The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-09-06
Weston's Walk from Portland.

Edward payson Weston, the young
pedestrian, who created somewhat of .
sensation in 1861, by walking from Bos-
ton to Washington against time, averag-
ing 81 miles for 10 consecutive days, has
been pitted against his old antagonist, to
walk from Portland, Me-, to Chicago, ILL.,, !,
distance Of / 200 miles, in 26 walking
days, for the sum Of $4,000 = side
Geo. X. Goodwin backs the pedestrian,
T. F. Wilcox risking his money on Wes-
tons failure. The articles Of agreement
provide that Weston is to perform his
arduous labor in 80 days, without walking
between midnight on Saturday and mid
| night on Sunday he is to follow the post
road; is to walk 100 consecutive miles in
side of "a consecutive hours as a part of
the feat, Weston being privileged to make
| five trials, on such days as he may select
provided he fails in lis first attempt; he
will be accompanied by two sworn wit
nesses for each side, who are to follow him
in wagon, and are each to make state
the stakes $4,000 less 81 500 already
up as forfeit, are to be handed to the
| winner at Chicago as soon as the result is
ascertaincd. The start from Portland
will be made between the lst and 18th of
| October
! The following is Mr.. Weston's calcula-
ton as to the points at which he will
| stop, and the number of miles be expects
| to make on each day.
Leave Portland at IL o'clock M, Tues
| day, Oct. Is, walk to Kennebunk, Me-, %
miles; Wednesday, 10th, Salem, Mass.
SO miles; Thursday, 18th, North Attle-
boro', 46 miles; Friday, 18th, leave North
Attlebofo' at 5p. m., walk to East Hart
ford Conn, distance of 100 miles, arriv-
ing at 4:55 p. M, on Saturday; Saturday,
| 18th Hartford, miles; Monday, 2lst,
Cornwall Bridge, 81 miles; Tuesday 22d,
| Chatham Four Corners, N. Y, So miles !;
Wednesday, 23d, Schenectady, 46 miles !;
Thursday, oath, St. Johns, Al miles Fri
day, 25th, Rome, 46 miles Saturday 26th,
Warmers, 47 miles; Monday, 2Sth, Pal
myra, 49 miles Tuesday, 29th, Byron, At
miles Wednesday, 3Oth, Buffalo, IS miles;
Thursday, 3lst, Brocton, 4S miles; Friday
Nov. lst, Erie. Penn, 40 miles Satur-
day, %, Geneva, O., SO miles; Monday,
4th, Cleveland, Is miles Tuesday, 5th,
| Wakeman, 43 miles; Wednesday, 9th,
fremont, 80 miles; Thursday, 7th s pring-
field, SO miles; Friday, sth, Bryan, 45
miles; Saturday, 9th, Ligonier, Ind, 81
miles; Monday, llth, Mshawaka, As miles;
Tuesday, 18th, Calumet, 40 miles; Wed.
nesday, 18th, Chicago Junction, ILL.,, 8:
miles; Thursday, l4th, reach Chicago, {
miles, at-l2 m g. 2.,s
On this trip Weston will pass through
parts of ten different states, and more than
300 cities and towns. In a private lette,
he says: ''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' to East Hartford. Fail
ing in this, however, l have four othe,
trials, which / shall make at intervals oi
five days In 1861, | made an average oi
81 miles per day, for 10 consecutive days
in the worst season of the year for walking
February and March. On this trip my
average will be but Al miles day, and the
feat is to be performed during the pleasant
est part Of the year. have tried nine DIFF
terent times to walk 100 miles in "a consec-
utive hours, but have never succeeded. On
one trial | came within two miles Of it.
think can accomplish the feat after ono
week S practice, and if am successful or
the fourth day of the trip would not give
10 cents to insure the victory.
Should Weston fail, on each trial, tc
make 100 consecutive miles in "a hours
his backer torfeits ix-tenths of the stake
whether the whole distance be accomplished
in the given time or not.