Pedestrianism

56 MODERN PEDESTRIANISM. and, in the meantime, shall takenotice of the feats of such pedestrians as have evincedun­ commonstrength and agility, and who have been distinguished by walkinga long distance in a shorttime. In September this year (1812), Jonathan Waring, a Lancashire pedestrian, performed one hundredandthirty-sixmiles in thirty-four hours, for a wager of one hundred guineas. He started from Londonto go to Northamp­ ton, and return. He went the first fifty-five miles in twelve hours, and half the distance in fourteen hours and a half. After resting an hour and a half, he started on his return, andaccomplished the whole distancein three minutes less than the time allowed. He was excessively fatigued. But Glanville, a Shropshire man, accom­ plished a more extraordinary performance in the year 1806. He walked one hundred and forty-two miles on the Bath road in twenty- nine hours and three-quarters. He started from the 14thmile-stoneto go to the 85th,and back, at seven in the morning, on the 26thof Decern-