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MAJOR TAYLOR’S VICTORY*The Colored Cyclist Easily Defeats Michael in a Match Race at Manhattan Beach.ESTABLISHES A NEW RECORDBald Wins the Two-MHe Professional Contest—Several Other Events at the Track—Linton and Michael Are Matched.Major Taylor, the colored bicyclist, met and defeated 41 Jimmy ” Michael, the little Welshman, In a special match race, beat two out of throe, one mile pacod heats, from a standing start, at tho Manhattan Beach cycle track yesterday afternoon. Michael won tho first heat easily, as Taylor's pacing quint broke down in tho final lap; but in tho next two heals Michael i was so badly beaten and distanced that ho j quit each time In the last lap.Taylor's work was remarkable, both from , a racing and tlrno point of view, and he es- | tablished a new world’s record, For tho i first tlmo In bis racing career tho “ lltflo j rarobltM was hlesed by tho spectators ns , bo passed the stand, dispirited and dejected by Taylors overwhelming victory.Immediately after the third heat was finished, and before tho time waa announced, William A, Brady, who championed the colored boy during the entiro season, issued a challenge to race Taylor against Michael for $3,000 or $10,000 a side at any distance up to 100 miles. This declaration was received with tumultuous shouts by tho assemblage, and the dusky victor was lionized when the tlmo was tnado known.Edouard Tayloro. tho French rider, held tho world’s record of 1:45 3-G for tho distance, In t contest paced from a standing start. The world's record against tlmo from a standing slart, made by Platt Betts of England, wa* 1:43 U-5. Michael beat Tay-lore's record by 1 2-5 seconds In tho first heat, but ‘•Major Taylor wiped this out and tied Bctta’s record against timu in tu« second heatThird Mile SliU Faitrr.As Taylor was on the outsido for nearly two and a half laps, It wan cosily seen that ho rude uloro than a mile In the time, und two Judges who watched the race said that lie would surely do better on tho third attempt. That he fully justified this belief goes without saying. After taking up hisposition on tho polo, Taylor Jumped away at a hair-raising clip, and opened up a gap of ten yards in tho first lap of the. final heat.Michael never had a look-in after his adversary entered tho second lap. as Taylor skimmed along, swift as tho flight of a swallow. Oq tiie back stretch In the last lap. Michael sa: upright and pedaled Irian'-el* to the tape, as he saw it waa useless to attempt to catch his speedy rival. The Welsh rider was pate as a corpso when he jumped ofl Ids wheel, and had no excuse to make for Ms defeat. At no time could ho keep up with the terrific pace act by T|ayIor. Tho lime announced waa 1:41 W.Taylor’s performance undoubtedly stamps him us the premier cycle sp» Inter of tho world, and Judging from the staying nuuli-Iio.h he exhibited In his sir days' ride In Madisqn Square Garden, tv3 middle distance championship mpy be his beforo tho end of the present season.The weather conditions could not havo been more perfect for fast work, as there was only a light wind In evidence, and It did pot retard the speed of tho riders In the slightest degree.
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New York Times
New York, New York, US
Sun, Aug 28, 1898
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