The National Register.
London, England, 1815-10-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

THE ROCHESTER PEDESTRIAN.

We stated in our last, that a man, named Tuffeel had
commenced the undertaking of walking 1000 miles in 21
days in the neighbourhood of Rochester.—He completed
his eighth day on Moeda) in good style, finishing 50 miles
and a quarter, a little before twelve o'clock.—Tuesday
morning he started at seven o'clock, and by five o'clock in
the evening, having gone only 25 miles, he resigned the
match, owing to a rheumatic pain in his right knee.
On ‘Vednesday, the rh' umatic pain having left him, to
the utter astonishment of his panic-struck friends, he
'tarted again at twelve o'clock, and at 2tr minutes after
one, when he went to dinner, had performed five miles ;
at half past nine o'clock the same night he had gone 31,
and was going on still. Bets arc now 10 to 1 against
him.

Yesterday morning, at three o'clock, he completed 49
miles. and had it not been for the interference of his
friends he would hale accomplished 54, as was his deter-
mination; this interference was owing to the torrents of
rain hat were then fairing, and which had not ceased for
seveer,•l hours, in consequence of which he fortunately was
persuad d to relinquish at that time. Ile had been obliged
from elevett o'clock on Friday night to wear a large great
coat and a pair of boots, the bottoms of which were nailed
with large nails that he might not slip, the ground being
then completely inundated, it was with the-greatest diffi-
culty he was enabled to get along ; throughout the whole
of this part of his arduous task he kept up his usual
spirits ; i,t. geld an umbrella the whole of the time, and on
the ave►age completed nearly 31 miles. An altercation
at two o'clock in the morning took place, in regard to the
distance he had proceeded at that period, some gentleman
having stated that he had completed three quarters of a
mile more than what the clerk of the course had put
down ; however. Toffee, in order to set aside all disputes,
on being informed of the circumstance, told them that it
was not an object to him, and he therefore agreid to
abide b) the clerk's account. His feet were rather blis-
tered, from the quantity of rain which his boots bad con-
tained. Having at three o'clock completed 534 miles, he
informed his friends that if his rheumatic pain did not
again visit him, he had every hopes of finally accomplish-
ing his undertaking, which ends to-morrow week at five
o'clock in the morning.

He started yesterday, after resting three hours and a
half, at seven o'clock, and before breakfast, at half-past;
eight, completed five miles and three quarters, and was
continuing his task at 12, having then made good 14 milety
baking in the whole at that hour 546.
The following is each day's performance since this day
week, he having completed, on Saturday night, the 21st,
394 miles :

Sunday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday,

October ft,

'3,
24,

••t • • •

25, •
26,
27,
28,

• • • • ••

49
(at 1) 14

Total at that boor,
Baker, the pedestrian, yesterday went into training un-
der the able direction of Dr. Newson, of Rochester. A
place is to be prepared for this Kentish pedestrian by his
friends, in which he is to walk., provided the weather
liould prove unfavourable; be will, therefore; not be sub-

OCT. 29.

ject to that inconvenience Tuffee is now labouring under.
Baker is 33 years of age, 3 feet 5 inches in height, and
weighs list. 31b. The laborious pedestrian tasks Baker
has been hitherto accustomed to performland that through
the most dreary parts of Kent, are almost incredible.—
Bets to a large amount have been already laid.