, 1870-06-26
SPORTING MATTERS.
Johnny Faylor's Attempt to Ride
Against Time-He Fails to Accom-
plish the Undertaking.
Grcnt Double Tenn Race Mt
NnrrnEunsctt Purk-Riltlnrd
Dlottcrx 11crcubouty.


50 great novelty a. proposition to rfde ffty
mlles within two hours. by Johnny Taylor, the
celebrated time-1ider Of CaNiorns, failed 10 draw
crowd cut OF doors and into he awfully hot
weather Of yesterday. Hnd the heat been less IN
tense, and the roads not 50 dry and dusty, 1t Is
probable thst \ large attendance would have been
On hand to witness the attempt A1 1t waA, there
were not more than three hundred people present
It was advertised thai Faylnr s3ould begin riding
at half-psst o'clock, but again the keorcains
suit and eAcryatlnR atmosphere eousrlrel to ILL.,
ttrfere with the carrying Out Of the programme:
hfiecu holzcs with n!ch 10 rde the distance, anl
had selected such animals as he could rely uRon
to carry hltu over the course with the IcQuttea
tEe tcar of Injury to tIcir horrey, the owners Of
nil bot fur OF the Promised steeda failed 70 funt
aTeuuu ss,e,u Tsyiar ssccesed coeetar Il, ali saa
hotsea, four Of which were well adapted to the
iusiness, while the others were The ve1i'.st
These were III b. could saise, and consequently.
tbs plan OF riding nfty niles had to Lc aha,ld3ne..
ItA1her than totally clsappoint the spectators.
nuS S u he "s5 sSux 70 s Ess o os e FvoS o4 q =
10 undertake to ride tweuty-lve miles
In o1c hnpr, Accordingly, slr. Tucker, President
The prupose. substitution, aud stated tnas every
lrtly VINO dlA nut ticsTe To remain might recelre
lack tue snoney paid for admission, as thcy might
rtoultsed, With these propositions the CROWD
vas well pleased, nud pEcparatiuns for the race
beSnu- lion. J. v. Bortcn and Messrs. D. II.
Skinner and jesse smith were placed ID the Judges
ktauI, whtre The fdiInef gentleman distinguished
blnseli bJ tbs accurate uMng Of the various cir.
cults, well BY tho strict attention paid to the
| uEa.ness IL hun,l. Shortly afler : o'clock Fayl \
brecchea ot Woollen cloth, reinforced hS
] kheepekin on The seat, aoh by soms
| kind Of heavy fer On the 1ega
The latter being evidently for the purpose 0! pro
! secun9 the Limits N the knocltng ahout iuvotse1
ped about the wnlst- MAS 4 thick leather belt
alsout ten inches In width. BY which the r1bs ant
J npine were supported aH1inM the severe JuEting
/ The r1cs waA Hidden on the running track which
| being little over seveu furionKB In ientn, mus
be tlayersed twcnty-seven ume1 and about ~,
| To accomplish this tn one hour the average pc
1niIs must be 9:e4, without allowing for Time &c
! tupied in changing horses, while each circuit O
the track must 6c made IN e:oG Al 4:ed p. O
FAylor started upon the tide, making tue frs
! ruund In sos. As be nearcd the wire, In eac
use, was led out facing IN the ttlnctio
tn which he wRs coming, Email army OF helper
htiLg on hand 10 render the EequlsIte assistAnc,
| Two OF shthe would st1Ze md stop tho lneomln
| hd7.+ almost at fult speed, while Fsy!or wpnl
leap TO the E1ound and vault into the otheE Baild
and be OF in u tvtnk1lng, scarcely NOR than thst
or fur stc4.pds being consumed By the opcrAuo
1t soon tet1-IAe evident that the hotsts would Ia
OF eurpl1 tug the necessary speed. But nve tim
did tc get ground tns.de OF s:0G, this being dol
by tue tour hosfes he had originally selected
o:4S he had nade the Circuit twenty tint
and lsd, consequently, failed Of acc01np4ahi
the feat He tn8tie the two additional EuunttA d
The following table shows the time made In ea
| circuit: