Chapter IV · CAPTAIN BARCLAY’S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MATCHES. (continued 2)
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6 34 55 21 Cool and rainy.
7 2 22 20 Do. do.
8 37 56 19 Warm, with rain.
9 7 28 21 Do. but dry.
10 36 56½ 20½ Do. with sunshine.
11 12 29 17 Cool, with rain.
D. 12 36 55 19 Do. but dry.
1 2½ 22 19½ Do. do.
2 36 56 20 Do. do. and cloudy.
3 1 20 19 Do. do.
4 36 55 19 Do. do. and dry.
5 ½ 19½ 19 Do. do.
6 36½ 56 19½ Dry and sunshine.
7 5 24 19 Do. do.
8 35 54½ 19½ Cool and fine.
9 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
10 33 54 21 Do. do.
11 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
N. 12 35 57 22 Do. do.
Average time of walking each mile, 19 minutes 58¾ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 7 hours 59½ minutes.
Thirty-fifth Day.—July 5.
Hour. Started min. past. Returned min. past. Time per Mile. State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 21 20½ Moonlight, and fine.
2 36 59 23 Moon and star-light.
3 5 26 21 Do. do.
4 36 56 20 Cool and pleasant.
5 ½ 19½ 19 Do. do.
6 36 56 20 Do. and cloudy.
7 ½ 19 18½ Warm, with some rain.
8 36 56 20 Do. do.
9 6 25 19 Do. do.
10 35 56 21 Fine, but cloudy.
11 2 21 19 Do. do.
D. 12 35 54 19 Do. do.
1 ½ 20 19½ Cloudy, with rain.
2 37 56 19 Cool and fair.
3 3 19½ 16½ Do. with sunshine.
4 36½ 57 20½ Do. do.
5 ½ 20½ 20 Do. do.
6 36½ 57 20½ Do. do.
7 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
8 36 57½ 21½ Do. and cloudy.
9 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
10 36 56 20 Do. do.
11 ½ 21 20½ Moon and star-light.
N. 12 35 58 23 Do. do.
Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 2½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 1 minute.
Thirty-sixth Day.—July 6.
Hour. Started min. past. Returned min. past. Time per Mile. State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 23 22½ Moon and star-light.
2 35½ 58 22½ Cool and cloudy.
3 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
4 37½ 57 19½ Do. and raining.
5 ½ 19 18½ Do. and dry.
6 36 56 20 Warm and do.
7 1 19½ 18½ Cloudy.
8 37½ 56½ 19 Cool, with some rain.
9 3 22 19 Warm, with do.
10 37 56 19 Do. do.
11 1 21 20 Pleasant.
D. 12 37 55½ 18½ Cool, with a fine breeze.
1 3 23 20 Do. do.
2 37 57 20 Do. do.
3 1 21 20 Warm, with sunshine.
4 36½ 57 20½ Hot, with do.
5 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
6 36 57 21 Warm with do.
7 8 29 21 Cool and pleasant.
8 38 57 19 Do. do.
9 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
10 36 58 22 Do. do.
11 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
N. 12 35 57 22 Do. do.
Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes, 9 seconds.—Total, (24 miles) 8 hours 3½ minutes.
Thirty-seventh Day.—July 7.
Hour. Started min. past. Returned min. past. Time per Mile. State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 20 19½ Cool.
2 36 58½ 22½ Cold.
3 ½ 20 19½ Cool and cloudy.
4 37 58 21 Do. do.
5 2 23 21 Do. do.
6 36 56 20 Calm and raining.
7 10 30 20 Do. do.
8 36 57 21 Cloudy, with rain.
9 7 30 23 Do. do.
10 36 56 20 Do. do.
11 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
D. 12 36½ 55½ 19 Do. do.
1 1 20 19 Do. do.
2 36½ 56½ 20 Cool and dry.
3 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
4 36 56½ 20½ Warm, with sunshine.
5 2 21 19 Hot, with do.
6 36½ 55 18½ Do. do.
7 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
8 36 55 19 Pleasant.
9 ½ 20 19½ Cool and pleasant.
10 35 56 21 Dark and gloomy.
11 ½ 22 21½ Do. do.
N. 12 36 59 23 Do. with lightning.
Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 15 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 6 minutes.
Thirty-eighth Day.—July 8.
Hour. Started min. past. Returned min. past. Time per Mile. State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 22 21½ Dark, with lightning.
2 37 59 22 Cool and pleasant.
3 ½ 23 21½ Do. do.
4 38 59 21 Do. and cloudy.
5 ½ 20½ 20 Do. do.
6 35 55 20 Do. do.
7 ½ 21 20½ Thunder, lightning & rain.
8 38 57 19 Much rain.
9 13 32 19 Do.
10 36 56 20 Warm and cloudy.
11 1 21 20 Do. do.
D. 12 36 55 19 Do. do.
1 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
2 35½ 55 19½ Do. do.
3 4 24 20 Do. do.
4 36½ 55½ 19 Do. do.
5 ½ 20½ 20 Do. do.
6 36 55½ 19½ Cool and cloudy.
7 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
8 35 55 20 Do. do.
9 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
10 35 58 23 Cold and do.
11 1 22½ 21½ Do. do.
N. 12 36 59 23 Do. do.
Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 23¾ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 9½ minutes.
Thirty-ninth Day.—July 9.
Hour. Started min. past. Returned min. past. Time per Mile. State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 22½ 22 Cold and cloudy, with rain.
2 36 58 22 Cold wind, with rain.
3 ½ 22 21½ Do. do.
4 35 58 23 Do. do.
5 ½ 21½ 21 Do. do.
6 36½ 56 19½ Do. high wind, but dry.
7 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
8 36 56 20 Do. do.
9 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
10 35 55 20 Do. do.
11 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
D. 12 35 54 19 Do. and cold.
1 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
2 37½ 57 19½ Do. do.
3 ½ 20 19½ Do. with rain.
4 36 57 21 Do. do.
5 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
6 37 56 19 Do. do.
7 ½ 23 22½ Do. do.
8 37 57 20 Do. do.
9 1 22 21 Wind and do.
10 36 57 21 Do. do.
11 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
N. 12 37 58 21 Do. do. and dark.
Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 30½ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 11½ minutes.
Fortieth Day.—July 10.
Hour. Started min. past. Returned min. past. Time per Mile. State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 21 20½ Windy, dark, and rain.
2 37 59 22 Very windy, with do.
3 ½ 24 23½ Do. do.
4 36½ 57 20½ Do. do.
5 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
6 36 56 20 Very rainy and windy.
7 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
8 36 57 21 High wind, cold, and rain.
9 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
10 35 56 21 Do. do.
11 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
D. 12 35 54 19 Fair, but cloudy.
1 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
2 35 55½ 20½ Windy, cold, and dry.
3 ½ 20 19½ Do. do.
4 35 54½ 19½ Do. do.
5 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
6 36 56 20 Do. do.
7 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
8 34 55 21 Do. do.
9 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
10 34 57 23 Do. do.
11 ½ 25 24½ Do. do.
N. 12 34 58 24 Do. do.
Average time of walking the mile, 20 minutes 54 seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 21½ minutes.
Forty-first Day.—July 11.
Hour. Started min. past. Returned min. past. Time per Mile. State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 22½ 22 Cold, windy, and dry.
2 33 58 25 Do. do. and cloudy.
3 ½ 24½ 24 Do. do.
4 31½ 53 21½ Do. do.
5 ½ 22 21½ Do. do.
6 35 56½ 21½ Do. do.
7 ½ 22 21½ Do. do.
8 35 56½ 21½ Do. do.
9 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
10 35 57 22 Do. do.
11 4 24 20 Windy and sunshine.
D. 12 33 54 21 Do. do.
1 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
2 35 56 21 Do. do.
3 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
4 35½ 55½ 20 Cool and do.
5 ½ 22 21½ Do. do.
6 36 56½ 20½ Do. do.
7 ½ 22 21½ Do. do.
8 37 57 20 Do. but pleasant.
9 ½ 22 21½ Do. do.
10 35 57 22 Do. do.
11 ½ 24 23½ Do. do.
N. 12 31 56 25 Do. do.
Average time of walking the mile, 21 minutes 38¾ seconds.—Total, (24 miles,) 8 hours 39½ minutes.
Forty-second Day.—July 12.
Hour. Started min. past. Returned min. past. Time per Mile. State of the Weather.
M. 1 ½ 24½ 24 Cool and pleasant.
2 35 55 20 Do. do.
3 ½ 25 24½ Do. do.
4 34 56½ 22½ Do. do.
5 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
6 35 56 21 Do. with sunshine.
7 7 28 21 Do. do.
8 35 55½ 20½ Warm, with do.
9 ½ 22 21½ Hot, do.
10 34 55 21 Very hot, and do.
11 ½ 22 21½ Do. do.
D. 12 35 55 20 Do. do.
1 ½ 21 20½ Do. do.
2 30 52 22 Do. do.
3 15 37 22 Hot, but pleasant.
Average time of walking the mile, 21 minutes, 30 seconds.—Total, (15 miles,) 5 hours 22½ minutes.
Captain Barclay walked 1000 miles in 296 hours; or, in 12 days, and 8 hours, being at the rate of about 81 miles and 142 yards in 24 hours.
It will be perceived by the average time taken to perform the mile, as stated in the preceding Journal, how much Capt. Barclay declined each day in the progress of this match: the difficulty of its accomplishment gradually increasing as he approached the termination. By taking the average of the different weeks, it appears, that he walked the mile during the first week in 14 minutes and 54 seconds; in the second, he required 16 minutes; third week, 16 minutes 41 seconds; fourth, 18 minutes 36 seconds; fifth, 19 minutes 41 seconds; and in the sixth week, 21 minutes 4 seconds.—During the first week, his average rate of performing was something more than four miles an hour; and in the last week, somewhat less than three miles.