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CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—Major Taylor, the colored cyclist, rode mile paoed by aSteam motor at the Garfield Park track tonight in the phenomenal time of 1m. 22 2-6*., thereby beating the world’* record by 6 3-s.The .first quarter was made 4n 201-6*., the half in 39 2-5s., and the three-quarters In 69 3-6*Taylor’s performance was not aided by wind shields or any other device* beingsimply a straightaway paced race. The Garfield track is a half-mile In circumference.
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Boston Post
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Fri, Aug 04, 1899
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