Page 4 Advertisements Column 5

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 139, 11 December 1896, Page 4

The following is an extract from tht Boston Herald, U.S.A. ; — "8£ MILES OP BICYCLE. THE Herald Bicyclo Parade has proved to be not the hit of a day, but the hit of the season, and no better proof of this caD be had than the ;' fact ihat there is not a single devotee of tho wheel, man or woman, who is not eager for a repetition of it, and another chance to compete for prizes. " Then, too, the great display which went to make up THE 8| MILES OF BEAUTIFUL, interesting and instructive patjeant 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 the basis of discussion is rery largely made up of expressions of wonder at the size of it all. Thousands never imagined the extent or the force or the yalne of cycling, and in quarters where once existed only dis* paragement there is now nothing but praise. '• It is not amisp to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cyclists get together, whether between the heats of excit'.ng races on the road or in 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 populab bictclb,' 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 tnis contest go on, followed and participated in with an interest and a zest that surpassed expectations. To every rider his particular wheel is the only wheel on earth, and in comparison with his wheel all others are as twinkling stars to the sun. " The riders' name is legion, and when the 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 whose 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 oeeame 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 hundreds of thousands, aDd for the first 10 wheels in tbe list, those having a poll of 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 BaLLOTS WEBB CAST. " The contest went on tor months, and when the end came THE WAIiWICK WAS TWE WINNEB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,589 and A LBAD OP ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. "The winning machine id one that is well and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove this than the big vote and final result of the baU lotting. It is manufactured by the Wars wick Cycle Company of Springfield, , of which Mr F.J. W. Fear is Sole Agent for New Zealand. " HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY^EIGHT COMPETITORS. The following are those of the 98 Competitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists: — WARWICK 336 960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 40,490 Spalding 10,613 Sterling 9,315 Dayton 8.327 Barnes ... ... 4,307 Cleveland *) White > ...Under 2,000 World ) •• The WARWICK subsequently won with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Solk Agent. F. J. W. FEAB, WILLIS STBEET The oldest-established practical Cycle , Expert in Wbllikoton Feilding Agent — G. W. Powm F. J. SAYWELL, (Late of Saywell Bros., Feilding), Shoeing and General Smith, RANGIWAHIA, WISHES to announce to the settlen in the Bangiwahia and surrounding distriots that he bas bought the Blacksmithing business lately earned on by Mr Bergerson, and hopes, by striot attentiou to business and good workman* ship, combined with moderate charges to merit a fair share of patronage aad support. Bepairs and Wheelwright Work done. Skoftsf •sp««ialt?, -. :i