The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
HOME AND AWAY
Major Taylor Return
ed from Montreal
Sunday.
TALKS ABOUT MONTREAL.
Proposes to Continue Sprint
Riding at Pres
ent. .

Major Taylor returned to Worcester
from Montreal yesterday, to spend Sun
day at his home, and is off again this
morning to win greater fame on the
cycle path.
Although he plainly demonstrated in
the worlds championship races at Mon
pedal, his hat is the same size as it was
before the meet Although. also, he
intends to bring back good bunch Of
Uncle Sans long green from the ma
tional meet in Boston this week, he
don't show a trife of conceit when he
makes the prediction. It is simply a
matter Of course with him now. He
has the confidence in his riding ability
which he ought to have, for he has de-
mopstrated many times that none of the
pedal pushers can chase IN for the line
with the speed that he can get into his
wheel.
The doughty major attributes some
of his great speed to the Sager gear
which he rides. and if anybody asks
him which is the fastest wheel made,
he simply points to his Stearns.
Whether the combination has extraord-
mary merit or not, cannot be told,
but Taylor shows that it is a wonder
full combination.
Taylor had the crowd with him at
Montreal According to the judges, he
was beaten by Mccarthy of st. Louis
an the half-mile professional, but thou
sands shouted to the judges that Tay-
Tor won. When asked about the race
last evening, by The Spy man, the ma
jor said he defeated Mccarthy by about
foot. He was pocketed in the race,
as the dispatches told. He says he
was riding Behind Mccarthy, who was
making the pace, intending to cut out
at the end and break for the line. Be-
fore the time came, enc Of the other
riders pushed UP even with Mccarthy,
and Taylor was between them. He
says he had to back-pedal and swing
in toward the pole to the left of Nc
Carthy, who was holding the pole. He
then dashed for the line, and is posi-
tive he was first over.
The feat shows%what phenomenal
speed Taylor is possessed of. To back
pedal in the home stretch is enough to
put the best of them out of the race,
but Taylor not only did that, but sprint
ed again and won.
In the mile championship, which he
won beyond the shadow of doubt, the
other riders tried to get him into a
pocket again. But with the memory of
the former pocket fresh in mind, he
went on the outside and sprinted inl
Going outside handbags, a rider, but
Taylor Is accustomed to it. When fol-
lowing the Z. A. w. national circuit
last year, he was forced to do it con-
tinually, and even under the handicap,
he showed himself the best Of ali.
Taylor had to give up in the five-mile
professional. Just as the race was
about to start, he discovered pin in
his front tire. He delayed the start
to replace the wheel with another. but
the second would not run true, and he
put back the one with the punotured
tire. He TANNED the pin in to the
head, and bound his tire with tape, pre-
venting leak. He said last evening
ne was so worried and unstrung from
discovering the deliberate puncture and
the delaying of the race that he
couIdn,t ride.
Taylor said one of the riders in the
final Of the one mile championship Of
fered another $3.50 to pull him In for
the last quarter. First prize was only
5000, but the rider was SO anxious to
win that be offered more than the prize.
The offer was not accepted. Which
or the men made the offer, TAYLOR
would not say.
When asked why he did not ride
against Summersgill, the English rider.
VINO won the amateur championship,
Taylor said there was nothing in it. He
SAID ne is riding for money, and told
the management If they put up a purse
II he won, he would ride. He said he
didn't care for a medal, the prize which
was offered. The management would
not give money and Taylor refused to
ride. He says he will ride Summers
gil any Kind Of race if the latter
makes it an object
Taylor had only one explanation to
make OF tho defeat which he and Casey
sustained ca the tandem in two races,
a two-mile and a five-mile pursuit.
When asked concerning the defeat, ne
replied, We weren't fast enough
he leaves today for Boston and will
train for the L. A. w. races, which take
place this week. Casey goes with him
as does Bert Hazard, and the trio will
enter the multicyele race at the meet.
They will ride q triplet. Other CONTEST
apts will ride squads and CUNTS, prob
ably, but Taylor expects the triplet will
be in the push.
he says he is just getting back his
sprint. The last day OF the Montreal
meet he thinks is the only one in which
his sprinting powers were not what
they ought to be. The major evidently
is familiar with his ability to a greater
extont than the majority Of riders AZ
ter coming home from the record
breaking trials ct Chicago, he told The
Spy man he would require about two
weeks to get his sprint back, and that
ne wouldn't have 1t at Montreal. He
predicted he would be going properly
ny tho time of the meet in Boston, and
1t locks as If he hit the nail square.
He Will train behind his motor cycle
at Charles river, which will be of val
liable assistance in getting up his
sprint
Teyior will pay no attention to Nc
Duifoe. unless he changes his present
Intentions. He said last evening he
intends to stick to sprint riding for
the present. He says he is making
money at sprint riding, and does not
intend to give up his good chances for
doubtful ones at middle distance.
ne expects a big race at Montreal
shortly. Hts opponent has not been Sc
leotsc. bat before he left Montreal he
gave his consent to ride q sprint race
with anybody the people there might
choose. 1t will be a paced race as the
Montreal people are anxious to see tho
cycling wonder behind his motor cy-
Gle. ~
After the Boston meet he will follow
circuit which is getting up In The
east. a circuit has been IN progress in
the wpat, in which Taylor won several
races. One is being arranged for the
east to start soon after the national
meet In Bofton.
Major Taylor thinks the blow the n.
c. A received in Montreal when it was
entirely ignored, Will prove the death