LONG-DISTANCE PEDESTRIANISM.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 596, 17 May 1876, Page 3

LONG-DISTANCE PEDESTRIANISM.

(Daily News.')

Weston, after accompbshing his extraordinary feat of walking 275 miles in seventyfive hours, took a week’s rest, and then undertook the astounding task of walking 500 miles in six consecutive days and nights. He commenced at five minutes past twelve on Monday morning, and went through pluckily, not without suffering, but only accomplished 450 miles. His failure, however, was not considered a disgrace, and the applause that greeted him "from 12,000 spectators was quite indescribable. Although the great American walker has failed to make his allotted 500 miles within six consecutive days, his defeat, as the sequel shows, cannot for one moment be considered a disgrace. Given proper health and condition at starting, he would doubtless have met with success. When we took leave of him at a few minutes past twelve on Saturday morning, on the completion of his fifth day, he had accomplished a little ovtr 387£ miles. He remained on the track till the end of his 390th mile, which he took 19min 2scc over, and then the night’s halt wai commenced. 400 miles were walked in five days eight hours one minute. After another mile he stopped at 8.25 a.m. for exactly one hour. He lay on his bed, was shaved, shampooed, and had his hair cut, whilst his second breakfast consisted of 4oz lamb chop, 2oz minced chicken, 2oz custard, roll and butter, and one cup of tea. He could still scarcely attain three and a half miles per hour, and by noon had only walked miles in five and a half days, which of course put the 500 miles before midnight out of the question. On restarting at 8 25.15 p.m. he kept right on to the end of his walk at the good rate of from four to four and a half miles per hour. By this time there wore some 10,000 people in the Agricultural Hall, which number had increased to at least 15,000 when he finished. No professional pedestrian has ever met with such a reception before, in this or any other country. At 1148 57 p.m. on Saturday, Weston had walked 450 miles in five days twenty-three hours forty-three minutes fifty seven seconds, his last mile being done in eleven minutes twenty-two seconds, He was then hoisted into the judges’ stand, and Sir John Ashley addressed a few remarks to the company on his behalf. On seeing him a few minutes later up-s .airs m bis bedroom, he appeared in no way the woes ’ ior Ids exertions. Newman reappeared at 0.19 40 a.m. Saturday morning, and kept going on and elf in bis usual pretty stjte. until 7.34.50 p.m., when he had walked a little over 191 miles —more than any other En - glishman has yet done with Weston.