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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 136, 8 December 1896, Page 4

??^'^?^g-___-___-g^-jj-^g»M» ■—__■_--- The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.ir^.A : — "Si MILES OF BICYCLE. THE Herald Bicyclp Parade has proved to be not the hit of a day, but tho hit of the season, and no better proof of this can be imd than the tact ihat there is nut a single devotee of the wheel, man or woman, who ia not eager for a repetition of ii, and another chance to compete for prizes. "Then, too, the great display which went to make up THE 8h MILES OF BEAUTIFDX, interesting and instructive pageant had an educational effect on many thousands Among people who did not appreciate the force that cycledom had become, the Herald parade is discussed, and tbe basis of discussion is very largely made up of expressions of wonder at tbe size of it all. Tbousands never imagined the extent or tbe force or the value of cycling, and in quarters where once existed only disparagement there is now nothing but praise. '• It is not araisp to say tbat wheeldom is alt agog, aud wherever cyclists get together, whether between tbe heats of excit'.ng races on the road or m the club rooms, which are so comfortable these cool nights, the Herald's two big feasts are, if not the sole, the principal topics of discussion. " The contest for bicycle popularity to decide which wheel of them all should bear the stamp •the most popdlae bicycle,' the last of the two battles to come to an end, was a battle royal, with a royal victory as a final. Weeks and months did tbis contest go on, followed and participated in with an interest and a zest tbat surpassed expectations. To every rider his particular wheel is tho only wheel on earth, and in comparison with his wheel all others are as twinkling ■tars to the sun. " The riders' name is legion, and when tbe test of popularity was begun the legion got to work. Ballots came in in bundles, in bags, in crates and in all ways, until those wkose duty it was to receive them were buried under the avalanche. The cyclists rallied loyally about the standards of the wheels which they had chosen. It soon became a record-breaking contest, both in point of interest and in number of ballots. It was not a matter of thousands, but to the leaders it grew into a matter of nun» dreds of thousands, and for the first 10 wheels in the list, those having a poll of 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 Bai,LOTB WEBB CAST. '• The contest went on tor months, and when the end came THE WAJIWICK WAS TWE WINNKB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,089 and A LEAD OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. " The winning machine ie one that is well and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove tbis than tbe big vote and final result of the baU lotting. It is manufactured by the War> wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr F. J. W. Feab is Sole Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOrKS STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITORS. The following are those of tbe 98 Competitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists: — WARWICK 336 960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 40,490 Spalding 10,«13 Sterling 9,315 Dayton 8.327 Barnes 4,307 Cleveland') White £ ...Under 2,000 World ) " Tbe WARWICK subsequently won with 671,089 votes, and a load of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Solk Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET Tbe oldest-established practical Cycle Expert in Wellington Feilding Agent— O. W. Powuta F. J. SAYWELL, (Late of Saywell Bros., Feilding), Shoeing and General Smith, RAJSGIWAHIA, WISHES to announce to the settlen in the Rangiwahia and surrounding districts that he bas bought the Blacksmithing business lately carried on by Mr Bergerson, and hopes, by strict attention to business and good workman ship, combined with moderate charges to m£rit » fair share ol patronage and support. r Bepairs and Wheelwright Work done. Shoeing ••pvcieltj-