The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-28
Phenomenal Work of Taylor, the
COlOred CycliSt.
SMASHED ALL RECORDS
RACED A NILE, STANDING
START, IN 1:41 2-5.
Skinned Around the Track Like a
Bird, and Michael Was Badly
Beaten and Distanced-Taylor the
Greatest Cycle Splinter In the
World-Brady's Challenge.

New York, Aug. 27.-Major Taylor
the colored cyelist, met and defeated
Jimmy Michaels, the little Welsh
man, in a special match race. best two
out of three, one mile paced heats, from
a standing start, at the Manhattan
Beach cycle track, this afternoon. Mi
chael won the first heat easily, as Tay-
lorS pacing quint broke down in the
final lap, but in the next heats Mi
chael was so badly beaten and dis
tanced that he quit each time in the
last lap.
Taylor's work was wonderful, both
from a racing and time standpoint,
and he established a new worlds rec
ord which was absolutely phenomenal.
For the first time in his racing career,
Michael was Kissed by the spectators
as he passed the stand, dispirited and
detected by Taylor's overwhelming VIC
tory.
Immediately after the third heat was
finished, and before the time was an
nounced, William A. Brady, who cham
pioned the colored boy during the en-
tire season, issued a challenge to race
Taylor against Michael for S., 900 or
$4,000 and a side bet, at any distance
up to 100 miles. The declaration was
received with tumultuous shouts by the
lioniZed when the time was made
known.
Edouard Taylore, the French rider,
held the worlds record of Las 3-5 for
the distance in contest paced from
a standing start. The worlds record
against time, from a standing start,
made by Platt-BettS of England, was
1:43 %. Michael beat Taylor's record
by l % seconds in the first heat, but
2 ha 10 n1ssf x4-ina n11f
Belts record against time in the second
heat. As Taylor was on the outside for
nearly two and half laps, it was east
ly seen that he rode more than mile
in the time, and shrewd judges who
watched the race said that he would
surely do better on the third attempt.
That he fully justified this belief goes
without saying. After taking up his
position on the pole, Taylor jumped at
hair-raising clip and opened a gap of
ten yards in the first lap of the final
heat. Michael never had a show after
his adversary entered the second lap,
as Taylor skinned along swift as the
flight of a swallow, and on the back
stretch in the last lap Michael sat up
right and pedalled leisurly to the tape,
as he saw it was useless to attempt to
catch his speedy rival.
The Welsh rider was as pale as a
corpse when he jumped off his wheel,
and had no excuse to make for his de-
feat. At no time could he keep up with
the terrific pace set by Taylor. Tay-
lor'S performance undoubtedly stamps
him as the premier cycle sprinter of the
world, and, judging from the staying
qualities he exhibited in his six-days' |
ride at Madison Square garden, the /
middle distance championship may be i
his before the end of the present sea-
son.
The weather conditions could not !
have been more perfect, as there was
only light Wind, and it did not retard |
the speed Of the riders in the slightest |
degree.
There were two professional and two
events on the programme, in
addition to the star attraction. Eddie /
Bald, the Buffalo flyer. won the two
mile /. A. w. national championship
race in faultless style from a field of
the best men in the country. Bald GER
-ainly would have Won first honor in
the mile handicap, which went to Nc
Farland of San Jose, but that in the
inal lap Caldwell of Boston fell on the |
back stretch and carried the Buffalo
BOY with him. Both had a nasty spill,
out neither was seriously injured
The American Cycle Racing associa-
ion induced Tom Linton of Wales to
postpone his departure for England to-
lay, and Michael and he have been
for an hour race, with unlim-
ted pace, for a purse of 800 $500
o go to the winner, and the remainder
o so to the loser. The race will take
)lace at the Manhattan Beach track
IN Labor day, Sept. 5. Summaries:
Special Match Race, Mile Heats,
Best Two in Three.-First heat won by
Michael in 1:44 Is. Taylor's pacing
luint broke down on the last lap, and
lie was beaten by 100 yards
Second Heat-Won by Taylor in
:43 %.
Third Heat.-Won by Taylor in
Al %.
Two Mile L. A. W. Championship,
rofessionaL-Final heat won by F. c.
Said, Tom Cooper second, H b Free
nan third, Owen Kimble fourth. Ar
hur Gardiner fifth. Time-4:3S 3-5.
One Mile Handicap, Professional
final heat won by F. A Mcfarland, ,
cratch; second, o. s. Kimble, 30 yards:
hird, w. A. Martin, 90 yards; fourth, +
ames Urquhart. 60 yards. Tine
:06 3-5.