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Show HQ LAM TAKES RAGE FBI CLARKE: Jackie Wins First Heat, .but Swede Grabs Second and Third. RYAN BEATS GOULLET Little Australian Loses Special Event and Fails in Record Trial. Thirty-five hundred bike fan3 witnessed wit-nessed Ivcr Lawson's victory over his keenest rival. Jackie Clarke, at the saucer track last night. The race was clean albeit sensational, Clarke taking the first heat and Lawson the second and third. The crowd rose to its feet as the riders entered tho "stretch of the deciding heat and. about evenly divided, cheered robustly for both riders. Ryan took first place in the final of ho Bumper handicap, riding down the invincible Goullet. Goullot tried again to lower Clarke's, world record of :C0 2-5 for the half-mile, but failed bv four-firthE four-firthE or a. second. R. Brazier was suspended indefinitely for fouling Kra-mer Kra-mer ,ntM? three-mile amateur point race. Goullet won the five-mile open raco for professionals. In tho match sprint raco between Lawson and Clarke, Lawson out-pedaled out-pedaled and out-wlttcd the little Australian. Aus-tralian. Lawson drew the pole in the first heat, but Clarke Had little difficulty diffi-culty In going to the front In tho bell lap. finishing a wheel length ahead of Lawson, Clarke took the pole in the second heat, but could not prevent J.awson from going around, with two laps to go. Clarko pulled up almost even in the last lap, but Lawson was buckled over his hsndlc-bars for business and grabbed the tape by a six-Inch margin. Tho third heat was for one mile-Clarke mile-Clarke drew the pole. The crowd waited wait-ed In breathless suspense for the riders to enter the bell lap. Both men were using their heads. Clarko trying- to forco Lawson to take the pole, Lawson keenly alert to every movo made by his opponent. op-ponent. Clarke started to pedal with throe laps to go, with Lawson glued lo his wheel to tho bell lap, when the latter lat-ter unwound a sprint that took him to the front. Clarke tried hard, but lost the heat by tho width of Iawsnn's tire. Had thore been ten feet farther to go, tho race might have ended In Clarke's favor. The bumper handicap, professional, was akin to the pursuit stylu of racing, except that tho aggressive rider touched the man on the defonse out, Instead of passing him. Goullet. Root. Foglcr, Ryan. Thoma3 and Hehlr lined up for the final, with the men spread around the track Irregularly placed. Goullet was placed In tho most difficult position, posi-tion, Rtartlng from scratch, with Ryan but twenty y.-irds behind. Root was double that distance ahead of GoulloL Tloblr and Thomas were the first men out. Goullot was next touched out bv Ryan after a hard ride. Root put Pog-ler Pog-ler out of the running, and Ryan woro Root down at one mile two laps and juu yaras. ityan tooic first money: Root, second; Foglcr. third, and Goullet, fourth. After his hard ride against Clarko earlier in the evening, Lawson did not enter tho five-mile open, single paced race for professionals. Clarke dropped out after riding- about a mile. The pace was fast from the beginning, five pacemakers pace-makers keeping the riders on their pedals. ped-als. Goullot won handily, with Thomas, Hill and Mitten bunched close behind. The three-mile point race, amateur, was won by Iscd Toung, who scored nine points: F. E. Walker took second place, with six points: O. Schmcrtz, third, with five points, while George Gemplc and C. F. Wllklns divided fourth money, with two points each. Brazier pushed Kramor off the pole for a fall and was suspended Indefinitely. Ned Toung also look first place in the two-mile lap handicap for amateurs, with Wilklns his closest contender. O. Schmcrtz and George Gcmplo finished third and fourth, respectively. Summary: Bumper handicap, professional, three heats to qualify, first two In each heat First heat: Alfred Goullot, ' first; Eddie Root, second. Time, 1:012-6. Second heat; Joe Fogler, first; Martin Rvan. second. Time, 1:07. Third heat: Lloyd Thomas, first; Paddy Hehlr, second. Time. 1:00 3-5. Final: Martin Ryan, first; Eddio Root, second; Joe Fogler, third; Alfred Goullet. fourth. Distance, 1 mllo. 2 laps, 100 yards. Time, 2:25 2-5. Match sprint race, professional (French stylo), betwepn Iver Lawson and A. J. Clarke, best two In three heats First heat (half-mile): Clarke won. Time. 1:013-5. Second heat (three-auartcr-mile): Lawson won. Time, 2:111-5. Third heat (ono mile): Law-son Law-son won. Time, 3:41 4-5. Half-mile record trial against time, professional, by Alfred Goullet Time. :51 1-5. Record, :50 2-5. Two-mile lap handicap, amateur Ned Young, first; C. F. AVUklns, second; O. U- Schmcrtz, third: George Gomplc. fourth. Time. AM. Three-mile point race, amateur Ned Young (9 points), first: F. E. Walkor (G points), second: O. U. Schmcrtz (5 points), third: George Gemplc and C F. Wilklns (2 points each), tied for! fourth. Time, 6:11-1-5. Five-mile open professional, single paced Alfred Goullet. first: Lloyd Thomas, second; Fred Hill, third; W. L. Mitten, fourth. Time, 9:-n 2-5. |