New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
CYCLERACESA SATTHEGARDEN
COIOREp RIDER CREATES A sENsA-
TION.
MAJOR TAYLOR. THE SOUTH BkookLf"
w,trer.NrN.s MASCOT. DEFEATS TIE CRACKS
OF TWO CoNTINENTs-LATHAM
SPEEDY AMATEUR-MANY FALLS
AND MUCH EXCITEMENT.

AND MUCH EXCITEMENT
Madison Square Garden has seldom contaiheu
more enthusiastic audience than it did last high''
vhen Z 100 vheelmen and others interested IN cychnS
gathered TO watch tho series of short races prein
nary 10 the six DAYS meet, which opens a' l-'Vo
o'clock tonight II, seats and galleries were wen
filed with spectators mos. OF whom apparently.
had eliminates entered in tho various contests ana
club yells were at times so vocneronsly given ''"'
tie music Of the band was lost
When the contestants in the haf-mie handicap
appeared IN the arena the enthusiasm was al lts
height. Eddie" Bald the American champIo"'
was cheered to the echo. Many or the ias' P'oies
sionals Of this country were opposed 10 hm' aS
we'll as Samuel Linton. Of Wales. and j. D. Lums-
den. OF Scotland. Last OF all, there eh'eleu '"o
circle a little ink-colored fellow called Major
Taylor. As no coored man. ana hooouy
had ever heard Of him. many thought that the
South Brooklyn Wheelmen. whose mascot ne Is hau
become facetious. Bald won his heat In masteriui
stylc and Charles Murphy. the Brooklyn crack
won the second heat The Major was entered III
the third heat and when he ran away from MS
rivals he at once became an object or interest
A great shout greeted the black man when ne
came ont IN the final heat TO do battle against the
mighty Bald and Murphy. While the MAJOR had
a thirty-hve-yard handicap. he did not tarry wheh
the start was made. He circled the track ike q
black streak and the crowd rose up in It's excite
III,
the unknown phenomenon. He did not need 1t. Al
one stage Bald showed disposition TO close up the
distance between himself and the Major" and the
colored man put fewsextra kicks into his pedais.
and, drawing away. won as he pleased.
While the winner crossed the mark fully ten yards
ahead of his nearest opponent. he looked as If ho
was haf-scared to death. The crowd was In an
uproar. and somebody yelled TO him TO go on. that
the was not over. Looking back. TayioT sa"
Bald coming up at great speed and sitting down. he
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time rode racehorses. He and Bald circled the
track together and the colored man finished severa!
lengths 10 the good. Bald seemed TO take the
matter a huge Joke. The Major" did not, par
particularly when a few moments later he was
walking around jngling ten so gold pieces in his
pocket the purse he had won.
From the point OF view of the experts, the meet
was especially interesting, it marked the Ameri-
debut of Sam Linton and J. ID. Lumsden. OF the
Welsh team. brought by Eddie Plummer.
The foreigners were out OF their element however.
ard they cut little figure in the nights sport. This
is partly accounted for by fall which Linton re-
ceived in practice in the afternoon. In speeding
around one of the turns the Welshman went over
the embankment. "roughng' his arm and leg in
such manner to make riding not only painful
but dangerous
II there any feature Of the evening that
deserved special praise 1t the fine riding of
A. J. Latham Of Saratoga. This was Lathams
first appearance on the track In the metropolitan
district and he fully justified the praise showered
upon him by his admirers in the upper part of
the State. Next in order. unfortunately for many
Of the riders. the exhibition of ground and
lofty tumbng. The track. according to most Of
the riders. slippery and badly banked. and
there are to-day many sore arms and legs to
testify to the miserable condition Of the course.
This drawback unless remedied, will militate
greatly against the making Of good time in the
weeks racing
The officials were as follows Referee. A. Powell
Philadelphia; judges George L. Mccarthy. Denver
Wheel Club: p. Anthony Brock. president NJ. A
c. c.; William r. Piman. member New-York
State Racing Board. L. A. w. and George Need
ham. captain Kings County Wheelmen; timers.
c. A. Sheehan. Manhattan Bicycle Club; Kober.
Gentle ex-Chief Consul, New-Jersey State D-
scorers, j. F. Fitch. Riverside Wheelmen Fred
and and Thomas es E. Roe Harlem wheellnen; clerk OF
course. w W Wilson p C. c. Buffalo; startsr
Adolph stahi. Greenwich Wheeimen and Charles
p. staubach. Manhattan Bicycle Club; handicap
only one man could qualify f for the final in
heat was finely contested. Roome was beaten in
his heat. while owen and Losee of the South
fina Latham led throughout and won easily
Owen being the man to give him brush at the The
the crowd. and his wheel went with him, but he
The mile professional race was run in three
heats. In the final Murphy and Hadfeld were set
9sthr 1afK 'en eas Pumm chcnsed the winner on
The results foliow
AMATEURS HALF MILE.
J. White. Nsw-YoTk County Wheelmen. Time-i:i6 Is
Third hssi W s1Y5n
ST01xs ham Saratoga s rh nsf Sea %Sr
by Judge wt RSsr'ae Whs.lmsn Tpsmlil4
wh.elmen Time 10 ~ D''"''"
FINAL HEAT.
e. H. % o%sn south S'Ys% brcokyn wh-.imtn
c. s. Henshaw. Riverside wheslmen ................
Won by length nve lengths between second and third
NILE PROFESSIONAL RACE.
%he.@sn " - '"ss second ss ssCo1a heat,
sssss eas's Esda'id VII" Bicycle CUB
a ShaSs. Ms.nf H.dasid ssaalS Vim, Rcyce Club
J. r. s,albuck, philadelphia ..................
Won by two lengths three lengths between second and
third. Murphy and Eaton fell.
THE AMATEUR HANDICAP.
waiter c. Roome, vim Bcyce Club (scracn).u Time
fGs = siesn' hss5 Sss BY %
s.s County %S
" Ms s scsnsss 90 beat %
SIKH hsa, Won ~. y weHr 4 osee sonh
Ssss won BY TSmlnson Riverside wSeemen $50
rS .T.S,u Rv.fd. whesmsn ess' 20 ysrd
FINAL HEAT
G & Henshaw Riverside Wheemen go yards) ........ ]
Wilbur H. Losee South Brooklyn Wheelmen go yards .
C H. TOmnsOn. Riverside r,o whsslmen 40 yards'
Won by a length; half a length between eecOnd and
third. -
SPECIAL MATCH RACE.
Special race purse OF 500. best three heats
One mile.
r. heOn Goodman. Riverside wheeimen
Time-2:213s. 2:20+
The paced by Con Baker.
HALF MILE PROFESSIONAL
Haf-rniie professional (handcap)-Firsi heat won by
p. Z. Bald. Quill Club Whcelmen tscratch): A. G.
Meixeli Philadelphia 60 yards) second. Tlme-i:li.