New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
CYCLING
JIMMY" MICHAEL. BEATEN BY TAYLOR
THE COLORED BOY.
MILE RECORD SMASHED THREE TINES IN !


While the attendance at the cycling meet at the
Manhattan Beach track yesterday was probably
not over four thousand some Of the best sport ~
the year was witnessed. and the enthusiasts who
missed the racing Will not forgive themselves 1or
their lukewarmness for long time to come IL
was q day Of sensa tona riding and record-breaK-
ing The weather ideal, particularly IN the
late afternoon. when the wind died away almost 10
nothing and made just the of conditions for
smashing record.
IT was day Of sprint racing and this may have
accounted for the rather small attendance. Local
enthusiasts have been led TO believe that middle
distance paced racing was the proper thihs 10
patronize and the general public seems for the time
being to have been weaned away from the snort
distance contests. II Is only matter of time now
ever before the followers of the sprinters VIII raN
10 their support with all their oldtime enthusiasm
The feature Of the programme served up yesterday
nv the American Cycle Racing Association. was
series OF one-mile paced contests between Jimmy
Michael the Welsh midget. and Major .layior'
the coored rider whose re narkable Work thls year
has made his name household Word "hene'e'
cycle racing is under discussion. The struggle was
tho hest two out Of three heats, each man 10 ne
paced by two quint teams. he pacing to be USED
from start 10 finish
With fair weather. it was anticipated tha' .ne
worlds records would be broken. and the predc'ioh
was carried out Not only was the record 10Y ''e
mile lowered but IT bettered in all three hea's
.acb heinc run faster than the one that went oe-
fore Michael captured the first heat. bu' MS coz
ored rival won the next two i'll the easiest soi' VI
manner Michael was only beaten but IN 'he
language Of the l3owery sport he was oo"ieu over
and licked. and then quit.
After the race Taylor's manager announced 20
the public that he ready TO match the co'oiVu
bov against Michael for any distance from one iI'e
20 one hundred miles for from 5000 10 sloV'v s'o
Michaels friends were downhearted al 'ne Uu
come Of the race They admitted that while lay
q
mite the welshman was still. in their opinion the
peer Of them all at anything from twenty !" '9
hundred miles A.. $500,
IN each ouint no changes. Michaels pacemaK-
ers were Ouint No. l. Davis, Lee, Crquhar'' war
burton and Sullivan; Quint No. 2 Callahan gray
Barnaby jackson and Pierce Taylor see"ieu "
have little the better OF it in pace. his teams oehs
ar,-,hged as follows: Quint No. l. WheelocK Na"d'
Blanchari Caldwell and Fulford: Quint NO .
Terrin Cavaly. Aronson. Jefferson and McCar'hE'
There were several vexat,ous delays before the
men were ready TO face the starter. On 'he MS
try the chain Of one OF Michacls quih's oIo"c
bsfore the men reached the first turn, and the!
wera called back They lined up for the second
fine AT 5:47 O'clock. and again the troublesome
chain on Michaers pacing outfit broke ana announcer
delay OF twenty-five minutes occurred
The first heat was started in earnest AT o."
r,cIock and this time the heat finished The
,iders had agreed that II accident happened 10
either man in the first lap they were TO De re-
called and the race started over again. Michael
was the first to catch his pace and he sailed
around the turn in the lead. Taylor tackled on De-
bi,d Passing the stand Michael was in 'front.', with
Taylor's pacemakcrs about yard In the rear
Taylor tried pass Michael on the oacKsue'cn' o"'
could not as a chain on his pacing machine o'oh'
nn the backstretch OF the third lap Taylor SAT up
ond Michael finished alone. winning by one hum
6red wards in the remarkable time OF IA 10 Inc
hest previous record for standing start was
1:a5 s5 held by f. Taylore. the Frenchman STOCKS
the Englishman, did the distance in l:4i' Du' HIS
fine was not made in competition IaE!oTeS rec
ord ~ % "a at Philadelphia recently was made
with a fying start. In such race as that OF yes
terday. from standing start. the riiers are not
nble to get up fun speed short Of half furiohe'
The second heat started at $40 p. m ana
A.. o,,ookere feared that they would racing by
moonlight Michael again the first to eaten
his pacemakers. and he turned into the oacKSue'cI
Ike the wind with Taylor behind his crew yard
a.. .ha rear on The backstretch the flying pace
n. Tavlor worked up to even terms with that oil
Michael and the machines fairly flew around the
crack side by side Michael's friends were salts
fed with this arrangement, as Taylor oeine on me
outside Of the track, must travel consdefapiy
,oneer distance than Michael. VINO han inc pore
rbe terrific struggle lasted for nearly two laps
neither rider being able TO gain an inch. On inc
last lap Michael seemed 10 fater ana as ne o'd 80
Tov,or and his pacing darted ahead. passing
the Welshnan If ne was standing sun Al the
same time Michael left his pace ana sioWen up
The colored rider finished alone ~inmlns ny wSs
sibiy hundred and fifty Yards Iayof ,i,C or Ts
announced as i3 %. again breaking the "orlu ;
hecensa Tavlor and his pace had raced OUTSIDE
Of Michael for two-thirds of the dist9nftet nc
While Michael had been the favorite before the
start; some OF the gamblers eV'iS he a o,1 1y re-
markabe ride in the second heat made 'aG i, 'p n
levers Of MG9S eneg Mcha U was hissed
as he rode iesurey past the finishing line ana the
was almost the FIRST time that Michael mad been
Kissed IN this county ana TINS s9G ,So I midser
The third and deciding heat was not run untII
CLOSE 10 been oeU %1ne an" on for time s
was enough light remanirs for the final sprint,
NUMBERING machines came flying down the track
prepared 70 pick up the riders who stood motion ,
like monarch who realized that crisis was at
protecs his crown Of state and glory The cRocc-
ia,ecolored skin Of TAYLOR fairly sh9nc IN he dim
PARTICULARS noiicsabe. While 70, big fellow
his lttlc ndrod-pound opponent who had been
the cycling king for so long IT..
from their respective riders when the starters
pistol cracked and the two men pushed of as fast
the pole this time. and he handled his gear Of l97
Miehael's gear was los and the little fellow han
died /; with his usual SKIN,
TayIor's handlers did not intend to have him nd
around Michael this heat II such thing could b.
avoided and had instructed the colored boy to TAKE
e ens w Ro WORKING ike demons this time and
body realized that II the terrible pace could he KEEP
nm 10 the finish the record would go for the thlr'
zine The teams swep; down the backstretch lik
a whirIwind. with Taylor and his machine In IRON
and Michael making desperate attempts TO cater
up Passing the stand Taylor led by twenty yard
and Michacl's friends gave up all nope Inc ex
South BROOKLYN wheel boy fairly eating vi
space while a comical grin was spread all over nj
rather good ma turcd face He IVES riding as ~ oil
a pleasure jaunt while Mchaers face was draw
and /; looked rs Il he was aboring The mrs
third was made IN Is IL seconds. In the secon'
lap Taylor Increased his lead doing the two-thrd
mile in 90 -. Michael seeing that he wa
beaten SGT up the last lap and Taylor agar
finished alone, The time for The mile was "A ~
II may be done faster, but Taylors RECORDS wer
Uay0d across two continents last night and thu