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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 239, 12 April 1897, Page 1

The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.S. A :— "8J MILES OF BICYCLE. "rnHE Herald Bicycle Parade ha* 1 proved to be not the hit of m 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 eager for a repetition of it, and another chance to compete for prizes. " Then, too, the great display whioh went to make up THB 8^ MILES OP BEAUTIFUL, interesting and instructive pageant had an educational effect on many thousand!. 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 all. Thousands never imagined the extent or the force or the value of cycling, and w quarters where once existed only dis* paragement there is now nothing but praise. '* It is not amiss to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cychots get to% gether, 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 '« 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 bicyolb,' 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 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 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, iv crates and iv 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 wlfich 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 thousandn, but to the leaders it grew into a matter of hundreds of thousands, and for the first 10 wheels in the list, those haying a poll of 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 Bailors webb cist. " The contest went on tor months, and when the end came THE WAitWTCK WAS THE WINNBB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,589 and A LBAD OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. " The winning machine id one that is well and favorably kuown to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove this than the big vote and final result of the baK 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 THB 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITORS. The following are those of the*9B ComI retitors best known to N,Z. Cyclists: — [ WARWICK... ... 836,960 1 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 J " The WAEWICK subsequently won with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Sole Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STEEET The oldestxestablished practical Cycl« Expert in Wellington Feilding Agent— Q. W. Fowles CITIZENS 1 LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). Head Office for New Zealand : Customhouse Quay, Wellington. rpHE LARGEST, STEONGEBT, & X -MOST PEOGEESSIVE Industrial Office in Australasia. Ca9h Security given to NZ. Government to cover risks of 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 the Company's agents, The ' Australian Workman,' under date December 26th, 1896, says : "There is nothing sentimental in Assurance; it is a pure business contract. Andyeton« can't help remarking that the * Citizens' ' is the ' Good Samaritan ' to the poor, and that the pain and sorrow at the parting in death are to some extent toned down by the operations of the company." The Citizens' ordinary branch business offers very favourable advantages to those who can afford quarterly, halfyearly, or yearly premiums, Profits in the shape of BONUSES are added to Policies each tbab, and for the past three years these have been larger than those declared hy any other Australian Life Office. The Citizens' is the only Lite Office that declares a yearly Bonus in connection with the Tempers ance section. Four-fifthg of the entire profits of the Citizens' Ordinary Branch business iivided annually among policy* holders. O B Policies issued from £60 upwards. JAMES F. LANE, Resident Secretary. Special Notics.— The Liabilities of the Citizens' have been valued on a net premium basis, interest being assumed at 3£ P*r <*cni. This valuation is more ttr'u gent ■ han has ever been adopted by anj other. lafe office