Mile a Minute Murphy
11-23-03, 09:07 PM
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Mile a Minute Murphy
Help!
About ten years ago there were a series of ads running for Blackburn trainers that featured a Picture of Charles "Mile-a-minute-Murphy" riding some old oversized rollers with a 'Mile meter" in the background. They appeared in Velo news, but like an Idiot I threw away all my old issues. Does anyone know where I could find a copy of this picture? I've done many web searches and come up empty handed. Books on cycling history, perhaps????
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks, Tom
About ten years ago there were a series of ads running for Blackburn trainers that featured a Picture of Charles "Mile-a-minute-Murphy" riding some old oversized rollers with a 'Mile meter" in the background. They appeared in Velo news, but like an Idiot I threw away all my old issues. Does anyone know where I could find a copy of this picture? I've done many web searches and come up empty handed. Books on cycling history, perhaps????
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks, Tom
11-24-03, 10:06 AM
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Tom,
Mile a minute Murphy raced with Major Taylor back in
something like 1901 in a vaudevill act. He got the nickname from riding behind a train in Long Island NY did the mile in 57 4/5 seconds, amazing when you think that
he did this in 1899.
Can't find any pictures tho. Did you try writing to Velonews?
Marty
Mile a minute Murphy raced with Major Taylor back in
something like 1901 in a vaudevill act. He got the nickname from riding behind a train in Long Island NY did the mile in 57 4/5 seconds, amazing when you think that
he did this in 1899.
Can't find any pictures tho. Did you try writing to Velonews?
Marty
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