VOTING AGREEMENT VOTING AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 99.1

VOTING AGREEMENT

VOTING AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated as of June 1, 2005, by and between The Stride Rite Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “ Buyer ”), and the undersigned stockholder (a “ Stockholder ”) of Saucony, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “ Company ”).

WHEREAS , the Buyer, OC, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Buyer (“ Transitory Subsidiary ”), and the Company, have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated of even date herewith (as such agreement may be subsequently amended or modified, the “ Agreement and Plan of Merger ”), providing for the merger of Transitory Subsidiary with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”);

WHEREAS , the Stockholder beneficially owns and has sole or shared voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.33 1/3, of the Company (the “ Shares ”), and holds stock options or other rights to acquire the number of Shares indicated opposite the Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1 attached hereto;

WHEREAS , it is a condition to the execution of the Agreement and Plan of Merger that the Stockholder execute and deliver this Agreement on a date even herewith; and

WHEREAS , all capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement and Plan of Merger.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of, and as a condition to, the Buyer entering into the Agreement and Plan of Merger and proceeding with the transactions contemplated thereby, and in consideration of the expenses incurred and to be incurred by the Buyer in connection therewith, the Stockholder and the Buyer agree as follows:

1. Agreement to Vote Shares . The Stockholder agrees that, prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below), at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, or in connection with any written consent of the stockholders of the Company, with respect to the Merger, the Agreement and Plan of Merger or any Acquisition Proposal or any adjournment thereof, Stockholder shall:

2. Expiration Date . As used in this Agreement, the term “ Expiration Date ” shall mean the earliest to occur of (i) the Effective Time; (ii) such date as the Agreement and Plan of Merger is terminated pursuant to Article VIII thereof; or (iii) upon mutual written agreement of the parties to terminate this Agreement. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, no party shall have any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement; provided however, such termination or expiration shall not relieve any party from liability for any willful breach of this Agreement prior to termination hereof.

3. Agreement to Retain Shares . From and after the date hereof until the conclusion of the Company Meeting (taking into account any postponements or adjournments thereof), the Stockholder shall not, except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Agreement and Plan of Merger, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (including, without limitation, by the creation of a Lien), or enter into any contract, option, commitment or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of, any Shares owned by the Stockholder, whether such Shares are held by the Stockholder on the date of this Agreement or are subsequently acquired prior to any meeting of Stockholders prior to the Expiration Date, whether by the exercise of any stock options to acquire Shares or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stockholder may make (a) transfers by will, or by operation of law, in which case this Agreement shall bind the transferee, (b) transfers in connection with estate and charitable planning purposes, including transfers to relatives, trusts and charitable organizations, subject to the transferee agreeing in writing to be bound by the terms of, and perform the obligations of the Stockholder under, this Agreement, and (c) as the Buyer may otherwise agree in writing in its sole discretion

4. Representations and Warranties of Stockholder . The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as follows:

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agreement, instrument, contract or other obligation or any order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which Stockholder is a party or by which Stockholder is bound, or any statute, rule or regulation to which Stockholder is subject or, in the event that Stockholder is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, any bylaw or other organizational document of Stockholder. Except as expressly contemplated hereby or as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, the Stockholder is not a party to any voting agreement or voting trust relating to the Shares.

5. Irrevocable Proxy . Subject to the last sentence of this Section 5, by execution of this Agreement, Stockholder does hereby appoint the Buyer with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as Stockholder’s true and lawful attorney and irrevocable proxy, to the full extent of the undersigned’s rights with respect to the Shares, to vote, if the Stockholder is unable to perform his or her obligations under this Agreement, each of such Shares solely with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1 hereof. Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest hereafter until the Expiration Date and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by Stockholder with respect to the Shares. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this irrevocable proxy shall automatically terminate upon the Expiration Date of this Agreement.

6. No Solicitation . From and after the date hereof until the Expiration Date, Stockholder, in his or her capacity as a stockholder of the Company, shall not, nor, to the extent applicable to Stockholder, shall he or she permit any of his or her affiliates to, nor shall he or she authorize any director, officer, employee, investment banker, attorney, accountant or other advisor or representative of, Stockholder or any of his or her affiliates to, (a) so