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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10504, 18 December 1911, Page 5

1500 MILES IN S'.X DAYS ON A MOTOR OYCLE. Some 'Wonderful rides have been aecomiplilhed on the modem motor cycle, hut nq performance has ever been, recorded in the colonies jof Bong distance endurance riding (that can performance. ; \ \ On Momdiayi the 20th November last, Mr Dendy, a Cnnterbuiry motor cyclist, started' out on his record rum to cover 1500 males.im. six days', and tihe maximumriding time in each'day not to exceed 12 hours. The route chosen, was' from Qhristchurdh to InvercargiiH. Excitement grew very intense when it ivas made known, that Dendy had covered 1110 mittes up tiW 8 a.m. on Friday night, and it was argued by well' knowni critics that to complete the 1500 miiles on Saturday's- run. of twelve hours would moaai that Dendy had,' to nide 390 miles at am average speed' of 32 mpies an hour, a seemingly ILmpossihilJp task, over movuiitaiinis, tussock roads, and through river beds* and water races. It ais- onily first cia.s® material a<nd workmanship that can, come through tests like th»se with flying col' UT'S, and just as the clock was stT-iMng-eight, dead on time, and im the presence of thousand's' of spectators, Dendy arrived, tiired, weary, and travel stauned, having accomplshed his great ride without one mechanical stop or adjustment, +he onily trouble experienced being one puncture. Dendy rode a 1911 model 3$ h.p. Premier motor. cycle. Immediate delivery can be given, of these ifamoiuis macliiiaes.. uoi'&s stocks to- chloose from. TOURIST MOTOR CO., Ltd., HASITNGS. • Sole Agents for New Zealand. R. POOK. Masteirton Agemt.