Show SAMUELSON TELLS I OF ot CLARKES CLARKE'S DEFEAT I T M M. Samuelson sends another of or those tholo interesting letters from New York which contains considerable bicycle interest locally locally lo lo- dope that will ill bo be of cally and a portion of Theo a s letter is is therefore published herewith I am wr writing tint you a few lines to explain th the defeat of Clarke in the tho la race There was a men five combination framed up to beat him It W was S one of the rottenest deals I ever saw handed out to an any man iu ill iii my life Before re the finish McFarland came cameto to Clarke and Lawson L nail and wanted them in in with himself and Kramer They turned Mac down an and then Mac formed formea the bi big combine to beat Clarke and md they did it But oven even at nt that they had their hands full Thin Things were 80 so ra raw that the tho people saw MW it and Clarke Clarkey got Jot the bi big hand Clarke camo came through h on the pole the only chance he ho had and the only possible chance he be had to ride rid at all as Kramer m made mado e it his particular lar business to hold Clarke Clarko back After crossing the tape Mac swung down don on Clarke and he be had a a. bad fail faM Jackie declared that ho would never ride in in America a again ain Chapman is after Clarkin strong and andis andis is offering him all aU kinds of inducements but Clar Clarkie e told me mo that if ho stops |