Pedestrianism

WALK AT NEWMARKET. 203 IT will be perceived by the average time taken to perform the mile, as stated in the precedingJournal, how much Capt. Barclay declined each day in the progress of this match: the difficulty of its accomplishment gradually increasing as he approached the termination. By taking the average of the differentweeks, it appears,that he walked the mile duringthe first week in 14 minutes and 54 seconds; in the second, he required 16 minutes; thirdweek, 16 minutes41 seconds; fourth, 18 minutes36 seconds; fifth, 19 mi­ nutes 41 seconds; and in the sixth week, 21 minutes 4 seconds.—During the first week, his averagerate of performingwas something more than four miles an hour; and in the last week, somewhat less thanthree miles- c c 2 * CHAP.