taylore

Updated: May 20, 2025

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. The world's record against time from a standing start, made by Platt Betts, of England, was 1:43 2-5.

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