John Kempthorne, AGENT, 160, Staffort Street.
The Result .... OF THE ... CHRISTCHURCH TO AKAROA AND RETURN. Distance 114 miles, 19.competitors. , rfiHE MOTOR-CYCLE RELIABILJL - JTY . HILL-CLIMBING AND PETROL CONSUMPTION TRIAL was run oil March b'th, 'and resulted in a sweeping victory, for the 3} li.p. Triumph, motors. Everybody knows how \he Talbot Cars wiped out -30 competitors in the late motor-car trials, and- again we have the pleasure to report to the public that tho Triumph motorcycles, in competition with seven well-known makes, have repeated the victory of.'the Talbot team by winning all "the-.premier Mr 11. English, the judge,, awarded the prizes to the 3j lT.p..Triumph riders as follows: For reliabilitv, open class: Ist, AY. Blundell; 2nd* F. Howarth. Private owners' class: Ist,. C. Bailey; 2nd, A. Beken. Hill-climbing, open class: G. -B. Brown.. Private owners' class: F. S,, Baruett. Lowest petrol consumptioiijopen class:. W. Blundell. r Private owners' class: A. Beken. Best per-, formance 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. AVhab a victory'for Triumphs! A world's record! All' other makes of motorcycles wiped out. The success of tho Triumphs in the trials is our. reward for selling to'the public • the highest class goods. Fifty motorcycles now arriving. Price £7O. SOLE NEW ZEALAND AGENTS, STAFFORD STREET. PHILIP AND ROY, The Expert Sanitary Engineers & Drain Layers. Underground Drainage and Sanitation NOW IS THE TIME TO CONNECT. BATHS BASINS, LAVATOIUES-A BIG STOCK TO CHOOSE UA ' FROM. SHOW ROOMS AND WORKSHOP: MELVILLE HILL. General Plumbers, Gasfitters, Electric Bell-Fitters. ALL JOBBING WORK ATTENDKD PROMPTLY ON SHORTEST NOTICE. CER'J-IFICATES HIGHEST GREAT BRITAIN AND COLONIES. ALL WORK DONE BY SKILLED WORKMEN, AND GUARANTEED BEST ESULTS. A. PHILIP. W. ROY.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13879, 16 April 1909, Page 1
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