THE RESULTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 13411, 1 May 1909, Page 9

THE RESULTS OF THE MOTORCYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL.

Christchurch to Akaroa end return. Distance, 114 miles; 19 competitors.— The motor-cycle reliability hill-climbing and petrol consumption trial was run on March 6th, and resulted in a sweeping victory for the 3} h.p. Triumph motors. Everybody kuows how the Talbot cars wipe out 36 competitors in the late motor-car trials, and again we have the pleasure to report to the public that the Triumph motor-cycles, in competition with seven well-known makes, have repeated the victory of the Talbot toam by winning all the premier prizes. Mr R. English, the judge, awarded the prizes to the 3£ h.p. Triumph riders as follows:—For reliability, open class: Ist,' W. Blnndell; 2nd, F. Howarth. Private owners' class: Ist, C. Bailey; 2nd, A. Beken. Hill-climbing, open class: G. B. Brown. Private owners class: F. S. Barnett. Lowest petrol consumption, open class: W. Blundcll. Private owners' class: A. Beken. Best performance in hill climb: G. B. Brown. Highest aggregate marks, for reliability, lowest petrol consumption, and hill-climbing: G. B.'Brown. Making a total of eight first prizes awarded to riders of Triumph motor-cycles. What a victory for* Triumphs! A world's record! All ot)ior makes of motor-cycles wiped out. Tho success of the Triumphs in the trials is our reward for selling to the public the highest class goods. Fifty Triumph motor-cycles now arriving, price £70. Adams, Limited., sole New Zealand agents, 138-140 High street. Christchurch. G