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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 237, 9 April 1897, Page 1

'{ The following is an extract fiom the ' j Boston Herald, U.S.A :— | " 8i MILES OF BICYCLE. 1 I 'TTI HE Herald Bicycle Parade has I proved to be not the hit of a day, but the hit of the season, and no better proof of this can be had than the ; tact that there is not a single devotee of the wheel, man or woman, who is not I eager for a repetition of it, and another I chance to compete for prizes. " Then, too, the great display whioh went to make up THE 8| MILEB OP BEAUMEUL, interesting and instructive pe.geant had an educational effect ou 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 very largely made up of expressions of wonder at the size of it ail. Thousands never imagined the extent or . the force or the value of cycling, and in quarters where once existed only dis*. paragement there is now nothing hut praise. '• It is not amiss to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cyclists get together, whether between tho heats of exciting 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 BicrcXß,' the last of the two battles to come to an end, was a battle royal, with a royal victory as a final. Weeks aDd months did this 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 bis wheel all others are as twinkling stars to the sun. " The riders' name is legion, and when the test of popularity waa begun the legion got to work. Ballots came in in bundles, in bags, m 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 wbeeis which they had chosen. It soon became a record-breaking contest, botb 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 BaLLOrs webe cast. " The contest went on tor months, and when the end came THE WARWICK WAS TWE WINNBB, The victory of the Warwick hud nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,659 and A LEAP OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. " The winning machine is one that is well and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove this than tbe big vote and final result of the bak 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 VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITORS. The following are those of the 98 Com* petitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists: — WARWICK 336,960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 10,490 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." Solf Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET The oldestsestablished practical Cycle Expert in Wellington Feilding Agent— G. W. Fowlbs CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). Head Office for New Zealand : Customhouse Quay, Wellington, THE LARGEST, STRONGEST, A .MOST PROGRESSIVE Indus. trial Office xo Australasia. Cash Secarity given to N.Z. Government to cover risks ot" N.Z. Policy-holders. Policyholders now number 180.000. Eleven Claims on an average paid for each working day. Prompt Payment of Claims a specialty with the Citizens'. Policies issued under Life, Endowment, and Semi»endowment Tables, all ages, male or female, from a penny a Week upwards, collectable monthly from policy-holders by tha Company's agents, Tbe ' Anstralian Workman,' under date December 26th, 1896. says : "There is nothing sentimental in Assurance ; it is a pure business contract. And yet ono can't help remarking that the ' Citizens' ' is the ' Good Samaritan ' to the poor, aud that the pain and sorrow nt the parting in death are to some extent toned ' down by the operations ofthe company." The Citizens' ordinary brunch business offers very favourable advantages to , those who can afford quarterly, half- . yearly, or yearly premiums. Profits in the shape of BONUSES are : added to Policies each yeab, and for the past three years these have been larger than those declared by any other Australian Life Office. The Citizens' is the ; only Lite Ollice that declares a yearly Bonus in connection with the Tempers ance section. Four* fifths of the entire proti s of the Citizens.' Ordinary Branch business uvided annually among policy*, i holders, O B. Policies issued from £60 upwards. JAMES P. LANE, Resident Secretaiy. Special Noticb.— The Liabilities of the < itiz^nb' have been valued on a net prem urn basis, interest being assumed it 8 1 i<r "ent. This valuation is more i * strii gent 'han has ever beea adopted bj any other lafe office.