Pedestrianism

104? CAPT. BARCLAY'S PERFORMANCES. Although Capt. Barclay had lost two con­ siderable bets with Mr. Fletcher of Balling- shoe, he was still confident of being able to perform ninety miles in twenty-one hours and a half; and againmatched himself to go the distance within that time, for five thousand guineas, tobe decided in the month of No­ vember. He immediately went into training under Mr. Smith, an old farmer on Lord Faulcon- berg's estate, whowas reckoned very knowing in all sporting science, and very skilful in the best mode of training for pedestrian featsI.n the month of October, he made an experi­ mental trial in his lordship's park, and went one hundred and ten miles innineteen hours and twenty-sevenminutes. The stateof the weather was extremely unfavourable, as it rained all day, and he was up to the ancles in mud. Considering every circumstance, this performance may be deemed the greatest up­ on record, being at therate of upwardsof one hundred and thirty-five miles in twenty-four hours* By