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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1279, 13 June 1884, Page 4

Consultation. Robin hood’s programme ON THE WATERLOO CUP COURSING MATCH, To be run on i Plumpton Park, Christchurch, t on i JULY 16th, 17th, and 18th, 1884. Subscribed capital, LI,OOO ;in 2,000 shares of 10s each. ABOUT EIGHTY-FIYE PRIZES. About 64 Prizes. Waterloo Cup. Winner £3OO Runner-up 100 Waterloo Purse. Winner 100 Runner-up 50 Waterloo Plate. Winner 30 Runner-up 15 A ll 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 at £lO each ... 20 13 Fifth Class at £5 each ... 65 £205 As there are no local or New Zealand races of any. note until the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups of 1884, between five and six months from date (19tb 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 issue. Each ticket has six chances, and is drawn on the 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 the value of all prizes by a pro rata addition. In this instance we shall sell until Monday, 14th July, whatever the number applied for may be, experience teaching us that 11 Supplementaries ” and No 2’a are not appreciated. . Be careful to address— ROBIN HOOD, Care of Thos. Stapleton, Box 238, Post-office, Christchurch ; or Care of Jural (not J. L.) Fleming, City Baths, Colombo street, Christchurch. In answer to numerous enquiries, we beg to state that we are in no wav connected with any other Company. 1 47 AF ORT UN E FOR ss. Registered Letters or Telegram s not accepted. ADAMASTOR’S Novelty Consultation on the Birthday Handicap. Post Office Orders payable to Adamastor. '&5.L2,000 L2,ooo^f Will close on or about 22nd May, 1884. 8,000 Members at 5s each, to be run in Dunedin. 120 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 and result. Resuit sent to eve.y shareholder directly after the drawing. Not less than two tickets sent to any one address. Please apply 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.O. Box 151, Dunedin. 2 331 QPORTING NEWS. THIRD GRAND DRAWING IS NOW OPEN. Unparallelled success of these grand drawings, as they are carried out on the fame principle in Hamburg and other Continental Cities. The first drawing for £2,000 and the second drawing for L 3.000 filled before the advertised time for drawing. The Company were induced to make this third grand drawing for L 3,000 in 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. Late 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 grand pri nciplo of these Hamburg Drawings isi n; a purchaser of 25 programes is guaranteed a prize, as it is so drawn that a prize must come out to every 25 numbers, aid the chances are in favor of the investor drawing a large prize, as there are 160 large prizes against 80 small ones. To any investor of £2 the chances are only 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and the head prize or any other may ba drawn 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 bulk of the money in this Grand Drawing is not given away in one big prize, as it is in the horse consultations, but you will observe in this Hamburg Drawing that the £3,000 is fairly proportioned into 240 prizes, giving every shareholder an equal chance of getting a good prize. This Hamburg Drawing is ono of the moat novel, and will be conducted on the fairest principle possible, si as to give entire public satisfaction. This third grand drawing for £3,000 will take place under the supervision of a committee of eight gentlemen, and the prizes will be paid over as early as possible after the drawing. Notice— Country cheques marked correct by Bank, only payable to a number, and Is added for exchange. Post-office orders preferred, made payable only to Boaz. Bank notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Registered letters and telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letters must be addressed BOAZ, Care Mr Moaely, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, Box-01 Post Office, Dunedl \, 131136