New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-02
BOB SPEARS TOO
FAST FOR FIELD
IN BICYCLE RACE
Australian Rider Captures
Velodrome Champion
ship at Newark.

There was no doubt left in the
minds of the 10000 persons who
crowded the Newark Velodrome yes
tcrday as to the best professional
cyc.ist, when Bob Spears, the young
Australian giant. won the Velodrome
championship. Frank l. Kramer, the
An erican champion, was among the
vanouished.
Kramer was eliminated in the first
semi-fnal, when in trailing Reggie
Mcnamara on the last lap Jake Magin
pccketed him. Mcnamara won the
heat. Spears captured the second
ssni-fnal, outridng Alfred Grenda.
while in the third seminal Alfred
Goullet was distanced when Hans
Orrt. the amateur champion OF 1915,
made steal" two laps from home,
shooting down of the bank on the in
side while Goullet was watching Mar
Gel Dupuy, the Frenchman.
Spears. Mcnamara and Ohrt took
part in the two final heats. a rider
being required 20 win two heats 70.
victory. Mcnamara set the pace IN
the first heat, with Spears second and
Omit third. Spears rode around Nc
Namara on the last turn and won by
length, with me" second and Ohrt
II "a. Ohrt showed the way in the
econd neat and Spears allowed him
two lengths lead entering the las.
lap, then riding around him in the
last twelfth. Ne followed him into
second place.
Syears's calibre was shown in this
heat when he turned II seconds fat
from a length behind at the eighth
pole. He repeated this performance
by winning from Marcel Dupuy, the
TreEchman, in the Brassard, riding
from two lengths behind at the last
eighth In II seconds.
With the Velodrome championship
went a solid gold medal, valued at S5C
Alfred Grenda rode close TO the
record when he captured tho two
mile professional handicap in $40
from the twenty-yard mark. Jackie
.Iarke holds the record -3:37.
Tom Bcllo. the Brooklyn amateur,
captured the two-thirds-mile handicap
from the 25-yard mark leading
through the last half lap. Freddie
Taylor, Of Newark, won the amateu
n Ss-and-out at two miles by mapping
Tom Fi.zsimmons, Of East Orange,
the tape.
Tic summary follows:
"SIeishriders' championship tone mile. p-o'es-
,i0na' l-lake Magin. irriugf0n. vs. John BeseiI
Newa-k-W0n 1r Magia On fs1 straight heats.
rime fur a. eighth. 0.l3. 1.l3 TO-
IF0-thiris mile handicap amateurI-Won hy Tom
belo. BROOKLYN t-j yarfsIs Chris D0fiergelrl.
Newark 20 yanisl. second D. Carroll san
land 900 yarlsi fourth Time l6.
Miss and out professional Won by John Reien.
Newark. Alfred G0u.iet. Australia sec0ud. Chares
iie-lry Australia. fhirl LLOYD Thomas. san Fran
cisco. fourth Willie Har'cv. san Francisco ff'h.
Dstdnc. l3 miles time 10 81.
Won 1y Robert spear. Australia. Reggie McNausra.
Australia. scrr1d Nau, Ohr san Francisco thirl
Times last eighth mile. p.IZ -. Oh
Mise ard 1ut ifmafaIrI Won Hv Fred Tavlo-.
Newark Thomas tifrimmors. East Orange second
Harry Hoffman. San Francisco. third. Edward
time. if --I
Half mile professional exhibition on special uhee,
.. 4 PHILLIPS. Chicago Time 80 b. Former
best time. ! nd
spea~. Australia. y. Mare. pupuy. France-Wu
bv Sp-sT Time last eighth n.l2
Two mile handicap professions. Won hv Alfred
Grrnde. tasmania - rari-I Menus B,lieiI New
ark "a Yards second Jake Magir. lr7ing-on $50
yards. third Alfred Grulet. Australia fsrratrlI
fifth Tine 90
re1-nile tandem paced ma'ril-0scar Eg swift
Eera and. vs. Reggie MrNamara. Au,tralia-W0n hy
hgg Time. 20 o' 2-j.