The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
MAJOR TAILOR DEFEATS lrTcHNEL
At MANHATTAN BEACH.

WHY maui AAhJOE IuyiOIt II tO-uhy Nnt
cycling wonder. He gained q title to that ap.
pellation yesterday By thoroughly beating
immy Michael in a race that established new
records for the world. It was one Of the forrest
ana yet prettiest contests seen on the MnBhat-
tan Beach track this season. TIL dlminutive
Welshman was fairly beaten. Taylor rode
faster than tho midget could travel. and shat
tered the little idol that has so long been
worshipped by the followers Of Cycle rae
Ing. 1t was the first race this year In
which Michael has been beaten without an ac-
cident for an excuse or without being ruled
out by a referee. His handle bars broke at
Boston when McDuffee beat him. His tire was
punctured at Manhattan Beach when he was
defeated by Linton, and at Philadelphia the
referee disqualified him in his second race with
McDuffee. although ho had finished first. So It
remained forthe colorcd hoy to lower his colors
In q fashion that admitted OF nothing except an
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of superiority.
In a certain sense. It was two men from tho
same camp who were competing. both being
under contract to the American Cycle Racing
Association. and for this reason there was sus-
picion In the minds Of those who IRE naturally
skeptical. Early In the afternoon It was an
nounced that q contract had been signed fort
one-hour race on Sept. 5 between Linton and
Michael. with unlimited pace. and the men to
start from opposite sides OF the track. The
suspicious ones thought they saw in this a fore
Swallowed victory for Michael over the colored
man. and bets were made accordingly.
Tho race. which was the last on the pro-
gramme Of the day. was accompanied by sew
eral aggravating accidents and tedious delays.
When the men started for tho first heat both
had a hard sprint to catch the flve-seated pac-
ing machines. OF which each man had two.
Michael caught on first. but lost II almost i'm
mediately. and Taylor went to the front. They
had Just entered the first turn when the chain
on Michaels pacing machine broke. The pis-
toll was fired as a signal for the men
to come back and make q fresh start. 1t having
been agreed that should any accident happen
in the first lap the race was to be started anew.
There was not a perfect understanding. how
ever. OF whether this applied to the competitors
While %icRaeRIn sat ap %T Tayior vent Ss Te on around
the track at a furious clip. As he game toward
the tape Referee Barnett stepped to the mid
nal to, stop. Billy Brady. who. had backed
the eol9red man in q wager with Dave shaferi
atiyely to go ahead. The riders obeyed Brady.
Another lap was reeied on. During the in.
term Brady had been convinced that the ref
cree was correct. and he then ordered the men
As the pacing machine had been specially
raee. t was @it out = Of lGT thes gear Question s1F 5f To s RabbsiSiHlep
another. and a wait OF twenty minutes followed
Wnlle the chaln was being repaired.
When the second start was made the back
stretch was reached with the men riding along
side each other: and then the chain broke again
in Behind Michael. Who SiSs had W Won mt The pole lin in the tSt,
positions Of the men remained unchanged un-
the third lap, wheG michael pulled away
TSylor' spa part {"'I In the Rs bta asckstretRc Eot the 'e chain ON
Iaylor's pacing, machine broke when no other
Michael rode l,nfIa n wInnarh v I'M varla
The second heat, although not the fastest.
s d $ the SPECTACLE S Of the day and one Of
advantage IN pace. The machines could
men got away together and made a grand duel
II, travelling abreast for two laps. Taylor
pc third lap he succeeded amid q tumGlt OF !
; aRieh gra al 4iPIsR Wide ne T to s 10, Of and df tSe5y. a sss. !
~ when E ne reached the third turn.
5e t Ren th1 To the heat fr9 Tayl at tS then sta hsev and the 4se
NAMED there; and at the end Of the first lap he !
y a he Leading h9s :, By twenty yards; r. the second
grew to forty. nfty. and then a hundred: In !
he backstretch Michael again sat up and al !
owed Taylor 70 cross the tape a quarter OF a +
Hats were tossed IN the air and the noise was ! !
yinncr; He had received q bigger ovation than (
,iichael when the couple first appeared. and at !
yelshman in quitting lost some Of his popular. I
". II was something he never was known to T
The times made in the heats are seconds be- 4 =
v al previous records: The best time fora 4
nds, made by Piatt-Betts against time s snd a
ct n eompetiti 3,h In competition. from, a q
ecoEd was i minute Is 20 seconds. "G mads I I
I = tT AL Q eor The Frenchm9n: In The third :
he race satisfied every Judge Of. the 8
'aylor, the unassuming colored boy Who ridees l.
! { six7day races , and alfo beats our Bald and V
zee the managers OF Taylor challenged "
1l g hSnd dq race 9 h,@ f f6r a9f Io6 di e. 66e fl fr9 en- 6 9Ts
Some very fair sport was afforded by the +
iampIonship contest. which sent him further r
st lap Of the final Of the ,two-mile handicap. Z
,1srs and nn Ga Idly GaO had a .bRd spin S sRd were Fl
n made his first appearance on the track in Gs
ew York for three years. Summaries: it
IrSi mn Won Il; A. 4; y "; = CRs ham 9nab Professional, :,
b freeman, tthird;. owen Kimb siHi.p foar tSSs0n %r; Il
on BY E. G. Hansm al New HAVEN; q. T Il. col hsa. ="
h ]. v sssS ooei. N SeS RRoHis'f fou @GSan'G 4in a.! ID e
ope:Mtle HHanpaisap, professional-Ene hea. won 4 4
second ". a. Maftin, 20 yards, third: JRmeB pl
conds. r.
Handicap, One Mile, Amateur-Won by F. Il
Kramer. Newark. scratch; Z. Hauamsn, New 81
lyen. scratch, second. Ray Dawson. Boonton. al
ratch. third. Time. 2 minutes 8 40 seconds. ri
One-Mile Paced Race between Jimmy Michael and H
Taylor, best two heats in three to decide 70
on by Taylor. Time. 1 minute A. I.5 seconds.
40 30 seconds. 1 minute ~ go seconds. 10
second annual bicycle meet of the Rich N
ond County Wheelmen was held yesterday ~
ternoon at the Cove. West New Brighton. u
l.. and about 1,5O0 people. including many Pa
omen. witnessed the twelve different events an
the programme. In addition To the bicycle Ba
ces there we're q lacrosse match between IA
ans OF the Richmond County Wheelmen and Fs
aten Island Lacrosse Club and q twenty lhu
mute exhibition of trick bicycle riding BY Ie to-
" Lee; In the, lacrosse match the team OF !:
Q, Richmond County Wheelmen won by q lU
als to 4. Tho various events on the pro 1T
amn mn we're well contested, but 2 number vi
= 1ob most TeoI ssri oT tbd injury bury MA WAS sasStSSlnsd 81
ubs About a half mile had been covered In i
0 fyc-mile handicap race. and Healey. with gu