THE MOTOR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 28 June 1912, Page 3

THE MOTOR.

:(B-i' MiPHi.usi) '. 1( is not offeii Miat a..fjiact rHwid,, iV foistw (ton ojn> acToninlishci! , , suii.e dKtisiicp oil ii racing- track;; -The' recent- ■i.cM'iVai;(ia'!ji.ii licffomii'.ancc,-' '.ps.tablislicji-', bj' .I', Wa'svsoii, .jii 'I'lre #I,miles- i:.qii (I.race,V ■l|i?Iil .at liidrinOnnlis ■ -Ctf:K..ii),,. >irliich|...|f^. «<iii in- Um Wplil:"* record liiiii-,.p1V0.1iif. , ;; 2-iiiiiik (>■.«•,. is iifar-J-y 13 -miiiirfcs-ifiiHtpr.. f-iiivii Moss.r-. -Cesy-iiif's ,anil .wd for -t-h(! m\m sin IJrtiokia'hds;: ■tViKi'i ]v|i'iimi(l. Such a- ,!*■ : alVitrtOfe ittijrcdiMe, 'but the 'lignres- ivWT .in pii-lslio. and are ■lii-yomldisr'; jnile, . . " '-. :■: '.ft .Good. Systeiri-; .\. -.(iici.'in.ni! petrol supply -cojiipjiny -.has-; books -i»l' i'oufijiiisi. fid,rtriiis; ; t.s'-j to ryfjM-vo l>Htrpi; SVt -iiHiiufi-dhji itepols, ■■ ■tlie- Uil(li*.s>ie* ftf ..'nJlieli '11 ii>■:. I biilvk-A. flip .(lJptflVis.f ''ptcMl's , coiipu.ns'.'of'. filii' y/aiji;; to: tJic* 'I;rf.n"p.r. p'£ the' Slvifi.o'n, Vv.ji.ij.- U- -olijijcd- to siiPlily *l\° pppirrt -■\vjf-.lig.ni .miikinif any 'chM'jjV/ S\ l-t-ei'ul.y. !•:()()!• l>f fHfee.' V: W6k;s'':haV(; liopii K , - IsiH'iK A> Hie -isi;riuifj('iiioni r eisHiire's UiaV :t!io lirojorjst sliall. |lii> .liai-ticu- , iar *i!n*V -of iirtriii- jii: vhjosf.icjni -livid, jiaV ■ far. tlvp .booklet,...the 'ext-pi -^fej , - !>t ilis) vi'!))\tioi\. : %fy venVgte places; , is : co.vpr-.,, :«li 'T:li(i idVaiifiiios itolflie ■;molQrists-aVo3 those, pi :fii(;il price: -ijniV'atialjty.:: , ~; & ,. -v' As: -S'idv-i a ; ;sjysfpi!>-i'seoins^.■.■liarnlyi , pracViiitble: 'Hit W t)ie|. Vjiieseiit : ra(-e-p'f .increase in. ..t,hS.■iiVptpriiiiS: 4>;ii.blic; .(in. .a. ■iiii frli'fi , -1;b.: .aT'v.'iiiL'QJl ■-w i!-If ■■K'rc.a t. adya ii to g.ej-.-;fMessage?:: : E,ri'-"R^uJe;'Si;V : v. : ' ■ ■■. ..■'." /.": • ." .■Ayi'relcss ■ t'clcgrapiiyrslia's:,-dpyelopedi.-'so'.' :(| ii lcklyi' ant t rac t>; .'sjot 'J ittl e*a tte ii> 'li;gii,- ■f i xc¥pJ;: : )vli'eji:'-itpis;;(^itf; : iiic[atiSofl,E' Aii- S ■ jrou'iiciiia;.;iii'ost;" ; -peqi)lesf ■VC6iiililete-.:wiirel6s's>in.staliatiq:is,St : :saysV : c TOinii;i?iVand $oiVrni:iM!n!4e*.xitiy'\wiWdefs.r.sta'tions; ; 'Willi ,;siiiiiia"rly :e( l mpi)OiU:y(i!iic!.es^.up^t<v, > a; ■tvi-oiiUlt-pvoljiiljly:!'ra'V?q rfrniii.■;-£in;.l(j>f.-£2<Ks*, ;Thrs^iK'>fea'!!aiitatiHn, : ;of,"-ti^ : ;;jiwiiT!ess';.'< ?o'|)eiis i --un v tlia:.f|i!esUm!ias.:;toavliptlinra';iis ; tlia't^'arf.v/Haeilv-Fqir'-ilpjiriiiß.'-^vill , :: -.yfttj carry : ;! : iiHr :: .;-.iiwir/n!f ; ■Tlioi , e!s''-lio.'(lpulit^'nian>;^rf.Jiiiot.orist,' i i.wlieii' ) pn;rtho.;rondsi ( le'ilmilesifr9nv .-meansroff icomi'iiiinicatin?-' •WiVh ?i V!.i;c;jjipArc«tV Igarage.^

'■i^\tfeiii'io^i.li;ife)3e?n^iiv-iVwii ,, ;:i'i-bnvßinie";to-; : i ■Ciivvvink" 'n"iiiisM!HKbr '■"suspended'; over,. ; -J:ng; proving, popular -in-'KiiK-. to" be. ■scMv! at= wc?K-end4':;l>einß; ; it'«rried ; pillion-. "fßshibiir-sitliiißv pniia; cushion;;- isistinopeil .oir-.:(ho.;:luKKiig^'..caiTipr."- : Die ■ landing ..En?l!sh'-ie'.vcliiif.'.-J!iui;inil has now rikeift:thc''"Watfe'-un>aml;rstrpiigly ■ con■demns/lhc- 1 practice':- oii,. tlie'grouiuls; :ipu :l)evsorialS':nsk^:!inujas/onc—owing -to.iisv •ineleg-.uice—iiot'ilikely:.to popularisemotor-; cycling. ■■■ This, practice is-snotj.confined , :.to '■l?iiglaiiiV;..but , ; : .is airly-co.nimon" hero, also'.' , vFer^winter; wlieik the'-roads iare'grea'sy : il\e...eha'nces :'of;:a: n.asty; spill ■"a'ro-bjf.iio'iiieaiis-remote; , : !-The: person on. ■ the' 1 back jstands'.inh' equal chance of'having /as-bad*■ fti;sp:ll^.us: the-,driver and' if "falling -sideways the .machine) falls.on ■ tlio-vback't.'iiian's leg.■ a.-.' , nasty; accident. is-■tlVc-putc(sme;:.-Timo.,aiHl lime, again when way; nothing will happen; •butfii£-'only.ri»ceds; ! a.-slippers pool and 1 a littlo : iieryoiis-grasp at .the person control..ling'themachine' and' a smash is.probable., •Anorferirisk.attemls-this inoilo of^nrry^ ing:a;.'passengeiv:upona machine built, for' 'one.'? ;The' back , 'wheel inay .become strainVd.^andV.caiise'rfthp , -rim , .,to-split .where it. is.Moined itp,ihe.spok>s,imd if.;tho- mii'chiiie'is 'soirig-at evea-.a moderate-speed. .■it:is ; 'moro.;::thaivlikc.bvth<it ; : this , .will :i ,not. ■24-Ho'iir.; : Record/'. fe&i-v? , : 4 ?■■■'&?' ?*-% : : -v'-Xpwifistures-.for ithe'-.'Si-hoiir.-'motor -'cycle road rccord : . woio'established recently by a Victorian-rider in \V. Y.._ Pevcrill,- who ■ covered a'.distance'of 522. miles-in. the iiul day/'\as ap.iihst f, tho ■ : i>rpvipus,;>l>est,*:-517. 'miles; ljySP.''Q'Brien.-; The".rides was>c-, coiiiplislisd-over a twenty-one-mile course, 'between Keilor-i'and , Gisbnrne,.- on; ' the iMelbounie-BciidJKo :lio<i(l, Victoria. - : I'evcrili's •pcrfoniiaiice, considering that lie had aboai.lfl hours.of night riding to eoirjtc'nd- ivitli'- : iii addition to. .very, cold wea-' : vher,- : was.:a. good one. ■-■■■. ' ?;,:..- : - -.