The Portland daily press., 1867-08-26

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Edward Payson Weston, the pedestrian, who
created somewhat of sensation in 1861 by
walking from Boston to Washington against
time, Averaging 81 miles for ten consecutive
days, has been pitted against his old antagonist,
to walk from Portland, Me-, to Chicago, ILL.,, a
distance of 200 miles, in 26 walking days. for
the sum of $4,000 side. The articles of agree
ment provide that Weston is to perform his ar
duOus labor in 80 days, without walking be :.
tween midnight on Saturday and midnight on
Sunday; and is to walk 100 consecutive miles
inside of "A consecutive hours as part of the
feat. The start from Portland will be made
between the 1st and 18th of October. -.
The following is Mr.. Weston's calculation as
to the points at which he will stop, and the
number of miles he expects to make on each
day: 4a1 yna ssaN s-'0i'h 100 ai"Ei'Hoa
: . Leave Portland at 10 O'Clock M, Tuesday,
Oct, 10, walk to Kennebunk, Me-, % miles. III
Wednesday, 10Th, Salem, Mass, SO miles.
Thursday, II, North Attleboro', 46 miles.
Friday, 18th, leave North Attleboro' at 8 d.
m, walk to East Hartford, Conn, distance Of
100 miles arriving at 4 IS D. M, on Saturday,
Saturday, 10Th, Hartford 2 miles. 'lt''9
Monday, 21st, Cornwall Bridge, "a miles
80 miles. H''ii ,i ''a t1i'5o''l
Wednesday, 23d, Schenectady, 46miles uios
Thursday, oath, St. Johns, III miles. 9,,n,.,oe
Friday, 18th, Rome, 46 miles.
Saturday, 18th, Warner 5, 47miles. tilA
Monday, 18th. Palmyra, % miles, bnni .l9sd
Wednesday. 3Oth, Buffalo, As niles ass
Thursday, 3lst, Brocton AZ miles .Isilam
Friday, Nov. 8, Erie, Penn, 40 miles, coil
Saturday, I'd, Geneva, Ohio, so miles.
/ Monday, 4th Cleveland, 50 miles, 'l',@l
Tuesday. 9th, Wakeman, 43 miles. yiaallo7
"Wednesday, 9th, fremont, 80 miles. -i .I,rg
Thursday, 9TH, Springfield, 80 miles.
| 81 Friday, 9Th, Bryan, 40 miles niai DEl PISA
Saturday, 9Th, Ligonier, Ind, d miles, gii,
Monday, 11th, Mishanaka, 40 miles r..
Tuesday, 18th, Calumet, 40 miles. - 81
"Wednesday, 18Th, Chicago Junction, ILL.,, 80
miles. -. al, ..;1i.'t a Col.sTs1',I ID
Thursday, 14th, reach Chicago, 6 miles, at IL
p. m. fhl aniAt5d0a '1i 7h' ,hAA - 'pi-'s
On thistrip Weston will pass through parts
of 10 different States, and more than 300 cities
and towns. In a private letter he says: sl
b.. The calculation for each days travel is made
ON the suppositiOn that do not fail to make
| 100 miles in the walk from North Attleboro IL
East Hartfbrd.5 Failing in this, however,
have four other trials, which shall make a,
intervals of five days. In 1861, L made an av.
erage OF 81 miles per day, for 10 consecutive
| days, in the worst season of the year for walk.
ing-February and March. On this trip my
average would be but AZ miles, and the feat il
the year. Il have tried nine different times to
walk 100 miles in "a consecutive hours, but
have never succeeded. On one trial I came
with two miles of it. 1 think can accomplish
the feat after weeks practice, and if am
successful on the fourth day of the trip 1 would
| not give ten cents to be insured the victory.
Should Weston fail, ON each trial, to make
100 miles in "a hours, his hacker forfeits six
tenths of the stake, whether the whole distanc,
be accomplished in the given time or not usn