The Worcester spy., 1899-11-10
SECURES THE ONE-THIRO MARK.
Will Now Try for All the
Bicycle Sprinting
Records.

Major Taylor is fulfilling the promise
he made i'll the letter which was printed
in The Spy few days ago. He said
he would beat McDuffee when his ma
chine got working properly. 1t worked
right yesterday for the first time, as
result of which Taylor beat McDuffee.
Both went after the quarter mile rec
ord. They didn't go together They are
not friendly enough for that. Both are
at the Garfield Park track, but the fact
that they are stabbed at opposite sides
Of the track shows the spirit existing
between them.
McDuffee went after the record first,
and got it. The old record was 81 3-5s.,
which McDuffee held. He turned the
quarter in 20 lbs.
McDuffee knew Taylor was going af-
ter the record. and wanted to forestall
Taylor. He didn't Taylor pushed his
wheel around in 20s fiat, beating Nc
Duffee.
Taylor said last night he would go af-
ter the third and half-mile records to-
day. His pacing machine is running
dition as he would desire, being a dozen
pounds over weight from lack of train
ing He didn't have opportunity to train
properly, as his machine was in a bad
way for several days. Yesterdays trial
was the first Taylor has made.
He has been ready for several days,
but his machine was not ready. 1t did
not work in any kind of shape, and
could not begin to go as fast as that
Nt2 l.ANN h. VI -.
Taylor's machine is now in good shape
He is following plan he LAID out when
he started for Chicago. He intends to
get all records at sprinting distances.
He left Indianapolis several days ago,
when he heard McDuffee was at Gar
field Park track to try for records. His
visit to Chicago has brought him big
advantage McDuffee, who has been
using wind shields in his trials, has been
forced to leave them off his motor
cycle. Public sentiment in Chicago was
too strongly opposed to his using wind
shields while Taylor was riding without
them.
McDuffee recently played new
mark for the third mile distance. Tay-
Tor will go after that mark today. He
will also go after the half mile mark.
IF Taylor had continued to the third
mile yesterday he would have got that
record. lie Went at the rate OF zz yafuS
a second, which would have given him
a mark Of less than 2615 seconds. Nc
Duffee made the record for the one
third mile the day previous on the
same track, 27 3-5s. Taylor would have
had considerable leeway in reducing
that mark yesterday if he had con-
tinued. But Taylor is simply carrying
out his original intention of getting all
the sprint records. He has confidence
in his ability to get them. In a letter
to g. friend in this city he said he would
drive McDuffee out of Chicago. 1t be-
gins to look that way. Clipping more
than a second off a quarter mile record
ought to give the Boston rider a few
things to think about.
Taylor has been unfortunate in his
machine, while McDuffee has had good
luck The latter's machine reached
Chicago from an overhauling in the
shops at Newton. where 1t was built,
and on the first days trial did mile
in I'm. II 2-5s. McDuffee sat on fence
watching 1t. Taylor also watched it.
His machine was in the hospital un~
dergoing repairs. If he had been in
McDuffees place he would have been
following that machine for I'm. II 2-5s.
Taylor said last evening his machine
is running finely.