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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 81, 2 October 1897, Page 4

A GOOD BICYCLE MKANB GOOD HEALTH! MANY People imagine they are are Cycling by pushing about SOlbs or 401bs of gaspip9 and bad rubber, A Mistake ! Our heaviest Koadsters weigh only 241 b, and we guarantee them to carry a 20-stone man for two years. CONFIDENCE, We want your Confidence, and will not deceive you. We are not offering you something without a name, but offer machines that have stood their trial both on road and track — a machine that agents are proud to sell for us. REPUTATION. That's what we have ! Ask any of our Customers how we treat them. Ask them how much it costs them for repairs. WE PLEASE THEM ALL! The "White Flier" And a dozen other makes to choose from Exceptional Terms to Respectable Persons, S. E. WRIGHT, 88, Ijambton Quay, Wellington. G. H. Goodall, Travelling Representative. The Following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.S. A :— "8i MILES OF BICYCLE. "nnHE Herald Bicycla Parade has I proved to be not the hit of a dnj. but the hit of the season, and no better proof nf this can be had than the rarl shut ti'.ere is n- I n single devotee of t ! ;o«h't»!, rnnti <>r woman, who is not I'^iii-i i\> •> rrpH>ti-..n of it, and another cli iiner u> cu!ii;><'te for prizes. • iht-n. too, iho great display which wen: to owke up THJS 8* MILES OF BEAUTIFUL, interesting »nd instructive pageant had &v educatioualefjrct on many thousands. Among people who did not appreciate the force that cycle -lorn had become, the Herald porade is discussed, and the basis of discussion is very largely made up of ex;, res.vious 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 disparagenient there is now nothing bat praise. '• It is not amiss to say thut wheeldom is all ngng, and wherever cyclists 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'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 popular 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 this contest go on, followed and participated in with an interest and a zesfc that surpassed expectations. To every rider bis 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, 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 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 Bailors wbbb cast. " The contest went on tor months and when the end came THE WARWICK WAS THE WINNEB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,589 and A LEAD 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 he War*. wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr P. J. W. Feab is Sole Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THH 27th AUGUST. NINETYnEIGHT 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 j •• 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 STREET The oldest-established practical Cyols Expert in Wellington F«»ildinp. Aer«»nt — G. W. Fnwr.vt ' ■~~ money! I AM prepared to advance to Farmers and others having good security any sum, larsro or small. I offerVery lowest current rates of interest. Special terms for repayment if required. Prompt settlement. Reasonable charges. The rate of interest is ruled by the ny ney market, and it is absurd for any* one to advertise that they can lend at iovrenhan current rales. The present current rats is from 4£ per cent , according to the amount re-, quired and security offered. I am prepared <o invest money for Trustees and others upon the best free, hold security. A. 80UTHEY BAKER, Barrister and Solicitor, PaLMBB6TOS NoBTH.