Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., have opened . complete, shipments, of Ladies 1 , Children's, and Gents.' Paletqt Ooats, 'Showerproof Coats, and Overcoats, foif. Winter wear.-n Advt. " '• '■"""• -.-■' ■.. ,- \ -.'. : STILL pN TOP. Tha . reeorq; still stands" to the' credit of Mr" G. B. Brora'and; hi* fall roadster "Trfumph,.. and •the. rfew 'record made last Thursday, has, been buried'almost as soon as it was born Under- the.crushing weight of.' two hours, and twenty-one minutes The! principal features of Mr'. Q. B Brown's great ride on Satdrdav have boen given, full.publicity, On Bth"February.be, wide ; alone.".-. Some capital ' was made out of the fact that on a previous occasion he was. accompanied'by another rider, and, though the precedent thus set has been followed in the subsequent attempts upon the record by tiders of.machines other than, the "Triumph,'' Mr. Brown decided to demonstrate his faith in "Triumph" reliability, by.'riding.alone. Ho rodo the same full' roadster threespeed "Triumph" as ho. rodo when he established the record on January 17. The only difference in tho conditions was that he knew tho road. It must be remembered that this. Christchurch-Kaikoura rldo was suggested by "Triumph" competitors presumably as a course on which, their machines had a better chance against the "Triumph" than any other. The course evidently does. suit, theicmadiinc—when their machine is going well—but it quite as evidently, sujtv th*;. "Triumph," just as well, and a great dial.'totter. So.this result of this, little sporting controversyhas been to establish tho "Triumph" as the best "crosscountry".motor-eyclftj i\s well as tho bes't speed machine, thei. best, machine for reliability, And the best for ' hilLetiinblng. Tho latest "Trininphs" are • now to hand j prices: fixed engine, .070.; free engine, .£80;' thrccrspced, '£Sr 10s, Adams, -Limited., Chnstchurcli. Branches, Wanganui, Falmerston North. Agents, Sutherland and Rankine. Wellington,' and Tourist Motnr Co., Hastings.— Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1683, 25 February 1913, Page 4
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