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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 83, 5 October 1897, Page 4

A GOOD BICYCLE MEANS GOOD HEALTH! MANY People imagine they are are Cycling by pushing about 801 bs or 401bs of gaspipe and bad rubber. A Mistake ! Our heaviest Roadsters 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 I 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, Lambton Quay, Wellington. G. H. Good all, Travelling Representative. The following- is an extract from tbe Boston Herald, U.S. A :— "8i MILES OP BICYCLE. " rpHE Herald Bicyolt Parade has I proved to be not tbe hit of a day, but the hit of the season, and no better proof of ibis 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 which 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 tho force or the value of cycling, and in quarters where once existed only dit« paragement there is now nothing but praise. '• It is not amiss to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cyclists get to* gether, whether between the heats of exciUng races on the road or in the clnb rooms, which are so comfortable these cool nights, the Herald's two big feasts are, if not the sole, the principal topics of discussion. 11 The contest for bicycle popularity to decide which wheel of them all should bear the stamp •thk most popular bictcxb,' 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 Che test at popularity was began the legion got to work. Ballots came in in bundles, in bag», in crates and in all ways, until thosa 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 coon 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 BaTxors wbbb cast. " The contest went on tor months and when the end came THE WASWICX WAS THK WINVBB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,689 and A MAD OV ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. " The winming 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 Wars wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr F. J. W. Fkab is Sole Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOTES BTOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY^EIGHT COMPETITOES. The following are those of the 98 Com* petitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists :— WARWICK 336,960 Columbia 235,366 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 40,490 Spalding , 10,613 Sterling 8,315 Dayton 8,327 Barnes 4,307 Cleveland") White > ...Under 2,000 World ) " The WARWICK subsequently woa with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Solb A«bnt, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STEEET The oldest ses tab lished practical CycU Expert in Wbuinston Foilding A front — <*. W. Fowxm MONEY! I AM prepared to advance to Fanners and others having good security any turn, larse or small. I offer — Very lowest current rates of interest. Special terms for repayment if re* quired. Prompt settlement. Seasonable charges. The rate of interest is ruled by the money market, and it is absurd for any% one to advertise that they can lend at lower than current rates. The present current rate is from 4$ per cent , according to the amount re* quired and security offered.' I am prepared to invest money for Trustees and others upon tbe best freehold security. A. BOUTHEY BAKKE, Barrister and Solicitor, Palmwbiok Nefexfe.