The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-28

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Loser Eissed-Brady's Challenge.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Major Tay-
Tor, the colored cyclist, met and defeat
ed Jimmy Michael, the little Welsh
man, in special match race, best two
out of three, one mile paced heats.
from a standing start, at the Manhat-
tan Beach cycle track, this afternoon
Michael won the first heat easily, as
Taylor's pacing quint broke down in
the final lap, but on the two next
heats Michael was so badly beaten and
distanced that he quit each time in the
last lap. Taylor's work was wonder
full, both from racing and time stand
points, and he established a new
worlds record which was absolutely
phenomenal. Michael was Kissed by
the spectators as he passed the stand,
dispirited and detected by Taylor's
overwhelming victory.
Immediately after the third heat was
finished and before the time was an
nounced William A. Brady, who cham
p!oned the colored boy during the en-
tire season, issued a. challenge to race
Taylor against Michael for S., 900 or
$4,000 a side at any distance up to 100
miles. The declaration was received
with tumultouS shouts by the assem-
blage, and the dusky victor was lion
lied when the time announcement was
made.
Edouard Taylore, the French rider.
held the worlds record of 1:45 3-5 for
the distance, in a contest paced from
standing start. The worlds record
against time from a standinst start
made by Platt Belts, of Englani was
1:+S 2-5. Michael beat Taylore's record
by 2-5 seconds in the first feat, but
the major wiped this out and .ied Belts
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AS Taylor was on the outside for two
and one-half laps, it was easily seen
= that he rode more than a 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.
WONDERFUL WORK.
After taking up his position on the
pole, Taylor jumped away at hair
raising clip and opened a gap Of ten
yards in the first lap after his adver-
sary entered the second lap, as Taylor
SKINNED along, swift as the flight of
& swallow, and on the back stretch in
the last lap, Michael sat upright and
pedalled leisurely to the tape, as he
saw it was useless to attempt to catch
his speedy rival. The Welsh rider was
his wheel. and had no excuse to make
for his defeat. At no time could ne
keep up with the terrific pace set by
Taylor.
Taylor's performance undoubtedly
stamps him as the premier cycle sprint
er of the world and, judging from
the staying qualities he exhibited in ais
six days ride in the Madison Square
garden, the middle distance champion
ship may be his before the end of the
present season. ~
The weather conditions could not
have been more perfect, as there was
only a light wind. and it did not re-
tard the speed of the riders in the
slightest degree.
There were two professional and two
amateur ey vents on the programme in
addition to the star attraction. Eddie
Bald, the Buffalo flyer, won the two
mile L. A. w. national championship
race, in faultless style, from a field of
the best men in the country. Bald
would certainly have won first honors
in the one-mile handicap, which went
to Mcfarland, of San Jose, out that in
the final lap Caldwell, Of Boston, fell
on the back stretch and carried the
Buffalo boy with him. Both had a
nasty spill, but neither was seriously
injured. ---' ~-- =--'
The American Cycle Racing associa-
ton induced Tom Linton, Of Wales, to
postpone his departure for England to-
day, and Michael and he have been
matched for an hour race with unlirnit-
ed pace for a purse of $500; 800 to
go to the winner. The race will take
place at the Manhattan Beach track.
Labor day, Sept. 5. rv
THE SUMMARIES.
Special match race. mile heats best
two in three-First heat. won by Michael
Time. la 1-5. second heat, won by Taylor.
Time. 1:45 20. Third heat, won by Taylor.
Time, 1:41 2-5.
Two-mile L. A. w. national championship.
professional-Won by E. c. Bald Buffalo.
second, Tom Cooper, Detroit; third H B.
Freeman: Portland, Or; fourth, owen KIM
Chicago. Time, 4.3S 30
Mile handicap, professtona-Finalh heat won
by r A. Mcfarland, San Jose Cal.
= scratch; second. o. S. Kimble, Louisville, XIV
twenty yards; third w. A. Martin, Lowell,