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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 154, 28 December 1897, Page 1

The following is un extract from the Boston Herald, U.S.A. :— " 8i MILES OF BICYCLE, "rriHE Herahl Bii-jrcU Parade has I proved to be not the hit of a daj, but the hit of '.ho season, and no better proof of this cau bo had than the tact that there is not a Single devotee of the wheel, man or woman, who ia not eager for a repetition of it, aad another chance to compete for prizes. "Then, too, the great replay which went to make up THE Sh MILES OP BEAUTIFUL, interesting and instructive pageant dad an educational effort on many thousandsAmong people who did not appreciate the force that cycledoin h<u] become, the Herald parade is discussed, and (he basis of discussion is rery larp ' _v made up of expressions of wonder at the size of it all. Thousands never imagined the extrnt or the force or tVtn value of cycling, and in quarters where once exi^t'-d only disparagement there is now nothing but praise. '•It is not amis.' tG say Miit wbeeldom is all BRog, nnd whorpyer cyclists get to» gether, whether bet wren (he heats of ercit'.ng rates on the road or in the club rooms, winch vac sn comfortable these cool nights, iho Hoi ski's two lig feasts are, if not \\\r sole, the principal topics of discuv:-mn. " The contest for Vvj-ck- popularity to decide which wheel of them all sbo-.ld bear the stamp 'THE MOST POPCLAB BICYC7 3,' the last of the two battles to come to nn end, was a battle royal, with a royal Tietory a3 a firal. Weeks and months did this contest ro n, followed and participated in with an interest and a cest that surpassed expectations. To every rider !<is fmriculur tvhee) is trie only wheel on eaith, ciul in comparison with his wheel ail o hes .ire as twinkling ■tars to the sun "The riders' uarne i.i legion, and when the test of popularity was beguu the legion got to work Bi'I -.:ts came in in bundles, in bags, in crates and in Jill ways, until those whose duty it w<js to receive them wrre 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 r>f lin-usands, but to the leaders it grew into a matter of hundreds of thousands, ud(l for the first 10 wheels in the list, those having a poll of 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 BUM.or.ti WEEE CA.ST. " The contest went on tor mouths and when the end came THE WA.KWICK WAS THE WINNKB, ; I The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,389 and A LEAD OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. "The winning machine id 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 baU lotting. It is manufactured by he Wari wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr F. J. W. Fear is JSoie Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITOB3 The following are those of the 98 Competitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists :— WAEWICK 336,960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81.996 Steams 40,490 Spalding 10,613 Sterling 9,316 Dayton 8,327 Barnes 4,307 Cleveland") "White > ...Under 2,000 World J '• The WAEWICK subsequently won with 671,599 voles, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Bolr Aoent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET The oldest-established practical Cjcls Expert in Wellington F»iMinp Ap»nfr— O. W Powtw WELLINGTON and MANAWATU RAILWAY CO., Ltd. To Merchants, Farmers, Settlers and others. fTIHE Directors of th» Wellington I and Manawatu Railway Company desire to thank the Settlers in the District for the support given to the Company for so many years, and to ask that these favours be continued. When forwarding goods to Wellington, please consign " via Wellington and Manawatu Railway," specially endorsing the Consignment Note. When ordering goods from Wellington, kindly direct Merchants to deliver them to Company's station for despatch. The Company's Route is much w shorter and speedier than any w other mode of conveyance. Trains run TWICE a day on Company's Line, each train taking all goods through to destination without any delay whatever. The Company's engines and rolling stock are so efficient that all Goods which may offer are carried promptly. The great advantages of the Company's line for Parcels Traffic are obvions. FARMERS, WOOL-aROWERS, and all persons having perishable goods to despatch to Wellington are specially invited to take advantage of the facilities offered by the Company for the speedy transit of their products, and consign via Wellington and Manawatu R liway. W. M. HANNAY, General Manager Wellington, 13th December, 1897. P7TW'i^ ~ AND TB A D E M A II £ S Secured in all Countries, HENRY HUGHEb, C.E., Chartered PaLcufc A^ent ,i oyt ,irs'_ experience) 6*4, PLioenjx Chambers, Wellington.