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Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training. — John Shaqi

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Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.

Name: Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.
Author: Thom, Walter

Thom, Walter

Walking

1812   -- Webber,              4                       24           67

  1811 { Joseph Beal,        }   2                        9     43    75
       { Isaac Hemsworth,    }

  1811 { Joseph Beal,        }   2                       21     18    76
       { Abraham Wood,       }

  1808   Mr. Wallis,             1                        9           77

  1808   -- E. Haslern,          1                        4     50    77

  1809   Captain Anning,         1                        4     50    77

  1809   Captain Hewetson,       2                        9     57    77

  1803   Mr. John Todd,          1                        4     10    77

  1809 { Captain Dacre,      }   1                        4     56    78
       { Mr. Dawes,          }

  1804 { The Hon. Ed.        }   1                        5           78
       {   Harbord,          }
       { Lord Freder.        }
       {   Bentinck,         }

  1804 { Mr. Mellish[A],     }                           38     10    79
       { Lord F. Bentinck,   }

  1807   Mr. Curley,
         (_at 4 starts_)         1                        4           80

  1809   Captain Aiken[B],       1                        4     58    82

       { Captain Aiken[B],   }   1                        5     25    82
       { Mr. Sullivan,       }

         Hon. Colonel Douglass,  1                        5           80

  1809   Captain Aiken,          4                       23     50    83

  1810 { Captain Aiken,      }   1                        5     12    83
       { Mr. Athol,          }

  1810   Captain Aiken,          5                       29     54    83

  1812   Captain Aiken,          1  870                   8           83

  1809   Captain Agar,           5                       30           86

  1802   Mr. Abraham Wood,       4                       20     21    88

  1806 { Mr. Abraham Wood,   }   9  735                  51     24    89
       { -- Jonathan Powlitt,}

  1797 { Mr. John Brown,     }   4                       21     35    89
       { -- Abraham Wood,    }

  1809   Mr Francis Martin,         870                   2      8    78

  1805 { Mr. Grinley,        }      120                         12½   80
       { -- Curley,          }

  1806 { -- Grinley,         }      120                         12    81
       { -- Curley,          }

  1808 { -- Cooke,           }      200                         20    81
       { -- Williams,        }

  1808 { Lieutenant Hawkey,  }                                        81
       { Mr. Snowden,        }

  1808   Mr. Andrew Skewball,       140                         12    82

  1809   Captain Aiken,             100                         13    82

         Captain Aiken,             200                         28    82

         Captain Aiken,             435                   1     18    82

         Captain Aiken,             435                   1     15    83

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Pedestrianism; or, An Account of the Performances of Celebrated Pedestrians During the Last and Present Century.: With a full narrative of Captain Barclay's public and private matches; and an essay on training.

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