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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10493, 2 December 1911, Page 5

1500 MILES IN SIX DAYS ON A MOTOR CYCLE. Some wonderful/ ode® have been, accomplihed on the modern matolr oydie, hut no. performance 'has' ever been reco'i'd'ed din the colonies' of Hong distance endnramcie riding that cam compare wiith Mr Demdy's recent performance. ■ 1 ' On Monfdiay, tibje 20th November last, Mr Dendy, a'Canterbury motor cyc&t, is-ttated' o,uit 011 Ms record rain to cove>r 1500 males an. six days-, and tlhe m'axiirrium 1 rfidiftg time in each day nob to exceed 12 hours. The route chose id waisi ifrom Oiriistcihiirch) to Imvermrgilll. Excitement grew very intense wlhen ivfc was made known that Dendy had covered 1110 mites lip till 8 a.m. on Friday might, and it was. argued by well' knowni critics that to (complete the' 1500 mliles on Saturday'sl «m> of twelve hours would mean that Dendy had to nide 390 miles at am average speed l of 32 milfe® an 'bon/r, n seemingly fiimpossiWlfe task, over mountains, .tussock roads, fund, through river beds and water races'. It iiiS' oniy first olasis material and workmanship that can come through tests like the.s© with flying colours, and 1 jaist 'as the clock was striding eigfhit, dead on time, and m tlie presence of tbonsaindls of spectators, Dernly arrived;, tired, weary, and travel stained, having accomplished life great aii.de without one mechaaiical stop .or Jidjuistment, the onuty trouble experienced being one punlcture. . Dendy rode a 1.91.1 model 3-J- h.p. Premier motor cycle. Immediate delivery cap ibe g.iven of these famous machines. Large stocks' to. chloose from. TOURIST MOTOR CO., Ltd., HASTINGS'. Solte Agents for New Zealand l . R. POOK, Masterton Agent. The famous Roslvn Wruuif Par l *, 6d and Ib each, from ii.ual draper. A pleasure to write 00. * *