Forty-second day.—One, morning: could not mend his pace, but in better spirits.—Three, morning: in better spirits than usual. This being the last morning, there were many attendants.—Five, seven, and nine, morning: nearly in the same state, but in good spirits. Eleven, forenoon: the crowd began to assemble from all quarters.—One, P. M.; the crowd so great that he could scarcely find room to walk; to appearance he was much better, and walked with less difficulty: he mended his pace.—Three o’clock, afternoon: the last mile, which he performed in twenty-two minutes, and the crowd gave three cheers.
Before Capt. Barclay had finished the last mile, a hot bath was prepared for him in an adjoining house, where he slept. He was put into the bath for a few minutes, and when taken out, well dried with flannel, and put to bed. He went to bed at four o’clock, and slept soundly till twelve, when he took some water-gruel, and again lay down. He slept till nine in the morning, when he got up in perfect health, and quite relieved from pain. He walked about Newmarket a considerable time, and was four hours on the race-ground.—July 14th; set off for London in a chaise and four, and arrived that evening.—15th; walked on the streets of London in his usual way.—16th; quite fresh, and in good spirits.—17th; seemed as well as before he started. This evening left London, and posted to Ramsgate, where he joined the expedition to Walcheren, and embarked with it as Aid-de-camp to Lieut.-Gen. the Marquis of Huntly.
TABLE of Captain Barclay’s Pedestrian performances, &c.
| Year. | Matches. | Dist. Miles. | Days, | Hrs. | Min. | Sec. | Pag. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796 | For 100 guineas, toe and heel, (won,) | 6 | 1 | [101] | |||
| 1798 | With Ferguson, London, (won,) | 70 | 14 | [102] | |||
| 1799 | From London to Birmingham, by Cambridge, | 150 | 2 | [102] | |||
| 1799 | Same distance by Oxford, | 150 | 2 | [102] | |||
| 1800 | From Ury to Ellon, and back to Ury, | 64 | 12 | [102] | |||
| 1801 | With Mr. Fletcher for 1000 guineas, (lost) | 67 | 13 | [103] | |||
| 1800 | From Ury to Boroughbridge in Yorkshire, | 300 | 5 | [103] | |||
| 1802 | From Ury to Kirkmichael, by Crathynaird, | 180 | 2 | [108] | |||
| 1801 | Training for Mr. Fletcher’s match, | 110 | 19 | 27 | [104] | ||
| 1801 | With Mr. Fletcher for 5000 guineas, (won,) | 90 | 20 | 22 | [105] | ||
| 1802 | From London to Newmarket, | 64 | 10 | [108] | |||
| 1805 | From London to Seaford in Sussex, | 64 | 10 | [112] | |||
| 1805 | From Birmingham to Wrexham, by Shrewsbury, (betwixt breakfast and dinner,) | 72 | [112] | ||||
| 1806 | From London to Colchester, Essex, (to breakfast) | 51 | [112] | ||||
| 1806 | From Ury to Crathynaird and back, | 100 | 19 | [114] | |||
| 1807 | From Ury to Boat of Forbes and back, | 78 | 14 | [115] | |||
| 1807 | With Abraham Wood for the greatest number of miles in twenty-four hours—Wood resigned,—He walked | 40 | 6 | ||||
| Capt. Barclay—(won,) | 36 | 6 | [115] | ||||
| 1808 | From Ury to Allanmore and some other places back to Ury, | 130 | [121] | ||||
| 1808 | With the Duke of Gordon’s runner from Gordon Castle to Huntly Lodge, | 19 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 50 | [122] | |||||
| 1808 | With Mr. Wedderburn Webster for 1000 guineas, (won,) | 1000 | 1000 successive, | [123] | |||
| 1803 | With Mr. J. Ward, (won) | ¼ | 56 | [109] | |||
| 1804 | At East Bourne, (won) | 2 | 11 | 57½ | [110] | ||
| 1804 | For 100 guineas with Cap. Marston, (won) | 1 | 5 | 7 | [111] | ||
| 1804 | With J. Ireland, 500 gs. (won) | 1 | 4 | 50 | [111] | ||
| 1806 | With Mr. Goulbourne, (won) | ¼ | 1 | 2 | [113] | ||
| 1803 | With Mr. Burke, (won,) | 1½ | |||||