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New Zealand Mail, 3 December 1896, Page 60

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Ihe <SO dollars foiieit won u\ the Stearns will be given to some charitable institution. 3 o The makers of the Stearns were selected to represent the bicycle industry in the party of representatives who are now in South Ameiica as the gmsts of the Government, in order that the hitter country may become more familiar with U.S. products, and that country wuim the held tor them. E. C. 3 roams and Co. were the first to build a machine which could defeat the Empire State Express. This was accomplished by the hteams Sextuplet. 5, E. E. Anderson rode a mile paced by a locomotive in one minute and three seconds at St. Louis, Mo., August 9th. Ibis mile on the Stearns is the fastest ever ridden by a human being furnishing his own motive power. j What more evidence could anyone require of the Stearns excellence? Now don’t vou honestly think a wheel that will stand the tests that the Steams wheels stand without a break is good enough tor you ? Such is the Strong and Speedy YELLOW FELLOW! Sold by S. E. WEIGHT, at 33, Lambton Quay. Chains pull over ball-races ; frames rest on cones, not on axles ; tread 4$ inches, and yet ball-races further apart than in wader-tread machines. oifiuY qisfes made. _A_ S FOLLO W S Q. The Stearns won 30 out of 97 prizes given at the ’96 National L. A. W. Meet, including live National and State Championships. At the most popular meet of the year, at Springfield, Mass., the Stearns won far more prizes than any other wheel. Tom Butler, on a Stearns, demonstrated his right to the title of National Champion. gy To the bteams was awarded the Bouton Journal Silver Trophy for having won twenty more points than any other bicycle at the Press Cycling Club ibices at Charles Liver Track, Labour Day. gk On August 14th Eugene A. Ncidert rode up the Capitol steps at Washington, it has been considered a wonderful lent to ride down. J Q* In the “ True American Coasting Contest,” at Trenton, N.J., September 12th, Joseph 'Leach, on a •"teams winch had already seen 3000 miles of service, won first place and the gold medal, defeating 50 competitors and 23 different makes oi bicycles. This was the only Steams bicycle in the contest. w- % t LAW X AW Sv, \ A ft \ m T&sm %m &&§MM wmM SMS§The handsomest machine made, bar [wM) {a* 9 J none, and the best. Edie “Cannon” Bald, the Champion of America, rides it, and has on it smashed all the records he made last year on the much-advertised nickel-steel machine which he has discarded. He says that Barnes wheels are the only wheels worth cocking a leg over. And he ought to know something about it, don’t you think ? Ag the lovely white frames. °Twdg the hack-stay top-joint. Just look at the handle and saddle-pillar adjustment. 3 pot" the one-piece crank ; no pins or bolts to get loose —no screw' business to twist the thread off, and cost goodness knows what to replace. The whole business can be replaced here if a break occurs — which is baldly possible —for a few shillings. Same machines also in black and gold. The prettiest models in the market, and worth at in black and gold. least £lO more than any other machine offered in the colony, for quality and finish. It wants to he seen to be appreciated. Only one yrade made. -x, T/ v=> wc A* H Union Crackajacks; regular tiptoppers S. JB. WHIG TIT is foolish enough to sell them at £23. "Worth at least £7 more than many Df the machines being sold here at prices ranging from £24 to £26. Have you. seen them ? Have you hied them? They are without doubt the sweetest-running bicycles in this land. J hose who once nount a Crackajack want to become cracks ; and with good reason, for nothing nicer is ever likely to jg turned out of any factory in this sphere. No racers made ; no puffing ; they sell on their merits. S. B. Will GUT sells them. 31 ore power to him . He is a Cycle Merchant m a large scale, and has the best assortment of leading bicycles in the colony. scou see, it’s this way : He found out American bicycles were “ good iron before anyone else did ,he set to work to inquire about them ; he found out the best in the American market, and secured those agencies; he had to make large contracts to get them too; lie; had no competition then, so was bee to , , u ffioose; he had the refusal of every agency now in the colony, and he knows that some of the machines he runs cost moie nan some o e nost expensive machines being offered here by others, though lie sells still at £25. This is a noteworthy fact, beat i in mini . 1 1S 11 jr oinf) to be caught nipping ; nor was he. wr Vs Ml io fool, and was not I mean o. Ask auv American friend what are the best American bicycles here, and he will tell }oii. Co to "e. WEIGHT, the only really live bicycle agent in the colony. Now (hat’s a real bike. Hade of w:.od—the only wooden machine in the colony; and it’s first-class. It has attracted more attention than anv bicycle which lias ever been shown m AYelliugton. It deserves it. 9 It is the bran aha! of a bicycle— absolutely no vibration—like ndm« a rockmg-chair Liio is a pleasure rhen aboard “ Old Hickory.” That is what a prominent Wellington rider says who rides one, and he knows somethin* about lakes too, pglll f lO gg limself an “expert.” Yon know wlmt a lat.dy-.h ceased jmiye said about experts, lie was n-ht. “ Don t trust cm. Ihe propl.et All nun me liars. The Old \\iG.\<Lovy le would have said all experts are ( ight, notwithstanding the fears of mihlnune hem ; after first six the price will L Wright’s. One is to be seen at lit eo iars and ’ll. and the lie was right. “ Don’t trust ’em; ml there been such things in his day. To return to our subject: “Old Hickory" is • tiiers. Its appearance begets confidence, and it will not be misplaced. Fix to be are worth it if anv bicvcles are. See the work m them ; it is a lesson in woodworm i u th e 1! right; it will last all suld at £2O to introduce //k >V«3B \ T\ m u a J; HE A See the work m them ; it is a lesson in woodworm You can get them at &. ns stand m the Exhibition, and don't 'it catch the crowd. It is the most inspected bicycle m the show and deserves it. 3. E. WRIGHT is a “live man,” and don’t let any Cycle Dealer get m far aheae. of him m up-to-dateness. The acme of a lady’s machine. A perfect dream, fi u £ M \// f\ The choice of the bicvcle thief. One ladv had I The bers stolen a week or so back, and she was so satisfied with the machine while had it that she has again selected the same make. It is a B : 0 dollar machine, but a special price made me in consideration of mv introducing them in large numbers to this marked, and 1. sell them at a ■ AN)') which enables every lady to possess one. They are equal quality with machines being offered at egr, and £2O. Weight, 251»is* all on, and a lady who cannot, ride that weight ought to give up. At i .Ye, it will not injure her like many of the machines now being offered at prices up to £3O, weighing imug from 30ibs. to half a ton, will do. Nothing of equal value has ever be» n offered here for the money, die number is limited, such a chance for the ladies will never occur again. Gent's machines, 24Jbs., pp :nul mil beauties. I have them : so would vou id you saw them. S. U. WIUGIIT , S ’(• W; i )!L V Ja n. U l;