Some Motor Cycles at the Stanley Show

more apparent to other users of the roads than to the rider, but on the other hand it is so speedy and economical a means of transit that its votaries are increasing in number every year. This year's show provides ample proof of steady progress in the evolution of a satisfactory machine, and the growing popularity of the light weight machine is perhaps the most striking tendency of the year. Among the heavy weight motor cycles for 1909 the Triumph may ba selected as the most popular, it has a h.p. single cylinder engine of 84 86 mm. bore and stroke magneto ignition, variable pulley giving low and high gears, its weight is about 190 lbs., and its price ?48. Other machines closely resembling the Triumph in type are the Quadrant, the Bradbury and the Minerva, the latter is, however, lighter and costs ?39-10. The N. S. U. differs in having a free engine and clutch, it