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Kumara Times, Issue 2834, 31 October 1885, Page 3

ROBUST HOOD COMPANY'! -It MELBOURNE CUP AND N.Z. METROPOLITAN MEETING PROGRAMME. NOVEMBER, 1885. 50,000 SHARES at 10s = £25,000. The besi Programme yet offered to th New Zealand public To an investor of 20s the odds are onl; about 14 to 1. 1814 Prizes. Each Ticket has Eigh. Chances. MELBOURNE CUP. First Horse ... LSOOI Second Horse 200( Third Horse 100( New Zealand Cup, First Horse L 100( New Zealand Derby, First Horse 60( Canterbury Cup, First Horse... 40( Four Classes Cash Bonds 1525 Prizes Apply early, in tbo usual manner As the " Gaming and Lotteries Amendment Act" comes into force on November Ist, 1885, we will positively clos< on 30th October, 1885 ; hour of closing will be advertised. Programmes will be drawn and re su'ts advertised in leading papers or 31st October. All results will bt 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 t( attend the finale of this big programme Clients who may draw a prize in anj part of New Zealand are hereby specially invited to forward their voucher! for payment through a Bank or an] other channel they may think tit, i not disposed to seed through the pos after Ist November. Circulars witl 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 TURI CLUB'S MELBOURNE CUP CONSULTA IVI TION, 1885. To be run on the Flemington Race course, Melbourne, in November, 1885 MEMBERS, £1 EACH. The Prizes will be allotted ing as under : First Horse ... Second Horse.. Third Horse Other Starters (divided) Non-Starters (divided) 1 Cash Prize 2 Cash Prizes, £IOOO each £10,00( 4,00( 2,00( 1,50( 1,50( 2,00( 2,00( 2,00( 2,00( 3,00( 3,50( 5,00( 11,50( Grand Total £50,00C The Sydney Jockey Turf Club, ol Sydney, in thanking their numerous Clients in all past Consultations, beg tc inform them and the Public generally in New South Wales, the adjoining Colonies, China, and India, that for the Melbourne Cup of 1885 they have decided to hold 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 year). It will be seen by the Programme that 1050 Prizes will be distributed, and arrangements are being made tc bring this Consultation prominently before the Public in all parts of the world—no doubt, whatever, but that all shares will bo taken up. Drawing will take place under the Committee of Management about foui clear days before the day of the Race Result of the Drawing will be for warded to all Subscribers. Any Sub scriber can be present at the Drawing either in person or by proxy, on making: application to the Secretary in writing IG4 Horses Nominated. Add exchange to chpques, and twe stamps for reply and result. Draft! or P.O. Orders to be made payable to— JAMES WALLACE, Secretary, S.J.T.C, Box 784, G.P.0., Sydney. N.B.—Please make known to you friends. j Ticket* may be obiainp.l from tin I agent at the Empire Hotel, liuaia.ru.