A LONE RECORD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17950, 30 November 1932, Page 8

A LONE RECORD

Only a few days ago one of ithc most interesting ami sporting of records was performed by Captain Fate Benyon, who started overland on July 4 from London to race the British India steamship Men ora to Calcutta. He drove alone; his car was only a little 10-horse-power Hillman Minx; 'lie covered 6800 odd miles at an average of 207 miles in 33 days; he reached the confines of India-—Quetta —at the same time that the steamship reached Calcutta; and his effort, performed in a 10-horsc-’power car constitutes a record far in advance of anything of the kind up to date and very hard .to heat. Certainly he was beaten by the ship. Probably he never expected to win, but regarded his rival as a “pacemaker,” to keep him to his tusk; but let anyone try to lower his 1 record in what is practically a baby car over Yugoslavian, Turkish and Persian roads (heaven forgive the word!), and he will appreciate the magnitude of the achievement. Quite frankly, how Captain Benyon and his little Minx stood up to it we do not know. All honor to them both. Reprinted from f lic Times, London, Augu t 19, 1932.*