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MORE RECORDS BY TAYLORmMajor Cuts a Fifth Of the Mile jand Lower* Three-Quarter*The mile record wan lowered yesterday by another fifth of a second, the three-quarter* w.t* lowered officially by one and three-fifth* second*, the quarter mile was ridden in a fifth second better than ever before, and the half mile was ridden *» fifth second faster, all these times being made by Mgjor Taylor.Th * d;»r va* perfect. Hardly a breath of air was sCrrine a»»d it. was warmer tha^ at any previous trial- although the gjorkine** of the atmosphere slowed the men; so they said. Referee Abe Inwall, the Pennsylvania handicapoor, who has officiated at all these trials, appointed the well-known timers. Captain A. H. Al- | leu, John Heath and J, H. ftowen as offlclils. |On both trials these timer* agreed to the dot, |as did the watches on the outside. The pace- Imakers of Taylor received $5 each for the 1 fifth second they cat off the record. 1The trials were started at about 3.30. the jmile being tlrsi. The Crook* team started the 1mile and took to the quarter in 22 1-5. to the Ithird in 29 3-5 and then found the nick un Iawav round the bauk. [Crook* had pulled nearly gto the Hensbaw team when Taylor dropped off I*nd made the run independently for twenty-five Iyards. He closed with the team and wa* at Ithe half in ;45 2-5. at the two-thirds in 1 4-5. iHere again the pace was too far advanced I and the Henshaw' quint pulled round the bank I when Taylor again dropped his pace for a ten- Iyrard lt;*!ose to the Callahan team. He bad a seventy-five yard run before he closed and finishedstrong in 131 4-5. * A IIn his three-quarter mile trial be went 1 the quarter back of the Crooks team in 22 2-5. |ther Callahan team picked him up and the third Iwas reached in .30. The half mile time. 45 1-5. gwas a fifth better than any of his previous | times.’ The two-thirds was done in 1.01. aod I b wonderful burst of speed took him to th* I three-quarters in 1.08 2-5 This finished th# I trial* for the day, as Taylor was tired. I
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Nov 17, 1898
Page 4
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