Page 1 Advertisements Column 2

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1290, 26 June 1884, Page 1

Consultation. de, A FORTUNE POP. K A Fortune for 10a ADAMASTOR’S NOVELTF CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 18( To be rim on 4th November. 134 nominations. WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER Ist. Capital, £6,000 ; in 10,000 abates of 1 . each. 319 prizes to bo distributed follows :—Morses : First, £1,000; Secon £400; Third, £200; Starters (divide),£3C Non-starters (divide), £6oo—Total, L2SC Cash Awards: 5 at ,S £SO, £SOO ; 20 at £25, £SOO ; 40 at £1 £4OO ; 50 at £6, £3OO ; 60 at £6-To ti £2,500. a Each Ticket has seven separate chance race and cash awards being drawn f separately. Please send . Post Offi Orders when convenient, or Rank Note Cheques must be marked correct by Banl Notice—Registered Letters not* accepts , Two stamps required for reply and resul Programmes, with nominations of horse sent free on application. Will positive] ■ close on or before November Ist, 1884. ADAMASTOR’S SPECIAL PRIZE . - £SO.—A special Prize of £SO will be give i to the first Shareholder of 4 tickets, c * more, who names the first three horses i their respective pieces. A Register wi be kept of the date each Tipster’s lette is received, and the first correct Tipste D will receive this Special Prize. Fao shareholder of not less than- 4 : tickets i entitled to a tip ; of 8 tickets, 2 tips, an f so on for each and every 4 tickets. Th £SO is placed in the hands of the Edito of the Otago WeeMy Witness, Dunedin • Books open to subscribers for inspection All subscribers on application .can kno\ ' where the principal prizes go to, and thei names and address, if required, .. N.B.—The Dunedin Cap will follow. Address—ADAMASTOfe, ■ Care of Lyons and Hart, ' 1450 Prizes £50,000 1450 Prizef THE Sydney .Jockey Turf Club’s Mel bourne Cup Oonsultatioq, 1884. Members ~'.....£1 each. * To be tun on Flemingtdh Racecourse, Melbourne, in November, 1884. Distribution as follows : , First horse ... ... £B,OOO Second horse ... ... 4,000 Third horse ... ... 2,000 Other starters, divided... 1,500 Non-starters, divided ... 1,500 1 cash prize... ... ... 2,000 2 cash prizes, £I,OOO each 2,000 6 cash prizes, £6OO each ... 3,000 10 cash prizes, £2OO each ... 2,000 30 cash prizes, £IOO each ... 3.00 A 60 cash prizes, £SO each 2,500 . 200 cash prizes, £25 each ... 5,000 200 cash prizes, £2O each ... 4,000 300 cash prizes, £ls each ... 4,500 500 Cash prizes, £lO each ... 5,000 Grand total ~.£60,000 The Sydney Jockey Turf Club beg to inform the sporting public of New South Wales and the adjoining colonies that they have made arrangements for holding a £50,000 consultation on the forthcoming Melbourne Cup of 1884, when • about 1,450 prizes will be awarded to the fortunate holders of the winning numbers. The highest prize being £B,OOO, arid the lowest £lO, less 15 per cent. lor expenses. Drawing will taka place under the Committee of Management, about four clear days before the day of the race. Result slips are forwarded to all subscrioera. Any subscriber cau be present, at the drawing, either in person or by proxy, on making application, to the Secretary in writing. About 150 horses nominated. Add two stamps for reply and results, t JAMES WALLACE, Secretary, 5.J.T.0., 209 Oxford street, Sydney. N.B.—Please make known to your friends. 6 1204 MELBOURNE INVESTMENT CO’S OOP CONSULTATION 1884. On the Melbourne Cup (to be run in November). Capital—LlOjOOO, in 10,000 full shares of LI each, or 20,000 half shares of 10s each.’ Each full share has Two Separate chances, and can win L 5,000. The distribution is as follows : First horse... £5,000 Second horse ... ... ... 2,000 Third horse ... - ... ... 1,000 Starters divided ... - ... ...' 1,250 Non-starters divided ... ... 760 Total ... £IO,OOO The above Company commenced operations a few years back, and since its establishment has given* universal satisfaction in the manner its business has been conducted. It was formed for the purpose of investing on the various events that take place on the Plemington course. Gentlemen, artisans, and other residents, both in Victoria and the adjacent colonies are invited to become shareholders. Many persons who from various reasons are unaHe to attend and invest for themselves, would much like to have the opportunity to safely invest a few pounds, for this -reason the above Company was first inaugurated, the promoters of which, while thanking the public for their support up to the present, invite them to invest. in "this consultation, when they are sure that their (the promoters’) efforts will be duly appreciated. The shares are LI .each, but should a would-be shareholder care to invest a smaller sum he can do so by obtaining a half-share for 10j. Persons taking up 15 full shares will be accorded the privilege of attending or appointing a deputy to ' attend at the drawing. The , final distribution of the funds wilt take place the day following the-meeting. Result slips will be posted to shareholders and published in this paper. Early application for shares is necessary. Application for ehaiea must be made to the Manager of the Melbourne Investment Company, Jas. Jacobsen, G. P. 0., Melbourne, Victoria, enclosing amount in notes, cheques, Bank drafts ot P.O. orders (mdde payable to Jas. Jacobsen), including a directed envelope and t*Oj twopenny stamps (of, any colony) foi registration. The particular notice of the public is directed to the fact that only 2| ; per centum is deducted for working expenses, commission, etc., the whole of the LIO,OOO, less this amount, going to subscribers. All scrip will be allotted as application is made, And will be forwarded per return mail. JAMBS H. JACOBSEN, 9 1086 ' Manager.