The Pedestrian's Record

the pedestrian's record. 7 1 man should walk daily, not at an easy but a good strong pace, and must cultivate during his stride those attitudes of arms, legs, andbody which enable him to put on pace, namely, by throwing the legs well forward, the hips and loins at the same time assisting in the effort. As it is wished that theremarks about to be made on training should be as practical as possible, we append the following from the pen of the well-known walker, G. P. Beckley, on training for walking : " An ordinary week's work of training for a short distance, say two miles, may be planned thus: Monday, two miles, quietly; Tuesday, one mile, racing pace ; Wednesday, one and a half, fair pace; Thursday, one a half or two, racing pace ; Friday, one, quietly ; Saturday, two, optional."When the distances to be walked are longer, i.e., from two to ten miles, the journeys during training must be proportionately increased, andonce in the week only should the full race distance be travelled. Continuous walking takes a great deal out of a man, forthe reason that he, step by step, endeavours to increase the pace, knowing well his capability of so doing by running ;but this being disallowed, he keeps his body and limbs in a self-imposed yet restricted position, which, if strained further to quicker locomotion, turns thewalk into a gallop, and the man lifts, similarly as the trotting horse breaks, when it, like the man, tries to get more speed out of the trot. Pluck, patience, endurance, and speed are the important attributes of a good walker ; and