The New York herald., 1922-08-09
F. SPENCER VICTOR
IN CYCLE PURSUIT
Contest Tiresome Until Ref
cree Limits the Distance
to Ten Miles.

Australian pursuit races between pro-
| fessionals seem to possess a charm un-
known to amateurs judging from the
disappointing exhibition provided by
4 Fred Spencer OF the Newark Athletic
| Club and Anthony Beckman OF Sea-
caucus. two simon pure riders at the
/ New York Velodrome last night.
At the end of the long and tiresome
grind Spencer was declared the winner
He came within fifty yards of catchins
Beckman. His time was minutes
As AS seconds.
Arthur Spencer of Newark won a
three cornered match race at one mile
from Hans Ohrt of San Francisco and
| Pierre Seargent of France.
George Chapman of Newark. cham
pion of motor paced riders, racing In his
best form. took the principal honors in
the % mile motor paced race. He COW
cred the full distance in 50 minutes & As
seconds.
The summaries:
HALF MILE HANDICAP (Amateur) Won
Charles Winter. New York $50 yards)
second Gus Merkle. Newark Gao yards)
third Louis Benezetti. Unione Sportiva
Bay View Wheelmen (35 yards). fifth
Time. o:54 1-5.
TWO THIRDS MILE HANDICAP (Profes-
sionaD-Won by Gordon Walker go yards)
Frank Bartel GO yards). second: Alfons
Verraes go yards). third Carl Stockholm,
and Snosko Borowsky. Russia, beat
gards). fifth; John Bedell t4o yards). sixth
AUSTRALIAN PURSUIT MATCH RACE
Amateur) : Fred Spencer spencer VS.. ,,., anthony nth p1y
TWO MILE HANDICAP-Closed to New York
Riders lAmateur)-Won by Louis Bene-
zetti. Unione sportiva Italiana go yards)
Edward G. .Bendi, Unione sportiva tall
ana (scratch), second. Rudolph thinner
man, New York Q20 yards). third; John
Amahlle New York GO yards'. fourth raaj
yardsy. fifth. Time. 4:I5 4-b.
ONE MILE. THREE CoRNERED MATCH
Spencer. Newark; Hans ohrt. San Fran
cisco. and Pierre Seargent. France. tied fot
second place. First heat won by Spencer
2:5s as. Last eighth mile. OLE is. Sec
seargent. third; Time. 81 is. Last
MISS AND OUT INVITATION (ProfessionaD
Won by Anthony Young, Newark; Johr
gedell. Lynbrook; I. T.. second; Fred
francisco. fourth: Pete Drobach. Boston
fifth; Gus Lang, Newark, sixth. Distance
,riym : miles sa,I ! lap p, Time ;s2 s-3. w.. !.
Roy Mobeck, Chicago; Elmer Bundle. Buf.
falo. second: Sam eastman, Bay View
Wheelmen, third; Edward G. Bendi Uniont
Sportiva Italiana, fourth; Earl Adams
New York, fifth. Time, Z :07 10.
TWO MILE TANDEM RACE professionally
Won by Anthony Young and Charley os-
territter. Newark; Gus Lang. Newark
and Alfons Verraes, Belgium, second; Fred
Taylor and Harry. Horan. Newark. third
Tom Bello, Brooklyn. and Peter Drobach
Boston, fourth; Andrew Watts and Floyc
Krebs. Newark. fifth; John and Nerds
Bedell, Lynbrook, l.. l.. sixth. Time
4:37 10.
FIVE MILE MOTOR PACED RACE CANA
teur) Won by John Patrick, Newark
paced by. Otto Miller. Brooklyn; Feis
Patti. Unione Sportiva Itaiiana, paced by
Jean Antenucci. Italy, second; William
Marino. Brooklyn, paced by John Schlee
-, Newark, third. Time, 7:4s l.5;
TWENTY 1--WE MILE MOTOR PACED
RACE. PROFESSIONALISM by George
Chapman. Newark, paced by Jean Ante
nucci. Italy; Frank Cory, Australia
paced by Willie Hunter, Philadelphia, sec
ond; Paul verkyn. Belgium. paced by
Arthur Miller. Brooklyn. third Larry Gaff
| ney. Brooklyn. paced by John Schlee. New
ard. fourth Willy Appelhaus. Germany
paced by Eddie Root. Boston. fifth Time
| 80 :33 As.