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CURRENT GOSSIP OF THE CYCLERSMAJOR TAYLOR LOWERED THE RECORD FOR ONE-THIRD OF A MILETIME FOR FIFTY MILES REDUCEDK run ness, of San Francisco, Clipped Nearly Ten Seconds From the Old Record—The Colored Wonder is After All of the Short Distance Figures. His Work at Woodside Park Track. Another New Club Organized—Other Notes of Interest to Wheelmen.When Major Taylor officially lowered the oue-third tulle record yesterday he completed the string from one Quarter to two miles, excepting the three-quarter mile and two* thirds mile. The latter Is beyond his reach on as small a« a third-mile track, Hamilton made the two-third mark of .583-5 at Coronado Beach, fral., March 1, 1806. and was materially assisted by the trade wind which sprung up just as he reached the long homestretch of the one-mlle track. Taylor came so near the three-quarter mile yesterday ms to make It a certainty that that will be his next success. Fils failure was by but one second, and the day was windy and verychilly. Taylor did 1.11 for the three-quarter and 1.10 Is the record held by Johnnie Johnson. made at New Orleans in the fall of 181*0.Previous to his trial yesterday he had done .20 4-5 for the one-rhtrd. Nut this was his first third in the cue unsuccessful mile trial which he made when he did 1.33 3-5 and w*m not applied for. He had the lt;'rooks and Sager quint teams to puli him. He followedthe Sager team, which took pace from theother team to just past the starting point, when that team dropped out. Taylor was so fresh that he demanded a trial fur the mile, but the wind stiffened while he was being warmed up In his dressing room and he tried for the three-quarters instead. The Crooks team again started him and the t’Alialinn team picked him up nicely at the start of fhe last half mile. The fractional time* were: Quarter. .23 2-5; one third, .30 1-5; one half, .47 1-5; two-thirds. .50, and three-quarters, 1.11. Taylor will go for the mile and also the half-mile and two miles again as soon as the right day arrives and will stay the week out looking for the lime when the wind isdown.
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Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Nov 15, 1898
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Baldboris W.
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