Pedestrianism

46 MODERN PEDESTRIANISM. > , . J Mr. Foster Powell was the most celebrated pedestrian of his time; and in the perform­ ance of long journies has seldombeen equalled. —In 1773, he walked from Londonto York, and back again, in six days, for a wager of one hundred guineas. In the same year, he beat AndrewSmith, a famousrunner,on Bar- ham Downs, in a match of one mile. In 1776, he rantwo miles in ten anda halfmi­ nutes, on the Lea-bridge road, but lost his matchby half a minute. In September 1787, he walkedfrom the FalstafFInn at Canterbury to London Bridge, andback, in ten minutes less thantwenty-fourhours,being a distanceof one hundredand nine miles. On the 8thJune 1788, he set out from Hicks' Hall on a second journey to York, and back again, which he accomplished in five days, nineteen hours, and fifteen minutes. In the July following, he walked one hundred miles in twenty-two hours. In 1790, he took a bet of twentygui­ neas to thirteen, thathe would walkfromLon­ don to York, andreturn,in five days and eigh­ teenhours,which heperformedinless time than was allowed, by one hour and fifty minutes. He