“ORIENT’S” MELBOURNE CUP CONSULTATION 1883. RUN ON 6th NOVEMBER. 10,000 Shares, at £2 Each. Full Share, £2: Half Share, £l. 620 PRIZES : First horse £4,000 Second horse 2,000 Third horse 1,000 Other starters (divided).., 1,000 Non-starters (divided) ... 1,500 2 prizes £5OO each 1,000 5 prizes 200 each 1,000 10 prizes 100 each ... 1,000 25 prizes 50 each 1,250 50 prizes 25 each ... 1,250 100 prizes 20 each ... 2,000 300 prizes 10 each ... 3,000 Total 20,000 SUBSCRIBERS can choose either Full Shares at £2 each, or Half Shares at £1 each. There being 620 Prizes in this Consultation, Full Shares are equal to 1 Prize in every 16 Shares, or 2 Half-shares (different numbers) to 1 Prize in every 8 Shares. Result slips posted to all Subscribers immediately after drawing. “Orient’s” Melbourne Cup, 1882, closed with 4,127 Full Shares, at £2; and 5,868 Half-Shares, at £l. Total, £14,122. Add exchange to cheques, and two stamps for reply and result. Applications by letter only, addressed “ORIENT,” Care 123 W. Sinclair, Eastern Arcade, Melbourne
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1335, 28 July 1883, Page 3
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171Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1335, 28 July 1883, Page 3
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