Pedestrianism

86 MODERN PEDESTRIANISM. the colony of Curacao, (August 1808) whom he completely ran down in two hours and twenty-five minutes, having gone upwardsof eleven miles without halting or refreshing. His adversary, who is a native of the Indies, presumedon being able to bear the violence of the heat better than Mr.Fairman,andcon­ sequently appointed twelve o'clock mid-day, for the commencement of the contest. But he was mistaken, and obliged to acknowledge the superiority of the European pedestrian, who candidly confessedthat although he had been successful, yet he experiencedmore dis­ tress from this performance thanhe had ever done in Europe,in accomplishingfeats of in­ finitelygreaterspeed andcontinuance. Captain Agarmaybe consideredone of the most celebrated pedestriansof the presentday, either for a shortor a long distance; and he lately accomplisheda veryarduous undertak­ ing. On the 13thof June 1809, he matched himself for one hundred guineas, to go five mileswithin half an hour, and to walk, heel and toe, the first fiveminutesj whichhe per­ formed