The times., 1898-01-02
MICHAEL Won BY tS LAPS
lie Rode More Than a Mile Away
From Taylore.
The Frenchman Led at the Start.
But Was Soon Passed-Tte
Minor Events

New York, Jan. 1. Jimmy Michael. the
wonderful little Welshman who has startled
the world with his great bicycle riding,
broke training tonight after winning an
other rcattl OF laurel, his victim { his time
being Edward Taylorc, of France.
Michael, WHO was IN rare form, as usual,
received splendid pacemaking.
Taylore, though not up TO the Welsh.
mans skill in changing pace, rode gamely
to the eEd. He was beaten by thirteen
laps, or one mile and three-tenths.
The track was in Madison Square Gar
den and was ten laps To the mile.
Michael had an army OF paeemak .rs, al
experts, lie mad three triplets and nine
tantlems
Taylor's paoemakers were limited 30
tandem tea1us, of which he had an even
dozen. There was not a seat vacant in
the building when the short distance RACES
we're begur, at precisely 5 clock.
The FIRST event was half mile pro.
fessional handicap, which was run in five
trial heats and final. The latter was Il
clinker, in which Edward Walsh, of Bos.
ton, thirty yards, won by q couple If
yards from Fred Titus, of this city, ten
yards.
Then followed seven trial heats in the
one mile amateur handicap, the final heat
of which was captured by George Scho-
field, of Richmond Hill, thirty yards.
Jean Congoltz, OF France, and Nat. But
Ter, OF Boston, then met in a mile match
iace. best two out Of three heats. The
iirSl heat was run unpaced. Cungoltz
Toii by half wheel in terrific drive
Tie second heat Butler Won in a rafting
finish. His time was 2:1l14. In the
tiit heat CuugoitZ scored an impressive
triumph by winning by q length.
There was royal welcome in store for
rthur Chase, the English middle distance
champion, when he cane ont to ride a
mile, paced by tantienis. He was In good
form ard covered the distance in l:o3,-5
pursuit race then took place bet gaan
Harry Els es, of Saratoga, and jim ny Var
burton, of England. The former won I'm
2:47 ..
Then came The great event. Before the
men appeared there was plenty of betting.
the odds being 10 ! in favor of the
Neishiuaii. There was loud cheer when
Tayiore made his appearance. He wore a
red and white quITtered suit and rode :.
"a inch gear After he had spun around
the track Il couple Of times there was an.
other and louder outburst when Michaei
came out H. WAS mounted on his lo6
inch geared wheel. Taylore won the toss
and took the pole. When the pistol was
fired Taylora caught his tandem in a iiffy,
while Michael did not get behind his ma
chine untii he struck the first curve By
that time Tayiorc had the lead ma began
Cling aicng, and the crowd yelled to him
10 brace Up
Taylore led at TIE end of the first
mic, which he made liz 2:04.
Michael soon dashed ahead. finishing
the second mile in 3.59 40.
Mi chaei finished his tenth mile in
90 5 ., and on the next mile was four
lap ahead.
He was eight laps ahead when he fin
ished his fifteenth mile. 1t had saker,
Jimmy Thirty minutes and forry-t wo :tt1si
one-fifth seconds to 10 this and he was
still as fresh as a daisy.
Michael finished the twentieth miIe i'm
4l:23 20. from that point until the
end it was easy for lIm, and he covered
the twenty-five miles i'll 5l34 20.