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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 2013-10-03 10:03:21 | 46.31 | 93% |
| 1686 | 2012-11-07 17:40:29 | 44.82 | 93% |
| 1261 | 2011-10-27 15:38:04 | 42.24 | 89% |
| 1013 | 2011-06-08 05:54:26 | 41.75 | 90% |
| 101 | 2010-01-28 11:31:23 | 38.77 |