12 APRIL 1890, Page 23

The Pedestrian Record, by James J. Lupton and James M.

R. Lupton (W. H. Allen and Co.), is a record of athletic achieve- ments in ancient and modern times,—of course giving recent per- formances in great detail. It is a great pity that we have no time-record of Olympic foot-races, nor reliable measurements of great throws of the discus. The authors of the work before us not only tell the reader what has been done in the way of athletic achievement, but also inform him how he may rival or even surpass what has already been done.