Sydney to Thursday Is. in the "Pup": Fine Achievement of 2½ H.P. Launch

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Sydney To Thursday Is.

In The “Pup”

Fine Achievement of 2½ h.p.

Launch HAVING completed a 2240 miles journey from Sydney to Thursday Island in the Pug, a 16ft. launch fitted with a Chapman 2\ h.p. engine, Mr. Walter Pankhurst returned by the Marella on December 23.

He came back by steamer because a two weeks’ spell in Torres Strait Hospital delayed him until after the start of the “bad” season.

This world’s record voyage was made without a mishap and must be included in the record of adventurous journeys of all times, Pankhurst began life as a sailor, secured an officer’s certificate, tried a spell ashore, and finally returned to the sea, making the hazardous trip alone. That he had unbounded confidence in himself and his little craft, with its Chapman’s “Pup” engine, was proved by the fact that he did not carry any emergency gear, such as a mast and sail.

The voyage to T.I. added another fine performance to the list of achievements of Chapman and Sherack’s famous little marine engine. Apart from the sturdiness and quality of construction, the mechanical simplicity of the “Pup” engine is responsible for its remarkable performance and reliability. There are no valves, cams, springs, tappets, carburettor parts and such, to get out of order, yet it functions with perfect efficiency.

Hundreds of launch and boat owners throughout the South Seas pin their faith to the “Pup” engine for inter-plantation