“In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, track racing was more popular than baseball. Many tracks had standing room only, and six day races were attended enthusiastically. Cicling stars, such as Mayor Taylor, Eddie Bald Floyd McFarland, Alf Goullet, Jimmy Walthour and Alf Letourneur, stormed the ovals to cheering crowds, making between $500 and $1000 USD a day. Interest in traack racing waned with the emergence of the automobile and the economic hardships of the Great Depression.”
—Mastering Cycling, John Howard, p.75
