Pedestrianism

MODERN PEDESTMANISM. 71 In Aprilthe sameyear, a youngman,named Whitlock, performedthe samedistance in one hour and fifty minutes. He started from Shoreditch at half-past five, andreached Pon- der'sEnd at twentyminutespastsix; stopped thereto refreshten minutes, and returned to the starting jtostat twenty minutespast seven o'clock, having gone, exclusive of the stop­ page,at the rateof somewhat more than ten milesan hour. Twenty miles in two hoursand twenty mi­ nutes have beenperformed by Howej Smithy Greig, and other celebrated pedestrians.— Eighteen miles were done in one hour and fifty-three minutes by a youth of seventeen years of age, named Bentley, on the 18th of June 1810. He started from the end of Smithfieldat five,andreachedWhitestone ten minutes before six. After taking some re­ freshment,he resumedhis journey back, and arrivedat the starting post at seven minutes before seveno'clock. In October 1808, Mr. Williams,stewardto Mr. Crouchof WigmoreStreet, undertookto 8°