Pedestrianism

MODERN PEDESTRIANISM* 9S and so close were the competitors, that the judgeswere for some time doubtful to which of them they should assignthe stake, (being two hundred guineas) ; but finallyit wasde­ termined in favour of Wood. On the 9th September 1811, Woodran a two-mile match withJoseph Beal,whichhe lost, as previously mentionedin page 76. Of all the celebrated pedestriansof the pre­ sent day. Captain Barclay is deservedly the most famous, bothfrom the varietyand diffi­ cul taccompl ishment of his performances- andthe next Chapter shall be devoted to his astonishingexploits,of which a particularand faithful account shall be presented to the reader. N. B.—TheAuthor is indebted chiefly to the Sporting Magazine, which is an entertaining andvaluable publica­ tion, for the particulars relative to the pedestrians whose performances arerecorded m this and the previouschapter. table