MARVELOUS WORK.
Taylor's work was wonderful, both from a racing and time standpoint,
and he established a new world's record which was absolutely
phenomenal, covering the third heat in 1:41 2-5.
Michael was hissed by the spectators as he passed the stand,
dispirited and dejected by Taylor's overwhelming victory.
Immediately after the third heat was finished, and before the time was
announced, William A. Bradley, who championed the colored boy during
the entire season, issued a challenge to race Taylor against Michael
for $5,000 or $10,000 a side at any distance up to one hundred miles.
THE COLORED YOUTH LIONIZED.
This declaration was received with tumultuous shouts by the
assemblage, and the colored victor was lionized when the time was made
known.
Edouard Taylore, the French rider, held the world's record of 1:45 3-5
for the distance in a contest paced from a standing start.
[Illustration: COLEMAN COTTON MILL.]
THE WORLD'S RECORD LOWERED.
The world's record against time from a standing start, made by Platt
Betts, of England, was 1:43 2-5. Michael beat Taylore's record by 1
2-5 seconds in the first heat, but Major Taylor wiped this out and
tied Betts' record against time in the second heat. As Taylor was on
the outside for nearly two and a half laps, it was easily seen that he
rode more than a mile in the time, and shrewd judges who watched the
race said that he would surely do better on the third attempt.
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