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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 173, 25 January 1897, Page 4

FEILDING BUTCHERY. The oldest-ertftblished Butchery in the District. — — i mHE undersigned, having taken X over the above old-es abliihea butchery business, is prepared to BEST BEEF, POKE, & MUTTON to all parts of the Borough at the Lowest Prices for cash. Families waited on daily for orders. Terms : Gash or Monthly. JOHN RUTHERFORD Manchester Street, Feilding. The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.B.A :— _ __-__ _ "8| MILES OF BICYCLE. " fTIHE Herald Bicyol* Parade has X proved to be not the hit of a day, but tbe hit of the season, and no better proof of this can be hid than the iact that there is not a single devotee of the wheel, man or woman, who ib not eager for a repetition of it, and another chance to compete for prizes. " Then, too, the great display whion went to make up THB 8£ MILKS OP BEATTTIFUX, 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 all agoj?, Mid wherever cyclists get together, 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 MOBT POPCLAB BICYCLB, the last of the two battles to come to an end, was a battle royal, with a royal victory as a fioal. 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 bis wheel all others are as twinkling •tars to the sun. " The riders' name is legion, end 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 bad 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 BALLOTS WEBB CAST. "The contest went on tor months, and when the end came THE WARWICK WAS THE WINNBB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,689 and ▲ 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 bal* lotting. It is manufactured by tbe War*. wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr F. J. W. Feab is Sole Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITOES. 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 9,315 Dayton 8,327 Barnes 4,307 Cleveland*) White > ...Under 2,000 World ) 14 The WAEWICK subsequently won with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Solk Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET The oldestsestablished practical Cycle Expert in Wellington Fading Agent — Q. W. Fowlbb PIANOS. PIANOS. EELLERY GILBERT, Pianoforte « Expert and Dealer, is now in Feilding, and has with him some firstclass Pianos, which will be sold on very reasonable terms, for Cash or on the 20 or 30 mouths' Time Payments. The instruments are now on view in the premises next to Sherborne House, Manchester Street. Every Instrument will be tuned and sent out in first class order, and kept in tune free of charge for 12 months. Old instruments taken in exchange. " JAMES WOOD, late WOOD & JUDKINS, Wool-broker, Auctioneer, Financial, Land, Estate, and Commission Agent. AUCTION SALES conducted in any part of the district. Wool, Skins, and Hides in any quantity bought for cash or offered at auction. Regular Auction Sales of Goods and General Produce of all descriptions at Auction Mart, Kimbolton Road. Good Storage at reasonable rates. Agent for Manchester Firo Insurance Company. MAMAWATU CARRIAGE FACTORY. THE Firm having imported th latest suitable machinery, is prepared to execute work in all thd branches of the tiade with despatoh. Every variety of Vehicles made to order. Repairs, Fainting, etc., done on most reasonable terms. HEARSE on Hire. Funerals undertaken. JOHN BETT. Proprietor. TAMES J . OURTIS Customs, Shipping, and Forwarding Agent, Customhouse quay, WELLINGTON P.O. Eox 198. Telephone, So. 9. Proprietor of Wellington Parcel Delivery Company. Goods and Parcels forwarded to til parts of the world.