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Sporting. A Fortune for 10s ! D AMASTOR'S NOVELTY CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1884. To be run on 4th November. 134 Nominations. Will close November Ist. CAPITAL : : £5000. In 10,000 Shares of 10s each. 319 Prizes to be distributed as follows :-— HORSES. CASH AWARDS. First ... £1000 sat £100 ... £500 Second ... 400 10 at £50 ... 500 Third ... .200 20 at £25 ... 500 • Starters, divide 300 40 at £10 ... 400 i Non-starters, ; divide ... GOO 60 at £0 ... 300 60 at £5 ... 300 £2500 £2500 Each ticket has seven separate chances Race and Cash Awards being drawn for separately. Please send P.O. orders when convenient, or bank notes. Cheques must be marked correct by bank. Note—Registered letters not accepted. Two stamp's required for reply and result. Programmes, with nominations of horses, sent free on application. Will positively close on or before Novembe r Ist, 18S4. ADAMASTOR'S £50 ! Special Pike of £50 ! A special piize of £50 will be given to the first shareholder of four tickets, or more, who names the first three horses in their respective places. A register will be kept of the date each tipster's letter is received, and the first correct tipster will receive this special prize. Each shareholder of not less than four tickets is entitled to a tip j of eight tickets, two tips, and so on for each and every four tickets. The LSO is placed in the hands of the editor of the ' Otago Weekly Witness,' Dunedin. Books open to subscribers for inspection. All subscribers on application can know where the principal prizes go to, and their names and address, if required. Address : Adamastob, Care of Lyons and Hart, C6le P. 0., Box 151, Dunedin. SPOUTING NEWS ! ' - FOURTH GRAND DRAWING IS NOW OPEN ! TAE three previous drawings were filled a week prior to the advertised date of closing. The Public of New Zealand have appreciated these Grand Hamburg Drawings, there, fore the Company anticipate having their Fifth Drawing on a larger scale. This Fourth Grand Drawing for £3000 will close about the end of August, and the Fifth Drawing will open on the Ist September. The large number of applications (over 900) that came too late will be duly registered for this Fourth Drawing. This Fourth Grand Drawing will consist of 240 Money Pbizes, amounting to L3OOO, subscribed by 0000— ME MBE R $—6000 At 10s each. The various Money Prizes will be distributed as follows : — One £300 prize, Ore £150 prize, One £100 prize, Two £50 prizes, Five £30 prizes, Ten £25 prizes, 10 £20 prizes,* 10 £15 prizes, 120 £10 prizes, 80 £5 prizes. TOTAL AMOUNT $11000. 240 MONEY PRIZES. The grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Prize, as it is so drawn that a prize must come out to every 25 numbers, and the chances are in favor of the investor drawing a large prize, as there are 100 large prizes against 80 small ones. To any Investor of L 2 the chances are only 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and the Head Prize or any other may be drawn by any investor of 10s. The Company would not presume to tel the public that they have a number of chancOo and can win a number of prizes for a single investment of 10s. The large bulk of 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 L3OOO is fairiy proportioned into 240 Piizes, giving every shareholder an equal chance of getting a good prize. This Hamburg Drawing'is one of the most novel, and will be conducted on the Fairest Principle Possible, so as to give eatire public satisfaction. This Third Drawing for L3OOO 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, made payable only to a number and Is added for exchange. P.O. Orders preferred, made payable only to BOAZ. Bank Notes accepted. Two twopenny stamps must be sent for reply and result. Registered letters and telegrams not re« ceived. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letters must be addressed BOAZ, Care of MR MOSELY. Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, 874 Box U, Post Office, Duuedia,