A REMARKABLE RECORD.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 January 1918, Page 4

A REMARKABLE RECORD.

w Mr Bovd Edkins, the well-known N S.W. moterisr. h?s succeeded In establishing a particularly fine drive under adverse road conditions over the inter-State route between Brisbane and Sydney —a distance of 637 miles. Owing to recent heavy rains in Queensland, Mr E&kins was nearly abandoning his proposed attempt on the existing figures but decided to tackle Mr. F. Birtles ’ record of --|J9 hours 35 minutes despite the fact that the road was well nigh impossible in places. He left Brisbane at 2 a.m. Friday and arrived at Sydney at three minutes past four on Saturday morning, his time for the journey being 26 hours 3 minutes, exactly 3J ■hours better than the previous record*. Many delays occurred on the journey and considerable time was lost owing to breakages. It was a remarkable feat to get through at all in the circumstances. Mr Edkins’ mount was a 25 H.P. Prince Henry “Vauxhall,” shod with Dunlop tyres, which came through the gruelling drive without being touched. Mr Edkins is the present holder of the Melbourne-Sydney (565 miles) record, which stands at 16 hours 55 minutes, one of the greatest drives yet recorded in this county