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GREAT RIDIRG BY MAJOR TAYLORTWICE HE TIED THE WORLD’S RECORD!FOR FAST RIDING. IA PERFECT DAY FOR RECORD-BREAKINGLight Wind and the Air ReasonablyI Warm for This Time of the Year Helped the Husky Rider In His Efforts to Cut Time—Two Miles Ridden in the Phenomenal Time of 1.32-He Will TryrijHj^ :Never before In the history of cycling hms | the performance of Major Taylor yesterdayat WoodsIde Park track been duplicated.Never In the history of the sport has a mantied the world’s record twice In one day or tied It at all. as Taylor did yesterday. Last Saturday’s wonderful reeord ride of iTaylor was duplicated yesterday twice In nmost sensational manner. He dhl 1.32 Inboth trials In his efforts and In both rides cut into the world’s records at the shorter distances, even lowering the quarter mile. At this distance he was ahead of record once, at the one-third mile once, at the half twice and at the three-quarters twice. In his last trial It was the consensus of opinion that he really lowered the mile, as one of the official timers and two timers on the outatde who are competent men had him a fifth second or more under the mark. One of the official timers had it 1.31 4-5 and two 1.32, so the latter went.The day was almost perfect for record breaking. The wind was light and the air reasonably warm for this time of year. *111* first trial was made at 8.30. He started with the (’rooks team, which took him to the quarter In .22 3-5, a fifth second outside rec- j ord. The third, In .30 1-5, was outside. The pick-up was neatly made to the Sager team, which carried him to the half In .45 2-5, two-fifths second under record. At the two-third*, made‘In 1.01 2-5, the reeord was seemingly bis, but at the three quarters. In j 1.08 4-5, one and one-fifth seconds under reeord time, this seemed certain again. His finlshlug quarter In .23 15 tied the mark, |
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Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Nov 16, 1898
Page 8
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