CHAPTER XXVII
A REPORTER’S PRAISE
“Major Taylor is Champion. Colored Youth won L. A. W. and International Championships and set many new records, capturing 22 firsts in 29 races. Has enviable record. If he never had it before Major Taylor this year has gained the title of Champion Cyclist of the World. It would be presumptuous for anyone to question his standing. ‘This is the story of the colored boy who has astonished the world of cycling by his great feats of speed on the cycle tracks, ‘Major Taylor, National Champion of the L. A. W., One-Mile International Champion, and Holder of the Quarter, Three-Quarter
Major Taylor—Champion of America, 1899
and One-Mile Paced Record,” is the subject. Major Taylor’s record this year is one to be proud of.
“Physically, Major Taylor is admirably put together. He has never been sick a day in his life. He has a well knit form, and is agile and supple in all his movements. He has continued to put on flesh since
