The New York herald., 1874-11-06
A PEDESTRIAN FEAT,

Miles in SIX Days and a Half
Probability of Success-What Judd
Has Done.
Mr.. John r. Judd, the well known professor Of
athletic training, proposes at distant time to try
the feat which Weston so often failed in-namely,
that OF walking 500 miles in six days and q half.
Professor Judd, under the name Of John Davidson.
has already accomplished several wonderful feats
OF the kind and he believes himself fully compe.
tent to accomplish this. He has, Tor instance,
proven his endurance by walking l05 hours OF four
days. four nights and nine hours, resting only
twenty-eight minutes in every twenty -four hours
that is to say in the whole time about two hours.
This is probably the most remarkable exhibition OF
mere endurance that has ever been made. On
several occasions he has walked 100 hours, with
only cessation Of thirtyeight minutes in every
twenty-four hours, and he for thirty minutes in
every twelve hours carried an anvil weighing lis
pounds on ms shoulders As lar as distance is
walking time, and In doing this he carried the
anvil once every twelve honrs ior distance OF
facts demonstrate that Judd may possibly succeed
IN accomplishing the leat in which Weston and 80
many others failed.
A HERALD reporter called on the celebrated
trainer yesterday. Judd Is small man. rather
stout IN build, with muscles powerfully developed
and somewhat prepossesslng cOuntenance.
Merely looking at him, however, one would not
guess at the strength which lies within. Juud
"Butn he said, ~ mean to change the conditions
to some extent Thus shall not attempt to do
It In six days, but in six days ana half, as l
think this would be about the limit OF human
endurance. Weston always begal walking at
twelve O'Clock on Sunday, midnight 1 always
effect at the very commencement OF Q trial.
mainly one Of endurance, OF upsetting the habits
work shall therefore BEGIN at six O'CLOCK on
Monday morning, my usual time for getting up,
ho1QVQ WaafOn n Qafyi mr.
sSs ssa People fvs anssi
the the morning, and weston always managed aye to to
make some twenty to twenty-five miles during
succeeded @ in n dong II 4 any other time When
Weston by MS mere build would never succeed.
deal OF experience with physical powers, and |
never saw . man OF his build VINO amounted to
when such men as Mountjoy and others, stout and
strong, OF immense power and endurance, have so
often failed People don't realize what i Is TO
SIX SIX days. This is terrible wear on man.
hours more. This viii be more than
three miles for every hour. OF the six
over one hundred pounds, on my shoulder, COM
menclng. say on the Thursday, Tor quarter Of a
mile, and continue up to the Sunday. II then am
stlll walking shall carry It on that day half a
mile and finish the week at six O'Clock on Sunday
evening""
"Where do you intend to DO 1t ?"
CAT the Rink, on Third avenue. It s, afrer all,
the best place that could be selected. shall be-
gin on the first or second Monday In December,
ana keep walking during the entire week.
think the people would feel revival OF interest in
the matter Tor one who would seriously try to
do 1t. ali confident ! should succeed.
understand that Weston never trained Tor his
walk. Now q thing OF this kind requires
the most persistent aud indrsrrious training.
shall begin Dy walking ten or fifteen miles a day
and increase gradually to nifty. then diminish
again and take thorough rest for the shree OF
four days before the walk. shall not fatigue my.
self by any extra or sensational spurts, but shall
endeavor to keep simply to the full time allowed
me- and devlate as little as possible from natural
habits BY this plan am satisfied can succeed
In the feat.
There Is no doubt that Professor Judd will make
an earnest and honest effort to accomplish what
he sets out tor, and several gentlemen have prom
ised him purses should ne succeed. Being probably
the best walker In the world and the most ardent
devotee OF system In Its practice, his trial OF Ell.
durance will be watched with the greatest inter-
est, as being genuine test OF what perfect man,
physically, can do.