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Kumara Times, Issue 2486, 7 June 1884, Page 3

OHNSTON AND WATKINS, O CIYIL AND MINING ENGINEERS, AUTHORISED AND LICENSED SURVEYORS. Underground Surveys contracted for by the year and otherwise. Plans of Mining Machinery prepared. Offices: Reefton, Lyell, and Kumara. Kumara address : Tlmes Office. I)OBIN HOOD'S PROGRAMME V ON THE "WATERLOO CUP" COURSING MATCH, Plumpton Park, Christchurch, on July 16th, 17th, and 18th, 1884. Subscribed Capital, £1000: in 2000 Shares of 10s each. About Eighty-five Prizes. About 64 Prizes. £ Waterloo Cup (winner) 300 Runner up ... ... ... 100 Waterloo Purse (winner) ... 100 Runner up ... ... ... 50 Waterloo Plate (winner) ... 30 Runner up ... ... ... 15 All other dogs (divided) 200 21 Cash Bonds. 2 First-class at £25 each 2 Second-class at 20 „ 2 Third-class at 15 „ 2 Fourth-class at 10 „ 13 Fifth-class at 5 „ At there are no Locd or New Zealand Races (of any note) until the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups of 1884, between five and six months from date (19th May), we think it too long to hold our clients' money by starting tliese 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, 2893 instead of 2000." 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 l tion. In tins instance we shall sell until j Monday, 14th July, whatever the numi ber applied for may be. I In writing for Tickets it would be I better for many reasons to use Two jEuvelopes. j Applications, if by Letter, with Two (Twopenny Stamps, and exchange on ; Cheques Is addod. Please write Signai lure and Address legibly, to avoid ! ('rroi3. ! Money Orders, Bank Notes and : Drains, Letters and Telegrams received and piojsptly aitendcd : IN.B.—AII Lettei-s containing Coin nnst be Registered. Be careful to address :— :t ROBIN HOOD," care of Thomas Stapleton, Box 238, P. 0., Christchurch; or care of Juual (not J. L.) Fleming, City Baths, Colombo street, Christchurch; care of ,*AS. O. P.LTEIV., DilhiKurs Town. i i\ o collection with any other Comp:iry. ' .T.l<:lbourne Oi;p will follow.