ :. ~. M WI
ney New York 4 G. Ed"ard hshe, &c" ,tiyi
Ayg-,,, Lang Ivington. fourth. Time. 81 -.
one third nile ,handican: professional LN.M ~
Xe'ts-4 10 tarl,i. second. Jacob hae!n. ltnhs
ION ~ wards. th'rd. willie Cobutn. Newark ~
YARDS. fourth. J. g. schmidt 'oV 's'N''' "
Tine a seconds. go 4,
Five mile open professional Won by a J.
,hiri' Usrry Kaiser. fourth. Percy Lawrence. MIN