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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10511, 28 December 1911, Page 5

1500 miles in s'.x days on a motor cycle: Some wonderful rides have been accomplished on. the modern motor cycle, but no performance has ever been recorded in tie colonies of Hong dastance endurance riding that can compare with. JVIr Dendy'is recent performance. On Monday,, the 20th November last, Mr Dendy, a Canterbury motor cyclist, ist&rtea out on 'his record run to cover 1500 miles in. six days, and tihe miaxdmuin rfidkig time m each day not to exceed 12 hours. The route chosen was from Ohristohurch) to IniveroargiiE. Excitement grew very intense wfaien dib was made known tbat Deady had covered 1110 maitesup till 8 a'.m. on Frid* 'joqght, and it was argued )by <*>■<*• .nowm critics that to comply ■•£■ 1500 miles on Saturday'is -i oi twelve hours would mean that Dendy had' to ride 390 miles at am average speed of 32 miles an hour, a seemingly Smpossibllip task, over mrauntaiinis, tussock roads, and through river beds> and water races. It ws onJy first olasis material and workmaniship that can. come through tests like .thee* with flying coflcums, and just as .the clock was striking eight, dead on time, and in, the presence of thousands of spectators, Dendy arrived!, tired, wieary, and travel istauiect* having accomplfihled Ms great ride without one mechanical stop or adjustment, +he onttjy trouble experienced being one pumcture. , Dendy rode ta 1911 model 3J h.p. Premier motor cyrile. Immediate delivery can be given « these famous machines. !*&&» stocks to chloose I'rom. TOURIST MOTOR CO., Ltd., HASITNGS. Soto Agents for New Zealand). -