National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-04-02
PEDESTRIANlSM.
NOTED WAIVERS Or ANCIENT AVID
MODERN TIMES.

The impetus given to professional peies-
trianism by the recent pcrformanoee at the A.
rieultural Hall may lead to thorough revival
OF what used 10 De very popular bran,h Of
sport, patroniIsd by the nobility and encouraged
,ocie,v An.r w..,nn,. a., g., A. ~, -.
so,a ;,,,a 20 -. IN ' Iea' N .n,, eount,y,
aristoeracy was eighty infected with the walk
ing fever, and q match was talked Of between
. .oIu Shsi'es her ana Lord Marcus Beresiord,
nousa ne,r .sme 70 anything. The per
formances Of the American have been worry re-
markable, though, 90 far they have been mara
ash.m,,,, but ire. n No. an. ,.a.,,s., ~ -.
nine match for MIN ana !, 4. s,n
ssstnr Aim Nv M hana ~, oi rne yocssy IN NV
chsmSion. weston'. last nehicy,men, vas
somewhat issppoiotinx. but he nav So sc,s.rs
thsre ,anid blss hsan y, sne ~ -.
swing Mhcn vensh 20 e0pses. mke ma 81 Lsa
,ana Zen zen. mao III oest weston twenty.
name. going tbo unnrec.ssn,.s ,,.ss,,. nrs ~
i l miles, and stopping quarter Of an hour be.
would have been Considered : peficotiy nsrsei vel.
sSen,rinne M nv aesa o. nlnety milss IN
eItracrdinaSy Isat 81 .n9nr.pe. n, ~, N
unyss ., Nap ,n Ssrey. There nothing new
probahiy toot lone x.Irs ena I'M s 'ns nv. som ,
Esy. ioi npi,e. i, n rsso aas ,h rna not a.
cullen o. PstS, went from thence 70 Delphi 70
he ~. th.t Sa LIZ, IN .nis ne returnea on
miles.
WALKED HlNsRIF TO DEATH.
No sooner. however. had he saluted his fellow
sh.it 1 ana delivered u than he fell dead At
at the comm neemo nt Of HE present e,ntury ana
sS Snse"PvrIsy shn Saptan barclhy, Town
In twenty -four hours: West Wr,eht. MnMnIien
hoernethy sutton, Foster and Powell were all
40 giys ,ian,.,n P.r,,ss w. wn once Co., matenea
tUMeh,y,onr sSurs tourney. BRADSHAW, East,
bno Iuner, m"untloy anu many others were
reisp Of Her MssstR me .na .,ns ssas SOB 81 'ns
lpsMeh; spooher anu Chnrles WesthaH
neXsr wapt ny ,o n1,s lnoasn Ins iat u
p per M.n. 10 ions as twenVinur hours. WI,
IAN NEWMAN, VINO went one hundred and
saishs.,ne mIes VIII Weston Iast March, Ena
Westhal when last walking was the order OF the
nyy' snu ,ne cias. mA,enes ranged between Tour
made Sr ,nsr n ,,Sc a en goo1 tine sonid os
M ,i !,nS Spnet,l bTysn, ferguson lcne Of
nn,ham AM p,Ir.n 49, k Sh ever SEEM ana
; anu .nec Ineir departare from the
R,I.,on t .,Ieu E,h w; Bauey, nue., Loi
and many others have worthiiy upheld The sport
hara onee ~ ~ ~, , "nie the proshces
hs Ses, ~ 'hn .s ~, 'oItn yor,ny Iocmsn 70
a. IA y, Ien w. P rns.,,.s ossuoy, mo
~ o nnh,, se waiu. we Pnsist mas been before
hne puuno u wsLkef tor I've reneratIsns, and In
maich lin We.,en 30 " 10Y ~ INV insue
has man, \ ,,me wsIr s "a 49, ~ III ,t ne
- anil b. has TN
day ne.t a,temnt 90 w.iS is1 M ~ VII, on
and Iii s,s,, lar ,.a., ue ~ IN tnres ny,
III 49, -. sasn n"' ny sh cloct IRON
ri.it tSisa seab 49, !" nne- nhen NJ VIII
dis,snn. Isss 10y 70 oonPieo the necessary
S,snsas No sne :, ~ ", many yehrt e1pe-
M I, :. 70 ~ hanaS ~ ~ VIZ toNns OF io,tune,
nnda,,. ~ ~ ~ ~ saIries out ms IAtest
tIsJ 20 ,sint. 49, Vhr.Ap sSmetnihg sunsthh-
many xsa,s los, ~ ,ha ~" y, MT ia" hh'e ior
' ' '' NV N'"i tA VI ho'eiS'
CAPTAIN nARCI AVS GRR.T FEAT
The celebrated Capta,n Rarcl.x stand. 6o-,s
a. the only man that eve, WsiEss I. ,hons.na
miles In a thou sand hours thop,h Msn, re- ~
saved 10 sccompisb ms fe.t ava 10 40 49, 49,.
extraordinary tbines IN ths .hsn. =, ,.,s S.is,n
More than or,ne thr columns ais. 49,, .a-,t,
iou m Al nave reeorded he ,.erforrn 49, ~ .is
bean carried out. bat M ,seard ~. 80 nnaS
authenticatsd .nd ,ha .a.Is. o,,.god
10 have IN hee. .ot,., M o. -. se
puTposes Sauna ave- ! "a ,ssn,gp -. o.ss |
destrian of NOTE namsS SssrisS $3.50 -
draw Al the Old Ped Uorse p,f,sr... 80
grounds Attached 10 Ihiss q, !. hsSI.. ~ ne
walked A mile an hour Tor mo,e tbss -
Toward the In Isl il h spnnossd th., sara.ha1x "a
duty for him In the prhr One efths 4. :,
Of The KIND IN Iondon was Al Esnninw,nn n..I
about twenty years AGO hui there hsx. sn..
been many eshihitIon. in n,orins,., rrernas
generally IN ties IA rden.euhsre n 1.sans. -
noun ed an American :. i,s," ..n, 80 ,hnn..as
miles IN q thousand hons siiara,n. NJ. ~
family name OF Captain IA ncisx Sho.. fa,ssr
Robert Barclay reprssented The county az Kin
cardIne In three PaTliaments AND ~. h;m..ifnn
mean pede,trisn. as he waik.d from I-rx 10 inn
don, . distance Of SO miles. IN len day, Ma Son