ANNIHILATING DISTANCE.
MOTOR-CAR RUN. > AMERICAN RECORD ECLIPSED. BT TELEGBiPn—PBM3 ASSOCIATION—COPTBIOHT. Sydney, Novombor 22. A' world's record for a continuous run of twenty-four hours over roads is now hold by Stevens and James with a forty horso-powor. Darracq. Thoy covered 777 miles in that time, or 171 miles better than the Amorican record. Tho previous best 34 hours' road record wub made by S. D. Waldron, United States, in June, 190G; with a 30 h.-p. car,. ho covered GOG miles. A month prior to that, C. B. Kellow and H. B. James, in Victoria, covered 55G miles in a 12 h.-p. motor car. The 21 hours' track record, with a motor car, is 1000 ,1-lfi miles, covered at Indianapolis, United States, in December, 1005, by Morz and Glomcns. The U hours' motor cycle track record is claimed by A. A. Hansen, of America, with a run of 031 miles 75 yards, in August, 190,1.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 51, 23 November 1907, Page 5
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153ANNIHILATING DISTANCE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 51, 23 November 1907, Page 5
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