The Pedestrian's Record

184 THE PEDESTRIAN'S RECORD. SIX DAYS' WALK (FOURTEEN HOURS A DAY). H. Vaughan,at Agricultural Hall, June 30 to July 5, 1879. Days m. [ Days m . I Days m. j Days m. j Days m. I Days m. 1 78 [ 2 1481! 3 2ISI I 4 285^1 5 346I 1 6 390 1 ,000 Miles in 400 Consecutive Hours. —Edward Payson Westonagainst "Time," at Northumberland Cricket Ground, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Started at 7 a.m. Wednesday, December 26, 1877, and finished his task at loh. 41m. p.m. Friday, January 11, 1878. Weston didnot walk on the two Sundays intervening, and rested altogether 150hours 385 min. 4,000 Quarter-miles in 4,000 Periods of Ten Minutes (walking a quarter! mile at the commencement of and within each consecutive ten minutes).—Performed twice by William Gale, viz., at the Canton Hotel Grounds, Cardiff (June 28 to July 25, 1877), and at theAgricultural Hall,London (October21 to November 17 1877). 1 ,500 Miles in 1 ,000 Hours (mile and a half each hour, starting at the com­ mencement of the hour).—Successfully performed by William Gale (height, 5ft. 34in.), at Lillie Bridge. He commenced his task at 2.20 a.m.on Sunday, August 26, 1877, and completed iton Saturday, October 6,at 5h. 16m. 59s. p.m. ; weighed atstarting 8st. 61b., and only lost lolb. in weight. E. P. Weston (of Providence, U.S.A.) walked 1,9772 miles in 1,000 hours (consecutive), overthe turnpike roads of Great Britain, resting on Sundays. It was done in an attempt to walk 2,000 miles in 1,000 hours, starting from the Mansion House, London, January18, 1879. Greatest Distance Walked without a Rest.— 121 miles 385 yards, by C. A. Herriman, Truckee, Cal., April 6 and 7, 1883. i2o| miles 240 yards, by Peter Crossland, at Pomona Palace, Manchester, September 11 and 12, 1876. 107 miles, in 22^ hours, by E. P. Weston, atBristol, November 26,1867.