The New York herald., 1876-03-05
PEDESTRIANISM.
wEsToN's SECOND WALKING FEAT IN LONDON
ANOTHER ENGLIsHMAN DEFEATED.


ANOTHER ENGIIsHMAN DEFEATED.
LONDON, Feb. 10, 1879
Not satisfied with what he considered only partial
success week ago, when he accomplished ITO miles
instead of the sclfimposcd lis, the great American
walker has sought redeem his reputation by attempt
ing performance still herculean and calculated
TO demonstrate beyond the shadow OF doubt. the
raordinary of his powers Of endurance the de-
sire TO prove which of his principal objects
coming to England. lie complains that fair and i'm
partial trial not given to him In his own country
However this may be- 1t is certain that he Is perfectly
satisfied with the manner In which hc has treated
by the English sporting public, and he makes secret
OF his partalty for the mother country. Having cha
lenged any pedestrian to walk against him for forty
eight consecutive hours, and announced that the mini
mum distance which he intended to travel in that time
was $50 miles, he started at quarter to ten NJ,
Tuesday last his opponent being Alexander Clark, OF
London,
THE FASTEST WALKER ENGLAND
who recently did fifty miles In Oh. 24m. II was evi-
from the beginning that Weston meant to do what
he had promised. The a very quiet easy
one Clarks first mile being finished in lin. PAS. and
his antagonists in I'm 5s. The judges the
gentlemen of the English press who acted the pre-
vlous OCCASION and Benson's chronograph was again
used to mark the time. strong body OF police
lower part OF the hail. and the absence OF cigars and
pipes conduced greatly to Westons comfort Neither
OF the men stopped FOR more than lew
minutes until the hny.hth mile, when Clark
retired by the same difficulty that
defeated Perkins in the first match-viz, sore
OF the feet AT any rate, that was his version;
but there suspicious rumors that Perkins trainers
had brbed Clark STOP in order to prevent him from
achieving greater feat than the sixtyhve miles OF the
former This is specimen of an evil which Is one Of
the consequences purely professional pedestranism
among a certain class OF English sporting men, the
better portion OF whom have on the other hand great
admiration for Weston account OF hs love OF ath
lecs purely Tor their own sake and his consistent re-
fusal TO walk for stakes
The American continued his steady, indomitable pac
ing up his nneiy-hrst mile without stopping more
than hour and eighteen minutes altogether. His
Tooth mile was accomplished exactly twenty three
and half hou,s from the time OF starting, and at half
nnst eleven "Wednesday night he took his first real rest
sleeping about three hours and orty live minutes
About quarter past three on Thursday morning Wes
started again, fresh and vigorous and at hsfpast
eight requested the band TO play God save the Queen
himself accompanying upon the buge Tor about half
mile. by noon he had traversed l39 miles
Weston accomplished the walk OF $50 miles in forty
eight hours. AT the close Of the he quite
fresh apparently able to continue for twice the dis
tance The time occupied oy ms rests was ai.ogether
about seven hours during the stoppages He caused
much merrment when lying on his couch by chatting
and joking and banterng his slow negro servant tell
ing the latter appoint day for his funeral and
he lWeston) would undertake TO have the corpse
ready; also that when that Niger died he would
be iatc for the resurrection. Great enthusiasm
prevailed. The last twelve miles were done
an average OF less than thirteen minutes Al the close
OF his undertaking the band played ''The ConQuering
Hero.u ladies' waved their handkerchiefs and pre-
sented the pedestrian with bouquets Thirty thousand
people were present Weston all hearts by his
anable unassumng and gentlemanly demeanor. grace
fully acknowledging the paudits OF the assembly At
ten O'Clock he addressed the audience saying that he
came England preudiced against the British by the
sporting men OF America but he Boldly declared
that although he had In the last eight years walked
l3 900 miles the States, he had fair and inn
partial trial Till He did wish To be designated
a foreigner; he was, anyhow, an American cousin. lie
thanked with emotion the judges the press his host
also Mr. IvanOrt OF the american Trdpeiier who had
spent much time and trouble in preparations; com
phmented tue band, which had, by Its inspriting
strains materially helped him TO win the
race This oraton vociicrousy chccrcd and it's
close Weston played the cornet God save the
Queen" accompanied by the band He then
RED out trlumphantly the shoulders OF Jim Mace
and Joe GOss, followed by tumultuous crowd Stan
tor the byciciIist kindly attended all through TO tho
pedestrians wants. The assembly consisted Of Eng
lIsh, Americans, Frenchmen and Germans
r. r. Weston having challenged all England TO pro
duce 10 run or make the best Of his way for
cntynve hours against hts (Westons walking Tor the
time, and also Offering give any England
nifty miles start in seventy nve hours journey. Mr.
r. Nicols has accepted the offer aud WILL Tuesday
next produce man that has never walked public
match-fOr the smple reason that he could get
an opponent to 60 TAR enough-to take the hty miles
start Nnd another gentleman has made proposition
for Martin, OF Maidstone, C. Rowell OF Cambridge,
to make the best OF their way.