 The tour was postponed once again, and several corporations dropped their sponsorship fearing a negative association from the massacre.With time on his hands from the tour's cancellation, Foster broke the world record for traveling the length of the New York City Subway in October 1989, finishing in a time of 26 hours, 21 minutes, and 8 seconds.A month after his world record conquest, Foster flew to China to begin preparations for a Great Wall tour the following spring.