Pedestrianism
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- 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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1. Front matter2. PREFACE.3. CHAPTER I. ON THE GYMNASTIC EXERCISES OF THE ANCIENTS.4. CHAPTER II. MODERN PEDESTRIANISM.5. CHAPTER III. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.6. CHAPTER IV. CAPTAIN BARCLAY’S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MATCHES.7. CHAPTER IV. CAPTAIN BARCLAY’S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MATCHES. (continued 2)8. CHAPTER V. SKETCHES OF CAPT. BARCLAY’S FAVOURITE PURSUITS, AND GENERAL MODE OF LIVING.9. CHAPTER VI. ON TRAINING.10. CHAPTER VII. ON THE PHYSICAL POWERS OF MAN.11. APPENDIX. No. I. GENEALOGY OF THE FAMILY OF BARCLAY OF MATHERS AND URY, IN THE COUNTY OF MEARNS.