The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-28
MAJOR TAYLOR 4 CYCLONE.
Takes Two Heats Ont 81 Three n
rhen0m~nai burst Of sDeed.
Breaking All Records ana Esfsb-
fishing Hinsetf Fastest an Nefio.

xEw YORK., Arg z-.-Ia3er Tayspf
TIE coDoree cyc}.s:. ssef ard dessafes. JfE
Ky Mschas.s. TIE ltfle vesxh mar III y
specsa. match race. best TWO ar- trrees -ere.
nile. pacsa beats from stancsEg Etrr "
.he Manhattan beach cycle track. shls AZ
,.ruser. Michael wen tbs frat heat cas-
Gy, as Taysors pacing qlslnt broke down
ln .s1s fnai lap. bat In the rexs heats ~
thae!s vas so badly beaten and c-s.a-sssa-
: that he quit each tina IN sns iass lap
To-ss work vas wonderful. both frexn rae
Ing ard tine standpoint, sne Re established
q new wovId's record. which was asso-
!uteiy phenomenal For he first tins &c
bis racing career Michael was h3sse1 by
the spectators a. he passed TIE stand. d.
pirssed and objected ~ Taylor's ever
whelsnlng victory. Immediately after i5s
third heat wss .ialsfled. and bsfo-s The tine
was announced. william A Brady issued
= challenge to saes Taylor agaiast Michael
for s. 90 20 1880 with 3 SIDE bst, fer any
distance up to 100 miles.
E.aoaardo TayIofs, the F'ransh rider held
the wsrlds record Of - 20 for the tiis-
tsnce In a eoagest paced from . standing
start. Tire w0sid'a record against time
from a Standing start. made oy Piatt-
kstts. os England. wss IS -. Michzels
ksa. TasIoFes record ny 81 second IL the
first heat. 5u; the Major wiped Th.o out and
tied Betts record against Zine IN the see-
end heat. ~ TAYLOR was on itas o,lt side
Tor nearly two ana one-iaIf laps. II was
esGIy seen that he rode more .han s. 3nia
r. the tJ.se and shrewd Judges who watch
Cd the race said taat Ee wol'i sire.y DO
berter On the third attempt. That be fully
12sfiaed thla bsittf goos w!tiIou. saying.
After taking tip bis position on the pole.
Taylor Jumped q: q hair-ralssng clip and
ep&ncd gap o. tsn yards III tsls first Zap
Of the final heat. Michael never had a
look In af.sr his adversary entered the tee
oEd lap. as Taylor SKINNED along sgsift
a. The flight 81 a swallow. and on ne oack
stretch. IN the last lap Michael sat uprsgat
and pedaled .eisnreiy to the tape 90 ne
saw Il was useless TO attempt to eaten his
speedy hvai.
The Welsh rider was pale a. a corpse
when no Jumped OF his wheel. and had no
excuse 10 make for his defeat AZ no time
could he keep up with the terrific pace
Set by Tsylor's performance. which sn-
Goubteoly s:aTnps Taylor as the premier
cycle sprinser 81 the world and Judging
from the staying qualities he exhibited In
his six days ride in the Madison SQUARE
may be his before the end OF the presen,
season.
There were two professional ana two
amateur events on the programme In al
dition 10 the sfar attraction. Eddie Bald
z the Buffalo flyer, won the two-nltia L. A.
W national championship race in fanltlass
style from field of the best men In .hs
country. Bald would certainly have won
FIRST honor In the mile handicap. which
went 10 Mcfarland. OF san jose. but in
The final lap Caldwell. OF Boston, fell on
the back stretch and carried the Buffalo
eoy With him Both had nasty spill. bu;
peiihar Was seriously Injured
Tile American Cycling Racing Assoeia
Goa induced Tom Linton. OF wates 10
postpone his departure for England TODAY
and Michael and he have been matched
for an hour race with unlimited pace for
q purse OF f2.5po $3.50 to go 30 the winner
and the remainder to go to the loser. The
race VIII take place at the Manhattan
Eeaeh track on Labor day. September s.
Summaries:
Special match race mile heats, best two
IN Clree-Ftrss heat won BY Michael In
Ia 10. Tayior's pacing qufnt broke doYn
on the last hap ana he was beaten hy l31
Second heat won by TAYLOR in 1..se-5
Third heat won by lavlor in I.if %
lWo-rlNe L.. A. w championship uro-
fsssional, winner OF zach hea. and second
man IN fastest heat to qualify for final
Final Won by f. o. Bald Tor, Gamer sac
ona. ". II. Freeman third. Owc;, kinhia
t:s st, Arthur Gardiner hfth' Time.
Mile. handicap. prorns~ionsl-Fina, ho,-
won by r; A. Mcfarland scratch; second
- ;. y isohie. ~ yards; third w s Martin
Time. a:o5 3-5.