Pedestrianism

CAPT. BARCLAY^ PERFORMANCES, 113 Colchester in Essex—a distance of fifty-five miles—withoutstoppingto breakfast. In the courseof the day, he rowed from Gravesend, andback. On Monday the 4th August this year, a match tookplace betweenCapt. Barclay and Mr. Goulbourne, late of the Royal Horse Guards. The celebrity of the two gentlemen raised the expectations of all the amateurs; and the distance being only a quarter of a mile, madethe odds in favour of M#. Goul­ bourne, whichwereaboutsix to fourat start­ ing. Capt. Barclay immediately /took the lead, his opponent keeping close behindhim for the first threehundred yards, which were runin great style : But hereMr.Goulbourne's strengthentirelyfailedhim, andCapt.Barclay ranthe remainderof the distance alone. He performed the whole four hundredand forty yards in one minute and twelve seconds.— This race was performed in Lord's cricket ground, Mary-le-borte. In December this year, Capt. Barclay ac­ complished the arduous performance of one p hundred