St. Paul daily globe., 1891-07-05

days. In order to display the little
fatigue he experienced, he accomplished
the last six miles within the hour. He
covered los miles in the last two days.
In the year 1862 it is recorded that a
butcher at Wandsworth. London,
walked forty-four miles in Z hours 81
seconds. Two years afterward a fish
hawker of Chelsea backed himself to
run seven miles, starting from Hyde
Park Corner, in one hour, carrying So
pounds weight of fish on his head.
He performed the great feat of finish
ing his task in IS minutes. In the
same year a shepherd ran m atch
against time al Moulsey Hust. He un-
dertOok to run fifteen miles i'll l hour
and 30 minutes, and covered the dis
tance, with 2 minutes to spare.
Another good performance was that of
journeyman baker, who in 1765 ran
from Old street turnpike to Shoreditch
turnpike, London, in ~ minutes dis
tance mile and half, for 20 guineas.
George Noble, for a bet of guineas,
went from the seveD-mile stone, Wands-
worth, carrying basket of 800 aspara-
gus on his head to the Borough market,
a distance of Ovor six miles, in an hour.
On Monday, Nov. go, 1773. Foster
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London to York, having, for wager Of
1000 guineas, undertaken to accomplish
the feat in six days. He covered eighty
eight miles Oh the first day. He came
to the end of his task at $3.50 p. m. on
the Saturday following, hpviDg got over
402 miles. The same athlete succeeded
in repeating the feat in 1880 and 1892,
and had lot in hand on each occasion.
He walked from London to Canterbury
and back, 1l2 miles. in % hrs, So min.,
in 1887, but did not succeed in second
attempt three years later through mis-
taking the road on his return.
During the year 1777, Joseph q Head
ley. of Riccal, near York, rain two
miles in nine minutes and fifty-five
seconds. Previous to this he ran five
miles in twenty-One minutes.
Levi Whitehead. of Bramham. York
shire, died in his Tooth year on Feb
ruary 27, 1887. He is stated to have
run four miles in nineteen minutes in
1909. When ninety five years of age
he frequently walked from Branham
to Tadcaster, distance of four miles,
in an hour.
Ii! 1857 great feat was performed by
a sawyer who walked tifty-nine miles
in 9 hours and 30 minutes in Port
Meadow, Oxford. The fact that he
rested in order to eat his dinner made
the undertaking all the more mer-
itOriOus.
On the 9th of July, 1879, Blackheath.
London, was the scene of match
against time. in which man undertook
to walk 100 miles in "a hours. lie did
it in 2213 hours, thus having the large
balance of all hour and half in hand
at the finish.
Mcleod, ScOtchman, in 1890, at the
age of 102, was backed for 100 guineas
to walk 10 miles in hours and 80 min
utes, and got through his journey with
minutes to the good.
In the year 1910 the celebrated ath-
lete, Captain Barclay, matched himself
for 600 guineaS to cover greater dis
tance in "a hours than Wood, we'll
known professional ped of that period.
The captain won easily, as Wood, after
covering 60 miles in hours, gave in.
which proceeding caused great diSSatiS-
faction among his hackers.
Captain Barclay brought to con-
clusion his wonderful performance Of
walking 1000 miles n 1000 hours on
July IA, 1889. The event caused the
greatest interest in sporting circles, and
a concourSe numbering many thousands
witnessed the finish. Two years later
Thomas Standen, of Galehurst. aged go
years, walked LOO miles in as many
hours with very little previous training.
Macdonald, a jonrneyman tailor, in
1910, walked from Westminster bridge
to Chatham and back, distance of 81
miles, in IA hours, 20 minutes, having
undertaken to do the journey in Is
hours.