Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-29
CARMAN GETS ALL THE BREAKS, NO
BAD ONES; AND OUTBIKES MADONNA
IN PACED GRIND OF 5O-MILE RACE
Champ Lucky to Draw Hunter as Man-in- Front.
Italian Unlucky to Have Tire Punctured;
Lawrence Sets Five Mile Record

UIIIHERE's va horseshoe7" piped some
, w one from the grand stand near the
s,,sb line in the 'Drome, Point Breeze
park. last night as Clarence Carman,
,rord,s champion. disconnected himself
from his favorite bike after he had won
one hfty.mile motor-paced race from a
esld OF Ave crack riders in the fast time
N hour minutes 10 seconds And on
ciose investigation II is probable that a
horseshoe or some ether ink chaser
would have been found on young Mr.. Car
mans person or his wheel
FIRST Of all the champ was lucky to
draw Jinirly Hunter, peer Of Americas
nacers as Dave Meter referred to the
eminent Jeems then Carman got the break
when Vincent Madonna was forced from
me track for four laps because of pune
t,Ired tire and thirdly Clarrie was given
the edge when none of the other riders
was lucky to grab off Hunter as the man
IN front.
. With Madonna riding behind Bill Vande-
berry considered novice compared to the
other pace settlers, the italian rode really
a remarkable race. 1t was the opinion of a
majority of the estimated $4,000 spectators
that Carman wouldn't have been the win
ner had Vincent not been handicapped by
a needle.hole puncture in his front tire on
the thirty-seventh mile.
During a sensational sprint, heart-break-
ing both on the part of the riders and
onlookers Carman assumed the lead just
Ehfter the start of the 37th mile, but it was
d because of the puncture to the Italians
tire From then to the finish Clarrie had
M Imposition, and won with three laps, or
A mile to spare. although Madonna made
A valiant effort to lessen the gap, reganing
Z one Of the four laps he had lost owing to
the accident
Record Is Broken
e- Carman's great victory was the runner
up feature only to the new fve-mile rec
ord hung up by Percy Lawrence, Of Aus
tralia At the crack of Starter Trotters
pistol Lawrence was first to get behind his
= man. and for 13 miles the Antipodean,
Carman and Madonna put on one of the
most brilliant neck-and meek races seen on
the local track.
When the fifth mile had been turned
Lawrence was ahead IF Madonna and Car.
man by less than a bikes length and the
stopwatch showed 5 minutes 3S 2-5 seconds
This broke the former record of 5 ISL, held
Z by Bobby Walthour and established at
r. Charles River Park. Boston, May 81. 1904
- Lawrence pedaled the fifth mile in :04,
and bettered this time on the forty-ffth by
a second but Carman rode the best mile
., the fftieth and fnal in 1913 1-5. Another
fast mile by Madonna was the forty-third
during which he was timed in 1:05.
tg The turning Of the tenth mile found Law
renee, Carman and Madonpe plugging
away almost side by each and after 100
yards on the eleventh Csrnlan shot out in
'front.' only inches anead Lawrence's front
tire was punctured on the thirteenth mile,
and ne was set back several laps. Then
on the nineteenth he was forced out of the
race entirely when his pacemaker's engine
went out of commission.
Vince Takes Lead
. Madonna edged by Carman on the four
tenth mile, but he relinqushed his lead to
., the champion again several yards before
the twentieth mile. On the thrty-third
mile Carman fell asleep for second, losing
pace, and the Italian flew by like a AZ
q centimeter II took four miles before Car
y man could assume the lead again. and 1t
happened only after a most sensational
sprint previous to the puncturing of Ma
donna's rear tire.
Carman scooted around for four laps be-
-fofe his Italian opponent got back on the
track. and, although Clarrie had the race
virtually clinched, Madonna gamely pushed
after the champ with all his might and
main Thus Vincent made up a lap on the
forty-ffth mile, but it was beyond any hu-
man being 10 overtake the title-holder.
With the exception of Carman, George
wiley, poor George riding behind Provost,
was the only other contestant who had no
trouble during the race. Wiley en-
urely forgotten because of the brilliant bat
Tie put on by Lawrence Madonna and Car
man al the outset and Madonna and Car
man at the finish.
Al the suggestion of Dave Meter several