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1500 MILES IN S X DAYS ON A MOTOR CYCLE. Some wonderful rides have been aocomplilhed on Afoe modern motor cycle, bait no performaniee lias ever beea recoirded in. tihe colonies of long distance endurance riding that can compare with Mr Dandy's recent performance. On Monday, tihe 20th November last, Mr Dendy, a Canterbury motor cyolaist, aborted out on'ibis record ruin to cover 1500 males in. sax days, and tihe maximum Tddfiing time on each day not to exceed 12 hours. The route chosen was from ObjifitdhurcQi to Ittveroargiill. Excitement grew very intense wlhen it wa« made known that Dendy had covered 1110 nafflies up till 8 a.m. on Friti** (light, and it argued iby ""<*' .nowni critics that to compJ**' *- 1500' mffles on. Saturday's .. of twelve hours would moan that Dendy had 1 to rode 890 miles at am average speed of 32 miles an hour, a seemingly GmpossiMfp task, over mountains, tussock roads, amd through river beds and water races. It ins- only first class material and workma/nsihip that can come through tests lake these with flying fcok'Uns, and just as the clock was stuiLkdmg eight, dead on time, and hi the presence of thousands of spectators, Dendy arrived, tired, weary, and travel stained, having accomplßhed hfe great nide without one mechanical stop or adjustment, +he on% trouble experienoed .being one pumcture. , Dendy rode .a 1911 model 3£ h.p. Premier motor cycle. Immediate delivery oa-n be give?' ' ' these famous ma*l»iin«£. stockft t*> chiopse 'vom. TOURIST MOTOR CO., ltd., HASIINGS. goto Agents for New Zealand. R. POOK. Mastertom Auent.

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10510, 23 December 1911, Page 5

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Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10510, 23 December 1911, Page 5

Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10510, 23 December 1911, Page 5

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