Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times reported on a typing demonstration given the previous day in Brooklyn by a Thomas Osborne of Rochester, New York. The Times reported that Mr. Osborne "holds the championship for fast typing, having accomplished 126 words a minute at Toronto August 13, 1888."
| Game | Time | WPM | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 2011-12-01 20:30:08 | 60.70 | 99% |
| 1805 | 2011-11-27 16:49:09 | 47.82 | 98% |
| 1758 | 2011-11-19 00:55:12 | 78.35 | 98% |
| 1245 | 2011-07-13 19:12:38 | 66.24 | 99% |
| 1017 | 2011-06-26 14:33:06 | 51.84 | 92% |
| 834 | 2011-06-13 05:42:37 | 59.40 | 96% |
| 732 | 2011-06-02 19:18:33 | 54.35 | 97% |
| 372 | 2010-07-22 16:12:40 | 45.18 |