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Kumara Times, Issue 2824, 9 October 1885, Page 3

Robin hood company's MELBOURNE CUP AND N.Z. METROPOLITAN MEETING PROGRAMME. NOVEMBER, 1885. 50,000 SHARES at 10s = £25,000. The best Programme yet offered to the New Zealand public. To an investor of 20s the odds are only about II to 1. 1814 Prizes. Each Ticket has Eight Chances. MELBOURNE CUP, First Horse ... ... ••• LSOOO Second Horse 2000 Third Horse ... ... ••• 1000 New Zealand Cup, First Horse LIOOO New Zealand Derby, First. Horse 000 Canterbury Cup, First Horse... 400 Four Classes Cash Bonds 1525 Prizes. Apply early, in the usual manner. As the “ Gaming and Lotteries Amendment Act” comes into force on November Ist, 1885, we will positively close on 30th October, 1885 ; hour of closing will be advertised. Programmes will be drawn and results advertised in leading papers on 31st October. All results will be posted in time to bear the Christchurch postmark of 31st October. The drawing will bo open to all subscribers, who may get tickets of admission on application for same. Leading citizens and Press representatives as usual will also be specially invited to attend the finale of this big programme. Clients who may draw a prize in any part of New Zealand are hereby specially invited to forward their vouchers for payment through a Bank or any other channel they may think tit, if not disposed to send through the post after Ist November. Circulars with full particulars on application. Address: — ROBIN HOOD COMPANY, Care of Stapleton and Fleming, Box 238, P. 0., Christchurch. Or, E C. Peters, Dillman’s Town. 1050 PRIZES. £50,000. 1050 PRIZES. THE SYDNEY JOCKEY TURF CLUB’S Melbourne cup consultation, 1885. To be run on the Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, in November, 1885. MEMBERS, £1 EACH. The Prizes will be allotted by drawing as under : First Horse ... ... ...£IO,OOO Grand Total ... ... £50,000 The Sydney Jockey Turf Club, of Sydney, in thanking their numerous Clients in all past Consultations, beg to inform them and the Public generally in New South Wales, the adjoining Colonies, China, and India, that for the Melbourne Cnp of 1885 they have decided to bold a £50,000 Consultation for that event. The highest prize being £IO,OOO, and the lowest £2O. The S.J.T. Club have also decided to deduct only 10 per cent, for expenses instead of 15 per cent (as last yeui). It will be seen by the Programme that 1050 Prizes will be distributed, and arrangements are being made to bring this Consultation prominently before the Public in all parts of the world—no doubt, whatever, but that all shares will be taken up.

Drawing will take place under the Committee of Management about four clear clays befm o the day of the Race. Result of the Drawing will be forwauled to all Subscribers. Any Subscriber can be present at the Drawing, either in person or by proxy, on making application to the Secretary in writing, 1G ! i/orses Nominated. Anil exchange to cheques, ami two stamps for reply and result. Drafts or P.O. Orders to be made payable to— JAM KS WALL A CE, Secretary, S.J.T.C., Box 7S-1-, G.P.0., Sydney. N.B.—Please make known to your friends. Tickets may be obiaincd troin the agent ul the i'.ie.me llm.cl, ivUßtara.,