MOTORING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 199, 20 August 1904, Page 12

MOTORING.

It is proposed to hold motor reliability trials between Melbourne and Sydney next February. The Dunlop Tyri Company are promoting them. The Gordon Bennett course "J™" 1 " burg, Germany, was sprinkled with "Westrumite"—a mixture of petrol an 4 water—which proved efficacious w***P ma down the dust. The Auckland Tramway Company intend experimenting with "Westrumite" in connection wrta their tram tracks. An interesting cycling and ™- ow) £ cycling experiment is to be held m France. It consists of a despatch befog carried across France from Brest to Belfort, a distance of over 600 miles, by tho aid of the cycle and motor cycle. A similar event was held betweenlSydney snd Melbourne, a distance of 8001 milet, on September 24, 1896, when by the art of the cyclists of both States a despatch was carried from Governmen, Houj Sydney to Government House, Melbourne, in 42 hours 35 minutes. Our rough roads serve as a fairiy «£ fective check upon motor seorchinf locally, but in Victoria the evil has resuited in a recent conference .°f the "g and country delegates in M« l bourne W discuss proposed regulations tor » control of automobiles. The that a bill will probably be brough ;£ fore the Victorian P^^ a f_ e S summer, recommending that the gen speed regulations in Victoria W £ miles an hour in cities, towns, etc., ano 25 miles in the open country.