The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-30
NEWS or THE WHEELMEy.
Major" Taylor Tells why lie win Not Race
on sundays.

There Ierhais never was a professional
athlete who created more genuine wonder
ment and interest than did Major" TAYLOR.
the colored bicycle rider. who Wa- in this city
yesterday and dropped into n bunch OF red
hot ones" In the cycling game while a reporter
Of THE Sun was present. In the group with
whom his converse was general was The chair
man of the y. c. A. Racing Board. Taylor
corroborated the story in THE SCN by saying
that he would take at least three weeks FOR
training before riding although he would
be a specto,or at Nailsburg to-day. The as
tonishing part of the Majors" talk began
when some Of those present began TO question
him on sunday riding. His answers were
Ingenious and emphatic. lie said.
1T Is "A matter ~ conscience. II don't make
any difference how many ministers YOU quote
me, II is the way | feel and believe about il
but | never heard before Of an athlete who
had conscien,ieus scrlples, and no one
believes you, ,Maisr said one OF the party.
90" can help i. You want 10 know why.
and | reckon il is because ~ my early teachings.
I'm sticking 10 them, that's all
How old are you, Major"
was taught Ms the SAM in other things be
sides Sundays. No one ever knew ME 10 take
a drink. ! am the loser on the money, may he,
by not racing on SUNDAY :. but ! don't believe
] could win a Sunday race"
You mean YOU would not have heart enough
TO ride for what there IL in you ?"
That's II, and ] wouldn't
why are you SO religious? You are the
only racing cyclist Of the KIND.
well, | believe in the saving that a mothcr's
prayers will last forever, and honestly believe
It's my mother. prayers hat are standby c by
me now"
who do YOU calculate YOU have got 10 beat.
Major. In order 20 be- on top"
well, according to what they say, I've get
TO beat them all. From wha, l hear ] can ride
IN bet you could 90 out and do rs to-mor-
row
for me 10 come around blowing any trumpet
or throwing out my chest because we got To
train, and when ] ride will have TO be- gong
fast or wont have any chance.
The dead brooks riding a-bicycle-aroand-trc
world-to-win-a-wagcr" game was work ID src-
ce-sfully Yesterday on the immigration Con-
rnla-Iouers by Two Italians who ligured Oh the
they had no money 20 peak Of, they were de-
tanned temporarily, but Subsequently wore
turned loose upon the country because they
were vouChod for a. beng bona flde sporting
men" The couple we're accompanied by, a
tandem that they had ridden from iralN
Their ambition j. TO get back +" Italy, travelling
east 10 west and have more money than when
they started The -'ransc thing about them j.
that they are genuine ard really are riding
for a wager and not 10 beat the country A
letter and q cahleCram from Victor Breycr,
editor Of L. Veto, we're received in New York
before the arrival a the pa!r certifying ~
their charNctor- II = likely that they vii be-
taken in hand here hy NJ" I'alo- American
Athletic club of Brooklyn ard depart from he
city under r push from thai RATIONAL body
The lmmigrGnt Commissioner and he C','Ous
authorities Jet them p1.- after bong satisfied
that They would cross the cont ucnt and -tt out
Of the cpu'lrv - -Onr n possible and take
their tandem NNh then. Tine Sus plcIpu that
detained hem VS. caused 10y \ supeTabuud-
ance Of around the-world -dead-hrOkc' Cy-
cllsts
Canadian has ntted motor 10 sleigh for
ice sleighlng The motor operates a spiked
wheel set between the rear runners, the front
ones being used for steering The rider sits and
drives as in a motor quadriCvCle.
Al a meeting " the Race Meet ConG.ittee ~
the Richmond county Nnerlnen, II was an
nouncrd that MANY ru'''N bad been received tr
the clubs fourth annual uirvr'c n'r''. Witch Is Ia be-
held on June - At the I'D stern Island \ e. pVurrds.
now the Cove. Yves, NrN brighton. ILr fNcu'S VT
he as follows one mile U,yirr. rraJ''r mite GAsL.
scratch ono mIs tarGicap, open tn Staten lS.ari
vheelmrn on, lV" ME lake hAndIrnu and eve mlr
handicap Entries close an llnr " Win William D..
Jack son, Jt. Tom skinSyil' staten Island.
Baseball, Washington Park. To-day.
Two games, 1880 \. ". and y MpBm,Ayn va
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