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1500 MILES IN SIX DAYS ON A MOTOR CYCLE. Some Twmderful ride® have been accomplihed on the modem motor oydle, (but; no performance has ever been recorded in the colonSe® of Doug dfiisbance endurance riding that cam compare with Mr Dendy's recent performance. On Monday, the 20th November last,' Mr Deiidy; a Canterbury motor cycfast, smarted: out on his record ruin to cover 1500 mile® in. six days, and tjhe maximum riding time in each! day not to exceed 12 hours. The rout© chosen was from ChristchurcJii to lavercargiill. Excitement grew very intense when it wats made known that Deady covers) 1110 miles up tail 8 a.m. on Frid« uight, and it was arcued iby i.nowni critics that to comp3 l p J 'h- 1500 miles on Saturday'® of twelve hours would moan that Dendy had to rude 390 mile® at an m o rage speed' of 32 mites an hour, r seemingly impoeisiWip task, over luuiimtaimis, tussock roads, and through river beds and water races. It a® only first class material and workmanship that can come through tests like (these with flying colours, and joist as the clock was sbrittng dead on tame, and in iJie presence of thousands af spectators, Dendy arrived!, tired, weary, and travel stained, having accomplished his great rode withourt mechanical stop or adjustment, *ne omy trouble experienced being one pumctUDendy rode a 1911 model 3J h.p. Premier motor cycle. t Immediate delivery can be given erf these famous macliaiaei. IMt ft© stock® to cboose from. TOURIST MOTOR CO., ltd., HASTINGS. Soite Agents for New Zealand. E. POOK. Masterton Aaent.

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10512, 29 December 1911, Page 5

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283

Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10512, 29 December 1911, Page 5

Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10512, 29 December 1911, Page 5

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