The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-28
TAYLOR MATCHED.
Will Ride Eddie Nc
; duffie for $500
a Side.
DISTANCE Is MILES.
Race to Take Place at
Philadelphia on
May II.

Major Taylor and Eddie McDuffie of
Boston are matched for 15-mile paced
race at Woodside Park track, Philadel
phia, May 27. The articles were drawn
up in Boston yesterday, L. D. Munger,
Taylor's manager, acting in his behalf.
Mr.. Munger came on from New York
the day previous and had
conference with Taylor about as
Stunning the management of the
plucky champion for the coming
season. They came to terms without
any trouble and Mr. Munger went to
Boston to complete the negotiations
which have been in progress for sew
eral weeks, but which seemed likely to
fall through. He brought them to sat
isfactory finish, and the men are
matched for a purse of $1,000 and side
bet of $500.
The race will be ridden after motor
pace. Mr.. Munger ordered yesterday
for Major Taylor two motor cycles
which will be built at Newton. With
each cycle is a guarantee that it can
reel off a mile in I'm. EOS. They are to
be gasoline motors and driven by
steam.
Taylor will ride a Sager gear wheel
of 120 gear, which is now being built
for him at the Orient factory in Wal
than. He is having four wheels built,
| two for paced racing and two for
sprints, and the 12O gear is the largest.
He never rode a higher gear than l0S
in his racing career. The wheel which
he pushed to worlds marks last year
at Woodside park track was a 1OS Sager
| gear. 1t went so easily that Taylor
feels he can push a 120 gear this year.
He has been riding about the roads OF
Worcester with 122 gear and has found
no trouble shaking everything IN sight.
Taylor also has his eye on sprint
race which is booked for Boston, May
| 30. Although the race is coming only
three days after his paced race with
| McDuffie he thinks now he will try for
| the prize. There will be a purse of
| $500 offered to be divided into several
prizes First prize is 5000, and it is
first prize that the world beater is af-
| ter.
Taylor will remain in Worcester for
about two weeks or until he gets the
new wheels which are building for
him. He has laid out his program of
| training during his stay here. He in
| tends to ride Is miles on the road every
morning, and 10 miles on the track.
| He will be paced ~ Frank Harris and
Bert Hazard on one tandem, and John
| Conlin and Hugh Waite on another.
Taylor told The Spy man last evening
that each team is a good one and will
| greatly assist him in his training.
| When his new machines arrive he will
| go to Woodside park to train. He will
| endeavor to secure for his trainer Rob-
! ert dillingham; of Brooklyn, who was
his trainer last year. Taylor thinks he
will be able to get Ellingham, and is
! pleased at the prospect, as he says Ell
| bingham is an excellent trainer.
Taylor began training on the track at
the fair grounds yesterday. 1t was his
| first work on the track In his work on
| the track yesterday he was paced by
Frank Harris and Cert Hazard and
John ]. Conlin and Hugh Waite on
| tandems. Both teams are experienced
men on the double wheel, and cut out
as warm a pace as any other Worces-
ter rider would care to follow, but the
| little champion had no trouble in keep
ing his wheel glued to their hind wheel
He is in magnificent condition for
this time of year, and although he re-
fuses to say anything of his work In
comparison to that Of former years, he
is going faster than ever. Conlin has
been a member of pace teams for Tay-
| lor in other years, and knows consider
able about his speed. He said yester-
day Taylor will be faster than ever
this year, and if the pace is fast
enough Taylor will easily bring the
mile record down to I'm. 25s., as he
promises to do.