Manual of British Rural Sports by Stonehenge 17th Edition

PROFESSIONAL WALKING. 627 llOh.16tn. 20s. ; 443 miles, HOh.2Sm. 36s.; 444 miles, HOh. 47ra. 3s.; 445 miles, lllh. 1m. 47s. ; 440 miles, lllli. 14m. 56s. ; 447 miles, lllh. 24m. 15s. ; 448 miles, lllh. 45m. 0s. ; 449 miles, 112h. 1m 10s • 150miles, 112h. 15m. 6s.; 451 miles, 112h. 28m. 10s.; 452 miles, 112h.44m. 17s. ; 453 miles, 112h.58m.' 69s.; 454miles, 113h. 12ra. 50s.; 455miles, 1131i. 25m, 30s. ; 456 miles, 113h. 30m.Os.; 457 miles, 113li. 55m. 3s. ; 458 miles, 1141i. 9m. 55s. ; 459 miles. 114h.24m. 0s. ; 460 miles, 114h. 37in. 40s. ; 461 miles 114h 52m. 20s.; 462 miles,115h. 5in. 2Cs.; 463 miles, 115h.24m. 8s. ; 464 miles, 118h. 24ra. 20s. • 465 miles,118h. 41m. Os. ; 466 miles, 118h. 54m. Is. ; 467 miles, 119h. 7m. 16s.; 468 miles, 1191i. 20m. 31s • 469miles, 119h. 34m. lis.; 470 miles, 119h. 49m. 2s.; 471 miles, 120h. 5m. 0s.; 472 miles,r>Oh 19m 7s 473 miles, 124h, 22m. 10s. ; 474-miles, 124h. 37m. 19s. ; 475 miles, 124li. 52m. 0s. ; 476 miles, 125h 5m. 27s. ; 477miles, 125h. 18m. 2s.; 478miles, 125h.31m. 3s. ; 479 miles, 125h.45m. 15s.; 480 miles, 125h. .58m, 30s.; 481 miles, 126h. 11m. 0s. ; 482 miles, 1261i. 25m. 27s. ; 483 miles, 126h. 39m. 0. ; 484 miles, 126h. 52m. 0s. ; 485 miles, 127h. 5m. 8s.; 486 miles, 127h. 19m. 30s. ;487 miles, 127h. 34m. 45s.• 488 miles 127h.47m. 2s. ; 489 miles, 128h, 1m. 40s. ; 490 miles, 1281i. 14m. 30s. ; 491 miles, 128h. 27m. 40s. • 492 miles, 128h.41m. 50s.; 493 miles, 128h.56m. S7s. ; 494 miles, 12Ph. 9m. 30s.; 495 miles, 129h. 23m 46s • 496miles, 129h. 37m. 50s. ; 497 miles, 129h. 56m. 0s. ; 498 miles, 130h.8m. 0s. ; 499 miles, 130h.22m 30s. • 600miles, 130h. 33m. 45s.; 501 miles,132h. 21m. 40s.; 502 miles, 132h. 34m. 40s. ; 503 miles, 132h. 48m. 0s • 504miles, 133h. 0m. 56s. ; 505 miles, 133h. 14m. 24s. ; 506 miles, 133h. 26m. 0s. ; 507 miles,*133h. 39m. 25s.; 508miles, 133h. 51m. 30s.; 509 miles,134h. 2m. 21s. ; 510 miles, 134h. 15m. 13s.; 511 miles, 134h. 28m. 0s. ; 612miles, 134h.41m. 55s. ; 513 miles, 1341i.54m. 52s. ; 514 miles, 135h. 6m. 50s. ; 515 miles, 135h. 20m.Is. ; 516 miles, 135h. 32m. 50s.; 517 miles, 135)i.46m. 30s.; 518 miles, 135h.59m. 35s. ; 519 miles, ISfih. 12iii. 45s.; 520 miles,136h. 26ra. 30s. ; 521 miles, 136h.38m. 32s. ; 522 miles, 136h.53m. 28s.; 523 miles, 137h.5ra. 43s. ; 524 miles, 137h. 19m. 28s. ; 525 miles, 137h.32m. 40s. ; 526 miles, 137h. 46m. 20s. • 527 miles, 137h. 59m. 35s.; 528 miles,13Sli. 12m. 46s.; 529miles, 138h.20m. 15s. : 530 miles, 138h. 39ra. 13s,; 531miles, 138h. 48m. 80s. Other Remarkable Prokessional Walking Performances. 1000 Miles in 400 Consecutive Hours .—This feat was accomplish d by Edward Payson Weston, at theNorthumberland Cricket Ground, Newcastle-on-Tyne. He started at 7 a.m , Wednesday, December 26, 1877, and completed his task at lOh,41m. p.m . Friday,January 11, 1878. Weston rested altogether 150 hours 38Jminutes. 4000 Quarter Miles in 4000 Periods of Ten Minutes .—Each quarter had to be walked at the commencementof and within the ten minutes, yet this stupendous task was twice accomplished by William Gale, viz., at the Canton HotelGrounds, Cardilf (June 28 to July 25, 1877), and at the Am- culturalHall, London (October21 to Nov. 17,1877). 1500 Miles in 1000 Hours (one mile and a half each hour, starting at the commencement of the hours). —Performedat Lillie Bridge by WilliamGale, of Cardiff, who started at 2.20 a.m . on Saturday, August 26,1877, and finished his task at 5h. 16m. 57s. on Saturday, October 6,having lost but 101b.in weight. 1977 JMiles in 1000 Consecutive Hours (Resting on Sundays).—This wasdone by B. P.Weston in an attempt to walk 2000 miles in 1000 hours over the turnpike roads of Great Britain, The start took place from the Mansion House, London,on January 18,1879. G REATEST D ISTANCES W ALKED WITHOUT A R EST.— 120} miles 240 yards, by P. Crossland, at Pomona Xovember^ m? 1 ' P ber 11 aud ^ 1870; 107 miles in 22 hours ^ E - **• Weston, at Bristol, U „ B f ,r T R f 3 ° RI> Fon Slx Days' Walk of Twelve Hours a Day.—363 miles by C. Faber, Pittsburg vi.o.A,,July 3j 1880. »>• H- .t to s s 2