Page 1 Advertisements Column 7

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 255, 3 May 1897, Page 1

The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.S. A :— "8* MILES OP BICYCLE. "FTIHE Herald Bicyol* Parade hai X proved to be not the hit of a day, bat the hit of the season, and no better proof of this can bs 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 whiok went to make up THE 8£ MILES OF BEAUTIFUL, 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 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 in quarters where once existed only dis» paragement there is now nothing but praise. '• It is not amiss to say that wheeldom is alt agog, and wherever cyclists get to* gether, whether between the 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 HOST POPDtAB BIOTOIB,' the last of the two battles to come to an end, was a battle royal, with a royal victory as a final. Weelrs 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, 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 became a record-breaking contest, both in point of interest aDd in number of ballots. It was not a matter of thousands, but to the leaders it grew into a matter of buns 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 bsllois webb cast. " The contest went on tor month! and when the end came THE WARWICK WAS THE WINNKB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatio as a vote of 671,589 and A IKAD 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 the big vote and final result of the bals 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 COMPETITOES. The following are those of the 98 Com* pehtors best known to N,Z. Cyclists .— WARWICK 336,960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 4/0,480 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." Sole Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET The oldesNostablished practical Cycle Eifcert in Wellington Feilding Agent— G. W. Fowleb CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). Head Office for New Zealand : CU9TOMHODSE QUAY, WELLINGTON, npHE LARGEST, STRONGEST, & J_ MOST PROGRESSIVE Indus, trial Office in Australasia. Cash Secur* ity given to N.Z. Government to cover risks of N.Z. Poltcy« holders, Policy« holders 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 Semuendowment Tables, all ages, male or female, from a penny a Week upwards, collectable monthly frcm policy-holders by the Company's agents, The 'Australian Workman,' under date December 26th, 1896, «ays : "There is nothing sentimental in Assurance ; it is a pure business contract. And yet one can't help remarking that the ' Citizens' ' is the ' Good Samaritan ' to the poor, and that the pain and sorrow at the part* ing 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 by any other Australian Life Office. The Citizens' is the only Life Office that declares a yearly Bonus in connection with the Tempers ance section. Four-fifths of the entire profits of the Citizens' Ordinary Branch business divided annually among polioy* holders, 08. Policies issued from £50 upwards. JAMES P. LANE, Resident Secretary. Special Notice.— The Liabilities of rhe Citizens' bave been valued on a net premium basis, interest being assumed at S\ per cent. This valuation is more stringent than has ever baen adopted by any othtr Life office,