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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1274, 7 June 1884, Page 4

Consultation. OBIN HOOD’S PROGRAMME ON THE WATERLOO CUP COURSI i l ' i> MAT OH, Plumpton Park, ( hnst.churcb, Subscribed capital, 01,000 ; in 2,000 shares of 10s each. ABOUT EIGHTY-FIVE PRIZES. About 64 Prizes. Waterloo Cop. Winner £3OO Runner-up ... ... JOO Waterloo Purse. Winner ... ... ... 100 Punner-up ... ... -; 50 Waterloo Plate. Winner ... ... ... 30 Runner-up ... ... 15 11 other dogs (divided) 200 £795 21 Cash Bonds. . 2 First Class at £25 each ... £SO 2 Second Class at £2O each ... 40 2 Third Class at £ls each ... 30 2 Fourth Class ar. £lO each ... 20 13 Fifth Class at £5 each ... 65 As there are no local or New Zealand races of a.iy note until the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups of 1884, between five and six months"from date (19ih May), we think it too long to hold our clients’ money by starting these big events, and therefore open the above programme on the Waterloo Cup Coursing Match, and from our present and past successes morally guaranteeing it will fill. Our programme on Queen’s Birthday filled about 50 per cent, over the original Tssmt - ' - o be run on JULY 16th, 17 th and 18tu, 1884. £205

Each ticket has six chances, and is | drawn on tho principle that if a programme does not fill, prizes are paid pro ' rata. We reserve to ourselves the right of continuing the sale of shares over advertised number, if necessity demands it, and thereby adding to tho value of all prizes by a pro rata addition. In this instance we shell sell until Monday, 14th July, whatever the number applied for may ho, experience teaching us that “ Supplementaries ” and No 2’s are not appreciated. Be careful to address— ROBIN HOOD, Care of Thos. Stapleton, Box 238, Post-office, Christchurch ; or Care ot Jdbal (not J. L.) Fleming, City Baths, Colombo street, Christchurch. In answer to numerous enquiries, we beg to state that we are in no way connected with any other Company. 1 47 'ls©_L2,ooo L2,ooo,gg^ Will close on or about 22nd May, 1834. 8,000 Members at 5s each, to be run in Dunedin. 126 PRIZES, To be distributed as follows: Each Ticket has seven separate chances, race and cash awards being drawn for separately. When convenient, please send P.O. order, payable to “Adamastor.” By so doing you protect yourself against loss, as it is equal to registration. Country cheques must have Is added for exchange, and marked correct by bank. Two stamps must be sent, for reply aud result. liesuit sent to eve.y shareholder directly after the drawing. Not less tnan two tickets sent to any one address. Please ; pply early this time as the time is limited. If stamps are sent, please send Is in £ extra. Post Office orders or Bank notes preferred. Address—

ADaMASTOR, Care of Lyons and Hart., P.U. Box 151, Dunedin. 2 331 Q P 011 T IMG In E W S. GRAND DRAWING IS NOW OPEN. Unparallelled success of these grand drawings, as they are carried out on tiie ramo principle in Hamburg and other Continental Cities. The first drawin? for £2,000 and the second drawing for L 3.000 filled before the advertised time for drawing. The Company wore induced to make this third grand drawing ;orL3,oooin consequence of the great success, and also the confidence gained from the public since opening these Hamburg drawings. This third grand drawing will take place not later than the end of June, and the fourth drawing will open on the Ist July. .J.,ate applications are registered for the third drawing. Over 4000 applications for programmes are now registered for the third drawing. This third grand drawing will consist of 240 money prizes, amounting to L 3,000 subscribed by 6,000 members at 10s each. The various Money Prizes will be distributed as follows : 1 £3OO prize; 1 £l5O prize; 1 £IOO prize; 2 £SO prizes; 5 £3O prizes; 10 £25 prizes; 10 £2O prizes; 10 £ls prizes ; 120 £lO prizes : 80 £5 prizes. Total amount, £3,000; 240 money prizes. The grandp:L nciple of these Hamburg Drawings is; ii; a purchaser of 25 programes is guaranteed a prize, as it is so drawn that a prize must ctmia 25 numbers, aid are in favor ofU-lr" ~ .-r> ->c sc or drawing a largo prize, as there are 160 large prizes against 80 small ones. To any investc.' of £2 the chances are only 6 to *1 against him drawing a prize, and the head prize or any other may be dra’tfn by any investor of 10s. The Company would not presume to tell the public that they have a number of chances and can win a number of prizes for a single investment of 10s, The large buik of the money in this i Grand i rawing is not given away in one big prize, as it is in the horse consult*- I tiuna, but you will observe in this Hamburg Drawing that the £3,000 is fairlyproportioned into 240 prizes, giving every shareholder an equal chance of getting a good prize. This Hamburg Drawing is one of the moat novel, and wid be conducted on the fairest principle possible, s > as to give entire public aatistaction. This third grand drawing for £3,000 will take place under the supervision of a ccmmiuee of eight gentlemen, and the prizes will be paid over as early as possible after the drawing. I* otic =■;—Country cheques marked correct by Bank, only payable to a number, and Js added for exchange. Post-office orders preferred, made payable only to ’’oaz. Bank notes accepted. Two 2d for rep’y and result. Registered lei tors fjid telegrams not received. Name and addr.sanf applicant should be plainly written. All letters must be addressed BOA2, Care iyir Mosely, V> holesale and Retail Tobacconist, Box 61 Post Office, DuneiP 191139