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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 165, 14 January 1897, Page 4

JBM lM_MWMgg______-_ FBILDING BUTOHEBY. The oldest-established Butchery in the District. THE undersigned, h»ving taken oyer the abote old-ea ablished butchery business, ie prepared to BIsT BEEF, PORK, & MUTTON to all parte of the Borongh at the Lowest Prices for cash. Families waited on daily for orders. Terms : Gash or Monthly. JOHN BUTHERFORD, Manchester Street, Feilding. The Compliments of the Season. JS. PALMER, the present prom prietor of _„_ THE EMPIRE HOTEL, Desires to intimate to the travelling public and the residents of Feildmg and surrounding district, that since be has taken over the above hostelry he has effected improvements for the convenience of visitors to the town. In wishing his numerous patrons tne compliments of the season, he begs to announce that be bas received large importations of the choicest Wines, Spirits, and Ales, of all the best brands, to suit tbe public taste during this Festive Season. Christmas Hampers will be made up, according to the desire of customers, at reasonable rates. On Boxing Day a free Cold Luncheon •will be obtainable at noon ; Hot Dinner at 5 o'clock, after the Sports. The F.mpire Hotel, which is adjacent to the railway station, affords splendid | accommodation for visitors. ! J. S. PALMER, Proprietor mHE MANCHESTER HOTEL, X Feilding, having been taken over by DAVID BARRETT (Late of the Colyton Hotel), The new proprietor wishes one and all __. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Special Arrangements have been made for tbe Accommodation of Visitors to Feilding daring the Festive Season., A large and well- selected stock of the CHOICEST Wines, Ales, and Spirits- , The Tables second to none on the Coast. CHRISTMAS HAMPERS made np to order. The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.S.A :—^ T^ 1 _ r^ 1 _ _ "8£ MILES OF BICYCLE. " rTIHE Herald Bicycle Parade has X proved to be not the hit of a day, but the hit of the season, and no better proof of thiß can be had tban the iact 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 85 MILEB OP BEAUTIFUL, interesting and instructive pageant had an educatioual effect on many thousands Among people who did not appreciate the force that cycledom had become, the Herald parade is discussed, and tbe 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 yalue of cycling, and m quarters where once existed only disparagement there is now nothing but «• It is not amiss to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cyclists get together, whether between the heats of exciting races on the road or in the club room 8, which are so comfortable these cool nights, the Herald's two big feasts ore, 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 > 'thb most popular bicycle, tbe last of the two battles to come to an end, was a battle royal, with a rcyal victory as a final. Weeks and months did tbis contest go on, followed and participated in with an interest and a zesr, tbat 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 and in number of ballots. It was not a matter of thousands, but to the leaders it grew into a matter of hundreds of thousands, and for the first 10 wheels in the list, those having a poll oi 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 BaLLOTS webe cast. •* The contest weut on tor months, and wben tlie end came THK WAIiWICK WAS THE WINNBB, The victory oi the Wuiwick had noth>ng uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,559 and a leap of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor. " The winning machine is one that ie well and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove this than the big vote and final result of the balloting It is manufactured by the Wnci wick Cycle Company of Springfield, ot winch Mr F J. W. Feab is Sole Agcnl for Kew Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THB 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITORS. The following are those of the 98 Com petitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists :— WARWICK 836,960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 40,490 Bpalding 10,613 Sterling 9,315 Dayton 8,327 Barnes 4,307 Cleveland*) White > ...Under 2,000 World ) •• The WARWICK subsequently woi with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Sou Aoent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET The oldest-established practical Cych Expert in Willinotok Feilding Agent— G. W. 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