131 M.P.H. ON A MOTOR-CYCLE.

On Dayton Beach, Florida, recently an American motor-cyclist, T. Seymour, is reported to have covered a straight mile at the speed of one hundred and thirtyone miles per hour. As the time recorded was only in one direction, the performance does not rank as an official record.

QERGEANT MURPHY.—This well-known Austin 20 h p.

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