THE VICTORIOUS TRIUMPH.
OESSES ON TRIUMPH MOTOR CYCLES. At the H.B. Motor Cycle Club's sports beld on the Hastings Racecourse on Boxing Day, the Triumphs again practically awept the board. Out of an entry of 12 machines representing 5 different makes- the Triumphs secured ten firsts, seven seconds, and 4 thirds out of a possible eleven events. This performance i 3 all the more remarkaole when it m considered tlhat the Triumphs had to concede large handicaps to machines of equal power and -six of the ten. first machines were ridden by amateur riders. On Saturday, December 30th, Mr J. L. Braithwaite left for Wellington on his Triumph motor cycle to make ! an attempt on the existing figures of the Wellington to Napier recordviz., Bhrs 35miii., established by Mr H. L. Schaeffer on New Year's Day, 1909, also on ft Triumph. In spite of several attempts on other makes? of machines, this record has stood to the credit of the Triumph, for three years. Mr Bratihwaite left the Wellington Post Office at 4.20 a.m. on New Year's Day, and arrived at the Napier Post Office at 10.57 a.m., tm time being 61ns. 38min., lowering the previous record by nearly two hours. The Triumph ran perfectly from start to finish, the only two stops being to take in petrol and oil. It is only perfect machines made from the finest material procurable that can average 33£ miles an hour over 230 miles of New Zealand roads. _ Those who were at the Napier Post Office at the finish' could not help but remark on the perfect condition of the machine at the finish. The Triumpb ia not only made for a-peed. It has proved itself to be the machine for hard work and long wear, and iis perfectly adapted to New Zealand roads. We can deliver both fixed an.i free engine miodels from stock, and would be pleased to give trial runs to intending purchasers at al times. TOURIST MOTOR CO., LTD., Sole Agents for Triumph and B.S.A. Motor Cycles, Wairarapa, Hawkea Bay, and Poverty Bay. ROBERT POOK, Local Agent.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10578, 8 March 1912, Page 5
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357THE VICTORIOUS TRIUMPH. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10578, 8 March 1912, Page 5
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