Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-24
WESTON WON EASILY
The Old Timer in Great Form Sixty Eight Years of Age Yet Beat His Record Made
 Many Years Ago

New York. May 24.-Still able, at 6S years, to hit up pace of six miles
 an hour. Edward Payson Weston, the
 old-time walker, stepped of the dis
 tance from City hall, Philadelphia. to
 City hall. New York, in 23 hours and 26 minutes, going strong at the fln- ish. The distance by rail to Jersey City ferry is ninety miles; by road 1t
 is counted at ninety-six. He started
 out to do the distance within twenty four hours and beat his record, made forty-three years ago-2S hours and 19 minutes.
 Weston arrived last night at New York City hall at 11:21 p. m., having just missed the Il p. m. ferry-boat from Jersey City and being obliged to wait for the 11:15 boat.
 Weston insists that the journey
 was longer, by at least four miles, than 1t used to be when he was 25
 years old. They've moved the City
 hall in Philadelphia" he explained. It was all of nine miles to Frank ford to-day instead of the five miles 1t was in 1863."
 E Weston started at 12:05 a. m., dressed in what he called "reminis- cent" costume His old straw hat was the one he carried from New York to Albany in 1893, when he did the
 143 miles in sixty hours and thirty. five minutes. and his broad canvas belt was given him by James Gordon Bennett in 1867. when he walked from Portland. Ore. to Chicago in twenty-five days.
 In buggy, Dr Robert Taylor of Greencora. Conn, and Dr R. E. Lee of New York. accompanied him to watch his physical condition. They fed him along the way-eggs in milk, custard and rice pudding-which he ate without interrupting his walk.
 The veteran being behind time in. the first stages of his journey, never stopped until he hadreached New Brunswick, fifty-seven and one-half miles. at 2:30 pm. There he was Fall in," and required forty minutes of sleep to set him going.
 From Princeton to New Bruns- wich, fifteen and a half miles. he lost time. The wind blew clouds of dust, which distressed him not little. Ice on his head gave no relief. "woulds mt know it was there," he called out to Dr Lee. Tt feels hot instead of cold. He toiled into New Brunswick minutes behind schedule, but with the best road and the best weather of the day ahead of him. At this stage the old man showed no signs of fatigue. His nap had done him world of good. He was making a good five miles an hour.
 Weston never varies his gait and sticks to the "heel-and-toe" that was prescribed when pedestrianism first came under sporting rules. The foot is not lifted much more than an inch. and the stride is short, but he puts one foot before the other 125 times to the minute. This gait was never varied during the journey.
 Eve got some water blisters on n4 feee.Ahe-laughed, but there's no time to hammer 'em down, now"
 Weston made Broad street. New ark, at 9:14. There batch of cheer full telegrams was handed to him. He needed no cheering. Not drop of stimulant was given him all day. He Is temperance lecturer, and never drinks nor uses tobacco.
 Weston sets out for city hall to walk to the Fifth avenue hotel. in- to make that the goal and finish within the twenty-four hours. He arrived there at 12:0S a. m. to- day. just three minutes over the hours.
 Here are few statistics of the old pedestrian:
 Age 68 years Left Philadelphia ..... 12.05 a. m. Arrived Jersey City ... 11:01 D. m. Arrived City hall. N. Y. 11:31 D. m. Distance by road ........ 96 miles. Elapsed time ..... 23 hrs. 26 min. Average. per hour .. .... 4.1 miles
 First match won. June 1879. $50 miles in Al hours A minutes. de- feated three competitors for the | Astley belt.
 His record over Philadelphia-N York route in 1863 was 23 hours 49 |